NCAA March Madness 07 Ships
08:35 | by Evan
Fans can now defend their home court and bring the crowd into the game like never before with NCAA March Madness 07, as it shipped to stores throughout North America today. Rock the house, stifle your opponents with smothering defense, and create turnovers that lead to easy transition baskets as you punch your ticket to the Final Four.
Beyond the atmosphere, NCAA March Madness 07 delivers a strategic college basketball gameplay experience by offering custom playbooks for each team through the Floor General Playcalling system, the EA SPORTS Lockdown Stick that allows your players to pressure the ball, force turnovers and pester opponents on the court, and an enhanced Dynasty Mode with new School Pride and Recruiting features that let you build your school into a national powerhouse. The game features 325 Division I universities and colleges and the popular voices of college basketball with ESPN’s Dick Vitale and Brad Nessler calling the action courtside.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 Hands-on
08:31 | by Evan
IGN has posted a hands-on preview, with screen captures and videos of EA Sports' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 on the Wii. Here's a taste:
EA removed power percentages from the Wii and added a practice feature. In the past, you would have had to hit a pitching wedge 85 percent to hit, say, 110 yards. On the Wii, you simply press the minus button and enter practice mode and take a swing. If you rip it with a wedge, the indicator will tell you that you swung 107 percent and the ball would have traveled 135 yards. So you tone it down a little bit until you can hit the 110 yards distance consistently. Then you address the ball and knock it on.
Check out the complete hands-on preview over at IGN.
THQ Secures UFC License
08:05 | by Evan
THQ today announced that it has entered into an exclusive, worldwide agreement with Zuffa, LLC to publish videogames based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brand through 2011.
Based on the agreement, the videogames will feature many of the past and present UFC superstars and UFC champions. Rights also include all other UFC event content including the famed Octagon™. Recent UFC live events have experienced sold-out crowds, while the pay-per-view telecasts continue to make the sport available to additional viewers around the country. Based on Nielsen Media Research, the Spike TV reality television series “The Ultimate Fighter®,” now heading into its fifth season, received top billing in its first season with the coveted 18-34 male viewers, and regularly enjoys ratings higher than the NBA, NHL, and NASCAR, as well as collegiate football and basketball in this key demographic.
| 
