Posts Tagged ‘ PS2 ’

EA drops a bunch of release dates

Shoppers at Amazon.com may have noticed a slew of new release dates for NHL 11, NBA Live 11 and FIFA 11. According to the retailer EA will ship NHL 11 for the Xbox 360 and PS3 on September 7. The MSRP remains the expected $59.99. NBA Live 11 will release on October 5th – the same day [ READ MORE ]

Drew Brees graces Madden 11

Drew Brees, the rocket-armed QB of the New Orleans Saints will grace the cover of Madden NFL 11, out August 11 for the PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PS2 and PSP. Brees beat out Jared Allen and Reggie Wayne in a fan voting contest – and that’s not quite surprising to me. He easily was the [ READ MORE ]

2K goes full speed with NBA 2K11

(Editor’s note: Yes, I’m back from vacation! Missed you guys!) It’s never too early to get amped up for the next round of hoops games, and in 2K’s case, they are hitting the ground running with release dates for NBA 2K11 already in tow (and we just started the first round of the playoffs…) According to Gamestop.com, [ READ MORE ]

MLB Showdown: Yes, they still make PS2 games…

Before I get back into the current-gen versions of MLB 10: The Show and MLB 2K10, let’s not forget the other platforms both games have been released on. One of them is the almighty PS2, which simply refuses to die (though the prospects look poor for it living much further outside of August’s Madden NFL [ READ MORE ]

MLB 10: The Show ratings revealed + I love L.A.

Sorry for being a day late to the party on this one – I was in Los Angeles for Celtics-Lakers yesterday and when I got back to the hotel I short circuited my laptop after sticking the camera end of the USB cord into the computer’s USB (I wasn’t paying attention and who knew that [ READ MORE ]

Who’s got your vote?

Madden NFL 11 cover athlete voting kicks off today, with users given the chance to vote between Drew Brees, Reggie Wayne and Jared Allen. To vote just head over to the Doritos Change the Game website here. Personally, I think Brees has got it in the bag regardless of the outcome of Sunday’s game, he’s easily [ READ MORE ]

MLB 2K10 website offers info on Wii, other versions

2K Sports launched the MLB 2K10 website today, and it does offer a look at console specific features outside of just the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. The Wii version is spotlighted by total control hitting and pitching (which I assume have been upgraded over last year’s pinpoint pitching and precise pitching elements and hopefully not [ READ MORE ]

Gamestop reveals NCAA, Madden release dates

Gamers should mark down July 13 and August 10 on their calendars this year, as those figure to be the respective release dates for NCAA Football 11 and Madden NFL 11, this according to Gamestop.com. The current gen versions of the games will hit shelves at the usual $59.99, with the Wii version of Madden priced [ READ MORE ]

EA shutting down online play for Madden 09, other titles…

EA announced today the termination of online services for a handful of their popular sports games. No worries in regards to the current crop of titles, but some notables – including Madden NFL 09 – will be unplayable online starting in February. EA also is cutting support for many PS2 titles, including Madden, Fight Night Round [ READ MORE ]

TSG best of the rest for 2009.

While we ran down the top 10 overall sports games of 2009, we left out our top awards for the Nintendo Wii, PS2 and portable systems as well as our coveted “worst game of the year” award and a reward to sports gaming’s cousin, the racing genre. It’s time to give our deserved winners a [ READ MORE ]