On the floor of the PAX East convention, there stood a section with a large Disney sign suspended above it. That section was to show off Split/Second; Disney's new racing arcade game. We got the chance to grab the sticks and check out Split/Second first hand.
One year after the release of the original, Left 4 Dead 2 has made its way onto store shelves after much controversy. First announced at E3 this year L4D2 has since been the target of boycotts supposedly supported by thousands of gamers who insisted that one year is too short of a time for a proper sequel.
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.
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.