Category Archives: Sports

With a delightfully obscure tagline, this FIFA Street trailer takes a look at the various countries – and incidentally, playstyles – players will encounter.

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Blockbuster has announced two pre-order exclusiveness Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, which include DLC packs featuring football luminaries Wayne Rooney, James Milner, Theo Walcott and Petr Cech. Another pack will feature sports stars such as boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard. Blockbuster said the exclusive DLC was “the start of an exciting year” for its customers and more promotions are coming in the future. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 will be released in the US on March 27 and worldwide on March 30. The Xbox 360 version features Kinect integration, while both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions contain a new swing mechanic as well as social features. Thanks, Spong.

SSX creative director Todd Batty has said the release of SSX will see the return of the extreme sports genre, speaking in a blog post on the US PS Blog.

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Pre-order SSX to gain access to Eddie Wachowski, the only character capable of performing The Worm, seen in the trailer through the break.

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EA has announced FIFA Street will be released on March 13 in the US and March 16 in the UK and will include a new social feature called Street Network.

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A demo for UFC Undisputed 3 has landed on PSN and XBL. The demo features a matchup between current UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones and current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. In addition, the Pride Mode rivalry between champions Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Wanderlei Silva is included. The demo also offers mirror matches against another player or AI as the same fighter for the “ultimate test of skill.” UFC Undisputed 3 is currently scheduled for release on February 14 PS3 and Xbox 360.

The major sports games usually turn up later in the year, but EA Sports has a collection of big-budget titles hitting this quarter. The first off the bat – or racquet – is Grand Slam Tennis 2, a fantasy match-up of the best in the biz.

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Line up every track from every SSX release so far, and you’d still not approach the breadth of content in the new game.

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FIFA 12′s stay at the top of the UK charts continues for a fifth straight week, but Rayman Origins finally gets its due credit and enters the top ten.

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SEGA has released a new trailer for the 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mini-game sports title is already available on Wii, and will be released on 3DS next month. You can find the video below the break. A demo for the 3DS game will be made available through the eShop on January 26.

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Activision has released a handful of new shots for Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD, rekindling our nostalgic love of the series and leading us back to happy, child-filled placed of 1998. Good times, good times. Shots are on AGB.

The Robomodo effort, which combines the first two games in the THPS series, launches on PSN and XBL this summer.

Grand Slam Tennis 2 producer Liam Miller doesn’t believe in faffing about with replays.

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FIFA fans can increase their EA Sports Football Club ranking faster by playing FIFA Street.

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Sony’s detailed some of MLB 12: The Show’s online features. Modes for this years game, which will include online and offline flavours, include Home Run Derby and Diamond Dynasty, which, according to Sony, is “an entirely new mode that mixes offline and online components and includes elements never before seen in a sports game.” A new community menu will also be included, with the Play Now option being expanded to to make it easier to find a particular match.

More details on Shack. MLB 12: The Show’s out on PS3 and Vita in the US on March 6.

EA’s released the first of a two-part SSX video, presented by producer Todd Batty, showing off Explore and RiderNet. It’s SSX’s version of Autolog in Need for Speed, pretty much. Get the video below the break.

SSX launches on February 28 in the US and March 2 in the UK. Thanks, AGB.

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MIT’s Richard Mancuso and Colarado State’s Clint Oldenburg have been selected for EA Sports’ inaugural NCAA Football Fellowship.

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Sega is putting together a new tie-in for this year’s Olympics, with nary a Mario or Sonic to be seen.

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Ubisoft has announced it’s closed its Vancouver studio, which was previously known as Action Pants before the publisher acquire it in 2009. Under the Ubisoft umbrella, the firm works on various sports titles such as Pure Futbol, Academy of Champions: Soccer, and Motionsports Adrenaline. “We have made the difficult decision to close its studio in Vancouver [as] unfortunately, we haven’t found the right formula for success for the talented team there,” a Ubisoft spokesperson told GameInformer. “Team members will have the opportunity to consider positions in other Ubisoft studios and we will work with each of them to help find the best next step, whether it be within Ubisoft or outside.”

EA’s released a new SSX short video, showing off the tricks, stylings and ubers of Zoe Payne. Not much else to say other than that if you’re an SSX fan, you’re probably watching it already. The EA Sports reboot launches on February 28 in the US and March 2 in the UK for PS3 and 360.

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Here is a trailer for a video game which made me laugh aloud. This is by way of being a calendar event.

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