ESPN on 360: A Match Made for Me

ESPN on 360: A Match Made for Me

Among the lackluster announcements and demos for the bevy of Kinect games and other Microsoft first person shooters, came the news that ESPN is entering into a partnership with Xbox Live to deliver on-demand and streaming sports events to the 360 platform, which, to me, was the best news to come out this...

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;...

Review: WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010

Review: WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010

Game: WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010 Publisher: THQ Platform: 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, DS, Wii Price: $27.99- $59.99 Pros: Great create-a-wrestler mode, top-notch graphics, solid controls. Cons: Repetitive and inappropriate commentary, impossible to win/lose some matches, tutorial mode on top of the menu. Acquired...

Release of the Week: Fight Night Round 4 (360, PS3)

Release of the Week: Fight Night Round 4 (360, PS3)

One of the first experiences I had with the next gen systems was with my father in a Best Buy. Fight Night Round 3 was set up on a 360 so my father and I had a go. After playing a couple of rounds, my father beat me to a bloody pulp, several times in spectacular fashion. After that, I bought a PS3 and...

E3 09: Nintendo Keynote Roundup

E3 09: Nintendo Keynote Roundup

So E3′s biggest events have come and gone. I am speaking, of course, of the big three’s press conferences, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony. What can be learned from them, well a lot really. The first and biggest thing that I came away with from watching the press conferences was that EVERYONE...

PODCAST: EvilCast NewsBrief, Episode #40

PODCAST: EvilCast NewsBrief, Episode #40

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE IN iTUNES Tonight was one hell of an interesting show. Be sure to stick around for the bloopers, as there...

Review: MLB ’09: The Show

Review: MLB ’09: The Show

Release: March 3rd, 2009 Developer: SCE San Diego Publisher: Sony Genre: Sports Rating: Everyone As sure as the sun will rise in the east and set in the west, you can sleep soundly knowing that annual installments in sports franchises will continue for as long as people are stupid enough to buy them. ...

New NFS Trailer Shifts Things Into Fifth Gear

New NFS Trailer Shifts Things Into Fifth Gear

Electronic Arts have brought in a whole new team to develop their latest in the long running Need For Speed series. Need for Speed: Shift is being developed by British developer Slightly Mad Studios (formerly Blimey! Games. Both receive official kudos from GrE for their awesome names) who previously played...

Review: MLB 2k9

Review: MLB 2k9

Release: March 3, 2009 Developer: Visual Concepts Publisher: 2K Sports Genre: Sports Rating: Everyone Bright lights of the stadium drown out the darkness of night and the screams from the crowd make the pressure almost unbearable. It’s the bottom of the 9th, and my BoSox are down by one run with two...

Fight Night Round 4 Cover Athletes

Fight Night Round 4 Cover Athletes

EA announced today that “The Greatest of All Time,” Muhammed Ali, and “Iron” Mike Tyson will share the cover of one of the most anticipated games of 2009, Fight Night Round 4. Fan voting on www.AliorTyson.com started in late December of 2008 and the final results favored having both...