 Archive for the 'Sports' Category‘Avatar’ trailer rammed down sports spectators’ throatsOctober 29th, 2009, 10:02 pm by Jayson Peters
 Images: Twentieth Century Fox The trailer for James Cameron’s upcoming sci-fi epic Avatar will screen Sunday on the world’s largest high-def video display at Cowboys Stadium before kickoff at the Dallas-Seattle game. Twentieth Century Fox says Avatar ads will also be shown Sunday on all Fox-affiliate regional football games and during the Phillies-Yankees World Series game. The film, shot entiredly in 3-D, opens in theaters everywhere Dec. 18. See also: Jocks bow to the nerds when fantasy meets footballSeptember 27th, 2009, 12:19 am by Jayson Peters
Did the global economic summit that just concluded in that city include a secret delegation of Night Elves, Tauren, Trolls and other representatives of the races of Azeroth from Blizzard’s online RPG World of Warcraft? Well, no one can prove it didn’t … Via Joystiq I thought the UFC fights in the ring were roughJuly 13th, 2009, 7:02 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
Will ‘The Amazing Race’ make an amazing game?March 27th, 2009, 3:07 pm by Jayson PetersCBS has teamed up with Canadian developer Ludia to turn the Emmy-winning show The Amazing Race into a video game for multiple platforms.
Schilling’s next pitch: shilling his online fantasy RPGMarch 25th, 2009, 12:34 pm by Jayson Peters Curt Schilling, shown in an Aug. 30, 2007, file photo, is retiring from baseball. The 42-year-old right-hander who won World Series championships with Arizona and Boston. (The Associated Press) Former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Curt Schilling may be retiring from baseball, but he won’t be idle. As the Boston Herald reports, the Red Sox retiree will have more time to focus on his video game start-up, 38 Studios. The company, which the longtime gamer founded in 2006, is developing a fantasy MMORPG. “This is my life after baseball,” Schilling told GameTap.com in an interview last year. “After baseball, I will do nothing except be a father, husband, and run this company.” The venture also includes Todd McFarlane, creator of the Spawn comic book series and also a Valley resident, and fantasy author R.A. Salvatore, who has penned many of the D&D-related Forgotten Realms novels and the adaptation of Star Wars — Episode II: Attack of the Clones. See also: Bob Romantic: Is Schilling a Hall of Famer? NFL Experience includes McFarlane action figures In McFarlane household, action figures are the family business ‘Mario & Sonic’ in training for Olympic Winter GamesFebruary 13th, 2009, 12:01 am by Jayson Peters
‘Madden’ match: Steelers beat Cardinals, 28-24, in Super BowlJanuary 25th, 2009, 12:43 am by Jayson PetersSorry, Cardinals fans: As reported by Wired, Electronic Arts’ annual tradition of simulating the Super Bowl with the latest edition of Madden doesn’t bode well for Arizona. Just check out the video below. Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Viddler video.
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Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment, is now part-owner of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers franchise.
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Like the show, the game will team players up in pairs for an unforgettable journey across exotic locations and continents in a race against time and other teams. Players work to find each checkpoint and take on dozens of frantic challenges and tasks as they navigate Detours, Roadblocks and other unpredictable game elements from the show. Working together strategically throughout the game is essential as each team tries to discover hidden clues that are crucial to getting them to the Pit Stop first- and one step closer to ultimate victory at the check-in mat.
