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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of September 10
Star Trek Into Darkness When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be t...
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Press Row Hangout: Episode 16
The latest Press Row Hangout tackles a number of topics including impressions of NHL 14, the very disappointing sales numbers for Madden NFL 25, release dates now being official for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the NFL on Xbox One features, EA going free-to-play with mobile games, and much more! As always leave any thoughts on the show or suggestions for future podcasts and hangouts in the comments! ...
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Madden NFL 25 Roster Update for Start of Regular Season Out Now
EA Sports yesterday released the second roster update for Madden NFL 25. This one is largely shaped by the rosters being trimmed down to final 53s in preparation for week one of the NFL season but also includes some ratings adjustments. Depth chart shuffling and players being dropped or added since the cut-downs last Saturday make up the majority of the changes. Unlike previous years new roster updates are not being prompted for download during initial boot up to the main menu. Instead th...
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Sales of Madden Take Dramatic Tumble in Opening Week as Next-Gen Looms
While EA Sports expected sales of Madden NFL 25 to fall short of those for Madden NFL 13 they did not anticipate the dramatic 37% drop that it turned out to be. Madden NFL 25 sold just over 1 million copies its first week on the market. That is down from 1.6 million that were moved for Madden NFL 13 in the same period and 1.9 million back with Madden NFL 10. (more…)...
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NHL 14 Now Available to Download for Season Ticket Subscribers
Subscribers to the EA Sports Season Ticket program can now access the early release digital download of NHL 14 on both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The digital copy of NHL 14 will expire early Tuesday (6am ET) after which a retail or digital copy will have to be purchased to continue playing. All game saves and achievements will transfer over. The Season Ticket costs $25 and runs for a period of one year – providing over three days of early access and a 20% discount on any DLC purchase...
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Trailer for Robocop
The first trailer has arrived for the Robocop remake. Directed by José Padilha (Elite Squad) the film stars Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, and Samuel L. Jackson. Robocop is slated to release February 7, 2014. In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years – and it’s meant billions for OmniCorp’s bottom line. Now Om...
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Madden NFL 25: Hits and Misses
Madden NFL 25 released without any truly defined expectations. With an anniversary year being heavily promoted it stood to reason that EA Sports would pour resources into the game - releasing at the tail end of the current generation where it peaked in the last - and realize the benefits of having rebuilt eight years ago and overcoming some of those struggles as of late. At the same time launching on the Xbox One and PS4 in November the next-gen version of the game was sure to siphon off ...
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FIFA 14 Career Mode Details
With just under three weeks now until release EA Sports has revealed what to expect from Career mode in FIFA 14. The big new feature being introduced is the Global Transfer Network which will dramatically alter the way scouting is handled in the mode. That is accompanied by a new interface and expanded commentary references to events taking place outside of the match being contested. (more…)...
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