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Air Jordan, Granite Bears, And My Favorite Gaming Moments Of 2010

As Kotaku’s chief sports writer, my most memorable gaming moments of 2010 come entirely within that genre. No spoilers here, but then, the human drama of athletic competiton follows no script.

These were just some of my favourite moments from my favourite games of 2010. We’ll have favourites from the rest of the team throughout the week.


April 6, 2010
News

Bad News, Everyone: Duke Wins NCAA Final 84-61

The entire country may be captivated by underdog Butler’s Hoosiers-esque tournament run, tipping off now on CBS, but not NCAA Basketball 10. The video game spit back a simulation saying Duke will romp to its fourth national championship.


March 28, 2010

Vegas Kicked My Ass, But I Returned The Favour — With A Video Game

Two weeks ago I simulated the NCAA Tournament on my Xbox 360 and vowed to bet its first round predictions “like a message from the future.” My friends called that the stupidest thing they’d ever heard. They were right.


March 16, 2010
News

NCAA Video Game Picks Kentucky, But Trouble Lies Beneath

A tournament simulation I did with NCAA Basketball 10 returns a believable national championship – Kentucky 88, Kansas 82 – but the rest reads like 3/4ths of the brackets in your average pool: Lots of chalk, and several WTF upsets.


February 11, 2010
News

This Is The Last Dance For NCAA Basketball

EA Sports has confirmed that it is discontinuing its NCAA Basketball franchise, which next year will leave the sport without a video game for the first time in 12 years.


February 10, 2010
News

Game-Inspired Lawsuit No Longer About Video Games

A lawsuit filed against the NCAA’s licensing authority by Ed O’Bannon (pictured), the former member of UCLA’s 1995 national championship team, will be allowed to go forward, but it’s already had its effect on college sports simulations.


February 9, 2010

EA Sports 2010 Releases Do Not Include NCAA Basketball

NCAA Basketball is not listed among key sports titles due for release in Electronic Arts’ coming fiscal year, fuelling speculation that the poor-selling franchise has been discontinued.


November 25, 2009
News

Pick Up Your NCAA Basketball 10 Named Rosters

If you’re tired of playing PG#11 for Kentucky or C#45 for Kansas in NCAA Basketball 10, Operation Sports has put together a full named roster file that’s free and available for download right now.


November 23, 2009

NCAA Basketball 10 Review: Some Shining Moments

As the year’s last title in North America’s major team sports, NCAA Basketball 10 faces why-buy questions that NCAA Football and NBA Live just don’t. This year EA Canada seeks to answer them with two networks broadcasting from your living room.


November 4, 2009

NCAA 10 Showcases The Charm And Bad Calls Of Hoops’ Top Home Courts

NCAA Basketball 10 isn’t just about the announcing teams and pretty graphics, it still faces the tall order of presenting all the arenas of every major conference member. Another 15 screens show us what to expect.