Whoomp! There It Is! NBA Jam’s Long Awaited Revival

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Boomshakalaka! NBA Jam is back! From the What-Took-Them-So-Long Department, Nintendo has announced plans to remake the basketball video game classic for Wii. Scheduled out later this year, the game is expected to closely resemble the original with the game’s creator, Mark Turmell, involved in the title’s reclamation. I was obsessed with NBA ...

Tecmo KO

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Trick question: How do you make Kyle Orton even more awesome? I know, I know. It doesn't even seem possible. But some techno genius has done it. Or should I say, Tecmo Genius? That's right. Orton's miracle shoulda-been-an-interception game-winning heave to Brandon Stokley has been reinvented in 8-bit Tecmo Bowl glory. There are some ...

Link Dump! Brought To You By Eli Manning’s Money

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Well, not FUNDED by it, but definitely inspired by it. I realize he won a Super Bowl for them, but really? And I also have to admit that it's not like the highest paid player in the various sports leagues is always the most deserving. Eli's about to get paid. But ...

Link Dump! Brought To You By Kelly Carlson

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Nice shirt - Cleveland Frowns The top ten can't-miss prospects who definitely missed - Real Clear Sports Stay classy, Pat Tomasulo - Sports Rubbish This has been one hell of an offseason - Ballin' is a Habit Ocho Cinco went Mike Tyson - Busted Coverage Fifteen of the most awful video games - Epic Carnival/Gunaxin Sean ...

Worst Video Game Cover Athlete Ever?

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

I've got a shiny penny for anyone who can name the athlete pictured above. Too late, it's none other than Bill Swift. Billy Swift, on the cover of a video game. And not just any game, this was World Series Baseball '95 for Sega Genesis. I played that game constantly. McD ...

Wii Get A Chance To Swim Like Mike

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Is it just me or is Michael Phelps everywhere right now? Sure, we got to see a good deal of him right after the Olympics. There are the Guitar Hero and Rosetta Stone commercials, but like any non-basketball Olympian should do, he seemed to drift into the background a little. Guess what? He's ...

Long Live The Curse

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Madden '09 hit store shelves today, and the best part is we don't even have to wait for the season to begin for the annual Madden Curse to come into effect. In a beautiful twist of irony, this year it is the game itself that's cursed rather than the player ...