The most recent foray into simulated ball-smacking is 2K Sports’ Top Spin 3. Claiming to be an evolution over Top Spin 2 (a game that I played and enjoyed for about a month straight), Top Spin 3 has some pretty big tennis shoes to fill. Before I continue, let me first give you some background [...]

The trend in gaming as of late has been a push towards “reality”. Games like COD, Battlefield, and SOCOM all boast military advisors on staff, with a focus on making the game experience as “realistic” as possible. The obsession with reality doesn’t end there, and its relation to a game’s overall fun factor, got me [...]

According to Kotaku, at the recent Ziff Davis’ annual Electronc Gaming Summit, Peter Moore explained EA’s stance on licensing in videogames, stating… “EA feels that licensing remains an important part of adding realism to their sports titles and that he can’t imagine a time when they wouldn’t seek them.” Interesting. Apparently EA is suffering from [...]