Electronic Arts would be wise to buy 2K Sports, or so says industry analyst Michael Pachter for Wedbush Morgan Securities. The suggestion came amid the move from Wedbush downgrading Take-Two Interactive's stock from "hold" to "sell" Friday. Take-Two Interactive owns 2K Sports as a subsiderary.
Here is the list of the latest review scores from Famitsu.
VGChartz has just uploaded the new hard- and software sales for the week of September 30 - October 6. Not suprisingly, Halo 3 remains the top selling game in the US with an additional 562.000 copies in its second week, which brings its total to almost 3.2 million. Nintendo DS's biggest title of the year thus far, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, debuted on second place with almost 350.000 copies. Also, NBA 2K8 on the Xbox 360 outsold NBA Live 08 on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 2 with a debut of 116.000, compared to NBA Live's 102.000 on the Xbox 360. Microsofts exclusive title Project Gotham Racing 4 debuted with just 90.000 copies in its first week.
P.J. Snavely: NBA '08 for the PSP is our fourth iteration of basketball on the handheld platform. Over the past three versions, we've always tried to be on the leading edge of combining simulation NBA basketball with some new and innovative ideas in the genre ¿ things that would be fun and different to play. Personally, I find it very frustrating when developers bring an identical version of a sports game to the PSP, so we've gone out of our way to ensure that NBA '08 is significantly different than its PS2/PS3 brethren.
Electronic Arts today unveiled the music track listing for NBA Live 08 set to release October 2, 2007. Long considered the industry's most influential launching pad for innovative new music, this year's soundtrack features 19 songs ¿ including 5 debut tracks ¿ for an unprecedented international mix of hip-hop, rock, reggae, R&B and more.
PlayStation LifeStyle writes:
For a very long time now, fans have expressed their distaste and disconcern for the NBA Live franchise. Everyone will have their own opinion as to when the series started falling off, with some even going to the extremes of saying it was never good to begin with. Whatever side of the ball you're on, you'll probably be interested to know that EA Producer Sean O'Brien shares your pain. It's rare for any developer to flatout admit that their games haven't been good, but conversely, it's rare for a developer to say they won't improve, either.
Electronic Arts captures the emotion of college football today with the launch of NCAA Football 07 and the all-new momentum system. Whether you're reaching out for that extra yard to move the chains for a key first down, knocking the ball loose for a crucial turnover or flawlessly executing a trick play, the game's momentum can shift in your favor with one play.