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First Madden NFL 15 Screenshot Reveals Tattoos Finally Being Added to Players
On the same day the San Francisco 49ers signed Colin Kaepernick to a massive contact extension, EA Sports has released the first screenshot for Madden NFL 15 and it features the QB. The biggest thing of note here is the presence of tattoos. Until now the NFL has prevented EA from putting tattoos on players and along with various other restrictions have limited the potential authenticity of the series. With the new contract between EA and the NFL, which may or may not include exclusivit...
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EA Sports UFC Demo Impressions
The demo for EA Sports UFC holds a great deal of importance for the new series. The goal with it is to appeal to both the hardcore fight fans and a more casual crowd while also trying to shake off the stigma of the THQ series which lost 70% of its consumer base over the course of three releases. UFC 2009 Undisputed had a demo that was so dynamic and exciting it propelled the launch to heights well beyond what THQ had forecasted. It allowed the game to attract a crowd that wasn't limited t...
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EA Sports Releases UFC Tutorial Videos and Controller Maps
Though EA Sports seems to be targeting a somewhat casual crowd with the UFC game due out in less than two weeks - the game doesn't play like a true sim of the sport and leans towards action packed fun factor instead - it's anything but accessible. Certainly much of that is simply inherent in MMA given the number of options at a fighters disposal and individual styles. Translating that to any control scheme will result in an overwhelming number of abilities to access based on the context of a...
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EA Sports UFC Demo Out Already on Xbox One; Now on PlayStation 4 As Well
The demo for EA Sports UFC has arrived a tad early for the Xbox One. It's available now by searching for UFC in the Xbox store and has since arrived for the PS4. The demo comes in at 2.77 GB and features a tutorial of sorts to learn the basics and a three round fight between the two cover athletes Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson. I'll be live streaming tonight and at various points tomorrow! Make sure to check out the Pastapadre Twitch channel where the streams will also be ar...
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FIFA 14 World Cup Ultimate Team Potential Thwarted by Gameplay Regression
The free content for FIFA 14 on all platforms arrived late last week and with it some hope that it could be a good compliment, and maybe even a substitute, for the 2014 FIFA World Cup game that released only on 360 and PS3. Obviously the addition to FIFA 14 was never going to provide the same depth as that standalone game but it was also offering something completely different. A free entry point into a unique Ultimate Team mode where money could be spent but didn't necessarily need to be. Ă...
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First NHL 15 Screenshot and Retailer Pre-Order Incentives Detailed
EA Sports today released the first screenshot for NHL 15 with the image coming from the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 version of the game. Check it out full size here. The company also took the opportunity to announce the pre-order deals for the game. Unfortunately, as the trend has been lately with various sports games, there seems to be favoritism to one location over the others. Gamestop will be offering 24 Hockey Ultimate Team Gold Packs ($24 value over 24 weeks). All other retailers - a...
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The Line Drive for June 1
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Make sure to get entries in for the EA Sports UFC giveaway! ♦The Madden NFL 15 cover vote is now in the finals with Sherman vs Newton. ♦Today is the final chance to vote for the cover of NHL 15. ♦EA Sports could choose who they want for the NHL 15 cover regardless of results. ♦Good Game Bro posted hands-on impressions of C...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of June 3
Lone Survivor Based on The New York Times bestselling true story of heroism, courage and survival, Lone Survivor tells the incredible tale of four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative. The four men must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength and resilience to fight to the finish. Robocop In RoboCop, the y...
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