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Friday, July 3, 2009
NBA Live 10 Blog: New Faces, New DNA
04:01 PM - July 3, 2009. Posted by stephensonmc.
Check out the new NBA Live 10 blog, featuring new faces and DNA.

Quote:
"Now I know what you're thinking, "Is this the first official gameplay blog?" Nope, not yet! You get to hear from me once more until we get into the meat of our game (presentation, visuals, gameplay and menus). What's the topic for today; new rookie DNA and overall ratings. You're probably wondering why each year we don't show screens of the rookies in their new uniforms and show off their overall rating like Madden does. Well, the fast answer to this question is because the NBA Players Association is very different from the NFL Players Association. In the NFL, when a player reports to the combine, they're officially part of the NFL Players Association. However, in the NBA a rookie isn't part of the NBA Players association until they sign their team contract. We aren't allowed to show anything (screens, ratings, etc.) until a player signs on the dotted line. With that said, we CAN sign a player for marketing purposes, and this year we did just that.

If you were watching the NBA Draft last week, you may have seen the "EA SPORTS" medallion once or twice. That's because we were the official sponsors of the NBA Draft. We signed Blake Griffin, Hasheem Thabeet and Stephen Curry. In today's blog I'm going to reveal what their collegiate DNA does for the Clippers, Grizzlies and Warriors respectively, and also show what their team's DNA looks like without them in the starting lineup. I'll also reveal their overall ratings for you ratings junkies."
Game: NBA Live 10Hype Score: 8/10 - Vote Now
Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3 / PCVotes: 36 - View All
Virtua Tennis 2009 Review
11:34 AM - July 3, 2009. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by TD St. Matthew-Daniel


I played Virtua Tennis for the first time nine years ago, and I ended up falling in love with it. I would play it in various arcade rooms, spending all the change I had to serve or keep getting served. My addiction only grew when the first console version was released on the Dreamcast. Now, almost a decade later, does Virtua Tennis 2009 still deliver an ace, or is the game marred by unforced errors?


The answer lies somewhere in the middle, but Federer, Nadal or Roddick level this game is not.

-Review Written by TD St. Matthew-Daniel

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Game: Virtua Tennis 2009Reader Score: 6.5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: Xbox 360Votes: 5 - View All
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Madden NFL 10 Screenshots: NFC East (87 of Them)
09:06 PM - July 2, 2009. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Check out the Madden NFL 10 screenshots, featuring the NFC East.
Game: Madden NFL 10Hype Score: 7.5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3 / WiiVotes: 161 - View All
Madden NFL 10 Wii Screenshots: NFC East (51 of Them)
09:03 PM - July 2, 2009. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Check out the Madden NFL 10 Wii screenshots, featuring the NFC East.
Game: Madden NFL 10Hype Score: 7.5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3 / WiiVotes: 161 - View All
Madden NFL 10 Video: NFC East
07:47 PM - July 2, 2009. Posted by hollywood21.
Check out the new Madden NFL 10 video featuring the NFC East.
Game: Madden NFL 10Hype Score: 7.5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS3 / Wii / Xbox 360Votes: 161 - View All
NHL 10 Video: Gameplay Refinements (IGN)
05:54 PM - July 2, 2009. Posted by boritter.
Game: NHL 10Hype Score: 9/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS3 / Xbox 360Votes: 26 - View All
Breaking Down the Wall: The Evolution of Community Interaction
02:20 PM - July 2, 2009. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Jim Harris
It wasn’t too long ago when interaction between gamers and developers was mainly a one-way street. Developers trickled information out to gamers through carefully established channels like E3 press conferences, magazine exclusives and press releases. Gamers were left to share their feedback and concerns with other gamers. Granted, you may have been able to write letters or e-mails to developers, but there was no guarantee that they would be seen by anyone.

That type of controlled chain of command slowly started to change as the Internet opened more communication lines, but only recently has the gamer-developer interaction exploded into the full-on, two-way communication that we are experiencing today. Thanks to message boards, developer blogs and technologies like Twitter, gamers and developers now freely exchange information and ideas on a daily, hourly and even minute-by-minute basis.

-Feature written by Jim Harris

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My 'Midseason' Awards
01:56 PM - July 2, 2009. Written by MMChrisS
Usually, this week is one of the slower weeks in sports gaming with it being the week of July 4th. Of course, this week also marks the first week of the second half of 2009. With that, I have compiled a list of the best games of the first half of the year, see if you agree or disagree:

Surprise of 2009: UFC 2009 Undisputed - I honestly expected the game to be pretty good. Instead, it turned out to be a sleeper game of the year type of game.

Text-Sim of the Year: World of Mixed Martial Arts 2 - OOTP and Football Manager both could be here, but my favorite text-sim of the year 'so far' has been WMMA 2.

Game of the Year: MLB '09: The Show - I still think this game is one of the all-time greats. Many disagree, but the gameplay and experience is just spot on for me.

So what do you think? What are your awards? What other categories and winners would you include?
Blog: The Home of Sanner
Little League World Series Baseball 2009 Review
12:13 PM - July 2, 2009. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Caley Roark
I recently reviewed Backyard Baseball '10, a cartoonish Wii baseball title aimed primarily at kids. I chastised that game for an overall lack of polish, including the embarrassing "World Champion Red Sox" video that seemed left over from 2008. It was almost as if the producers said, "eh, kids won’t know any better."

This time around I’m offering my opinion on yet another Wii baseball game aimed at children, Little League 2009 World Series Baseball. Does it avoid the missteps, mistakes and laziness of Backyard Baseball? The answer, in my opinion, is decidedly mixed. Ironically, "mixed" is an appropriate word to describe this game overall.

-Review written by Caley Roark.

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Game: Little League World Series Baseball 2009Reader Score: 7/10 - Vote Now
Platform: WiiVotes: 2 - View All
The BIGS 2 Videos: Top 20 Biggest Animations: #1 and #2
06:15 AM - July 2, 2009. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
As promised, here are the #1 and #2 biggest animations in The BIGS 2.

The BIGS 2 Video: Top 20 Biggest Animations: #2

The BIGS 2 Video: Top 20 Biggest Animations: #1
Game: The BIGS 2Hype Score: 5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS2 / PS3 / PSP / Wii / Xbox 360Votes: 19 - View All
UFC May Ban Fighters That Sign With EA (Pasta Padre)
06:11 AM - July 2, 2009. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
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Quote:
"I hear that all mma managers were informed that if any of their clients not currently under contract with the UFC….. sign to be a part of the EA game…….the will forever be banned for fighting in the UFC."
Game: EA Sports MMAHype Score: 8/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS3 / Xbox 360Votes: 1 - View All
Thursday Other Stuff (7-2-09)
06:04 AM - July 2, 2009. Written by Steve_OS
If any of these links interest you, talk about them.QOTD: Which videogame would you like to see made into a movie or vice versa?

Happy Birthday to the following OS'ers!

myownsun, Spin (39), spin1993 (39), rudyjuly2 (37), dbeth (32), Spear (21), Kyle1778
Blog: Steve's World...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
2K Sports Invites Fans to Play The BIGS™ 2 with the
New York Mets at the Nintendo World Store on July 6


July 1, 2009 – 2K Sports invites gamers and fans of The BIGS™ video game series to the Nintendo World Store in New York City on Monday, July 6 for The BIGS 2 Home Run Pinball tournament. Attendees will have the exciting opportunity to meet and get autographs from the New York Mets’ Mike Pelfrey and Alex Cora, who will help kick-off the tournament.

Eligible participants in the The BIGS 2 Home Run Pinball tournament will have the chance to win prizes such as a Wii™ system from Nintendo, an authentic Major League Baseball® jersey autographed by Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers, the cover athlete and spokesman for The BIGS 2, and a variety of other prizes. Attendees will also have the exclusive opportunity to purchase The BIGS 2 for Wii a full day before the game is released in retail stores. Registration for the tournament begins at 12:00 PM Eastern Time and registration slots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Tournament play begins at 4:15 PM Eastern Time. All prospective tournament participants must be 10 or older, and participants 17 or younger must be accompanied by and have permission from a parent or guardian.

Date: Monday, July 6

Location: Nintendo World Store
10 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
(646) 459-0800

Schedule: 12:00–3:30 PM – Home Run Pinball Tournament registration
4:00 PM – Event introduction
4:10 PM – Mike Pelfrey and Alex Cora of the New York Mets to faceoff in The BIGS 2
4:15 PM – Tournament begins
6:00 PM – Tournament concludes

Coming to retail stores on July 7, 2009, the Big Leagues will get BIGGER with The BIGS 2. Rated E 10+ by the ESRB, The BIGS 2 will be available on all major video game platforms. The BIGS 2 has been elevated to new heights this season with amazing visual effects and a variety of new gameplay modes, including the fan-requested Season Mode and Become a Legend. With improved player animations and pick-up-and-play controls, The BIGS 2 will deliver an action-packed MLB® video game experience.

For more information on The BIGS 2, please visit http://www.2ksports.com/games/thebigs2.
Game: The BIGS 2Hype Score: 5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS2 / PS3 / PSP / Wii / Xbox 360Votes: 19 - View All
Truth of Madden Radio Show Tonight @ 10:30 EST
07:37 PM - July 1, 2009. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Check out the "Truth of Madden" radio show tonight and every Wednesday night, at 10:30 EST.

Quote:
"Last week after climbing to the #1 spot on the blog talk network on their very first radio show, the "Truth of Madden" radio show returns to talk about what will happen in the Madden '10 season as far as 'Madden Challenges' as we welcome many Madden personalities to call into the show and voice their opinions.

Call-in Number: (347) 237-5451
URL: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Truth-of-Madden

Don't be shy, call in to chat with Madden's biggest names while voicing your opinion at the same time!

Funny. Informational. Live."
Game: Madden NFL 10Hype Score: 7.5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3 / WiiVotes: 161 - View All
The BIGS 2 Videos: Top 20 Biggest Animations: #20 - #3
06:58 PM - July 1, 2009. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
2K just sent us these OS Exclusive videos, featuring the Top 20 Biggest Animations. These are #20 - #3, the final 2 will be posted tomorrow.

The BIGS 2 Video: Top 20 Biggest Animations: #20 - #15

The BIGS 2 Video: Top 20 Biggest Animations: #14 - #9

The BIGS 2 Video: Top 20 Biggest Animations: #8 - #3
Game: The BIGS 2Hype Score: 5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS2 / PS3 / PSP / Wii / Xbox 360Votes: 19 - View All

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