Well, there you have it. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 isn’t even out yet and it’s already making me cast disappointed glances at Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11.
I love golf. Real life golf. I also happen to think that golf games are one of the greatest uses of motion-controlled video game technology to date. I’ve been with the Tiger Woods series …
The fourth annual Quidditch World Cup came to an exciting end today, as the top 24 teams from yesterday progressed into single-elimination bracket play. (Read our diary of the first day here.) Techland was on the scene once again. Here’s what we saw:
The differences between today and yesterday: This year’s tournament was the first …
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 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
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
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 …
I’m not sure how much this has to do with the partnership between Verizon Wireless and the NFL, but a company representative for Verizon apparently promised that his company’s high speed 4G wireless service, called LTE, would be live in "30 National Football League cities" by the end of the year, according to eWeek.
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EA Sports’ latest hockey-based offerings are available in North America today: NHL 11 for the Xbox 360 and PS3, and NHL Slapshot for the Wii.
NHL Slapshot joins 2K’s NHL 2K11, which was released late last month for the Wii. Sadly, it appears that PC owners may never again see an NHL title from either EA Sports or 2K, as yet another …
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 …