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- Blog: Wednesday Other Stuff (11-4-09) by Steve_OS (16)
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Friday, November 6, 2009
03:15 PM - November 6, 2009. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
New World-Class Fighters and Commentary Team Also Announced
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - November 6, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that STRIKEFORCE, a world-class mixed martial arts fight promotion, will be featured as a premier league in the upcoming EA SPORTS™ MMA video game. In addition, Brett Rogers and Jake Shields, both of whom will be competing in the STRIKEFORCE and M-1 Global co-promoted fight on November 7 (broadcasted live by CBS), join the EA SPORTS MMA roster of fighters.
With this partnership, the STRIKEFORCE cage and the league’s commentary team of Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo, as well as ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr., will be incorporated into the game. Legendary mixed martial arts referee “Big John” McCarthy will preside over the in-ring action and bring his knowledge and experience in MMA to help deliver a truly authentic MMA experience.
"We are honored that EA SPORTS has selected STRIKEFORCE to serve as a premier league in its forthcoming MMA title,” said STRIKEFORCE President Scott Coker. “EA SPORTS has long been recognized by gamers as a highly innovative, ground breaking provider of sports gaming entertainment. We are confident that EA SPORTS MMA will function as a great ambassador for STRIKEFORCE's fighters and effectively promote our sport to a new audience as well as to longtime fight fans."
“We are very excited to be working with STRIKEFORCE and feature them as a premier league in our game,” said Executive Producer Dale Jackson. “They have a wealth of mixed martial arts expertise, put on great shows and have a great stable of top-notch fighters. Together we look forward to growing the sport and delivering an immersive interactive gaming experience.”
Tomorrow night’s STRIKEFORCE fight, to be broadcast on national network television by CBS, will undoubtedly be one of the most watched mixed martial arts fights in history. EA SPORTS MMA fighter roster will feature four of the main card’s fighters, including Fedor Emelianenko, Brett Rogers, Jake Shields and Jason Miller.
Brett Rogers is preparing for the biggest fight of his career as he gets set to take on Fedor Emelianenko tomorrow night. A 6’5”, 265 pound heavyweight, Brett is currently undefeated and holds a record of 10-0-0. In his last fight, he knocked out Andrei Arlovski in just 22 seconds in the first round of action.
Jake Shields, a native Californian, will be taking on Jason “Mayhem” Miller for the STRIKEFORCE middleweight title. This 5’11”, 170 pound fighter, holds a current record of 23-4-1 and comes into tomorrow night’s middleweight title bout with a 12-fight winning streak. He is also the first and last Elite XC Welterweight champion and holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Also slated to appear on the fighter roster for EA SPORTS MMA are STRIKEFORCE stars Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal. Miller and Lawal were announced via a video last month during their visit to the development studio.
EA SPORTS MMA will feature the most authentic, intense and broad mixed martial arts experience to date – complete with a vast array of top fighters and fighting styles from around the world. EA SPORTS MMA will be available on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system in 2010.
For more information about EA SPORTS MMA, visit www.easportsmma.com or follow the game on Twitter at www.twitter.com/easportsmma and Facebook at www.facebook.com/easportsmma.
Taking into account how both OSers and the OS Staff will vote, as well as a number of other factors, these games are the one's I could see winning game of the year next month:
MLB 10: The Show - A lot of people felt that The Show got snubbed last year, both on staff and on OS. With this year game being even more quality, I could easily see it winning the gold. Odds: 5-1
NHL 10 - The defending champ is both bigger and badder than it was last year, but I'm not sure it has the same level of aura last year's game had. It seems like, to me at least, people aren't going to vote NHL in. However, I was surprised NHL won last year too. Odds 7-1
FIFA 10 - There are a ton of people who absolutely love this game, and you are looking at one of them. EA Sports best selling franchise is going to have a serious push for Game of the Year this year, but the anti-soccer sentiment crowd might just be too much to overcome. Odds 7-1
NBA 2K10 - NBA 2K10 is a solid improvement over 2K9. Unfortunately for NBA 2K10, I just don't see it garnering enough support despite being a good game since NBA Live has attracted a large number of voters away from 2K10 this year. Odds: 10-1
Forza Motorsport 3 - Based on sheer quality alone, there is no equal this year. But Forza has a few things working against it 1)it's a 360 exclusive title and 2)many OSers won't vote for a racing game. As much as it might deserve it, Forza probably won't be taking home the gold. Odds: 15-1
Other Noteable Games
Fight Night Round 4: 18-1
Madden NFL 10: 25-1
UFC 2009 Undisputed: 30-1
NBA Live 10: 40-1
NHL 2K10: 50-1
NCAA Football 10: 60-1
Big League Sports: Summer: 123192381012-1
Who is your favorite going into voting season? (Which, I might add, begins the second week of December!)
01:02 PM - November 6, 2009. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Kushmir Hassan
Since everyone -- at least on the Xbox 360, sorry PS3 users you all have to wait a bit longer -- is just beginning to dig into the post-patch version of NBA 2K10, I thought it would be good to look at what this patch is addressing and what could still be addressed if there is another patch down the line. (Of course, I am assuming that everything in the patch actually fixes what is promised.) So here are some NBA 2K10 patch hits and misses.
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08:53 AM - November 6, 2009. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Autoweek has posted an interview with Kazunori Yamauchi, creator of Gran Turismo 5.
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08:41 AM - November 6, 2009. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Eurogamer has posted their Skate 3 hands-on impressions.
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- Tim Donaghy Released From Prison
- Images: Costume Fails
- Gametime: Kerixep
- BioShock 2 Preview: Hands All Over It
- Image: Dodge Viper logo is an upside-down Daffy Duck
- Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses
- Next Zelda game to require MotionPlus
Happy Birthday to the following OS'ers!
sbmnky, Xavier12 (27), georgiandben (19), shsboiballa13
06:34 AM - November 6, 2009. Posted by Pared.
The PS3 patch will be released at a later date.
What fixes are in the patch? Click here to find out.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
- Skate 3 Hands-on
Quote: 
"Outside of the team-based setup, perhaps the biggest new feature that we were unfortunately only given a quick glimpse of is the brand-new park creator. Whereas Skate 2 had a spot creator, Skate 3 will feature a ground-up park creator that will allow you to build a complex from scratch."
- Skate 3 Screenshots
10:36 PM - November 5, 2009. Posted by lgkeeper. Written by Trent Sano
In a 17-week season, it certainly is difficult to find a mid-way point. So, 8 weeks in seems just right to give my midseason awards. I understand that many of us (myself included) are just as immersed into our "regular" fantasy football leagues as we are into Operation Sports Fantasy Football. Whether you're doing just one or both of the Fantasy formats, you can debate away about my midseason awards:Most Valuable Player: Adrian Peterson - It's not often a consensus #1 pick lives up to the hype, but All Day AP has done so. In his worst week he put up 9.5 points and a touchdown. In his best? 180 yards, 3 TDs and 38 points out of the gate against the Browns. Honorable Mention: Maurice Jones-Drew, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees
Biggest Bust: Steve Smith (Carolina) - If you happen to be one of the very lucky people who were in an auction draft and were "tricked" into bidding on the wrong Steve Smith (I know - I did this with Ryan Braun in a baseball draft) you got the last laugh here. While his NY Giants counterpart is lighting it up, the Panthers' Smith is ranked #32 among WR, right behind Mike Wallace (who?) of the Steelers. He's put up just 1 game of +100 yards receiving and one - yes, one - touchdown all season. For the #3 ranked WR coming into the season, that's a huge disappointment. Honorable Mention: Matt Forte, Steve Slaton, Kurt Warner.
Comeback Award: Ricky Williams - Not your first choice? Understandable. Consider this: Ricky has 6 TDs this year - more than the last 2 years combined. He is averaging 5.4 ypc - the most of his career. He's averaging 12.3 y/catch this year - he's never averaged more than 9.3. He has 0 fumbles - he had 5 last year. For a guy who many considered to be done - he's now the #27th ranked fantasy player (in points). Not too bad. Honorable Mention: Brett Favre, Carson Palmer
Sleeper Award: Miles Austin - Austin has put on a show over the last few weeks. After a 37-point effort that many worried was a fluke in week five against the Cheifs, Austin has followed that up with 29, and 13 point performances in the weeks to follow. And don't forget about his 10-point showing in week one. With apologies to Steve Smith, Austin has been the surprise star. Honorable Mention: Steve Smith, Ray Rice, Percy Harvin
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05:28 PM - November 5, 2009. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by TD St. Matthew-Daniel
Sony’s NBA video game may just look like a basic sports simulation on the PSP, but it's actually much more than that. The series is notoriously known for pushing the limits of what people expect from an NBA experience, and with that comes a reputation for being a game that is more than just a game of basketball. NBA 10, the most recent version of Sony's NBA franchise, just recently came out, and this year a former Washington Huskies guard and current Portland Trail Blazer is gracing the cover. I am of course talking about star shooting guard Brandon Roy.
Fittingly enough, I recently got a chance to speak with the low key but very well rounded NBA All-Star guard, and we talked about the game, the new NBA season and a little bit about life outside of basketball.
Read More - Brandon Roy Interview: More than a Game
03:21 PM - November 5, 2009. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
According to Ronnie2K, there is a new NHL 2K10 roster update available.
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03:03 PM - November 5, 2009. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
November 5, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that a playable demo of NCAA® Basketball 10 is now available for download on Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace for all Xbox LIVE Gold Subscribers. Gamers can play out the storied rivalry between Duke and 2009 National Champion, University of North Carolina, presented with full CBS broadcast integration. The demo will be available to Xbox LIVE Silver members on November 12th, 2009 and on the PlayStation® Network on November 19th, 2009.NCAA Basketball 10 captures all the energy and excitement that is unique to college basketball. The latest edition of the number one selling college basketball franchise* has experienced a renewed focus on gameplay improvement, and features a deeper concentration on team styles of play. NCAA Basketball 10 has also revolutionized the presentation of sports video games by fully integrating CBS and ESPN broadcast features.
NCAA Basketball 10, which is licensed by The Collegiate Licensing Company, is currently in development under the EA SPORTS™ brand by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C., and will be available in North America on November 18th. The game will be available for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. For more information, please visit http://www.ncaa-basketball.easports.com.
Time to announce the prizes for the ninth weekly contest of Operation Sports Fantasy Football!
This week's winner will take home:
- 360 Face Plate
- 360 - NHL 2K9
- 360 - NCAA Football 2010
- MLB 09 The Show t-shirt
- PS3 - MLB 09 The Show
- 360 - WWE Legends of WrestleMania
- 360 - WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2008
02:02 PM - November 5, 2009. Posted by Ruff Ryder.
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