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NBA 2K13 Week 21 Roster Update Details
A new roster update for NBA 2K13 arrived today on the Xbox 360 and PS3. The only notable changes relate to players who have returned from injury or recently been afflicted by it. Tony Parker and Pau Gasol are the biggest names to go active. There are no ratings changes in the update even for streaking teams like the Heat or Nuggets, Thomas Robinson still has the wrong jersey number on the Rockets, and the coaching change for the Suns that took place now over two months ago still hasn't been ...
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HBO Considering Game of Thrones Prequel
In a recent interview with IGN George R.R. Martin, writer of The Song of Ice and Fire series which has been turned into the Game of Thrones for television, discussed the possibility of a prequel. Martin has a deal with HBO that will have him creating other shows and this might be one of them. Well, I have been writing for a number of years a series of novellas set in the same world, the world of Westeros, but a hundred years earlier, about two characters called Dunk and Egg. And I published...
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Scouting the Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote Second Round: Active Bracket
The results from the first round of the Madden NFL 25 cover competition that came in a few days ago will help to provide some insight on where the voting base is trending and the chances for each entrant going forward. There were no real shockers in the round involving active players though a few lower seeds moved on in tight races. After analyzing the "Old School" bracket earlier here is a look at how things are shaping up in the “New School” bracket.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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Tiger Woods 14 Now Available to Download Through Season Ticket
Subscribers to the EA Sports Season Ticket program can now access the complete early release digital download of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 on the Xbox 360 and PS3. The download size is 5.71 GB for the 360. The digital copy of Tiger Woods 14 will expire early Tuesday at 6am ET after which a retail 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 yea...
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Press Row Podcast: Episode 16
The latest edition of the Press Row Podcast features discussion on the resignation of Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello, thoughts on Tiger Woods 14 as release approaches, evaluation of the Madden NFL 25 cover tournament, responses to some listener questions, and the panelist picks for the Final Four. The show had to be recorded earlier than usual, late on Monday, so there's a good chance everyone already looks foolish in regards to the NCAA picks. Check it out through iTunes or w...
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Tiger Woods 14 Demo Proves Successful
There has been discussion as of late industry-wide regarding the value of video game demos. While the importance certainly will vary with each title based on genre, awareness, and marketing levels with sports games they have generally been used to demonstrate improvements from the last year's version to the upcoming one. They became a necessity because of the importance in differentiating between them. Consumers have gotten more strict on where their $60 is to be spent as they have sought ou...
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Scouting the Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote Second Round: Legends Bracket
The results from the first round of the Madden NFL 25 cover competition that came in yesterday will help to provide some insight on where the voting base in trending and the chances for each entrant going forward. Interestingly all of the 10 seeds in the running through both brackets advanced but are facing almost sure elimination as they go up against the 2 seeds. While a few upsets took place early in the competition any significant ones now seem unlikely to occur. With the second round ru...
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Madden NFL 25 Cover Voting Advances to Second Round
The competition involving 32 legends and 32 active players to win the cover of Madden NFL 25 has now moved forward to the second round. A campaign to push Jake Delhomme over Joe Montana failed miserably as 92% of the votes went Montana's way. A day after claiming he was a lock to win the whole thing Chad Johnson has thankfully been knocked out by Tim Brown. Over 21 million votes were cast in the round. Biggest margin of victories went to Barry Sanders (95%), Jerry Rice (94%), Adrian Peter...
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