In Real Life

You Can Vote On The Cover Of The Next … Lacrosse Game?


February 1, 2012
PlayStation

It’s A Battle Of The Headbands In This New Grand Slam Tennis 2 Trailer

Things get sweaty in tennis, especially if you’re playing on the clay courts of the Tennis Club de Paris. Hence, the proliferation of headbands on male players. This latest clip for EA Sports’ upcoming serve-and-volley title showcases play on clay courts in the form of some of tennis’ greatest rivalries.


January 20, 2012
News

EA Sports’ Grand Slam Tennis 2 Outwits The Hawk-Eye

You may not know this, but my old man is a tennis umpire. He’s done it for more than 25 years, which means he’s had some pretty big assignments. Dad’s worked two Olympics, numerous U.S. Opens (including lines crew of the most recent men’s final), and has been called a fucking chickenshit bastard by John McEnroe himself.


October 26, 2011
News

Here’s Who You’ll Be Swinging With In Grand Slam Tennis 2

Last week, I reported on how EA’s going to be handling the debut of their Grand Slam Tennis series on the Xbox 360 and PS3. During my hands-on time, I only got to see Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova in action but this new trailer shows off the other racket-wielding pros you’ll be controlling in the 2012 release.


October 19, 2011
PlayStation

Grand Slam Tennis 2 Swings Both Ways (DualShock And Move)

Tennis games and I have a weird relationship. It was an ancient, LCD handheld tennis game that taught me the fundamentals of tennis scoring. Numbers? Then words? Then words that are numbers? Huh?


August 12, 2011
PlayStation

EA Serves Up Grand Slam Tennis 2 In 2012 To PS3, Xbox 360

Wii exclusive Grand Slam Tennis is coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with Grand Slam Tennis 2, EA Sports said today.


December 9, 2009
News

EA Sports Announcing “New Game” In January

EA Canada’s community manager tweeted last night that “execs at EA SPORTS will announce a new game sometime in January. I wonder what it’ll be?” Yeah, I wonder, too. Let’s wonder together.


September 16, 2009
News

Peter Moore: EA Sports Tennis To Use Natal, Sony Motion Control

Electronic Arts “indefinitely” delayed the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of its foray into pro tennis, citing the success of EA Sports Active as root cause of the high-def Grand Slam Tennis slip. Turns out there was another reason.


August 5, 2009
News

EA Sports Active Success Causes Grand Slam Tennis Delay

The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of EA Sports’ Grand Slam Tennis will be coming a little later than originally planned, thanks to the runaway success of EA Sports Active. What does one have to do with the other?


May 22, 2009
News

John McEnroe Is “Pretty Good” At Playing Himself

Three things we have never done: Won seven Grand Slam tennis titles, married Tatum O’Neal or played a video game version of ourselves. John McEnroe has done all three.