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Quidditch World Cup Diary: Day 1

A small block of Manhattan has been transformed into something more like Diagon Alley this weekend, as the 46 teams of muggles competing in the fourth annual Quidditch World Cup took over DeWitt Clinton Park on the far West Side. Day 1 was taken up by the group stage: Each team played three matches, the results determining the 24 teams …

FIFA 11 Review: Solid Soccer Fun Gets Even More Realistic

FIFA Soccer 11
EA Sports
PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP
ESRB rating: E for Everyone
System reviewed on: PS3

Like many titles from EA Sports, FIFA 11 presents owners of last year’s game with the decision of whether or not to shell out another $60 for this year’s version. New to FIFA 11 this year are a revamped career mode, …

NHL 11 Review: It’s a Bullet Train to Sore Thumb Junction

NHL 11
EA Sports
PS3, Xbox 360
ESRB rating: Everyone 10+ for Mild Violence
System reviewed on: Xbox 360

The NHL season officially kicks off this Thursday, and hockey fans looking for a way to live out their dreams via their videogame consoles don’t have too much to agonize over this time around.

If you’re a Wii owner looking …

NHL 2K11 Review: Happiness is a Wii Classic Controller Away

NHL 2K11
2K Sports
Developer: 2K Sports
System: Nintendo Wii
ESRB rating: E 10+ for Everyone (Mild Violence)

The idea of using the Wii to play serious professional sports games should pretty much be out of everyone’s system by now. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’s just that the Wii versions of games like Madden aren’t …

Madden NFL 11 Review: Roster Update or Worthwhile Purchase?

Madden NFL 11
EA Sports
Developer: Tiburon
PS3, Xbox 360
ESRB rating: E for Everyone
System reviewed on: Xbox 360

EA Sports’ Madden franchise has locked down an exclusive agreement with the National Football League to be the only console-based video game to feature real teams and players. As such, the series has virtually no …

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