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The World Series Comes To PlayStation Network
11:20AM Michael McWhertor | The PlayStation Store’s video delivery side got a shot in the arm this week, thanks to the addition of new watchables from LucasFilm, TNT and more. Also new to the video store is the World Series. More »
Media
NCAA 10 Showcases The Charm And Bad Calls Of Hoops’ Top Home Courts
2:40PM Owen Good | 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. More »
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Fight Night Gets Three New Fighters, Price Cut
2:00PM Owen Good | Three new fighters will be offered in the latest round of downloadable content to be offered for Fight Night Round 4, Electronic Arts announced on Monday. Bernard Hopkins, Sonny Liston and Evander Holyfield will join the game. More »
Hands On
NBA Live Micro-Review: More Than Pick-Up Hoops
12:00PM Owen Good | EA Sports continues its full-court press into the mobile games space with NBA Live. Madden and FIFA delivered enjoyable football and soccer experiences, can the iPhone and iPod Touch hope to contain five-on-five basketball? More »
Features
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 »
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NBA Live 10 And NBA 2K10: It’s Fargin’ War
2:40PM Owen Good | Because of exclusive arrangements and wide disparities in quality, pro basketball is really the only sports game where there’s real head-to-head competition. And it’s getting nasty between 2K Sports and EA Sports. More »
Culture
Cole Hamels Reminds You That Grenades Are “For Pussies”
1:20PM Owen Good | Well. This is edgy as all get-out. Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels comes to Modern Warfare 2 to tell us that mindlessly hucking grenades is a dickbag cop-out. And then there’s “Fight Against Grenade Spam,” which makes a cheerful acronym. More »
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11:00AM David Wildgoose | Ashes Cricket 2009 came out on in August. But the Wii version didn’t. It’s now set for release next week and former Test cricketer Glenn McGrath has been signed up to promote it. More »
Wii Cricket Game Almost Brings Glenn McGrath Out Of Retirement
11:00AM David Wildgoose | Ashes Cricket 2009 came out on in August. But the Wii version didn’t. It’s now set for release next week and former Test cricketer Glenn McGrath has been signed up to promote it. More »
Hands On
New Xbox/PS3 Madden Was Born On The Wii
4:40AM Stephen Totilo | What the Wii makes, the Xbox (and PlayStation 3) takes, at least in the case of some cartoon football. More »
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