Tag: EASPORTS

We, like most good Americans, rely on FOX News to let us know which media outlets to trust (i.e., FOX News), and which agenda-driven sources we should disregard as pawns of the vast left-wing conspiracy (i.e., everything else). Yet, as much as we've enjoyed existing within Rupert Murdoch's vacuum of objectivity, we couldn't help but raise a few eyebrows when our guiding light of journalistic ...

On the heels of its wildly popular, Facebook soccer game 'FIFA Superstars,' EA has now decided to bring everyone's favorite video game to the world's most popular social network. As USA Today reports, the game maker recently launched a new Facebook version of its famed NFL game, entitled 'Madden NFL Superstars.' Much like 'FIFA Superstars,' which EA launched before the World Cup, the company's ...

Starting next month with the release of 'Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11,' gamers will be charged an extra fee to play used EA Sports video games online. According to Edge, EA Sports will package an "Online Pass," which is essentially a one-time registration code, with its new PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 games. The pass lets you play online multiplayer games, join online leagues and access other bonus ...

A couple months back, we told you about football coaches and players using 'Madden NFL' to practice and stay sharp year round. Apparently, this phenomenon isn't limited to a single sport. According to the New York Times, professional athletes in several major sports are now using video games as a practice tool. The Times credits this trend to the increased level of realism in video games. From ...

EA Sports has dominated the sports-related gaming market since the early '90s, thanks to huge franchises like 'Madden NFL' football (which debuted in 1988) and 'NCAA Football' (started in 1993). Now, according to Joystiq, the company's two marquee titles are bringing it a little unwelcome criticism and two massive lawsuits. The NFL lawsuit seems reasonable: A group of 2,062 former players -- who ...

It's no longer enough to plop your nine-year-old in front of a TV or a video game; nowadays, everyone is pushing to gets kids more physically active. Whether it's Leapfrog, or Nintendo, or now Electronic Arts (EA), companies and parents are pushing to mix entertainment and exercise. EA, makers of some of the most popular sports video games available, has teamed up with Toy Island to create a ...

The Wii Fit might have some competition brewing, if Men's Fitness magazine is a publication worthy of the public's trust, that is. The details are vague, to say the very least but, here's what we "know": Dave Kushner, executive producer at EA Sports, told the magazine that the company is planning an 'unnamed fitness game' with a 'new peripheral' which will connect the Wiimote to the player's ...

It's Madden day, the most anticipated day of the year for many gaming sports fans, when the latest installment of the hugely popular NFL game is released for just about every gaming platform out there -- even the aged PlayStation 2. With publisher EA's lock on the NFL license, it's basically the only game in town, and with no competition, it gets only incrementally better and better every year. ...

We recently got an advance look at EA Sports's NBA Live 2008, which is due in September. We not only we battled it out on the virtual court with NBA stars Gilbert Arenas and Kevin Durant, who were there in person to promote the game, but we also got a chance to talk to developers about the complete makeover its popular basketball video game has undergone. According to EA, Live 2008 is a ...