With the release of NCAA Basketball 2010, EA Sports shows us one thing; they always stick to a formula, even if that formula might not be the best one. Last year, 2K Sports stopped releasing their version of a college basketball game, leaving EA Sports uncontested in the field. Now, while this also happened in football and Madden 2010 was nothing short of phenomenal, I can't exactly say the same for NCAA Basketball 2010. Don't get me wrong, some improvements were made to the game compared to last year's, but not nearly enough for me to classify it as an elite sports title.
In this year's installment of THQ's Smackdown Vs. Raw 2010, there was a lot of focus towards creating new and unique characters as well as story lines. There were also changes made to the Royal Rumble format, the Road to Wrestlemania stories, the addition of Rivals, the online community, and the addition of new match types.
In support of national breast cancer awareness month, an exclusive breast cancer awareness apparel package is now available at the EA SPORTS Complex within Sony’s PlayStation Home. This limited offer apparel package consists of male and female football jerseys which will be sold for $2.00 each. The jerseys will be available for purchase from October 15th through November 11th. The primary color of the jersey will be black with a pink number 9 on the front and the name “Brees” on the back panel. All proceeds from the purchase of these specially designed jerseys will go to New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees’ charity, Brees Dream Foundation in support of breast cancer awareness.
Rockstar games has released the second official trailer for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City, titled “There’s Always a Girl”. Episodes From Liberty City will let gamers experience both The Lost and Damned and the all-new episode The Ballad of Gay Tony. Check it out on its release October 29th.
For the first time in over a decade, EA Sports will NOT be releasing a NASCAR game this year. According to EA Sports President Peter Moore, both sides agreed that there was no need for an annal release of the NASCAR series. NASCAR had also talked about not giving exclusive rights to EA after their contract expired.
With the release of the highly anticipated Beatles Rock Band on September 9th, the question wasn't if the game was going to be a success, instead how much success can this game have.