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NHL 2009
''NHL 09'' is the 17th video game in the NHL series released by EA Sports in 2008. This was the final NHL game to be released on the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows. Gameplay Online play Players have the ability to create a player to use in online play featuring 6 versus 6 online teamplay mode. Users can join online teams with friends or find players to create one. Users have the ability to level up players, participate in tournaments (with brackets), and receive awards at the end of the season. Rosters have been updated, as well as slap shot power and accuracy to complement NHL updates. Reception Critical response The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PC version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. For each product, the scores from ea ...
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Dion Phaneuf
Dion Phaneuf (born 10 April 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defence (ice hockey), defenseman who played for the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted ninth overall in the 2003 NHL entry draft by Calgary and made his NHL debut in 2005–06 NHL season, 2005 after a four-year junior career with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL), in which he was twice named the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy, Defenceman of the Year. Phaneuf set a Flames record for most goals by a first-year defenceman and was named a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy as top rookie in 2005–06. Two years later, he was a finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as top defenceman. During his career, Phaneuf was involved in two blockbuster trades. The first came in late 2009, when he was involved in a seven-player trade that saw him move from Calgary to Toronto. Six years later, Phane ...
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Academy Of Interactive Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is a non-profit organization of video game industry professionals. It organizes the annual Design Innovate Communicate Entertain Summit, better known as D.I.C.E., which includes the presentations of the D.I.C.E. Awards. History Andrew S. Zucker, an attorney in the entertainment industry, founded the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences in 1991 and served as its first president. AIAS co-promoted numerous events with organizations such as the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Directors Guild of America, and Women in Film. Their first awards show program, '' Cybermania '94'', which was hosted by Leslie Nielsen and Jonathan Taylor Thomas, was broadcast on TBS in 1994. While a second show was run in 1995 and was the first awards program to be streamed over the Web, it drew far fewer audiences than the first. Video game industry leaders decided that they wanted to reform AIAS as a non-profit organization for the vid ...
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HB Studios Games
HB or Hb may refer to: Academia * H-b index, an extension of the h-index used in determining academic impact * H-B Woodlawn, a secondary education program in Arlington, Virginia, US * Hathaway Brown School, an all-girls private school in Shaker Heights, Ohio, US Arts and media * HB (band), a Finnish Christian symphonic metal musical group * Hanna-Barbera, a former American production company * Heaven Below, an American rock band * Helluva Boss, an adult animated TV show Businesses and brands * HB (car), a 1920s automobile * HB (cigarette), a German brand of cigarettes * HB Construction, a private US general contractor construction business * HB Ice Cream, an Irish brand * Asia Atlantic Airlines (IATA code HB; ceased) * Greater Bay Airlines (IATA code: HB), an airline based in Hong Kong * Hamilton Bradshaw, a London-based private equity firm * Hampton and Branchville Railroad (H&B) * Holland & Barrett (H&B), a UK health food shop chain * Hasbro, an American toy company ...
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Electronic Arts Games
Since 1983 and the 1987 release of its ''Skate or Die!'', Electronic Arts has respectively published and developed video games, bundles, as well as a handful of earlier productivity software. Only versions of games developed or published by EA, as well as those versions years of release, are listed. Sections * List of Electronic Arts games: 1983–1999 * List of Electronic Arts games: 2000–2009 * List of Electronic Arts games: 2010–2019 * List of Electronic Arts games: 2020–present Franchises References External links Official website of EA GamesList of Electronic Arts gamesfrom MobyGames {{DEFAULTSORT:Electronic Arts games Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by former Apple Inc., Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry ...
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EA Sports Games
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by former Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry and promoted the designers and programmers responsible for its games as "software artists". EA published numerous games and some productivity software for personal computers, all of which were developed by external individuals or groups until 1987's ''Skate or Die!'' The company shifted toward internal game studios, often through acquisitions, such as Distinctive Software becoming EA Canada in 1991. Into the 21st century, EA develops and publishes games of established franchises, including ''Battlefield'', '' Need for Speed'', ''The Sims'', ''Medal of Honor'', ''Command & Conquer'', ''Dead Space'', ''Mass Effect'', ''Dragon Age'', '' Army of Two'', ''Apex Legends'', and ''Star Wars'', as well as the EA Sports titles '' FC'', ''FIFA'', ''Madden NFL'', ...
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2008 Video Games
2008 saw many new installments in established video game franchises, such as ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', '' Fallout 3'', '' Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots'', '' Gears of War 2'', '' Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', ''Persona 4'', '' Fable II'', '' Call of Duty: World at War'', '' Mario Kart Wii'', '' Madden NFL 09'', '' NBA Live 09'', '' NBA 2K9'', and '' WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009''. New intellectual properties included '' Army of Two'', ''Dead Space'', '' Left 4 Dead'', ''LittleBigPlanet'', '' Mirror's Edge'', '' iRacing'', '' Race Driver: Grid'', and ''Spore'', ''De Blob'', '' Meat Boy''. Major awards Events Business Open to the public Hardware and software sales Worldwide The following are the best-selling games of 2008 in terms of worldwide retail sales. These games sold at least units worldwide in 2008. Canada * Based on figures from the NPD Group: Video game console sales in Canada (first seven months of 2008) Japan * Based on figures from Enterbrain: ...
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The Official Magazine
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ...
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Official Xbox Magazine
''Official Xbox Magazine'' (''OXM'') was a British monthly video game magazine which started in November 2001 around the launch of the original Xbox. A preview issue was released at E3 2001, with another preview issue in November 2001. The magazine was bundled with a disc that included game demos, preview videos and trailers, and other content, such as game or Xbox updates and free gamerpics. The discs also provided the software for the Xbox 360 for backward compatibility of original Xbox games for those without broadband and Xbox Live access. From January 2012, OXM no longer included a demo disc. In mid-2014, the U.S. version was merged into the UK version on the website, which lasted only a few months until Future plc announced that it was closing its website along with all the other websites that Future has published, including '' Edge'' and ''Computer and Video Games''. In February 2015, ''OXM'' and all of Future's video game websites were redirected into GamesRadar. T ...
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GameTrailers
''GameTrailers'' (''GT'') was an American video gaming website created by Geoffrey R. Grotz and Brandon Jones in 2002. The website specialized in multimedia content, including trailers and gameplay footage of upcoming and recently released video games, as well as an array of original video content focusing on video games, including reviews, countdown shows, and other web series. ''GameTrailers'' was acquired by Viacom in November 2005; under its ownership, ''GameTrailers'' also produced a television series, '' GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley'', for sister property Spike TV. In 2014, the site was acquired by Defy Media. In February 2016, the site was shut down; rights to ''GameTrailers''' brand and content were sold to IGN Entertainment, which continues to run its YouTube channel. ''GT'''s remaining staff went on to found the independent gaming publication ''Easy Allies''. History ''GameTrailers'' was founded by Geoff Grotz and Brandon Jones (the latter who was the pri ...
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GameSpy
GameSpy was an American provider of online multiplayer and matchmaking middleware for video games founded in 1999 by Mark Surfas. After the release of a multiplayer server browser for Quake, QSpy, Surfas licensed the software under the GameSpy brand to other video game publishers through a newly established company, GameSpy Industries, which also incorporated his Planet Network of video game news and information websites, and GameSpy.com. GameSpy merged with IGN in 2004; by 2014, its services had been used by over 800 video game publishers and developers since its launch. In August 2012, the GameSpy Industries division (which remained responsible for the GameSpy service) was acquired by mobile video game developer Glu Mobile. IGN (then owned by News Corporation) retained ownership of the GameSpy.com website. In February 2013, IGN's new owner, Ziff Davis, shut down IGN's "secondary" sites, including GameSpy's network. This was followed by the announcement in April 2014 that ...
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GameSpot
''GameSpot'' is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games. The site was launched on May 1, 1996, created by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady, and Jon Epstein. In addition to the information produced by ''GameSpot'' staff, the site also allows users to write their own reviews, blogs, and post on the site's forums. It has been owned by Fandom, Inc. since October 2022. In 2004, ''GameSpot'' won "Best Gaming Website" as chosen by the viewers in Spike TV's second ''Video Game Award Show'', and has won Webby Awards several times. The domain ''GameSpot.com'' attracted at least 60 million visitors annually by October 2008 according to a Compete.com study. History In January 1996, Pete Deemer, Vince Broady, and Jon Epstein quit their positions at IDG and founded SpotMedia Communications. SpotMedia then launched ''GameSpot'' on May 1, 1996. Originally, ''GameSpot'' focused solely on personal computer games, so ...
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Game Revolution
Mandatory (formerly CraveOnline Media) is a lifestyle website based in Los Angeles with sales offices in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco. The site is owned by media company Evolve Media, LLC. Mandatory focuses its contents into the male-lifestyle audience, but it has diversified into content for all. Mandatory owns nine websites and has partnered with more, producing various content for each site. As of February 2021, it is only available in English. History CraveOnline.com was launched by the online media company AtomicOnline, the publishing division of Evolve Media, LLC, in late 2004. CraveOnline was cited in the 2009 book ''The Man's Book: The Essential Guide for the Modern Man'' by Thomas Fink as a top website for men. Regarding CraveOnline, AskMen.com said, "CraveOnline.com combines entertainment and other interests in one place. Great articles, nice pictures and other cool stuff that you won't want to miss." In March 2013, CraveOnline launched its 3D advertisin ...
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