I’m going to level with you right off the bat: I’m not a huge American football fan. I’ve been a fan of the Green Bay Packers since the mid-90s, but only because Green Bay rhymed with Green Day (who had not yet started to suck ass at that time), and because it really pissed off my 49er’s fan cousins. As a non-fan, I’ve generally found myself ignoring or not enjoying most football video games. You might catch me playing a little Tecmo Bowl when the retro mood strikes, but that’s pretty much it. Having played Backbreaker Vengeance, I can still somewhat safely say that I don’t really play football video games. Read the full story

First, there was Wii Sports and stories of people letting go of their controller mid-tennis match and smashing their TVs. Then, PlayStation Move came out with its version, Sports Champions, and we heard the same stories. Well, Xbox’s Kinect takes away that fear by taking away the controllers! All while still providing a great sporting experience!

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The Persian side of my family has always been deeply into Tennis and Soccer (football, if you’re not American).  When I would visit as a kid, the summer would be full of watching one particular player: Andre Agassi.  In the late 80s/early 90s, even if you didn’t care about tennis, you knew who Andre Agassi was just by seeing his long blonde hair(piece).  He was the man.  And now, with the release of Top Spin 4 from 2K Sports (part of 2K Games), The Man, with his totally radical hair(piece), returns. Read the full story

Today, EA Sports announced that there will be two main game modes in FIFA 11 Wii. One will be the traditional 11 vs. 11 style, but the big surprise was the addition of a street-style mode. Read the full story

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!?  The 2010 FIFA World Cup starts this Friday, June 11, and runs through Sunday, July 11.  There are a lot of games, on a lot of days, at a lot of different times.  It can be hard to keep track of who’s playing who, and when they’re doing it.  Fear not, for there is hope!

Last week I stumbled across a wonderfully designed interactive schedule for the 2010 World Cup.  This fantastic radial display gives you multiple filtering options.  You can display everything on a certain day, all matches that take place within a certain city, all matches within a certain group or stage of the competition, or all matches by country simply by rolling over your desired selection.  The only downside is that all time is in South Africa local time.  This is easily remedied by simply subtracting the number of hours difference between their time zone (GMT +2) and your own time zone (PST: GMT -8, MST: GMT -7, CST: GMT -6, EST: GMT -5).  This means, for example, the Portugal v. Brazil match scheduled for June 25, 2010 at 16:00 South Africa local time will be June 25, 2010 at 6:00 Pacific Standard Time.

Go England, and go Portugal!

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