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Crysis 2 Eyes-On Impressions: Rumble in the Asphalt Jungle
Though it leaves the Pacific islands for New York City, Crysis 2 is still governed by the law of the jungle – do unto others before they do unto you. Fortunately, you get more than one way to do it. Crysis 2, as detailed in Totilo’s earlier preview, presents you with two ways to tackle…
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The Top-Rated Players at Every Position in Madden NFL 11
My time with Madden NFL 11 was in the cooperative team-play booth. On the floor, someone managed a video peek at this year’s ratings and piece together the eight best players at all positions, and overall, when the game ships. There are six 99-rated players in this year’s game – Tennessee running back Chris Johnson;…
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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Hands-On: A Whole Lotta Car
Under EA Black Box, Need For Speed had conditioned me to put the accelerator trigger in a death grip and never let go until the end of the race. That won’t help in Criterion’s Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. During a quick hands-on with the game’s multiplayer cops-vs-robbers mode (shown during Electronic Arts’ news conference),…
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Kevin Durant Gets the Cover of NBA Elite 11
EA Sports’ rechristened NBA franchise picked Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder for its cover today. He’s the third player to make the cover of an EA Sports video game both as a collegian and as a pro. Durant, entering his fourth year in the NBA, was also on the cover of NCAA March…
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The Glaring Omissions of E3 2010
Missing in action. Conspicuous by their absence. The elephants not in the room. E3 delivered a cornucopia of news about new games, devices and concepts, but there were plenty of no-shows, too. These are the Glaring Omissions of E3 2010. The Last Guardian (pictured above) was a very notable although not an unexpected absence. Its…
By Owen Good
