Mindy’s Daily Links – 5/7/09

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Fictional Athlete Hall of Fame
(Nintendo) Plenty of ink has been spilled over the relative merits of stars of sports video games; heroes like Jeremy Roenick have even been immortalized on the silver screen. Very little love and appreciation, however, has gone to the fictional athletes that starred in the games that helped pave the way for the juggernauts that EA and 2K put out today.
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EA signs Unreal Engine 3 for next-gen games
(Gaming Industry News) Electronic Arts has inked a deal with Epic Games to use the developer's game engine for several upcoming game titles.
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Steven Spielberg, EA ink three-game next-gen deal
(Gaming Industry News) Iconic director will oversee development of a trio of original properties; no word yet on possible film spin-offs.
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