Review: Hustle Kings (Vita)

Review: Hustle Kings (Vita)

Pool games get a bad rap, being relegated to the far background of the virtual sports community. Though truth being told, virtual pool games are more or less the same when it comes down to it. What matters most when dissecting them is the physics, interface, and setting. Hustle Kings is the best improvement...

EA Curses Drew Brees with Cover of Madden 11

EA Curses Drew Brees with Cover of Madden 11

The John Madden football franchise has defined what is to be expected from a sports game since 1989.  Never has a sports game had such a storied history and dedicated fanbase. While many would compare landing the touted position of cover athlete on the same plain with getting your face enshrined on a box...

Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage

Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage

Developer: Ubisoft Platform: Wii Price: $49.99 Genre: Sports/Rec Acquired: provided by developer Verdict: Once you get the flow of the game down, it’s awesome. Pros: Easy game play makes the progressing possible for even the worst snowboarder Cons: Can’t face the other direction on the board;...

X Games Teaming With Dirt 2

X Games Teaming With Dirt 2

Codemasters, along side ESPN’s X Games, announced an agreement that will see three all-new X Games stages created and integrated exclusively in Colin McRae: DiRT 2. The three new stages – X Games America, X Games Europe and X Games Asia – will carry official X Games branding and infuse added realism...

New Screens & Trailer: MLB 09 The Show (PS2)

New Screens & Trailer: MLB 09 The Show (PS2)

Sure, everybody wants to talk about MLB 09: The Show, but in this era of “next gen” gaming, the PlayStation 2 versions of games often get lost in shuffle.  Thankfully the good folks over at Sony have recently released a hot new batch of screenshots, showing what good developers can do with old...

The Kangaroo Open

The Kangaroo Open

Empire of Sports has unveiled The Kangaroo Open 2009, the first online Tennis Championship for the sports-based MMO. Kick starting the 2009 tennis season, TKO ’09 has officially commenced and will run for two full weeks (until Feb. 1st).As with any live tournament, winners will have the chance to win...

Review: FIFA 09 (360/PS3)

Review: FIFA 09 (360/PS3)

Release: Oct 14 2008 (US), Oct 3 2008 (UK) Developer: EA Canada Publisher: EA Sports Genre: Sports Funny how things change; the stock markets rise and fall, the Miami Dolphins aren’t half bad this season and the FIFA series has evolved, with this latest edition, into a more accomplished one than...

Review: NBA 09 The Inside (PSP)

Review: NBA 09 The Inside (PSP)

If you look at my 360 Achievements you’ll see there is not a single sports game on that list nor will there be one in the near future. Sports games on the major consoles are too complicated for me to spend much time with. NBA 09: The Inside, on the other hand, was worth my time. From the get go, I...

PES 2009 demo this week

PES 2009 demo this week

Been waiting to get your hands on PES 2009? Well, you’re in luck!  Konami have confirmed that a demo for the popular football (soccer) series will be available this Thursday (Oct 2nd) on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. The demo will provide you with a five minute exhibition match and the option of...

World Championship Darts on the PSP & 360

World Championship Darts on the PSP & 360

Also releasing for the XBox 360, PDC World Championship Darts will feature wireless multiplayer and ad-hoc game sharing on the PSP, and XBox Live multiplayer on the 360. That’s really the only way I can see playing darts on my video game system rather than at my local pub, so it might be worth a...