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The year was 2004. Video games were starting to make their presence felt across almost everyone’s home around the world as both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox entered their 4th and 3rd year respectively. Specifically in the sports video game market we saw NBA, College Hoops, NFL and other sports games with multiple options. Sadly as the years progressed, competition within the space was exiled via exclusive licensing which began with the NFL right after the conclusion of the 2004-05 NFL Season. This...

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It has been nearly ten years since College Hoops 2k8 was released for Xbox 360 and PS3. The landscape of video games and licensing has changed, but the thirst for a college basketball video game has only risen. Some would argue a college basketball game appeals to a niche audience, but I am about to prove that to be false.

A Sales Pitch?
At the end of the PS2/Xbox era ESPN College Hoops 2k5 sold 700K North American units while NCAA March Madness 2005 sold 650K. That is a total...

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The Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI is 12,500 strong all standing on their feet waiting for the ball to be passed in with ten seconds left to go in their final Big East contest of the year. The Friars are playing the undermanned Butler Bulldogs.

Bryce Cotton catches the inbound and watches the clock tick above the backboard. With four seconds he makes a quick move right and takes a step back three for the win....and its good. The crowd lets out a loud gasp and the Friars celebrate...

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IGN just wrote an interesting article about what innovations are wanted for the next generation of consoles.

http://games.ign.com/articles/121/1215366p1.html

In my opinion sports games are in need of next generation graphics and not other innovations mentioned in the article. In order for sports games to make that next leap they are in need of new collision systems and realistic movements. No more skating football players and poor AI. New engines for these games are...

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