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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Sonic Free Riders, EA Sports Active 2.0 announced for Kinect]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/14/sonic-free-riders-ea-sports-active-2-0-announced-for-kinect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/14/sonic-free-riders-ea-sports-active-2-0-announced-for-kinect/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/14/sonic-free-riders-ea-sports-active-2-0-announced-for-kinect/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/weird-but-true/" rel="tag">Weird But True</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/opinions/" rel="tag">Opinions</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/new-in-pop-culture/" rel="tag">New In Pop Culture</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img hspace="0" height="320" border="1" width="530" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sonicriders622010580.jpg" /></div>
<strong>Update: </strong>EA just sent a press release with a suggest MSRP for <em>EA Sports Active 2</em>: $99.95. It's currently in development at EA Canada in Vancouver.<em><br />
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Sonic Free Riders</em> has been officially announced as one of the fifteen launch games for Xbox Kinect. Of course, you knew about this thanks to the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/02/rumor-natal-compatible-sonic-free-riders-coming-to-xbla/">Joystiq Superspy</a>[TM]. Gameplay wasn't shown at Microsoft's E3 press conference, but if it's a launch game, it's bound to be playable on the E3 show floor, right?<br />
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In addition to <em>Sonic Free Riders</em>, other launch games announced for Kinect include <em>EA Sports Active 2.0</em> and a game based on <em>The Biggest Loser</em>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/14/sonic-free-riders-ea-sports-active-2-0-announced-for-kinect/">Sonic Free Riders, EA Sports Active 2.0 announced for Kinect</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:10:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/14/sonic-free-riders-ea-sports-active-2-0-announced-for-kinect/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19515759/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/14/sonic-free-riders-ea-sports-active-2-0-announced-for-kinect/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>e3-2010</category><category>ea-sports-active-2.0</category><category>kinect</category><category>microsoft</category><category>sega</category><category>sonic-free-riders</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Yoon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trademark lawsuit filed over EA Sports Active]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/09/trademark-lawsuit-filed-over-ea-sports-active/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/09/trademark-lawsuit-filed-over-ea-sports-active/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/09/trademark-lawsuit-filed-over-ea-sports-active/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/weird-but-true/" rel="tag">Weird But True</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/opinions/" rel="tag">Opinions</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/new-in-pop-culture/" rel="tag">New In Pop Culture</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://wii.ign.com/articles/109/1094695p1.html"><img width="530" vspace="0" hspace="0" height="260" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/03/peripheralpreviewfinal.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
Active Network Inc. has filed a trademark infringement suit against Electronic Arts over the <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/ea-sports-active"><em>EA Sports Active</em></a> series. <a href="http://wii.ign.com/articles/109/1094695p1.html">IGN</a> obtained a copy of the lawsuit [<a href="http://wiimovies.ign.com/wii/document/article/109/1094695/EA%20Lawsuit.pdf">PDF link</a>] wherein Active Network claims EA is infringing on its "<a href="http://www.active.com/">Active</a>" trademarks, which -- as you <em>must</em> already know -- are "famous, arbitrary, and highly distinctive, and are recognized by the public," according to the suit. You <em>are</em> familiar with the famous Active Network, <em>aren't you?</em><br />
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EA declined to comment on the adjective-packed lawsuit.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/09/trademark-lawsuit-filed-over-ea-sports-active/">Trademark lawsuit filed over EA Sports Active</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://wii.ign.com/articles/109/1094695p1.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/09/trademark-lawsuit-filed-over-ea-sports-active/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19509929/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/09/trademark-lawsuit-filed-over-ea-sports-active/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Active-Network</category><category>Active-Network-Inc</category><category>EA-Sports-Active</category><category>ea-sports-active-2</category><category>ea-sports-active-2.0</category><category>ea-sports-active-more-workouts</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>nintendo</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interview: EA Sports Active 2.0 executive producer Tarrnie Williams]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/11/interview-ea-sports-active-2-0-executive-producer-tarrnie-willi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/11/interview-ea-sports-active-2-0-executive-producer-tarrnie-willi/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/11/interview-ea-sports-active-2-0-executive-producer-tarrnie-willi/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/03/eatarrnie.jpg" alt="" /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Tarrnie Williams, formerly of Relic Entertainment, now spends his days working at EA Burnaby on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/ea-sports-active"><em>EA Sports Active</em></a>, which now has him wearing plastic peripherals and extolling the virtues of exercise in his role as executive producer on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/ea-sports-active-2.0"><em>EA Sports Active 2.0</em></a>. He's definitely very eager about working out, and he's eager to shake the image of chubby dudes playing games in their parent's basement. He wants them to be fit while they're down there.<br />
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We talked to Williams at the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/10/ea-sports-mines-your-football-data-and-makes-example-out-of-fav/">EA Sports Opener</a> at GDC where he deftly dodged questions about the Xbox 360 version, and didn't give up much information on the iPhone and iPod Touch versions, other than the fact that "they're online enabled." We'd sure hope so. He does talk about the peripherals and future plans for the property, which includes monitoring your <em>brain</em>. So jog beyond the break to read the full interview.</div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/11/interview-ea-sports-active-2-0-executive-producer-tarrnie-willi/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Interview: EA Sports Active 2.0 executive producer Tarrnie Williams</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/11/interview-ea-sports-active-2-0-executive-producer-tarrnie-willi/">Interview: EA Sports Active 2.0 executive producer Tarrnie Williams</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/11/interview-ea-sports-active-2-0-executive-producer-tarrnie-willi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19394898/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/11/interview-ea-sports-active-2-0-executive-producer-tarrnie-willi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>EA</category><category>EA-Sports</category><category>EA-Sports-Active</category><category>EA-Sports-Active-2.0</category><category>EA-Vancover</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>Electronic-Arts-Vancouver</category><category>Exercise</category><category>exergaming</category><category>Fitness</category><category>gdc-2010</category><category>interview</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>Tarrnie-Williams</category><category>Wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Kelly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EA Sports Active 2.0 coming this fall to Wii, PS3 and iPhone]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/09/ea-sports-active-2-0-coming-this-fall-to-wii-ps3-and-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/09/ea-sports-active-2-0-coming-this-fall-to-wii-ps3-and-iphone/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/09/ea-sports-active-2-0-coming-this-fall-to-wii-ps3-and-iphone/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.easports.com/news/item/file/EA_Expands_Interactive_Fitness_Product_Line_with_New_EA_SPORTS_Active"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/03/peripheralpreviewfinal.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
EA Sports' "Season Opener" event at <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/gdc-2010">GDC</a> contained one major announcement for the developer's bevy of franchises: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/ea-sports-active"><em>EA Sports Active</em></a> will receive the sequel treatment this Fall with <a href="http://www.easports.com/news/item/file/EA_Expands_Interactive_Fitness_Product_Line_with_New_EA_SPORTS_Active"><em>EA Sports Active 2.0</em></a> (working title), an updated version of the exergame for the PS3, Wii, iPhone and iPod Touch platforms. The console versions of the game will come equipped with two motion sensors and a heart rate monitor the player can strap to their arms and legs.<br />
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User information in this new game can be shared over an online social network, allowing fellow players to keep track of how frequently you've been skipping out on your demanding workout regimen. EA Vancouver is reprising its role as developer for the title. We'll let you know when we hear more about <em>2.0</em> -- like, for instance, why the game is apparently skipping out on launching on the 360.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/09/ea-sports-active-2-0-coming-this-fall-to-wii-ps3-and-iphone/">EA Sports Active 2.0 coming this fall to Wii, PS3 and iPhone</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.easports.com/news/item/file/EA_Expands_Interactive_Fitness_Product_Line_with_New_EA_SPORTS_Active>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/09/ea-sports-active-2-0-coming-this-fall-to-wii-ps3-and-iphone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19390791/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/09/ea-sports-active-2-0-coming-this-fall-to-wii-ps3-and-iphone/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Apple</category><category>EA</category><category>EA-Sports</category><category>EA-Sports-Active</category><category>ea-sports-active-2</category><category>ea-sports-active-2.0</category><category>EA-Vancover</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>Electronic-Arts-Vancouver</category><category>Exercise</category><category>exergaming</category><category>Fitness</category><category>gdc-2010</category><category>iPod</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>sports</category><category>Wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Griffin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:50:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>