Athletes play video games as Olympics go virtual
If 24-hour coverage of the Olympic Games in China isn't enough for fans, Sega has rolled out the official video game of the 2008 events in Beijing for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and mobile phones. It offers 38 events from track and field to swimming...
If 24-hour coverage of the Olympic Games in China isn't enough for fans, Sega has rolled out the official video game of the 2008 events in Beijing for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and mobile phones.
It offers 38 events from track and field to swimming to judo and has online play for the first time in an Olympics game.
Every four years, a different publisher tackles the summer games.
Sega enlisted US gold medal contenders Amanda Beard, Tyson Gay, Nastia Liukin and Reese Hoffa for the cover of "Beijing 2008: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games."
It turns out these Olympians are also gamers. "I was so excited to be on the cover," said Ms Beard, a seven-time Olympic medallist. "To be with these other athletes who are on the cover with me, now I can cheer and watch them at the Olympics and then go home and play the video game."
It offers 38 events from track and field to swimming to judo and has online play for the first time in an Olympics game.
Every four years, a different publisher tackles the summer games.
Sega enlisted US gold medal contenders Amanda Beard, Tyson Gay, Nastia Liukin and Reese Hoffa for the cover of "Beijing 2008: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games."
It turns out these Olympians are also gamers. "I was so excited to be on the cover," said Ms Beard, a seven-time Olympic medallist. "To be with these other athletes who are on the cover with me, now I can cheer and watch them at the Olympics and then go home and play the video game."