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With NCAA 10, EA Guns For Two Shining Moments
3:00AM Owen Good | Connor Dougan had me at “Nana-na-na-na-NA-na-naaaahhh!” Anyone who’s hoisted a driveway three has hummed a TV sports anthem to set it up, and that one’s the CBS Road to the Final Four theme, one of two in NCAA Basketball 10. More »
News
Double The Presentation In NCAA Hoops 10
3:30PM Owen Good | No lie, the inclusion of CBS’s announcers and graphics package with ESPN’s for NCAA Basketball 10 fires me up. A dual-network presentation agreement is unprecedented, and EA Sports’ development blog gives a little more insight into the effort that required. More »
Media
NCAA Basketball 10 Finds Two Booth Teams Way Better Than One
4:30PM Owen Good | OK, I totally missed this yesterday. Remember the CBS Sports presentation package for NCAA Basketball 10? Looks like that’s for the postseason and your big Saturday afternoon national game. ESPN’s crew has you covered for Big Monday and Rivalry Week. More »
Culture
The Konami Code Makes ESPN.com Magical!
8:20AM Michael McWhertor | Sports fans with a taste for glittery unicorns should run, not walk, to ESPN.com and remember their Konami Code, because it appears that some soon to be possibly unemployed web designer is having a laugh. More »
Culture
Mariners Nintendo Fan Network Gets Upgraded
1:40AM Mike Fahey | Nintendo and ESPN give Seattle Mariners fan DS owners an upgrade this year, adding sports news to the list of special features available on the handheld during home games. More »
ESPN Bringing Major League Baseball to Xbox Live
9:20AM Kotaku US Edition | Baseball..baseball.. that’s the one that’s like Rounders, but with more spitting, yes? Whatever it is, ESPN has just won the rights to take its baseball ‘content’ and pump it out through new distribution channels. As well as the ESPN website and the obligatory voguish handhelds via the iTunes store, the sports network will also be bringing baseball footage to Xbox Live. ESPN will be simulcasting Sunday/Monday/Wednesday Night Baseballl and special events as well as selected show footage and game highlights. The network is also committed to developing interactive services based around its baseball content. ESPN gets digital rights to put baseball on more devices [USA Today] More »
News
Two Guys Suing EA Over NFL Licence
12:30PM Luke Plunkett | Last week, two gamers – one in Washington, one in California – filed a suit against EA in the US District Court of Northern California. Their beef? That Electronic Arts, through their exclusive ownership of the NFL licence, are engaged in “blatantly anticompetitive conduct”. As such, they’re seeking – wait for it – “restitution and damages for those who purchased an Electronic Arts football game since August of 2005, disgorgement of all profits made as a result of anticompetitive actions, and that the infringing agreements be declared null and void”. I admire their spirit, really, and I miss the NFL2K series as much as the next guy, but there’s a time when legal action is called for, and there’s a time when it’s kinda stupid, and will only serve to further clutter your already over-cluttered legal system. This is the latter. Gamers sue EA over football exclusivity [GameSpot] More »
ESPN To Take Major League Gaming Seriously
12:01PM Michael McWhertor | We don’t think you’ll be seeing ShocKWav3 or OGRE2 appearing on SportsCenter any time soon, but it would appear that ESPN is taking Major League Gaming at least as seriously as lumberjack competitions, as the outlet has struck a deal with the pro gaming league for coverage. Sure, watching sports reporting on other people playing video games very well may not be your bag—or even a considerable alternative to actually playing games yourself—but it’s a big deal for the MLG, we think. ESPN will be on hand at all of this year’s MLG Pro Circuit Competitions, with coverage appearing online at ESPN360.com at the very least. Thrilling, no? The prospect of hearing from your favorite wispy virtual athletes with extremely toned thumbs? Sign us up! Additionally, we’ve signed a content agreement with the press release. Our contractual obligation is after the jump. More »
ESPN Programs Available On Xbox Live
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Microsoft and ESPN just signed a deal whereby select ESPN programming (mainly sports games) will be made available over the 360’s Video Marketplace. To get the ball rolling you’ll be able to buy NCAA football and basketball games, X Games programming and other relevant shows such as Madden Nation and World Series of Poker. The NCAA games will be available up to 48 hours after the game’s finished, and will cost you $US 3 for SD and $US 4.50 for a HD version. All other programming will be $US 2 for SD and $US 3 for HD. In addition, ESPN say they’re looking at ways to “incorporate the Xbox Live online gaming community into its telecasts”, though they haven’t gotten as far as letting us know just what that means, exactly. The first content available will be a download of Saturday’s Oregon State v LSU football game. [via ESPN] More »
