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NBA Elite 11 Subs In ESPN’s Broadcast Team
ESPN’s booth trio of (from left) Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Breen will be the new voice talent for NBA Elite 11, according to a by-the-way mention at the bottom of an AP story on the broadcast team today. No other details were given, just that they will appear. That means the five-year…
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2K Sports, Hire This Guy
After heralding Michael Jordan’s return to video games, NBA 2K11 2K released a trailer comprised of NBA 2K10 footage, none of it featuring Jordan. MessenjahMatt, a pro at Jordan tributes, also used 2K10, but made something a little more blood-pumping. That’s how you do a teaser trailer. I’m not saying put MessenjahMatt on the development…
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LucasArts Names New President
LucasArts today named Paul Meegan, the chief executive of Epic Games China, as its new president, a source told Kotaku. Meegan replaces Darrell Rodriguez, who abruptly resigned the position in early May. Meegan, the CEO and co-founder of Epic Games China, also was a senior executive for Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Montreal, and Jaleco Entertainment. He…
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Newsflash: Study Reveals Pro Gamers are Out of Shape
British scientists recently studied pro gamers’ physiology and reflexes to determine if what they do could be classified as a sport. One gamer in his twenties was described as having the lungs of a 60-year-old chain smoker. The University of Essex’s Dr. Dominic Micklewright worked out several “elite cyber-sportsmen” and found that while their reaction…
By Owen Good