Golden Joystick Nominations!
Thu, 2/09/10 – 22:37 | No Comment

It is with great pleasure that Soccer Gaming has been asked to promote the sporting nominations of the Golden Joystick awards for the 2010 gaming year. For the uninformed, the Golden Joystick awards are the …

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Golden Joystick Nominations!
Written by Dan Bolas @ Thu, 2/09/10 – 22:37 | No Comment

It is with great pleasure that Soccer Gaming has been asked to promote the sporting nominations of the Golden Joystick awards for the 2010 gaming year. For the uninformed, the Golden Joystick awards are the ‘peoples’ awards ceremony of the gaming industry and since 1982 have been handed out to hundreds of different video games of all genres.

Seeing at Soccer Gaming is football based, the site has been asked to announce the shortlist of  contenders for The Sports Game Of The Year Catagory. In alphabetical order, these are

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Blood Bowl

FIFA 10

Football Manager 2010

Madden NFL 10

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010

Skate 3

Wii Fit Plus

Wii Sports Resort

If you would like to cast your vote, please visit www.goldenjoystick.com, and feel free to vote in any of the other catagories, including ones such as Soundtrack of the Year and the big one, Ultimate Game of the Year. Voting is free and it is a great way to offer your support to your favourite titles from the past 12 months.

If you want to refresh your memory on the sporting front, check out the video below to see the nominees in action!

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Football Manager 2011 Announced
Written by Dan Bolas @ Thu, 2/09/10 – 12:01 | No Comment
Football Manager 2011 Announced

Again, far from a shock, but Sega have announced the release of this year;s instalement of their exceptionally popular management franchise, creatively titled Football Manager 2011. I am personally a huge fan of the franchise, …

FIFA 11: Time To Get Your Gloves Dirty
Written by Michael Restarick @ Tue, 31/08/10 – 10:30 | No Comment
FIFA 11: Time To Get Your Gloves Dirty

For those of you who regularly visit Soccer Gaming, you might remember a previous article I wrote – FIFA 11: Between the Sticks – all about the need for FIFA 11 to really pull its …

FIFA 11 - Become A Goalkeeper
Written by Dan Bolas @ Sun, 29/08/10 – 19:27 | 2 Comments
FIFA 11 - Become A Goalkeeper

Old news perhaps, but more light has been shed on the new FIFA 11 feature, Become A Goalkeeper. In recent versions, it has not been possible to control your GK other than for kicking purposes, …

Interview With Jon Murphy - Konami
Written by Dan Bolas @ Sat, 28/08/10 – 17:46 | One Comment
Interview With Jon Murphy - Konami

The following interview was conducted on behalf of PES Gaming, and has addressed issues raised by members of the PES Gaming community. I would like to publicly thank Jon for his time, and hopefully the …

Do I Not Like That……
Written by Phil @ Thu, 26/08/10 – 19:56 | One Comment
Do I Not Like That……

Hello and welcome to this weeks do I not like that….
Its good to see everybody is getting excited from playing MLO and most of it sounds promising however a few points to pick up on …

IWP Special - Master League Beta Online
Written by Dan Bolas @ Fri, 20/08/10 – 22:22 | One Comment
IWP Special - Master League Beta Online

As mentioned in this week’s IWP, I am off on my holidays over the next seven days, and therefore said I would post my impressions of the PES 2011 Master League online beta. The Jon …

PES 2011 Gamescon Trailer
Written by Dan Bolas @ Fri, 20/08/10 – 20:40 | 5 Comments
PES 2011 Gamescon Trailer

The same as below really, wiith your Konami alternative. The PES development process this year has been a much more publicised one that the FIFA 11 PR bandwagon so far, but as the competition begins …

FIFA 11 Gamescon Trailer
Written by Dan Bolas @ Fri, 20/08/10 – 20:31 | 4 Comments
FIFA 11 Gamescon Trailer

Pretty self explanitory really. The FIFA 11 Gamescon trailer featuring Game play of the latest EA Sports title. As always, your views are very appreicated, so hit the comments section if you have something to …

Do I Not Like That……
Written by Phil @ Thu, 19/08/10 – 20:03 | One Comment

Hello and welcome to this weeks Do I Not Like That…
 
Thanks as always for the comments on last weeks article produced by Benn. Some interesting points made about the game mode worthy of further discussion. …

The PES 2011 Stadium Editor – At a glance
Written by Ian @ Sun, 15/08/10 – 16:33 | 9 Comments
The PES 2011 Stadium Editor – At a glance

After the playtest report I posted earlier this month there are a few things that I feel I should cover in more detail, and one such thing is the stadium editor. I’ve received a fair …

DC United FIFA 10 X Box Challenge
Written by Dan Bolas @ Sat, 14/08/10 – 16:48 | No Comment
DC United FIFA 10 X Box Challenge

DC United are running an X Box Challenge, taking place at the RFK Stadium on Saturday 21st August 2010. The event will give members of the general public the opportunity to take part in games …

It’s Back
Written by Dan Bolas @ Sat, 14/08/10 – 16:23 | One Comment
It’s Back

Whilst the Football League technically started last week, and other top European Leagues all begin over the next few weeks, one of Europes elite club football competitions, the Barclays Premier League has started again this …

Do I Not Like That…..
Written by Phil @ Thu, 12/08/10 – 19:01 | One Comment
Do I Not Like That…..

Hello and welcome to this weeks Do I Not Like That….
Any regular readers of this column will know a couple of weeks ago I was discussing how to get the best out of PES when …

Do I Not Like That…..
Written by Phil @ Thu, 5/08/10 – 16:59 | No Comment
Do I Not Like That…..

Hello and welcome to this weeks “Do I Not Like That”…. As always thank you for all the comments and emails on last weeks column.  A fantastic turnout on my shortest piece to date.
I will …

Pro Evo 2011 Soccergaming playtest
Written by Ian @ Wed, 4/08/10 – 12:33 | 12 Comments
Pro Evo 2011 Soccergaming playtest

PES2011 - Shaping up nicely.
 

 
A matter of weeks ago I was given the opportunity to playtest PES2011. Unfortunately, due to some sort of press embargo, I’ve been unable to comment until today. Having had plenty …

It’s Oh So Quiet
Written by Dan Bolas @ Tue, 3/08/10 – 15:23 | No Comment
It’s Oh So Quiet

Apart from Phil’s Do I Not Like That column, Soccer Gaming has been a bit of a grave yard over the last few weeks. Unfortunatly, this is the time of year where football gamings hit …

Do I Not Like That…..
Written by Phil @ Thu, 29/07/10 – 17:21 | No Comment
Do I Not Like That…..

Thanks for all the comments last week, some decent points raised amongst the copied and down right ridiculous.  I must say my favourite last week was Dave O’s point about playing it on a dance …

Virgin Gaming FIFA 10 $10,000 Prize Pool
Written by Bolivar Bique @ Mon, 26/07/10 – 20:41 | One Comment
Virgin Gaming FIFA 10 $10,000 Prize Pool

Now is the pitch-perfect time for all you FIFA™ fanatics of all skill levels to battle for a spot into a 128-player tournament to be run on both Xbox 360 and PS3. Each console leaderboard …

Do I Not Like That…….
Written by Phil @ Thu, 22/07/10 – 19:42 | No Comment

Hello and welcome to this weeks “Do I not like that…” There was a fantastic response to last weeks column.  Many interesting points raised and debated.
Some of the most common points raised were the usual …

Blinders & Blunders: Vuvuzela
Written by Dan Bolas @ Sun, 18/07/10 – 19:40 | One Comment
Blinders & Blunders: Vuvuzela

For the final Blinder & Blunder post, the opinion is totally up to you. Like marmite or snowy weather, it is really a case of love it or hate it. There is no denying however …