Somehow they keep making these games cooler every year. In this clip David Littman a producer from EA sports talks about new additions to the gameplay of NHL ‘10:
This game is available now.
Here’s the next installment of our “Get Your Game On” series, in which CNN.com speaks to experts about what’s hot in video gaming. This week, G4TV’s Morgan Webb discusses the new games kids will be buzzing about in the halls and around the water fountain as they head back to school.
- Madden NFL 09
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Rock Band 2
- Warhammer Online
- Spore
According to CNN
Good old John Madden… here’s a hilarious look at 20 years of Madden’s self titled NFL football video game compiled by the good people at HolyTaco.com
Hmm… I hate to come out and say there is collusion going on, but I agree that video games culture has in fact trained better killers, for sure. Why deny it? Johan Santana - Minnesota Twins’ Cy Young winner - has long argued that he gets an edge from baseball video games, so why would soldiers not get better thanks to games, too?
In a press release sent out yesterday, controversial attorney Jack Thompson claims he has found a correlation between the gaming industry and the US Department of Defense, who, he adds, are using videogames to teach “an entire generation of kids that war is glamorous, cool, desirable, and consequence-free.”
The release cites the gaming habits of recent youth-shooting perpetrators (Columbine, Virginia Tech, etc.), as well as “a formal working relationship between the Department of Defense and the game industry at the Institute for Creative Technologies on the campus of the University of Southern California” as evidence for his claims.
The aim of the release is to notify the media of Thompson’s new goal: proving the existence of collusion between the gaming industry and the Department of Defense in an effort to train more efficient killers.
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The third installment of the EA SPORTS BIGTM street soccer arcade series will have not one, but three players gracing the cover:
Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that international soccer superstars Ronaldinho, Peter Crouch, and Gennaro Gattuso will be featured world wide on the front packs of FIFA Street 3, the newest iteration of the EA SPORTS BIGTM street soccer arcade series.
Ronaldinho, the cover athlete on the original FIFA Street, is a global megastar and the Brazilian International and FC Barcelona midfielder’s list of accomplishments includes a FIFA World Cup winner’s medal, the 2004 and 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year, as well as the 2005 European Footballer of the Year award.
Joining Ronaldinho will be Italian World Cup-winning footballer Gennaro Gattuso. The creative midfielder, who plays for A.C. Milan, with whom he won the UEFA Champions League title in the 2002-03 and 2006-07 seasons, continues the tradition of world-class athletes donning the FIFA franchise covers. It is Gattuso’s first appearance on an EA SPORTS™ or EA SPORTS BIG cover.
Completing the trio of world class players will be Liverpool and England striker Peter Crouch. Liverpool’s top goal scorer in the 2006-07 season, Crouch has also been a consistent goal scorer for the England national team. He will have his 6’7’’ height amplified to compliment his ball-striking and finishing skills to create a new soccer experience.
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ESPN has signed a deal to bring full-length games and TV shows to Xbox Live, the online entertainment network for Microsoft’s Xbox 360.
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The F1 is very nationalistic, sure, but this is beyond acceptable.
Although it’s one of the game’s many outstanding features, certain elements of the Live community – be it to express general political views or merely to get some form of reaction – have been using the Forza 2 paintjob editor to create racist themed cars.
Under the terms of Microsoft’s Live Online User Policy, users are not allowed to: “Publish, distribute or disseminate any topic, name, material, file or information that incites discrimination, hate, or violence towards one person or a group because of their race, religion, nationality, transgender status, homosexual status, or HIV/AIDS status, or that insults the victims of crimes against humanity by contesting the existence of those crimes.”
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REDMOND, Wash., May 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Microsoft Game Studios today announced that “Forza Motorsport® 2″ will speed onto U.S. retail shelves Tuesday, May 29, and that the estimated retail price (ERP) of the Xbox 360(TM) Wireless Racing Wheel has been lowered to $129.99 in the U.S.
Timed to mark the biggest racing event of the year, these announcements are sure to ignite the driving spirit in gamers and car enthusiasts alike as the 91st Annual Indianapolis 500 kicks off today.
Tuned and developed with the Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel, “Forza Motorsport 2″ supports true force feedback, setting a new precedent for realism in the racing simulation genre that will have gamers feeling every bump in the road and every jolt of acceleration as they take the corners on 12 of the most renowned tracks on the globe. With the game running at an astounding 60 frames per second, authentic simulation physics, and rumble functionality with the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, “Forza Motorsport 2″ offers incredible realism and depth for a complete racing experience in gaming.
In addition, to mark the release of the new title, gamers in the U.S. will be able to participate in the “Forza Motorsport 2″ Race Weekend, running June 1 through June 3. Gamers will be able to participate in a “Play and Win,” Livery contests, gameplay sessions with developers, and a leaderboard tournament. Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheels and other prizes will be awarded to winners. Gamers will experience all the racing excitement they can handle with the following new gameplay experiences:
— Collect, upgrade and tune hundreds of cars. From sport compacts to
purpose-built race cars, “Forza Motorsport 2″ offers more than 300 cars
from over 50 of the world’s leading manufacturers such as Ferrari,
Porsche, Nissan, Volkswagen, General Motors and Lamborghini. Players
can take their car to the garage and install alternative engines,
suspension kits, bolt-on superchargers, brakes, rims and racing slicks.
Players can also dial in advanced suspension settings, tire pressure
and gear ratios.
— Experience an uncompromising physics simulation. Top automotive
engineers, professional race car drivers and experienced programmers
teamed up to create a complete racing simulator experience. Cars incur
dramatic damage and wear, which affects vehicle performance. Advanced
tire and suspension models that respond to heat and pressure changes
as well as weight transfer and aerodynamic load are just a few
examples of how the gamer plays both crew chief and driver.
— Master real-world tracks from around the world. From the famously
challenging Nürburgring Nordschleife to the green hills of Tuscany,
gamers can race on meticulously designed tracks with an incredible
sense of speed and realism. “Forza Motorsport 2″ features 47 ribbons
across 12 environments, including real-world licensed circuits such as
Mugello, Suzuka and Sebring International Raceway.
— Create and share a masterpiece with the world. Players can express
their inner artist in the paint and upgrade shops with nearly endless
personalization options. They can customize the shape of their car by
combining different licensed rims, performance parts and aftermarket
body kits and create a unique paint scheme using millions of paint and
decal options. Then racers can hit the track and take in-game pictures
of their creation in the “Forza Motorsport 2″ Photo Mode, or sell their
work of art to an eager community for in-game credits over Xbox LIVE®
using the “Forza Motorsport 2″ Auction House.
— Literally feel the road, just like a professional driver. Through the
rumble functionality in the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, players will
feel uncompromising responsiveness to every acceleration, downshift and
turn, making the racing experience as true to life as possible. With
the latest improvements to rumble, force feedback and wireless
technologies, form and function are placed into high-speed gaming
motion, letting racers feel every bump around the turns at famous
tracks such as Sebring as well as the differences in handling and
stability in each car they drive.
— Compete in a vibrant online community. Gamers can take their
personalized car onto Xbox LIVE for some intense online wheel-to-wheel
racing. They have the option to compete in private online sessions with
friends or in large public tournaments on Xbox LIVE in the seamlessly
integrated “Forza Motorsport 2″ Career Mode.* They can earn in-game
credits and even complete single-player career objectives while racing
over Xbox LIVE. Or they can sit back and watch the best racers from
around the world compete on “Forza Motorsport 2″ TV.
Fans can continue to visit http://www.xbox.com and http://forzamotorsport.net for more information, screen shots and videos.
This is an interesting list compiled by the folks at GamePro.com. It looks at games that impacted the industry and gives solid explanations why. Read it here.
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — NTN Buzztime, Inc., a leading developer and distributor of Play Along TV® entertainment and technology, today unveiled the newly enhanced edition of its Crazy Golf interactive game. With expanded playing options and an updated three-dimensional design, Version 2.0 offers players improved functionality and more engaging play on new greens with graphically enhanced, realistic backgrounds.
Crazy Golf 2.0 offers an immersive virtual play-along experience with the addition of nine new island-themed holes to add variety to the game. Other changes include allowing tee-off from three origin points, three-dimensional in-game environments, and more skill-based challenge to each hole. It is also now possible to concede and take the maximum stroke score, allowing players to skip a hole if they find it too challenging.
Up to seven golfers can play at each network site, with the order of shooting rotating from player to player to keep the entire party engaged. The hour-long game features nine new “Castaway Islands” holes and updated play on the original “Buzzingham Castle” greens. Players can choose either course, or select an all-new random mode that presents a shuffled selection of exciting holes from both courses with no repeats.
“Buzztime is dedicated to offering compelling and challenging interactive games to players at our network sites,” said NTN Buzztime CEO Dario Santana. “Crazy Golf 2.0 is even better than the original, with visually compelling graphics, attractive greens and increased capabilities that allow players to do almost anything they can do on a real miniature golf course, including playing the traditional windmill hole.”
To celebrate the launch of Crazy Golf version 2.0, Buzztime is conducting an in-bar promotion at all of its two-channel network sites across the U.S. and Canada. Throughout the month of April, all hole-in-one shots will be recorded and players with the most holes-in-one at the end of the promotion will win fun prizes including gift certificates from major retailers. Crazy Golf can be found on Channel B at 2 p.m., 7 p.m., and 12 a.m. local time every day, and can also be accessed as a selectable game on that channel every half hour throughout the program day.
An independent market research study conducted in 2000 by Actionable Marketing Research shows that Buzztime players spend 47% more than non-players and stay 39% longer than non-players, providing bars and restaurants with more revenue opportunity from additional food and drink sales.
About NTN Buzztime, Inc.
Based in Carlsbad, CA, NTN Buzztime, Inc. has been a leader in interactive television entertainment for more than 20 years and distributes its Play Along TV games and technology through numerous platforms including its own Buzztime® iTV Network, which is available on TVs in approximately 4,000 restaurants, sports bars and pubs throughout North America and the United Kingdom, as well as cable TV, satellite TV, mobile phones, electronic games and books. For more information, please visit www.buzztime.com
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