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EA Sports MMA is a fighting video game for Xbox 360, set for release on October 19, 2010. The game is developed by Tiburon and published by Electronic Arts. In the game, choose from the world's top fighters or climb the ranks of the worldwide circuit with your created prodigy to become the ultimate MMA champion.

Travel the globe and learn a multitude of fighting techniques and skills from masters in each discipline. Select from various weight classes, rule sets, and take on all challengers in multiple cage types or a ring. The challenge continues online with the ability to create and share custom fighters, prize fights, and more. Are you ready? Let's get it on.

EA Sports MMA game features:

The Definitive MMA Experience – Featuring multiple disciplines, rule sets, locations, and fighters from, the worldwide sport of MMA, all represented authentically. Throw down in a ring, hexagonal or circular cage. Environments come to life with ring girls, corner men and the best referee in the business – Big John McCarthy. Ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. provides fighter introductions, while MMA legend Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo call the action.

Live Broadcast YOUR Fight – Now you can have your online fight broadcast and viewed by gamers all around the world via the console or web. Create your fighter, produce your hype video and get noticed by an EA SPORTS promoter. Once selected you will have the opportunity to fight for real world prizes and online fame! In addition, your fight will also feature live commentary calling your every move!

Total Strike Control – Go on the offensive with Total Strike Control; an intuitive control system for striking, elbows, knees and kicks. Total Strike Control is accessible via analog sticks or face buttons, providing the utmost flexibility. Advance Defense System – The best offense is a good defense, so get ready to master parrying, slipping, countering and dodging to gain an advantage over your opponent.

Feel the Fight – Controller rumble acts as an alert to simulate body movement when an

opponent attempts to advance position. Take notice and use the small window of opportunity to counter or defend.

Submission Battles – Using an intuitive system, opponents must strategically manage their advances or counters to secure the desired outcome; button mashing is the road to failure. Properly manage your stamina because in MMA you must be as smart as you are strong.

Travel the Globe – Visit the most established gyms across Japan, Brazil, Thailand, and the United States to learn new skills and techniques in career mode. Bring a created fighter up through the ranks to attempt to make one of biggest stages in mixed martial arts – STRIKEFORCE. No career mode will ever be the same, ensuring a unique experience each and every time.

And In This Corner – EA SPORTS MMA will feature a vast array of fighters in its roster, including the #1 heavyweight in the world Fedor Emelianenko. MMA legends Randy Couture and Dan Henderson, as well as international stars Shinya Aoki and Ronaldo

Jacare Souza showcase global variety. Every fighter will use their distinct style and fight like their real-life counterparts.

Create a Fighter – Use Photo Game Face to create your own, personalized roster of fighters.

EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp is a sports video game for Nintendo Wii, set for release on November 16, 2010. The game is developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. The game put users right into the football drills and conditioning workouts of an NFL training camp. Developed in collaboration with NFL strength and conditioning coaches, users will experience the thrill of competition while challenging friends and family in authentic NFL football drills.

EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp with Total Body Tracking uses the included heart rate monitor and wireless motion tracking to provide a challenging workout and help deliver measurable results. It links to the EA Sports Active online hub where users can share training results and challenge others to beat their personal best, as well as track progress toward specific fitness goals.

EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp game features:

Includes over 70 drills and challenges designed to improve strength, power and conditioning, as well as reaction skills, agility and first step quickness, which are key areas NFL players focus on.

Users can choose their favorite team, step into a stadium and train alongside their favorite players.

The EA SPORTS Active NFL Training Camp virtual coach will encourage users through the drills and challenges for additional motivation, and to take it to the next level, users can participate in the NFL Combine 60 Day Challenge.

Get your game on in multi-player mode where players can go head-to-head in NFL training camp drills, including the QB Window Challenge and Field Goal Challenge, or with an online connected console, users can compare personal stats with friends and challenge them to beat their best results.

As part of the NFL's commitment to youth health and fitness, kids and families can choose special NFL Play 60 drills and exercises specially designed for them.

FIFA, the world's governing body of soccer, EA and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced the new season of the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC), the world's only official FIFA global football gaming competition. The FIWC is a season-long tournament mirroring the real world of football in which competitors from all around the world participate playing EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 10 (http://www.ea.com/games/fifa-soccer) on PlayStation 3 (PS3).

This year marks the sixth FIWC season, which kicks off today inside EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 10. Players will be able to compete for their spot in the Grand Final at one of 10 FIWC Live Qualifier Events across the globe, taking place in Australia, Brazil, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, South Africa and the UK, or by playing online. For the first time in the tournament's history, the online competition of the FIWC via PlayStation®Network will be split into two seasons. Season one starts with the launch of FIFA 10 on 2nd October and concludes on 18th December 2009. The ten best players of season one from across the FIFA confederations will go through to the Grand Final, which will take place at Port Olympic in Barcelona on 1st May 2010*. Players who didn't make it during season one have another shot at their spot in the Grand Final in season two, which kicks off on 4 January 2010 and concludes on 31 March 2010. Registration for participating in the online leg of the FIWC 10 tournament will take place directly inside the retail version of FIFA 10 on PS3 from 2 October across Europe and Asia and from 20 October in North America.

Alongside the 2009 FIWC champion, Bruce Grannec from France, the 31 finalists will compete to be crowned FIFA Interactive World Champion of the Year, rewarded with an invitation to the FIFA World Player Gala along with a USD 20,000 cash prize. The runner up will receive USD 5,000, while the player coming third will be awarded USD 1,000.

"More than 500,000 players vied for a spot in the Grand Final at last year's FIFA Interactive World Cup. This makes it the FIFA tournament with the most competitors," highlights Chuck Blazer, member of the FIFA Executive Committee and patron of the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC). "The FIWC is becoming more and more popular among all age groups and the great thing is that everybody can participate. Players can face each other whenever they want and wherever they are - this is truly unique."

"With the real life football season already underway, FIFA fans the world over are itching to show off their skills in this year's FIFA Interactive World Cup tournament and they won't be disappointed ," said Matt Bilbey, VP Marketing, EA SPORTS. "The FIFA development team in Vancouver have worked incredibly hard to deliver players the most authentic football gaming experience ever with FIFA 10. With the game out now, we're excited for players around the world to start their journey to the top of the FIFA Interactive World Cup league on the PlayStation 3."

"The FIFA Interactive World Cup 2009 was a truly incredible tournament, with over half a million people competing, many of which via PlayStation Network," said Darren Carter, VP for Brand and Consumer Marketing, SCEE. "The FIWC is a great example of what can happen when you take one of the worlds best selling games, mix it together with the world's favorite games console, and open it up to the community. We are very excited about this year's tournament and wish everybody competing the best of luck."

EA SPORTS FIFA 10 for the PlayStation 3 is powered with the first-ever true 360° dribbling system that gives players finer control of the ball, enabling them to find spaces between defenders that previously were not possible. Additionally the new Skilled Dribbling - an all new animation wrapping technology - provides unprecedented control. The all-new Virtual Pro will let players live out their fantasy of playing as a professional footballer. By using the Photo Game Face function, they can put themselves into the video game and embark on a career with more than 200 accomplishments to master across all games modes. Based on consumer feedback from more than 400 million online games played, FIFA 10 refines an already potent game engine, combined with authentic club and league licenses, to continue to set the benchmark as the most complete simulation of football which also features an completely overhauled Manager Mode with more than 50 major improvements, a New Practice Arena and Customizable Set Pieces.

The game raises the bar again with another championship season. NBA 2K9, the number one-selling and rated NBA video game, set the standard for all basketball video games, and NBA 2K10 surpasses that by delivering an even better basketball experience this year. Read more...NBA 2K10

NBA 2K10 is a basketball video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It was released on October 6, 2009 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, and PC. The game raises the bar again with another championship season. NBA 2K9, the number one-selling and rated NBA video game, set the standard for all basketball video games, and NBA 2K10 surpasses that by delivering an even better basketball experience this year with all-new gameplay components, out-of-this-world graphics, even more realistic Signature Style animations, all-new presentation elements, and an unrivalled online system. This season you won't just play the NBA, you'll take over.

My Player Mode: Create the ultimate NBA player and guide his every career move. Start as an undrafted rookie in the Summer Circuit; work hard enough and you may get an invite to participate in an NBA team's training camp, or you may end up in the D-League. The road to being an NBA star is a long and hard battle.

Living Rosters: The 2K Insider and his team of NBA analysts continue to keep NBA 2K10 fresh with up-to-date team and player information, including roster and lineup moves, trades, injuries and player ratings. Now track all of the changes through the season with interactive menus and analysis.

Seamless Online Experience: Forget the past, with NBA2K10 online play is fully incorporated into every mode of the game. Now you can play the AI, challenge the friend sitting next to you or play your buddy across town anytime, from anywhere in the game.

Signature Play: Signature Play pulls together all of NBA 2K's player Signature Styles and adds in all-new Signature Tendencies and facial expressions, creating NBA 2K10 teams that play and react like their real life counterparts for an unbelievably realistic NBA experience.

Shut Down D: Shut down teams down like never before with innovative defensive controls that allow you to shadow your opponent's every move, deny position off-ball, and even select how you want to contest shots.

Sept. 18, 2009 - EA. Start your engines! The PC demo of the highly-rated Need for Speed Shift is available for download at the Official Site. Players will prove their racing prowess on the world-famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and gorgeous city circuit of London River using one of four unlocked cars. Collect enough stars in the demo based on the player's racing performance, and they'll unlock the ultimate racing machine; the Pagani Zonda F.

Jump into the cockpit of one of these five cars and find out why Need for Speed SHIFT is the highest rated Need for Speed game in years.

A PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Need for Speed SHIFT demo is also scheduled to arrive in early October. Read full article at http://www.ea.com/

Required – Network card with broadband connectivity (For Online Play)
Operating System - Windows XP Service Pack 3 or Vista Service Pack 1 / Windows 7
Processor - Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) CPU running at 3,2GHz or higher (3.4GHz for Windows Vista) Intel Core 2 Duo 2,5GHz or AMD 64 X2 2,0 GHz
Memory - XP: 1 GB RAM, Vista/Windows 7: 1.5 GB RAM
Hard Drive – 6 GB
Video Card - 256 MB RAM with Pixel Shader 3 (PCI-Ex) 512 MB RAM with Pixel Shader 3 (PCI-Ex)
DirectX - DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound Card - DirectX 9.0c compliant card (DirectX 10.1 compliant if applicable)
DVD Drive - 8X or faster
Online Multiplayer – 512 Kbps or faster; 2-12 Players
Input - Keyboard, Mouse
Optional – USB Steering Wheel / Dual Analogue Gamepad
Supported Video Cards - ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB or greater; NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT 256MB or greater.

EA Los Angeles Launches Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander’s Challenge On Xbox Live.

Los Angeles, Calif., September 16, 2009 - EA announced that Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge, a new action-packed chapter in the storied Command & Conquer franchise, is available now for download on Xbox LIVE and on September 24th at the PlayStation Store. Players can challenge the world's toughest commanders and conquer the world in a gauntlet of 50 unique challenges for 800 Microsoft Points at the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and $9.99 at the PlayStation Store. Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge is a standalone arcade title and does not require Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 to play.

"With more than thirty hours of fun and compelling RTS entertainment, Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge delivers the ultimate RTS gameplay experience console players have been waiting for," said Wes Eckhart, Producer of Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge at EA Los Angeles.

"Each of the 50 challenges throws players into unique scenarios full of over-the-top twists and challenges. From armies of Japanese school girls and giant Soviet war bears to wrestling legend Ric Flair and more, Commander's Challenge offers fresh and fun gameplay at an unbeatable price."

As players progress through the gauntlet, they will gradually unlock more units, technology and new challenges. Each challenge is equipped with a par time that will challenge even the most competitive and skilled Command & Conquer fans. Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge will also feature the high-quality live-action cinematics the franchise is known for, including 16-time world heavyweight wrestling champion - "Nature Boy" Ric Flair and others.

Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge is developed at EA Los Angeles and is rated 'T' for Teen by the ESRB and '16+' by PEGI. For more information about the game, please visit the Official Site: http://www.commandandconquer.com/ or follow the community and development team on Twitter at ea_apoc. http://twitter.com/ea_apoc

Game News: Official Name for Command and Conquer 4

Fight Night: Round 4 is a really fun game and a nice step for the series. It takes a little while to get used to the new feel of how the game is controlled and how it plays but it is great fun once you get used to it. This game is more of a step from an arcade style fighting to a more realistic style of boxing. It's a nice blend of simulation (figher styles, physical attributes, and so forth all make a difference, and you can feel it in the boxing) and arcade (controls are intuitive and easy, and the video game is entertaining without having to think too much about it if you don't want). The graphics are phenomenal. The effects, especially the replay camera and the slow-mo are very well done. The HUD is very good. I like the way that the fighter is broken down into the stamina, health and block histograms. It gives the player a good sense of his fighter's status. The gameplay is pretty decent. I do find the training to be a little bland; but you can simulate it if you like. The commentary is very well done as well. Good overall sounds effects give excellent realism to the game.

One of the first things I did was try my 'dream match' of Muhammed Ali against Iron Mike Tyson, I really got into the fight. The game play gives you the freedom to create your own combination of punches based on the strengths of your fighter. You can be winning a fight and suddenly let your guard down and get caught with a sold punch that turns the fight around.

Overall, I am very happy with the game. It is definitely a lot of fun and a blast to pit two fighters from entirely different eras against one another.