“Another year, another version, not many changes” – that’s the usual mantra surrounding the annual release of sporting video games. Whether it’s the NFL, NBA, wrestling, NHL, or football, the quickest way to cash in on those fans is to release a new game every year, with slightly improved graphics and an up-to-date roster. (more…)
With the World Cup winding down this weekend, I thought it was as good a time as any to go back to the past (if you will) and crack out two of last year’s football titles.
Having originally been a fan of FIFA games when I first started playing on the PC, then on the PS2 and Xbox, I switched my allegiances to Pro Evolution Soccer for a few years, sacrificing the licences of FIFA for the ability to edit my own Sunderland team in PES. After all, it was around this time when Sunderland weren’t in the Premier League, so back in the days when FIFA only featured Premier League sides… you can guess why I switched! (more…)
It’s quite apt for the first iPhone app review on this site to be for the newly-launched Sunderland AFC app…
Launched today at the (quite expensive for an app) price of £2.99, it would be unfair to say that this is a straight facsimile of the club’s official website.
Granted, it does give you access to the latest news stories, match updates and other content that you can get for free from the website, but it provides it in a neat layout that doesn’t require you to have to wait for all of the adverts that usually clog up the website (at least, when you’re not in a strong 3G area!) (more…)
