Monthly Archives: August 2006

In Depth Big 10 Preview, Courtesy of the M Go Blog

One of my favorite Michigan blogs (for often pairing the rare duo of being funny and right at the same time), the M Go Blog, has posted a must read Big 10 preview. If you want to bone up on … Continue reading

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Madden PC and the Invasion of the Brakke

Todd and his family are making the trek from Indianapolis to the comfy confines of Columbus this weekend. Should be a good time, as long as his 2-year old sleeps through the night. I’d hate to have to send him … Continue reading

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Out of the Tourney

Well thanks to PB4201’s whipping of me, I”m now out of the tournament. Good luck guys! It was rather funny, as I picked BC — the only problem was that BC wasn’t my tournament team. I forgot I picked Mississippi … Continue reading

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Madden DS Review at Opposable Thumbs

The Opposable Thumbs gaming blog at Ars Technica has put out a quick and dirty review of the DS Lite that touches on a lot of the issues I was most interested in from an implementation standpoint. It looks like … Continue reading

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Done with Madden and Back to NCAA (For now at least.)

Well, I played a couple more games of Madden 07 on the 360 over the weekend and I’m just not feeling it. The interface, as it has for a while now, just feels awkward (and not particularly responsive), and I … Continue reading

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Dead Rising

I’m enjoying this game so much that the fine folks at Capcom have said I could give the game away…so email sportsgamer % gmail.com with your name and I’ll take submissions until Friday September 8th. Winner will be announced shortly … Continue reading

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SF 2 Update

The new patch for Street Fighter on XBL Arcade really is a marked improvement over the original release. So much so I’d consider giving a better review grade. I still prefer GameTap (I mean hey for the same price you … Continue reading

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Sign up for Gamefly, get me a DS Lite

Hey, Gamefly has a new referral program, get 5 people to sign up, they’ll give you a DS Lite. You have to be a paying subscriber, no free trial stuff, but hey, I might as well post a link and … Continue reading

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So That's What the Fuss is About

While attending a live fantasy football draft on Sunday (I’m an expansion team in a keeper league, so it wasn’t pretty for me), I got my first indoctrination into the much beloved world of Guitar Hero. I’ve read more praise … Continue reading

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Links 2004 elicits WTF from me

I filed a support ticket with Microsoft. I had purchased the two premium courses on my original Xbox for $4.99 each for Links 2004. Apparently when I convert to the 360, I have to re-buy those courses?? WTF!!! Looks good … Continue reading

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