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04.03.12

Now that March Madness is over with Kentucky bringing home the national championship, the sports world turns its attention to college football. EA Sports is readying NCAA Football 13 for a July 10 release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. EA Sports Tiburon is working on a brand new visual and audio presentation for the new gridiron game.

03.11.12

Ever since they made their debut in 1999, the Boondock Saints have been carving out quite a legend for themselves.  In that terrific action movie, directed by Troy Duffy and featuring the likes of Willem Dafoe and Sean Patrick Flannery, a pair of fraternal twins set out to rid Boston of criminal types while being kept close tabs on by the FBI.  Since then, the Saints have returned in 2009 with a slightly lacking sequel, All Saints Day, though not much else has happened.  Still, the effects of the original film are hard to shake, as it’s still quite the favorite for some.

12.26.11

With gamers logging record numbers online playing Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, four friends from Minnesota were able to play on the ultimate screen. The winners of the Mountain Dew Mega Fan Experience were whisked to Dallas, Texas, where Cowboys Stadium became their personal arcade. After playing Sledgehammer Games and Infinity Ward’s newest game in the Sony lounge in the plush luxury box level, Andy Brink and his friends went to the 50 yard line and took the action to North America’s largest video screen for some quad-player action on PlayStation 3. Brink talks about the experience, which included the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders practicing below, in this exclusive video interview.

09.08.11

Sumthing Else Music Works will release the Gears of War 3 Soundtrack featuring music from Epic Games’ bestselling franchise, which has sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Gears of War 3: The Soundtrack will be released simultaneously with the game's launch on 20th September to retail outlets and for digital download at SumthingDigital, Amazon MP3, iTunes and other digital music sites.

08.08.11

For those who want to take a break from playing EA Sports’ NCAA Football 12, ESPN 3D will double the amount of college football telecasts this year as the network plans to air 20 regular-season games along with the Allstate BCS National Championship and five postseason bowl games.  The network will kick off its second year of extensive college football coverage with two games in five days over Labor Day weekend when UNLV travels to Wisconsin on Thurs., Sept. 1, at 8 p.m. ET with Miami at Maryland on Mon., Sept. 5, at 8 p.m.

07.14.11

One of the big games of 2011, NCAA Football 12 delivers the pride and pageantry of game day Saturday like never before with new presentation, including—for the first time ever—animal mascots like Uga (Georgia), Bevo (Texas) and Mike the Tiger (LSU).  With new pre-game traditions like the Sooner Schooner (Oklahoma), Ramblin’ Wreck (Georgia Tech), Chief Osceola (FSU) and Traveler with Trojan Rider (USC), plus an all-new momentum-based collision system that allows fans to control their player up until the moment of impact, the look and feel of NCAA Football 12 rises to a whole new level. NCAA Football 12 cover athlete Mark Ingram talks about the new game in this exclusive video interview below.

07.05.11

When it comes to being picked fourth by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2011 NBA Draft, that was a thrill for Texas Longhorn standout Tristan Thompson. He’ll be helping number one pick Kyrie Irving turn the Cavs into a contender. But the rookie NBA player really lit up when he was asked about appearing in 2K Sports’ NBA 2K12. He talks about his game off the hardwoods in this exclusive video interview.

06.01.11

Richard Garriott’s Portalarium, an Austin-based publisher and developer of games for social network and mobile platforms, has closed a second round of bridge financing. Garriott, best known as Lord British by online gamers, has attracted investors from around the globe. He talks about his new company in this exclusive video interview.

05.27.11
It’s been a long wait, but a pair of gamers will be able to get a first taste of the most delayed game in history. NVIDIA is pulling out all the stops for the highly-anticipated launch of Duke Nukem Forever.  The company has a sweepstakes running through May 31st that will send two lucky gamers to an all-expenses paid VIP trip to the official Gearbox launch event in Dallas, Texas. Gearbox talks about the new game in this exclusive video below from a strip club in Las Vegas.
04.29.11
NEW YORK – Before former Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller took the stage at Radio City Music Hall for the 2011 NFL Draft, he checked out NCAA Football 12 with EA Sports at a pre-draft party. The Aggie, who was chosen by the Denver Broncos with the second pick in the draft, talks about his video game skills on the sticks in this exclusive video interview.
04.23.11
Gamers who live in Austin, Texas are invited to celebrate the launch of the Wii version of Sega’s Thor: God of Thunder on Saturday, April 30 at Austin Books & Comics. Marvel, Sega and Red Fly are giving gamers the chance to become the superhero both in the video game, where he battles to save his home planet of Asgard, and in the flesh at the costume party. The event will feature original comic book characters Thor and Sif in the flesh, with the Thor character being portrayed by Austin’s own Jarrett Crippen, aka “The Defuser” from Syfy.
03.01.11
SAN FRANCISCO, California – While the video game industry gathers in San Francisco for GDC 2011, there are positive steps taking place in Washington, D.C. that could benefit game makers. Representatives Kevin Brady, R-Texas, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., recently announced the launch of the new Congressional Caucus for Competitiveness in Entertainment Technology (E-Tech Caucus) at a press conference on Capitol Hill. The 39-member caucus will work toward sustaining a robust computer and video game industry by educating Members of Congress and the American people on the industry’s economic, educational and social benefits. Serious games are helping the medical community as demonstrated in the videos below from the Games for Health conference.
02.20.11
LOS ANGELES, California – NBA All-Star Chris Bosh helped shift the dynamic of the Eastern Conference this year when he joined LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on the Miami Heat. Before the slam dunks and spectacle of the 2011 Saturday Night festivities and the big game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Bosh was on the practice court at NBA Jam Session to talk about video games. He said the Heat have to earn their place in both the NBA and NBA 2K11 in this exclusive video interview.
02.04.11
As an unexpected snow storm swept through North Texas, Madden Bowl XVII kicked off a wet and wild Super Bowl XLV week in style with an exciting four-team tournament that featured upsets, last-minute victories, and the first female champion in Madden Bowl history. Held at the Glass Cactus outside of Dallas, Texas and broadcasted live on ESPN3, the trio of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco, and Access Hollywood correspondent Maria Menounos partnered up to capture the Madden Bowl championship in the first-ever tournament to be played using Online Team Play. And all this before the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers take to the field at Cowboys Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday.
02.02.11
While the on-field action between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers has yet to commence at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the Steelers have already won Super Bowl XLV…virtually. According to EA Sports bestselling Madden NFL 11, in a battle of storied NFL franchises, the Steelers beat the Packers 24-20. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger outdueled Aaron Rodgers in a game that Pittsburgh lead from the start. According to the video game, the Steelers will win their seventh NFL Championship in eight tries.
01.28.11
The 17th annual Madden Bowl tournament will be streamed live for the first time through ESPN3.com from the Glass Cactus in Grapevine, Texas on February 3. As part of the week of Super Bowl XLV festivities, the video game tournament will be available online and on Xbox 360 from 8:30pm to 10pm. Check out highlights from last year's Madden Bowl in the video below.
12.28.10
The Game::Business::Law Summit has added several new panels that will be featured at the third annual international conference on the business and law of video games, taking place Jan. 26 through 27, 2011, at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law in Dallas, Texas. The summit will explore key issues that face the video game industry today, including social gaming, digital distribution and the evolving video game landscape.
11.06.10
While Joey Logano and the No. 20 GameStop Toyota raced to a fourth place finish in the Lone Star State for the O'Reilly Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway, the real news for gamers is what Logano said about Gran Turismo 5 in a press release. Logano, who is featured along with his car in the new NASCAR portion of GT5, said he was looking forward to playing the final version of the game later this month. Logano has played early versions of the game during development and worked with Sony on the NASCAR portion of the game, along with drivers like Jeff Gordon.
11.04.10
Continuing to innovate in the 3D television space, ESPN Research + Analytics unveiled today one of the most in-depth studies on 3D TV to date.  Compiling results from more than 1,000 testing sessions and 2,700 lab hours, ESPN has concluded that fans are comfortable with the medium and even enjoy it more than programming in HD.  The research was conducted by Dr. Duane Varan, professor of New Media at Murdoch University, during ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup at the Disney Media and Ad Lab in Austin, Texas.
09.06.10
EA Sports has partnered with its first beer company to promote Madden NFL 11. Coors Light gamers of legal drinking age will be able to put their Madden videogame skills to good use and win prizes like a trip to the Madden Bowl in Dallas, Texas on February 3, 2011 and getting their face scanned into Madden NFL 12.
06.29.10

The Wii system has revolutionized the way people play video games by bringing simple-to-use motion controls and a physically active brand of social fun into millions of households worldwide. Now Nintendo of America is urging players of all ages and backgrounds to step out of their homes and into the active-play spotlight during the first-ever Wii Games: Summer 2010 national competition. Beginning July 16 with a large-scale kick-off event in Liberty State Park in New Jersey and culminating in a national championship event in Los Angeles Sept. 3-5, the Wii Games: Summer 2010 competition will include tournament events in 24 markets across the nation. People are encouraged to come together to have fun, interact with the games and one another, and vie for top scores as they get active with Nintendo’s groundbreaking motion-control video games.

03.26.10

AMD, the Austin Chamber of Commerce, the City of Austin and The Texas Film Commission will hold Game On! Texas, their debut games education conference on April 7th. Game On! Texas is a groundbreaking symposium designed to bring together thought leaders from the games industry, state education and business communities to discuss challenges and possible solutions for video games education in Texas.

03.02.10

DALLAS, Texas -- Square Enix had a final version of its bestselling role-playing game, FINAL FANTASY XIII, one of the big games of 2010, on display at the NBA All-Star Jam Session. One of the producers of the game was on hand to talk about the new game, which ships March 9th for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, in this exclusive video interview below.

02.15.10

ARLINGTON, Texas - The East beat the West on two Chris Bosh free throws with five seconds left to win the 2010 NBA All-Star Game in front of a record crowd of 108,713 at the new Cowboys Stadium. That crowd is the largest audience ever to watch a single basketball game according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Typical basketball arenas seat between 15,000 and 20,000 fans so the number of fans at this All-Star Game was over five times larger. Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban and Dallas Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones organized the event and came up with the idea of hosting it in the new $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium when they brought the All NBA-Star Game to Dallas. The previous record for the largest crowd to watch a basketball game was 78,129, set for a college game between Kentucky and Michigan State at Detroit's Ford Field on December 13, 2003.