In addition to keeping Tiger Woods, EA may be fortifying its library with a title that’s legendary in the arena of sports gaming. “NBA Jam” was arcade royalty during its incarnation at Midway, and to the best of my knowledge it’s the only hoops title to ever let you play as both Bill Clinton and George Clinton — even though Michael Jordan ducked out the back door due to his own licensing agreement for the less than classic EA game “Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City.” Now, EA has reportedly lined “NBA Jam” up at the line for a relaunch exclusively on the Wii.
The new game will be announced later this month, according to ESPN.com. ESPN’s anonymous sources also claim that EA will sweeten the new arrival by hiring the game’s creator Mark Turmell and another unnamed “NBA Jam” vet — possibly Tim Kitzrow, the original announcer who immortalized “Boomshackalacka!” and “He’s on fire!” in the gaming lexicon.
EA hasn’t officially confirmed or denied the rumor, though someone there told Kotaku that EA’s new title would be announcement could come as soon as next week.
If the new game’s slick arcade controls and sense of humor stay intact, it could be a great fit for the Wii. And who knows, maybe EA could convince Michael Jordan come back as an unlockable player.
Who would you like to play as if EA relaunched the “NBA Jam” franchise”?
We’re only five days into the New Year, and the tech geeks over at Google already have our pockets burning to spend money on what they call their “Super Phone”. Today in Mountain View, CA, an invite group of people were invited into the Google Headquarters to be witness to Google’s brand new Nexus One phone.
Twitter was abuzz as tech sites like CNET blogged live from the headquarters play by play on what Google was introducing and after taking a look at the specs and features of the Nexus, I believe it’s safe to say that 2010 has began with a BANG in the tech world!
Check out the features and main specs of the new Nexus One:
Specs/Features
- 3.7″ Display
- 480 x 800 OLED display (for brilliant colors and deep contrast)
- 5 Megapixel Camera
- Audio Stere Bluetooth
- Google Maps Navigation
- Voice to Text Capabilty for emails, text, tweets, & more
- 1GHz Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm (Super Fast!)
- Android 2.1 Operating System
One of the smart things that Google has done is created their own site where customer’s can go to buy a google phone and activate with their carrier with no hassle. It’s one stop shop! The Nexus One is just one of many phones that will be available by Google. The President stated that other phones would be coming in the months ahead as well.
Customers can purchase the phone outright and unlocked for $530 or $179 with a T-Mobile two year contract. And if you’re not to fund of T-Mobile’s service, Verizon will be selling the Nexus One later this Spring. The phone is available for purchase now at http://www.google.com/phone.
If you thought you would never see a another dude put his crouch in another dudes face on ABC, Adam Lambert proved you wrong!
And if you thought you’d never see two male video game characters get it IN during a secret gay sex scene on a video game, the gamemaker Bioware has just proved you wrong!!!! Take a look at this scene from the game Dragon Age: Origins where a man and an elf hit it off.
Big shout out to @klothezminded for this lead. You can read more about the game here.
