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Top Spin 3: Buy It For The Tennis, Love It For The Custom Grunts

The upcoming release of Top Spin 3 on next-gen consoles and the Wii brings plenty to the various consoles. Both games feature the same base roster of 16 real life players and three legends: Bjorn Borg, Boris Becker and Monica Seles. You can play for all the major titles except for Wimbledon. 2K still included a grass court (set in Dublin) but the Brits wanted too much dough for the official license.

Besides getting snazzier graphics, Xbox 360 and PS3 owners get to customize players right down to picking everything from Wild Eyes-style contact lenses to your little pro’s in-game grunt. Wii aficionados get to flail wildly with their Wiimotes while in the first tennis game for their system to feature players with legs and arms. Check out our full preview with 2K Sports product manager Ryan Hunt after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

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Game Trailer

At First Glance Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff Looks Small, Kinda Boring

Gametrailers posted up a video preview of Tecmo Bowl and it looks small, even by DS standards, and pretty goddamn boring. We’re all for nostalgia and appreciating games of yesteryear. But that’s why you keep a Sega Genesis around or work on case mods. Check the video after the jump to see for yourself. Read the rest of this entry »

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Das Gamer Video

Talking Games, Music And Kim Kardashian With Vernon Gholston

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We got to sit down with Vernon Gholston at EA’s Draft Weekend event in NYC a few days before the Jets made the former Ohio State defensive end the number six overall pick in the draft. Check out what the newly minted NFL rookie plans to do with his signing bonus.

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Chris Long To EA: “I Don’t Have A Gut.”

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We sat down with former Virginia defensive end, Chris Long, a few days before the NFL Draft at EA’s event in NYC. He didn’t notch any of the covers of NCAA 09 and he had a few minor issues with his virtual representation on the field. Specifically he seemed a little confused over his in-game gut. Getting picked second in the draft by the St. Louis Rams should help deal with any indignity suffered at the hands of EA.

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