Tennis

In Real Life

Serena Williams Drops Pants, Pretences In Video Game Ad

6:20AM March 24, 2011 | Barry Petchesky

Let’s talk about sex. More specifically, sex, sports and video games; the perfect trifecta of ways to grab a certain demographic’s attention and hopefully dollars. Watch the above commercial, a web-only spot for 2K Sports’ Top Spin 4. I’ll give you a couple of minutes if you need some time alone. More »

News

Tennis, Everyone Is The Name Of Top Spin’s Latest Game

6:00AM January 24, 2011 | Owen Good

Well regarded as a series, Top Spin’s last entry in 2008 took some risks that were, in hindsight, inadvisable for an American-published game simulating a sport that has lacked a dominant American men’s professional for several years. 2K Sports’ Top Spin 4 puts a focus back on playability, aligned to a sport that’s seen growth in participation, if not in domestic television exposure or sports media heat. More »

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Virtua Tennis To Returns With Rare Triple Crown In Motion Gaming

3:30PM January 21, 2011 | Owen Good

Virtua Tennis 4 will support Kinect when it arrives this spring, making it just the second sports title with versions supporting all three motion gaming flavors: Wii, PlayStation Move and Kinect. More »

Nintendo

PlayStation Move And 3D Take Court No. 2

2:30PM January 20, 2011 | Owen Good

Patched in post-release to NBA 2K11, 3D and PlayStation Move support will be in 2K Sports’ Top Spin 4 at its March 15 launch. Andre Agassi, in a game for the first time in a decade, is the cover star.

News

Career Mode, New Controls On Serve For Top Spin 4

5:00PM December 31, 2010 | Owen Good

Tennis sim Top Spin 4 teased more realistic controls when it was announced three months ago; a retail listing says it’ll continue sports gaming’s trend of moving commands to the right analogue stick. A singleplayer career mode also is coming. More »

News

Pro Tennis Ace Injured Playing Video Games

3:30PM October 30, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Star British tennis player Andy Murray has injured a tendon in his hand after playing a game with doubles partner Dani Vallverdu. A game of Pro Evo, that is. More »

In Real Life

One Way To Sex Up Team Tennis

11:30AM September 22, 2010 | Owen Good

Classic racy ad for Tengen’s Davis Cup World Tour on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, and you didn’t have to hide the magazine under your mattress. Seen on GameDummy via Reddit – a Redditor notes the ad references this picture (NSFW) More »

News

2K Sports Serves Up Top Spin 4 In 2011

9:20AM September 8, 2010 | Owen Good

2K Sports will publish Top Spin 4, the latest edition of its tennis sim, in 2011, with versions for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. More »

Racquet Sports For Move Is PS3 Sports Tennis

6:40PM September 1, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

If it wasn’t for the fact that it appears to be an -ahem- expansion of Wii Sports Tennis, the most notable aspect of Ubisoft’s Move version of Racquet Sports would be that its characters look like Xbox 360 Avatars. More »

British Tennis Star Dumped Over “Seven Hours A Day” Gaming Habit

7:00AM December 2, 2009 | AJ Glasser

I guess even celebrities can be broken up with over video games. The Telegraph reports that British tennis star Andy Murray got the boot from his old lady over “seven hours a day” PlayStation 3 binges. More »