In Real Life

Serena Williams Drops Pants, Pretences In Video Game Ad

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.


January 24, 2011
News

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

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.


January 21, 2011
News

Virtua Tennis To Returns With Rare Triple Crown In Motion Gaming

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.


January 20, 2011
Nintendo

PlayStation Move And 3D Take Court No. 2

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.


December 31, 2010
News

Career Mode, New Controls On Serve For Top Spin 4

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.


October 30, 2010
News

Pro Tennis Ace Injured Playing Video Games

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.


September 22, 2010
In Real Life

One Way To Sex Up Team Tennis

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 Reddita Redditor notes the ad references this picture (NSFW)


September 8, 2010
News

2K Sports Serves Up Top Spin 4 In 2011

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.


September 1, 2010

Racquet Sports For Move Is PS3 Sports Tennis

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.


December 2, 2009

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

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.