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In Real Life

Opening Day Means More Skepticism Than Celebration In Sports Video Games

I play sports video games for a living and publishers send them to me for free. The reality of a $US60 purchase — what it actually buys, what else it could buy — is something I respect but it’s not a decision I really face. I’m probably the last guy who can advise anyone on whether a sports video game is worth buying on the day it’s released, but I will anyway: don’t.

July 20, 2011
PlayStation

NCAA Football 12: The Kotaku Review

A century’s worth of traditions spread over 100 teams makes college football one of the top subjects when sports fans start gumming How It Really Oughta Be: Who gets into what bowl, what rivalry should be rescheduled, what schools should be in which conference if everyone wasn’t so fixated on starting their own TV network.

May 26, 2011
News

New Features Aren’t All Free In NCAA 12

There may not be any optimal time to tell gamers about all the microtransactions and DLC for which they can expect to pay extra in an upcoming release. But the official reveal of a game’s main features – the stuff folks expect to come with the $US59.99 retail price – would probably be the least optimal.

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