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Whatever Happens, Johnny Football Is A Video Game Legend
By all rights, Johnny Manziel should have engraved his name on the Heisman Trophy yesterday. He quarterbacks one of college football’s most archetypal brands, the Texas A&M Aggies, and has had an outstanding season running the nation’s most demanding gantlet, the Southeastern Conference. On Saturday he and A&M deposed Alabama, the No. 1 team and…
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NCAA Football Must Use Crowd Psychology To Stand Apart In Sports Video Games
This year, NCAA Football included 24-track audio, pulled from an ESPN broadcast at one of the college football’s biggest stadiums, hosting one of its best rivalries. The “Go Blue” you hear at Michigan Stadium comes through loud and clear any time you play in Ann Arbor, as the Wolverines or a visitor, as it should.…
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Sports Video Games Try To Hold On, With Infinite Diversity In Finite Releases
The question was put forth this past week, in a podcast where I was a panelist: Are sports video games in a golden age?
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Stick Jockey: Looks Like A Digital-Only Disappearance For NBA Live
The rumour went around shortly after everyone got back from E3. I took a phone call from a person within the industry who knew I’d been down to EA Sports’ Tiburon studio to see NBA Live. They asked if I thought it was going to be a digital-only release.