Today’s Super Bowl between the Giants and the Patriots won’t be much of a contest, if 1Up’s simulation of 11 giants versus 11 Stormcloak patriots is any indication. Look for a lot of career-ending injuries late in the game. More »
In past years I’ve used the Saturday before the Super Bowl to handicap the field for the next cover of Madden NFL. Since the last time I did that, EA Sports put the honours up to a fan-voted, 32-player tournament in 2011, and on Thursday announced it was doubling that field to 64 for 2012. More »
The New York Giants will claim their fourth Super Bowl title on Sunday, according to EA Sports’ official Madden NFL 12 simulation, which has New York defeating New England 27-24 on a 40-yard field goal as time expires. More »
Considering the source, it’s an unlikely statement. When Oregon was marching to a #1 ranking and a berth in the national championship game last year, Richard Hofmeier was running an art gallery in Eugene’s funky Whiteaker neighbourhood. Where nearly every video game treats all-star status and on-field glory as the player’s birthright, Hofmeier built one to put you in the shoes of a guy selling hot dogs, far away from the lights and the stadium. More »
At first blush it doesn’t seem to stand out: NBA 2K11 cracked the top 20 of most played titles on the Xbox 360 for the week of Jan. 16. But when you peel it back, that’s actually quite astonishing, to see an old version of a sports video game resurface more than 15 months after its release. More »
Major League Baseball 2K12 is widely expected to be in its walk year, the final season of a fat contract going back seven years. Unlike a superstar in the big leagues, this is not a cause for optimism that fans will see an above-average performance. Not when the performer is the one paying the contract, and not when it has been notoriously inconsistent despite having the Xbox 360 all to itself. More »
Of all ironies, it’s Electronic Arts now asking a judge to rule that some video game depictions of real-life names and symbols and products don’t need a licence. More »
The Facebook games giant Zynga seems to have its eyes on a suite of sports titles now, registering several websites that point to both a football game in the works and an umbrella brand called “Zynga Sports”, reports domain registry watchdog Fusible. More »
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. More »
Pushed from a January release to Valentine’s Day, the flagship MMA title UFC Undisputed 3 said today its demo will release Jan. 24 or, a week from this past Tuesday. More »
