Shawn DrotarBack on the air: appearing on EA Sports Live today!

Posted on June 10th, 2009 in Gaming, Opinion, Wii by Shawn Drotar

It’s Wednesday, which means that I’ll be back on the air again, appearing on the EA Sports Live Internet radio show again this afternoon to talk about the NBA Finals - which became more interesting last night after Orlando’s Game 3 win, and the Stanley Cup Finals - which became a lot more interesting after […]

Shawn DrotarTimely Federer, Woods provide perfect promotions for EA Sports

Posted on June 8th, 2009 in Gaming, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, News, Opinion, Wii by Shawn Drotar

Roger Federer is one of the greatest tennis players who’s ever stepped on a court, and as such, he was an easy choice to help represent Grand Slam Tennis, EA Sports’ Wii-based title that uses the new Motion Plus peripheral for enhanced realism on the Nintendo Wii. (For those who don’t follow tennis closely, he’s […]

Shawn DrotarAppearing on EA Sports Live today

Posted on June 5th, 2009 in Gaming, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, News, Opinion, Wii by Shawn Drotar

I’ll be appearing on the EA Sports Live Internet radio show again this afternoon to chat more about the NBA Finals, the Stanley Cup and the news coming out of the E3 conference in Los Angeles this week. I’ll be appearing at roughly 3:20 PM Eastern time, but tune in for the whole show - […]

Shawn DrotarScattershots

Posted on June 4th, 2009 in Gaming, Playstation 2, Xbox 360, PC Gaming, Reviews, News, Opinion, Wii by Shawn Drotar

Thoughts on a Thursday afternoon:

I miss being at E3, which I had to sit out thanks to surgery. Not so much the games or the parties or any of the pomp and circumstance surrounding it - it’s the people that I miss. It’s so difficult to maintain relationships and friendships from the distances that we […]

Shawn DrotarLiveblogging the 2009 Nintendo E3 Press Conference

Posted on June 2nd, 2009 in Gaming, News, Opinion, Wii, Nintendo DS by Shawn Drotar

I’m using a television feed here in Denver since I’m not at E3 after recovering from surgery. But it’s not all bad; instead of uncomfortable chairs and risking sitting next to guys that may or may not have showered; I can still see the whole thing. Ain’t technology grand?
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We’re off. Nintendo’s Cammie Dunaway’s on stage. […]

Shawn DrotarA Gaming Weekend

Posted on May 23rd, 2009 in Gaming, Xbox 360, News, Wii by Shawn Drotar

Here’s what I’ll be playing over the weekend; perhaps you might like to take one for a spin as well:
EA SPORTS Active

Hey, who among us couldn’t afford to drop a couple pounds? Liar.
I picked up a second resistance band and thigh cuff for the Wii Nunchuk at my local game store and look forward to […]

Shawn DrotarFootball Friday

Posted on April 24th, 2009 in Gaming, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, News, Opinion, Wii, PSP by Shawn Drotar

In New York City, the day before the NFL Draft, EA Sports is holding an event to showcase their latest football titles, Madden NFL 10 and NCAA Football 10.
Primarily, this event serves to unveil the six - that’s right, six - cover athletes for the games. Each different version of NCAA Football will have a […]

Shawn DrotarScattershots

Posted on April 22nd, 2009 in Gaming, Xbox 360, PC Gaming, Playstation 3, News, Wii by Shawn Drotar

Getting back into the swing of things on a Wednesday afternoon…

I’ve raved about Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 for the Wii since playing it out in San Francisco last month. Now, EA has made it even better by releasing the game in a bundle with the Wii Motion Plus add-on. Motion Plus makes the game […]

Shawn DrotarScattershots

Posted on April 3rd, 2009 in Gaming, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, News, Opinion, Wii by Shawn Drotar

Thank goodness it’s Friday.

Sony feels that it’s Second Life-clone, Home, is the “perfect storm” for developers who wish to engage their customers directly, according to the application’s director, Jack Buser. “The most important thing is to provide the gaming audience – the (PlayStation 3’s user base) is primarily a gaming audience and I think there’s […]

Shawn DrotarRock Band: The Nickelodeon Commercial Edition

Posted on April 1st, 2009 in Gaming, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, News, Opinion, Wii by Shawn Drotar

MTV Networks is in charge of Rock Band, which means that the TV conglomerate’s famous penchant for cross-promotion would eventually rear its skin-care-product-sales-driving head. Well, it’s here, and it’s no April Fool’s joke; Rock Band’s downloadable content is soon going to have to add a new genre: The Nickelodeon Commercial.
In December, the seal was broken […]

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