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Just To Be Clear — NBA Jam’s Wii Version Has No Online Multiplayer
Not shocking news, but apparently it hadn’t been put on the record yet, and some folks were wondering if NBA Jam for the Wii would have online multiplayer support over the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Answer: No. EA Sports Vancouver confirmed it today, but I swear I’d heard it before. Maybe it’s because of the Wi-Fi…
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EA Sports MMA Demo Arrives Sept. 28
EA Sports MMA’s free demo will arrive Sept. 28 for both Xbox 360 and PS3; you’ll get four fighters, four different skill levels and a tutorial. Further, as EA Sports has done with demos for NCAA Football 11 and Madden NFL 11, sending a note to someone in your friends list suggesting they try the…
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2K Sports Serves Up Top Spin 4 In 2011
2K Sports will publish Top Spin 4, the latest edition of its tennis sim, in 2011, with versions for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. In a statement issued today, Greg Thomas, 2K Sports’ president of product development promised the game would deliver “an uncanny level of realism in the player and stadium models, authentic…
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Update Delivers Old Madden Commands, New NFL Moments
The old pre-snap commands are back in Madden NFL 11, one highlight in a whale of an update that also adds replays of key moments from the upcoming NFL season, and even a “Breast Cancer Awareness” presentation mode. Madden NFL 11’s implementation of the “Strategy Pad” provoked howls of protest from the series’ hardcore fans,…
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The Minds And Guns Behind Brink
The latest developer diary for Splash Damage’s Brink gives us a peek into the minds behind the game, and what happens when those minds get their hands on high-powered sniper rifles. One of the main downsides to working in video game journalism is the absence of good excuses to fly out to Nevada and fire…
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Dragon Age II’s Hero Cleans Up, Becomes Female Real Nice
Hawke might be strong enough as a man, but he makes one damn fine woman. Bioware reveals the more feminine side to Dragon Age II’s main character. In order to tell a more compelling story, Dragon Age II features a main character much like Mass Effect’s Commander Shepard. Players can choose between male and female…
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You Can’t Possibly Read His Poker Face
Kinect might not be able to read a Big Daddy’s Poker Face, but it doesn’t seem to have any trouble reading the rest of him as he tries out Dance Central at last weekend’s PAX 2010. Years from now we’ll look back and realize the best thing to come from Microsoft Kinect was countless videos…
By Mike Fahey
