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NCAA Hockey Might Join EA’s NHL Title?
The director of the NCAA’s hockey marketing operation told a Canadian radio station that his organization has been in talks with EA Sports about bringing collegiate teams to EA’s NHL title. Paul Kelly, the executive director of College Hockey, Inc., the marketing initiative begun by NCAA’s Division I ice hockey commissioners, told CFRN-AM 1260’s “The…
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Two Worlds II: Two Harder Debut Trailer
Okay, Two Worlds II isn’t subtitled ‘Two Harder,’ but wouldn’t it be glorious if it was? I’d get confused and buy four copies. Check out the debut trailer for SouthPeak’s sequel for the Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3. I’m not quite sure what to think about Two Worlds II: Not Two Harder. I wasn’t…
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Introducing Soccer Relegation to American Football — in a Video Game
Maybe the only way to make the Oakland Raiders’ season interesting past the sixth week would be to force them – and every other wretched team – to play for the right to stay in the National Football League. That will never happen in real life. But Backbreaker, coming Tuesday from NaturalMotion and 505 Games,…
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UFC Online’s One-Use Code a Lesson in How Not to Do It [Updated]
THQ’s decision to put UFC Undisputed 2010‘s multiplayer behind a “Project $10” one-use code was controversial enough. Its slapdash implementation in the game couldn’t make the publisher look worse. Update:: THQ has responded with a statement. THQ’s statement: At midnight on May 24, the UFC Undisputed 2010 Microsoft servers went live and we experienced a…
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NBA Live is Now NBA Elite [Update]
Earlier today, the NBA Live page on Facebook put up that image, and the answer seems to be “What is the new name of EA Sports’ NBA franchise?” Correct! I’ll take “Potpourri” for a thousand, Alex … That’s according to Official Xbox Magazine, whose latest issue reveals the name change in an exclusive from EA…
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Report: Air Jordan on Cover, Possibly Playable in NBA 2K11
ESPN, citing multiple unnamed sources, says 2K Sports is pursuing basketball’s greatest player ever, Michael Jordan, for the cover of NBA 2K11 and may have plans to feature him as a playable character in the game. Jon Robinson, ESPN’s sports gaming columnist, adds that he’s “heard whispers” that 2K has been in negotiations with Jordan’s…
By Owen Good