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College Hoops sponsors online Final Four tourney
Here at X3F we aren't known for our love of the sports genre, but we know there are a few fanboys who can't get enough testosterone filled sports gaming. And for those gamers, we send word of an Xbox Live exclusive College Hoops 2K8 Virtual NCAA Final Four tourney where fame, a trip to San Antonio and a brand new car can be won. Registration for the online basketball tournament begins on February 22nd and will bounce its way through March 14th. As an added bonus, if you participate in the online tournament, complete all ten qualifying games and end your run with one final tournament you'll earn an uber exclusive gamer picture that'd make any NCAA fan proud. Now go, go and dunk that rock.
2K Sports gives up on College Hoops series
In a surprising turn of events, 2K Sports has confirmed that they've stopped development on College Hoops 2K9, which was originally scheduled for a November release. Why the sudden cancellation? According to 2K, they couldn't negotiate a fitting deal with the Collegiate Licensing Company (licensee of over 200 college trademarks) and say that they would have loved to create College Hoops, "but given our disciplined approach to the business, we do not believe the current discussions would result in an acceptable outcome". The rabbit hole gets deeper as rumors are swirling that the CLC's relationship with EA (and their NCAA March Madness franchise) has caused them to act unfairly in negotiations with 2K. In other words, the CLC could be cheating on 2K! Gasp! Whatever the reason, we know that there will be no College Hoops 2K9, so everyone will have to settle for March Madness. So much drama ...[Via Game Stooge]
PSP Fanboy Theatre: Volume 44
God of War: Chains of Olympus preview (57.5MB) Also featured: Grand Theft Auto 4, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIIIStar Ocean: First Departure and College Hoops 2K8
MX vs ATV and College Hoops demos on XBLM
Nothing goes better together than ATVs and college basketball. It's one of those universal ying and yang experiences, like peanut butter and jelly, cookies and milk or friend chicken and cotton. Well, maybe not so much chicken and cotton, but you get the point. And today a ying-yang pair was born when both a 911MB MX vs ATV Untamed demo and a US / Canada exclusive 727MB College Hoops 2K8 demo demo released to the XBLM at the same time. It must be fate. Enjoy your downloadable demo fun and know that you'll be experiencing some true ying-yang gaming. Lucky you. Read - MX vs ATV Untamed demo Read - College Hoops 2K8 demo
Shipping this week: horn of plenty edition
Before you ask, yes, we are angry that Joystiq stole our idea for this week's new games post. We're trying to manage our anger though, so we've been screaming into a pillow for the last three hours. Thankfully the Fancast has already been recorded, so our pristine voices remain intact. Anywho, we are faced with yet another week of incredible games. Rock Band is finally here, as is Mass Effect. You can even nab Avatar and snag 1000 gamerscore in minutes. If that's not something to be thankful for, we don't know what is. Behold this week's releases below. Rock Band Mass Effect College Hoops 2K8 Avatar: The Burning Earth Final Fantasy XI Online: Wings of the Goddess Final Fantasy XI Online: Vana'diel Collection 08 If you've got the scratch, we suggest that you go forth and rock. Who knows, maybe you can even get your family to join in during Thanksgiving dinner. [Via Joystiq]
PSN Thursday: (Motor)storming through Uncharted territories
You've heard us talking about Uncharted: Drake's Fortune before, both in positive and less-than-positive lights. Now you'll get to decide for yourself. As planned, the demo for this PlayStation 3-exclusive title is heading to the PS Network today, along with a demo of College Hoops 2K8.Additionally, Sony is giving Motorstorm fanatics some more content. The Devil's Weekend add-on ($5.99) includes a new track (Devil's Crossing), five new vehicles with three styles apiece, and The Devil's Weekend festival with nine new races. For Guitar Hero III, the Foo Fighters and Velvet Revolver packs that were previously announced for Xbox Live will also be available on the PS3 for $6.25 apiece. An assortment of game videos and movie trailers, a new wallpaper featuring Call of Duty 4 is available for free, as well as three new themes (Classy Pink, Pixel and Nature) to spice up your new firmware update. More details after the break.Update: Sony notes on the PlayStation blog that the Uncharted demo will only work on American PS3 systems due to a bug. The demo is still undergoing localization and will see official release in other territories at a later date. [Via PS3 Fanboy]
College Hoops 2K8 leaves one sneaker in the past
2K Sports has revealed that the forthcoming College Hoops 2K8, shipping later this month for both the Xbox 360 and PS3, will include 90 "classic" teams from college basketball history just waiting for another shot at roundball glory, albeit virtually. Of these squads, 69 are described as "historically famed college teams," such as the 1982 North Carolina Tarheels and the 1990 Loyola Marymount Lions. In addition, players will also be able to lace up as one of six included all-time conference teams or 15 all-time school teams such as All-Time Duke and All-Time Michigan State. Comprehensive? Sure sounds like it, though now we wait for EA to fire the next PR volley with March Madness 08, coming in early December.
Online College Hoops 2K7 Final 4 tourney
2K Sports, partnering with Pontiac, is hosting an online College Hoops 2K7 tournament. You'll have the chance to win numerous prizes including a Pontiac G5 GT, NCAA tournament tickets, and a trophy if you are the best of the best. The tournament is open to all Xbox Live members, registration and qualifying rounds must be completed by March 10th, and the first 2,000 members to sign up will receive an exclusive Final 4 theme. Full contest rules and overly complicated details on how the contest works are listed after the break.
What a deal! Viva Pinata and more only $29.99
Simply put, cheap games roxorz, especially cheap games that are good. In store at Best Buy and at bestbuy.com you can purchase Viva Piñata, Pimp My Ride, and College Hoops 2K7 for the rock bottom price of $29.99. This deal is only good up until Saturday, December 23rd and can be purchased online (thank god) for those of us who hate to deal with the holiday crowds. It's almost Christmas and retailers want your money, retailers need your money, so make them happy and at least pick up Viva Piñata, because 5 out of 6 gamers agree Viva Piñata is the cool kids crack.
Boost Gamerscore the easy way: pay for it
Life is hard. Every time you boot up your 360, all you see is the incredible Gamerscores that your friends have. It's embarrassing. Your pathetic, anemic little Gamerscore just doesn't compare. You feel like you just can't perform anymore. You don't have the time. You turn to your significant other and say, "I swear this has never happened to me before." Your significant other turns to you and says, "That's okay, honey. A lot of people have this problem. It's very common." Cold and ashamed, you warm up a glass of milk and go to bed early for 8 hours of fitful sleep. Does this sound familiar? Well, the dastardly fine folks at Levelmy360.com are here to help. Through the goodness of their hearts (and for significant amounts of cash), they will boost your Gamerscore anywhere from 500 to 7000 points. Prices range from $40 to $400. That's right, all the pride and public notoriety of having a high Gamerscore is now free to be bought (and sold) at your discretion. Why on earth someone would actually pay just to boost Gamerscore we have no idea. It's not like World of Warcraft or anything -- the only thing Gamerscore is for is bragging rights. We're not really sure what's worse, paying to use this service, or the countless hours of King Kong and College Hoops 2K6 being played by the people who run it. [Thanks, Christian Santarelli] See Also: Earn 6,000 Xbox 360 points -- without trying
J.J. Redick named College Hoops 2K7 cover athlete
2K Sports just announced that Duke Blue Devils star J.J. Redick will be plastered all over the latest College Hoops 2K game -- due in the fall for the Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2, and PS3. J.J. follows the company line with this brilliant PR quote: "I'm a huge video gamer and have always been a fan of the College Hoops 2K series for its authenticity and addictive gameplay. I'm very excited to be a part of 2K7 and from what I've seen so far, this game is going to be mind blowing." That's right folks, mind blowing! We've always wished for a college basketball game that would shatter our very notion of what a sports game could be. Frankly, we'd rather just settle for a game that played right and didn't freeze up or contain obvious bugs. Oh, and by the way, the official College Hoops 2K7 site doesn't list the PS3 as a platform the game will be coming to, even though this latest press release does. Take that for what it's worth.
Earn 6,000 Xbox 360 points -- without trying
GameSpot has posted a "guide" for quickly accumulating a 6,000-point gamerscore. Wanna earn 400 points by pressing the start button for 30 minutes? How about the entire set of 1,000 points in a single game of College Hoops? Jeff Gerstmann will show you how, using these 7 games: Madden NFL 06 NBA 2K6 NBA Live 06 King Kong College Hoops 2K6 NHL 2K6 Amped 3 WARNING: While a 6,000-point gamerscore will look good on your gamercard, anyone that takes a closer look at your profile will be able to expose you for what you really are... Don't say we didn't warn you.
