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Thursday, March 18, 2010
F1 2010 First Look Video
05:47 AM - March 18, 2010. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Eurogamer has posted a first look video from F1 2010.

Quote:
"The new F1 season is gearing up, and the team behind 2010 is here to tell you all about it."
Game: F1 2010Hype Score: Vote Now
Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3 / PCVotes: 0 - View All
Thursday Other Stuff (3-18-10)
05:42 AM - March 18, 2010. Written by Steve_OS
If any of these links interest you, talk about them.QOTD: Who is your Cinderella team in the NCAA Tourney?

Happy Birthday to the following OS'ers!

MattRobinson17 (52), Kilmer (45), solofx7 (35), Allan21 (23), Classic88 (22)
Blog: Steve's World...
Reminder - OS Contest: Play Pangya and Win a PS3 or Xbox 360
05:13 AM - March 18, 2010. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
This is just a reminder about our Play Pangya and win a PS3 or Xbox 360 contest. It's really easy to enter and become eligible for a prize.

For all details, check out this page. Remember this contest is for Operation Sports members only! So you have a decent shot at winning. Best of luck!
Game: PangyaReader Score: Vote Now
Platform: PCVotes: 0 - View All
Skate 3 Video: Coach Frank, Release Date Announced
04:51 AM - March 18, 2010. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
TEAM UP AND THROW DOWN IN SKATE 3 ON MAY 11th

The Ultimate Cooperative Skateboarding
Game Takes Players to a True Skater’s Paradise

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – March 17, 2010 – Black Box, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that SKATE™ 3, the latest installment in the award-winning franchise, will be in stores in North America on May 11th, 2010 and worldwide on May 14th, 2010. Redefining the skateboarding experience, SKATE 3 breaks new ground by letting gamers build their ultimate skate team both offline and co-operatively* to take on new challenges or competitive battles against other teams.

“Since the very beginning of the Skate franchise, we have captured the true essence of skateboarding, be it from the feel of nailing that perfect trick, to the feeling of just hanging out and sessioning with your friends,” said Jason DeLong, Senior Producer. “For us, SKATE 3 is the culmination of this endeavor – the most connected, accessible and social skateboarding experience yet.”

In the all-new Skate.School, Coach Frank acts as a mentor and teaches newcomers the ropes by showing them all the ins-and-outs of skateboarding as they hone their skills on the sticks before hitting the streets with their team. Veterans will also feel right at home in Skate.School as they refresh their skills but also learn all the new tricks SKATE 3 has to offer including darkslides and underflips.

Gamers can hit the streets with the pros in the all-new city of Port Carverton – a true skater’s paradise with unique districts, skate parks, and endless lines. For fans with a creative flair, the new Skate.Park editor allows gamers to create their own dream plaza or mega-ramp park from scratch or use the Object Dropper to alter the landscape of Port Carverton to truly change the face of the city. In the end, SKATE 3 delivers a completely immersive and connected experience giving gamers the tools to build and share their own skate parks, videos, and photos with all their friends by uploading them directly from their console or importing custom created graphics & logos from the Skate website*.

SKATE 3 features a deep roster of the world’s greatest skaters including several Thrasher Skater of the Year winners.

Andrew Reynolds, John Cardiel
Benny Fairfax, John Rattray
Braydon Szafranski, Josh Kalis
Chris Cole, Lizard King
Chris Haslam, Lucas Puig
Colin McKay, Mark Appleyard
Dan Drehobl, Mike Carroll
Danny Way, P.J. Ladd
Darren Navarrette, Pat Duffy
Dennis Busenitz, Ray Barbee
Eric Koston, Rob Dyrdek
Jason Dill, Ryan Gallant
Jason Lee (as Coach Frank), Ryan Smith
Jerry Hsu, Terry Kennedy
Joey Brezinski

SKATE 3 will be available on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The game is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB and “16+” by PEGI. More information can be found at http://www.skate.ea.com, become a fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/skate, or follow us on Twitter @ Hippyjump.

* Internet connection and EA account required.

Skate 3 Video: Coach Frank
Game: Skate 3Hype Score: 9/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS3 / Xbox 360Votes: 4 - View All
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Quick Hit Football Passes the One Million User Mark in its First Season
11:47 PM - March 17, 2010. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
QUICK HIT FOOTBALL™ PASSES THE ONE MILLION USER MARK
IN ITS FIRST SEASON; CONTINUES VELOCITY WITH IGN DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Company Continues to Gain Momentum and Add New Game Features

FOXBORO, MA – March 17, 2010 – Quick Hit, Inc. (“Quick Hit”), a leading developer and publisher of free social sports games, announced today that it has surpassed more than one million registered users for Quick Hit Football in its inaugural season. This milestone is accompanied by the news of its deal with IGN, the Web’s biggest gaming destination, which will extend the free-to-play, online football game to an even larger audience of game enthusiasts.

“Quick Hit Football continues to explode,” said Jeffrey Anderson, founder and CEO of Quick Hit, “and our partnership with IGN will only drive more awareness for Quick Hit among the gaming community.”

The distribution deal with IGN will increase the number of players exposed to Quick Hit Football in the off season, and help provide an even stronger platform for launching the game’s 2010 season. The game will be accessible through IGN’s network of sites, which includes Direct2Drive, FilePlanet, AskMen and IGN.com.

Quick Hit Football has been in open beta for five months and has already achieved more than six million visits, 35 million minutes of game play, and is one of the top ranked companies for searches on ‘free online football.’ The Quick Hit team recently released two new updates, including: a demo game and tutorial for new Coaches, play-by-play commentary, customized team profile pages and a daily reward system that credits Coaches with free in-game currency, or CP, when they sign into their team page each day.

“One of the most exciting and rewarding aspects of being a live game is the ability to continually improve the product and add new features for our users,” said Anderson. “It’s amazing how quickly we’re able to take a suggestion from the forums and turn that feedback into a new game element or improvement to an existing feature.”

ABOUT QUICK HIT FOOTBALL
Quick Hit Football is a free, authentic football coaching game that doesn’t require a credit card or massive download. Its compelling graphics, hard-hitting action and feature-rich game play take online sports games to a new level. Play head-to-head against Pro Coaches like Brian Billick or Jimmy Johnson; take on Pro superstars, including Jason Witten, Ray Lewis, and Osi Umenyiora; or draft Legends onto your team like the famed Barry Sanders, Steve Atwater, James Lofton and Warren Moon. Unlike repetitive twitch-games, Quick Hit Football offers a persistent gaming experience that lets fans build and manage a football dynasty. Play fast, fun, free online football games, earn fantasy and coaching points with every game, and watch your team grow. Hit the gridiron and create your team today at www.quickhit.com.

ABOUT QUICK HIT
Headquartered in the shadow of the world-famous Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, Quick Hit, Inc. is developing free, online social sports games and entertainment for a global audience. Quick Hit’s products fill a massive void in the sports industry by offering head-to-head competitions that combine a rich graphical experience, the accessibility of Adobe® Flash®, and the wide appeal of fantasy sports. Its first title, Quick Hit Football, is currently in Open Beta. For more information, visit www.quickhit.com.

ABOUT IGN ENTERTAINMENT
IGN Entertainment, a unit of News Corporation, is the leading Internet media and services provider focused on the videogame and entertainment enthusiast markets. Collectively, IGN's properties reached more than 42.9 million unique users worldwide January 2010, according to Internet audience measurement firm comScore Media Metrix. IGN's network of videogame-related properties (IGN.com, GameSpy, FilePlanet, TeamXbox, Direct2Drive and others) is one of the Web's leading videogame information destinations. IGN also owns the leading male lifestyle website AskMen.com. In addition, IGN provides technology for online game play in videogames. IGN is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices across North America, Europe and Australia.
Game: Quick Hit Football Hype Score: 6.5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PCVotes: 6 - View All
Rugby League 3 For Nintendo Wii Released in Australasia
11:39 PM - March 17, 2010. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
RUGBY LEAGUE 3 FOR NINTENDO WII™ RELEASED IN AUSTRALASIA

SYDNEY, Australia – March 18, 2010 – Home Entertainment Suppliers Pty Ltd (HES) today released Rugby League 3 for Nintendo Wii™, developed by leading New Zealand game studio Sidhe. The title continues the highly successful “Rugby League” franchise, which is amongst the highest selling videogame franchises of all time in Australasia.

“Rugby League for Nintendo Wii is one of the most popular products in the NRL licensing range,” said Paul Kind, NRL Director of Marketing & Commercial. “The Rugby League titles allow fans and gamers alike to experience the speed, skill and excitement of Rugby League first-hand. The added features and options in Rugby League 3 have been well researched and tested, and gamers will enjoy the new level of interactivity and presentation in the title.”

The features and content of “Rugby League 3” include:
  • Visceral Wii Remote and Nunchuk motion controls bring the physicality of Rugby League into your living room (Gamecube controllers also supported)
  • 80+ licensed teams from competitions such as the NRL, Super League, Toyota Cup, UK Championship, UK Championship 1, State of Origin, City v Country and internationals
  • 38 stadia from Australia, New Zealand, UK and France
  • Enjoy the game with groups of friends via support for up to 8 players
  • Team level gameplay features including defensive line controls, attacking and defensive strategy selection, team confidence, and AI support play
  • Build a champion team in the Multi-year Franchise Mode including advanced player management, Dally M Player of the Year and Man of Steel, club records and optional manual rep selection
  • Create and customise players, teams, and competitions and tune the gameplay to your preferred play style using the extensive customisation tools
  • Broadcast style presentation with enhanced replay angles, cut-scenes, match highlights, and in-game commentary from Channel Nine’s Andrew Voss
“We have all worked incredibly hard on this game building on past successes to bring greater depth, content and quality to the experience" said David Robles, Business Development Manager for HES. "We are very proud of what we have achieved with Rugby League 3 on Wii, it's a great step forward for the franchise".
Rugby League 3 is currently available throughout Australasia from all good videogame retailers. More information about the game can be found at http://www.rugbyleague3.com
Game: Rugby League 3Hype Score: Vote Now
Platform: WiiVotes: 0 - View All
Tecmo Bowl Throwback Q&A (ESPN)
11:11 PM - March 17, 2010. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
ESPN Videogames have posted a Q&A session with Mike Fahrny, Producer of Tecmo Bowl Throwback.

Quote:
Jon: "Are the playbooks straight from the SNES version as well or have there been updates?"

Mike: "They're the old playbooks. We've updated the U.I. (user interface) to be more user friendly, and you can play the game in either the new 3D or the old 2D which is cool. You can even switch on the fly between 2D and 3D at any point. So you can have that old school 2D, 16-bit feel, and then you can also have an updated 3D look if you want. But like I said, the plays are all the same from the original with the ability to swap plays in and out of your playbook to customize what the eight plays are you want to use."
Game: Tecmo Bowl ThrowbackHype Score: 10/10 - Vote Now
Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3Votes: 14 - View All
Backbreaker Euphoria Motion Video Interview (Gametrailers)
09:56 PM - March 17, 2010. Posted by jdr4693.

If you're having problems watching the embed, click here.
Game: BackbreakerHype Score: 8/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS3 / Xbox 360Votes: 68 - View All
MLB '10: The Show Patch #2 Release Date and Fixes (3-18-10)
06:30 PM - March 17, 2010. Posted by Russell_SCEA.
The second patch will be live on Thursday 3-18-10. The fix list is below. Also, this patch was worked after the game had shipped, so we had a chance to address issued reported by consumers. We fixed all we could given the time frame for this patch to go live as soon as possible. While I'm sure it doesn't cover all issues you are experiencing, we are continuously investigating other problems and we will update everyone once we have more concrete information. Regarding problems with leagues, some of these issues can be fixed server side, while others may require a patch. Again, we will keep the community updated on this situation as best as possible. We thank you for your patience and help identifying these issues.


PATCH 2::

- Fixed issue with the auto-fix feature in rosters not working correctly all the time when a downloaded roster was used.

- Fixed issue to accurately show the number of games in progress when looking at the game/lobby room list.

- Fixed issue causing players placed on trade waivers to not be withdrawn if claimed by a user controlled team (offline season).

- Fixed issues with attendance.

- Make sure players placed on release waivers retain their contracts until they clear waivers.

- Allow teams to send down a reliever and keep 2 closers on the roster.

- Only allow the CPU to trade a player once per season.

- Unranked Online Games should not count towards points, win/loss nor stats.

- Fixed issue causing trades to be offered by the user's team even when set to MANUAL trades.

- Fix catcher throw decisions when AUTOTHROWING is on

- Create a player using these stances/deliveries:

Stances:
Bay, Jason
Barmes, Clint
Barton, Daric
Fukudome, Kosuke
Kemp Matt
Longoria, Evan

Pitch Deliveries:
Kuroda, Hiroki
Lilly, Ted

- Scout challenge from certain locations addressed.

- Intentional walk Online gaemplay issue addressed.

- Merged Sounds of the show fix. Fix for overflow problem when storing more than 255 songs. This is referring to storing the songs in a playlist.

- Exiting chatroom fix after completing the game.

- Fixed bug with ball warping into fielder's glove from the outfield on a line drive.

- Fix exiting Bullpen issue.

- Addressed issue with large attendance numbers being displayed properly.

- Fixed bug causing position players to be in the bullpen leading to an issue in franchise and career mode.
Game: MLB '10: The ShowReader Score: 9/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS3Votes: 22 - View All
EA SPORTS MMA Gameplay Trailer
06:23 PM - March 17, 2010. Posted by Phillmattic.
Check out the new EA SPORTS MMA gameplay trailer.
Game: EA Sports MMAHype Score: 7/10 - Vote Now
Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3Votes: 8 - View All
The Future of NASCAR Gaming
12:10 PM - March 17, 2010. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Justin Pacheco
Going into this season, NASCAR announced a series of rule changes to make races more exciting and competitive. These changes included freer-flowing restrictor plates, the return of bump-drafting and the return of the spoiler rather than the detached rear wing. These things appeared to be done in response to lower television ratings and attendance figures.

While NASCAR responded quickly to make changes to try and reaffirm NASCAR’s place in the American sports’ marketplace, the same cannot be said about their handling of their video game licenses. I say that because Electronic Arts’ exclusive deal with NASCAR is over and yet no NASCAR games are being released this year. In other words, the future of NASCAR games basically leads to a mess of questions.

Read More - The Future of NASCAR Gaming
Does MLB 10: The Show Belong in the Text-Sim Hall of Fame?
12:08 PM - March 17, 2010. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Adam Czech
MLB 10: The Show is one of the most impressive looking sports games ever made. Stadiums are re-created almost to perfection, player models look nearly identical to their real-life counterparts and the game of baseball’s little nuances are captured throughout each game. The gameplay is also refreshingly realistic. You are rewarded for working the count while batting and punished if you do not mix up your pitches on the mound.

Simply put, The Show deserves most of the praise it gets. But how does the game stack up as a text sim? Text simmers are notoriously finicky and often nerdy. That deadly combination makes text simmers some of the most critical and hard to please gamers out there. Text simmers need realism, customization and screens that are easy to navigate. If we do not have those three core elements, our attention span shrinks exponentially.

That said, can baseball text simmers add The Show to the baseball text sim hall of fame? Does it fit in with greats like Out of the Park Baseball, Strat-o-Matic and Diamond Mind?

Read More - Does MLB 10: The Show Belong in the Text-Sim Hall of Fame?
Game: MLB '10: The ShowReader Score: 9/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS3Votes: 22 - View All
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
A Few More UFC Undisputed 2010 Details Announced
10:33 PM - March 16, 2010. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
BJ Penn Brings Combat Expertise to UFC Undisputed 2010

Reigning UFC Lightweight Champion Shows
What it Takes to be a Fighter in New Video

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. March 16, 2010 THQ Inc. today announced the release of a new UFC® Undisputed™ 2010 video featuring the current UFC Lightweight Champion, BJ “The Prodigy” Penn. As one of the world’s most renowned fighters, Penn brings an unrivaled level of skill and athleticism to the Octagon™. His stand-up fighting is notorious, and his legendary submissions are second to none. UFC Undisputed 2010 captures the proficiency of Penn and more than 100 UFC fighters with a multitude of enhanced combat features, including:
  • Full upper body and head movement with a new Sway System
  • New Posture System that allows for stronger, fight-ending strikes from the ground
  • Introduction of Southpaw stance and the ability to change stances during a fight
  • Multiple MMA disciplines, including the new additions of Sambo, Karate and Greco-Roman Wrestling
  • Variety of new strikes, submissions, transitions and cage positions
“UFC Undisputed 2010 will, without question, be the ultimate MMA videogame experience,” said Penn. “The game’s authenticity is awesome and THQ has done a fantastic job on making the moves and gameplay very realistic.”

About UFC Undisputed 2010

UFC Undisputed 2010 is the only mixed martial arts (MMA) videogame this year that will deliver the action, intensity and prestige of the Ultimate Fighting Championship®. Players will navigate an unparalleled roster of more than 100 prolific UFC fighters, each fully rendered to convey a photorealistic appearance. Enhanced combat will bring greater authenticity and more customization, as players manage Octagon control with new strikes, submissions, transitions, cage positions and more. UFC Undisputed 2010 will encourage online camaraderie like never before, giving players the ability to form fight camps and leagues, train like real-life UFC fighters and go online to compete against other camps in the virtual UFC world. In addition to an expanded Career mode, UFC Undisputed 2010 will also introduce three new gameplay modes including Title Mode, Title Defense Mode and Tournament Mode. So you want to be a fighter? Here’s how. For more information about the UFC Undisputed videogame franchise, please visit www.ufcundisputed.com and www.thq.com.

About BJ Penn

BJ “The Prodigy” Penn is an American mixed martial artist and current UFC Lightweight Champion. Penn began his MMA career training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ralph Gracie, and was the first non-Brazilian to win the black-belt division of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Fighting out of Hilo, Hawaii, Penn is renowned for his powerful standup and unrivaled submissions. For more information on BJ Penn, please visit http://www.ufc.com and http://www.bjpenn.com.
Game: UFC Undisputed 2010Hype Score: 8/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS3 / Xbox 360Votes: 7 - View All
MotoGP 09/10 Trailer #2
08:26 PM - March 16, 2010. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Check out the 2nd trailer from MotoGP 09/10.
Game: MotoGP 09/10Hype Score: 8/10 - Vote Now
Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3Votes: 1 - View All

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