Electronic Arts announced this afternoon that their Fantasy Football service will be integrated into Madden NFL 09 when it releases in August. The application, which will arrive via DLC at an unknown cost at this point, will allow players to conduct their own fantasy football drafts, keep track of their teams/players, and even import their [...]

As the first foray into the boxing ring for 2K Sports, Prizefighter nicely fills the gap between releases of EA’s Fight Night series but doesn’t aim high with any unique control schemes or revolutionary features. It’s a basic boxing game in a design-by-numbers style that remains addictive for those not looking for originality.

Wii owners seeking a hockey fix need wait no longer, as 2K Sports announced today that NHL 2K9 is headed for Nintendo’s console this fall. The first officially licensed hockey game on the system at this point, the game is being handled by Visual Concepts and, naturally, will utilize the Wii Remote as a hockey [...]

EA Sports announced this morning that Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf will be the worldwide cover athlete for NHL 09. Already a two-time All-Star and nominee for last year’s Norris Trophy, Phaneuf has definitely made a name for himself, scoring 159 points during the course of his five year career in the league.
“It is an [...]

2K Sports announced tonight during the NBA Finals pre-game show that Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics will be the cover athlete for NBA 2K9.
Having one of the best years of his career, Garnett is widely regarded as one of the best all-around players in the NBA. He’s also won quite a few awards this [...]

Three separate studies profiled at today’s 55th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine showed that active video games appeared to be helpful in encouraging young people to exercise.
The first of the studies, done by Gregory Brown, Ph. D., FACSM and his study team, examined energy expenditure for active games compared to sedentary [...]

Don King Presents: Prizefighter is sure to have enough fantabulous spectaculosity in it considering the game’s namesake, but today things got a bit funkier as Bootsy Collins revealed that he produced an original theme song for the upcoming boxing title.
“Doing the game track was very exciting,” Collins tells billboard.com. “It’s for Don King, a hero [...]

As many sports gaming fan already knows, Madden NFL 09 marks the 20th anniversary of EA Sports’ acclaimed football title. While the series has been going through the motions over the last few years, the crew down at Tiburon looks like they’re finally giving the game a much needed shot in the arm as Madden [...]

If you’re a New Orleans Saints fan and have ever felt the sorrow of watching Jason Craft get torched on a 30-yard post route while playing Madden, EA Sports is giving you the chance to try and change history (real life’s not changing though, sorry). Over at the GameStop.com Blog, the developers of Madden NFL [...]

2K Sports announced this afternoon that Columbus Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash will grace the cover of NHL 2K9. An All-Star Left Wing, Nash is the youngest player in the league’s history to win the “Rocket” Richard Trophy with 41 goals scored. He also served as a member of the 2006 Canadian Olympic hockey team [...]

One of last year’s breakout new sports titles, Skate, is now making its way to the Wii and DS in the form of Skate It. Announced by EA this morning, these new versions of the game are being developed from the ground up with the systems’ strengths in mind as well, with the Wii version [...]

The Gran Turismo series has been globally recognized as one of the top games in the racing genre, and today Sony provided some numbers to back that up. According to an official release statement made by the company, the cumulative worldwide shipment of the games has exceeded 50 million units as of April 30.
“Initially, Gran [...]