The past month we’ve given you the chance to win in our Top Spin 3 competition. The task was a matter of explaining what your favorite moment ever in a tennis, boxing, baseball or basketball game was. We heartily thank all gamers who participated, but of course out of all the great answers only three winners could be chosen who had the funnest moments…
1. “Jesus De La Cruz” wins first prize and gets a massive collection of Top Spin 3, Don King Prizefighter, MLB 2K8 and NBA 2K8 sports games, as well as a Top Spin track jacket!
2. “Keith McGee” wins second prize and gets a Top Spin 3 game!
3. “Dan the man” wins third prize and also gets a Top Spin 3 game!
Congratulations to the winners! You’ll be contacted via email shortly.
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 and PSP today.
American Games (Demos):
* Hot Shots Golf Out of Bounds Demo
* Medievil Resurrection (PSP game via PS3 and PC Store) - $16.99
* Top Spin 3 Demo
American Games (Content):
* Guitar Hero III free song: “I am Murloc” World of Warcraft Single by Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain
* PAIN Nigel Character - $0.99
– Rock Band songs:
* “Crackity Jones” - the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Dead” - the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Debaser” - the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Gouge Away” - the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Here Comes Your Man” - the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Hey” - the Pixies ($1.99)
* “I Bleed” - the Pixies ($1.99)
* “La La Love You” - the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Monkey Gone to Heaven” - the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Mr. Grieves” - the Pixies ($1.99)
* “No. 13 Baby” - the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Silver” - the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Tame” - the Pixies ($1.99)
* “There Goes my Gun” - the Pixies ($1.99)
* Doolittle album ($18.99) - This album includes “Crackity Jones,” “Dead,” “Debaser,” “Gouge Away,” “Here Comes Your Man,” “Hey,” “I Bleed,” “La La Love You,” “Monkey Gone to Heaven,” “Mr. Grieves,” “No 13 Baby,” “Silver,” “Tame,” and “There Goes My Gun” by the Pixies.
* “Dreamin’” - Weezer ($1.99)
* “The Greatest Man That Ever Lived” - Weezer ($1.99)
* “Troublemaker” - Weezer ($1.99)
* Weezer Pack 1 ($5.49) - includes “Dreamin’,” “The Greatest Man That Ever Lived,” and “Troublemaker” by Weezer.
American Trailers:
* Battlefield: Bad Company Accolades TV Spot & Preston’s Blog
* Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway - Ubidays Trailer
* Call of Duty: World at War Trailer
* HAZE Launch Trailer & Song Trailer
* Medievil Resurrection interview trailer (PSP)
* The Incredible Hulk Trailer
American Extras:
* (3) Medievil Resurrection Wallpapers
* PAIN: Nigel Theme
* PLAYSTATION Network Theme
European Games (Demos):
* Pursuit Force (PSP game) - €19,99 / £14.99
* Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 Demo
European Games (Content):
* Guitar Hero III free song: “I am Murloc” World of Warcraft Single by Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain
* PAIN Nigel Character - €0,99 / £0.69
European Trailers:
* Prince of Persia Trailer
* Pain Characters Trailer
* Prince Caspian Game Trailer
* Call of Duty: World at War Reveal Trailer
Top Spin 3 for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and DS has gone gold, which means it’s heading to factories for it’s June 24th release date.
As one of, if not the, most authentic tennis video game, Top Spin 3 features stunning graphics and revolutionary gameplay with innovative new controls, signature player animations and styles, and expansive online offerings. Top Spin 3 gives players control over a wide selection of current top ranked tennis pros like Andy Roddick, Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova, as well legendary players Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg and Monica Seles (only available in certain versions). An incredibly deep player creator system provides fans with complete control over every aspect of their character with a new freeform face sculpting editor, and customizable swing animations, hairstyles, makeup, tattoos and grunts.
The game also supports a wide variety of gameplay and features, including situation-specific behaviors, revamped audio with enhanced crowd reaction, and precise controls that fans can easily pick up and play while still providing the most genuine tennis experience possible. All-new Evolutionary Visuals showcase the intensity of the game as players sweat, demonstrate fatigue and accumulate grass and clay stains on their clothing over the course of a match, while also competing on courts that have dynamic weather changes. Competitive players will also be able to create matches online and test their skills against friends or other ranked players around the world via singles or doubles in Exhibition, Custom, or World Tour Matches.
Here’s the features list in easy-to-digest bullet form:
* New gameplay controls: Intuitive controls, now incorporating the right thumbstick, allow for precise movements and shot variety providing gamers with an unprecedented tennis experience.
* Signature style: The world’s best players are accurately depicted like never before with actual apparel, equipment and swing animations.
* Tennis legends: For the first time ever, play with or against legendary figures of the tennis world.
* 2K Sports online: Play against anyone, anywhere, anytime in up to four game modes including singles, doubles, quick-match, and a comprehensive world tour with live stat tracking.
* All-new soundtrack: New music is included featuring Jamiroquai, Calvin Harris, Boys Like Girls, The Go! Team, Stone Roses, and Franz Ferdinand.
* World Tour(PS3): Here you can participate online tournaments, exhibition matches etc. World Tour resets every 14 days.
Welcome to our HUGE “Top Spin 3 prize package” competition where you now have the chance to win the following prizes…
Grand Prize:
* Top Spin 3 game for the system of your choice (Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii);
* Top Spin track jacket;
* 2K library of games consisting out of Don King Presents: Prizefighter (Xbox 360 or Wii), Major League Baseball 2K8 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 or Wii), and NBA 2K8 (Xbox 360, PS3 or PS2); Two Runners Up Win: Top Spin 3 game for the system of your choice (Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii).
What do you need to do to win? Answer this question best you can: “What’s the favorite moment you ever experienced in a tennis, boxing, baseball or basketball videogame?”
What are the rules? This contest is only open to residents of the United States. All you have to do is leave a comment on this page with your answer before July 20th has passed at the strike of midnight. All entries must be in by date and time. One entry per person. Fill out your real email so we can contact you if you win (your email will be invisible to other readers, only the site staff can see it). Winners will be chosen from the best entries and will be notified by email. The winners will be publicly announced the next day. Good luck!
PRESS RELEASE: While tennis fans clamored for a spot at the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami to see the pros play, it was the virtual court action that added a new twist to the festivities. 2K Sports hosted a special event on March 26th in which the hottest tennis sensations, including Maria Sharapova and James Blake, played Top Spin 3, the highly anticipated video game featuring their likenesses.
Top Spin 3 is heralded as the industry’s most realistic tennis experience and the Sony Ericsson Open provided the ideal backdrop to showcase the game, since it features many of the pros who were competing. The video game challenge featured tennis greats going virtual racket to virtual racket against each other in the first public display of Top Spin 3 on the Wii™ home video game system. Throughout the Top Spin 3 event, spectators experienced every adrenaline-fueled, Wii Remote™ shot as the tennis professionals battled their way to virtual tennis supremacy.
Created by 2K’s PAM Development, Top Spin 3 will be available May 20, 2008 for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Wii™ home video game system, and Nintendo DS™.
