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What Feature in MLB 13: The Show Are You Most Looking Forward To?
With a great deal of info on MLB 13: The Show having been released - the full features list having provided a ton of details - it has been difficult to gauge what in particular fans are most excited about. There seems to be a pretty big spread whether it is a particular new mode, an improvement made to an older one, or an enhancement to the gameplay experience. Vote in the poll, with the ability to choose up to three options, and expand with any thoughts on what it is that you're most ant...
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Out of the Park Baseball 14 Offering Early Pre-Order Deal
The next version of the highly regarded Out of the Park Baseball series is now available to pre-order and at a discount to those who do so by February 15. The PC/Mac baseball management sim can be had for $35 until then which is $5 off the retail price. In addition everyone who pre-orders will be entered into a drawing for a 64GB iPod touch or one of three $100 Amazon gift cards. All those who pre-order, whether prior to 2/15 or after, will have access to the game three days before the of...
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J.J. Abrams to Direct Star Wars: Episode VII
Since the announcement of Disney buying LucasFilm back at the end of October with the plans for new Star Wars films on an every 2-3 year basis the big news everyone was waiting for was who would direct Episode VII which is due out in 2015. Info on who would write the film (Michael Arndt) followed quickly but otherwise it had just been rumors in regards to who would helm the project ever since. Though the official announcement has yet to be made the decision has. Always busy producer an...
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NBA 2K13 Week 13 Roster Update Details; Acrobat Sig Skill Removed from Players
A new roster update for NBA 2K13 arrived today but includes no ratings changes to any players. The trade between the Cavaliers (receiving Marreese Speights, Josh Selby, and Wayne Ellington) and Grizzlies (Jon Leuer) has been reflected. Chris 'Birdman' Andersen has also been added to the Heat roster. Alvin Gentry remains on the sideline as coach of the Suns with the switch to Lindsey Hunter having not yet been completed. Injury Status Changes: Anderson Varejao (-19 to 57), Lou Willia...
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Take Two May Have Obtained WWE License
Take Two, parent company of 2K Sports, may have acquired the WWE license that had entered a free agency period due to the THQ bankruptcy proceedings. Initial rumors were that EA Sports was the company that came to an agreement with WWE but follow-up information I received indicated that it was more likely to be Take Two. IGN has confirmed those rumblings though it is important to note nothing yet is official. (more…)...
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NCAA Football 14 Cover Vote Field Narrowed Down to Eight Schools
EA Sports today announced the schools that have advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Football 14 cover tournament and have opened up the voting. Once again it is being handled through Facebook with a main poll which will be followed by secondary ones. Alabama led the way in the round of 16 followed closely behind by Texas A&M and Michigan. Those three had the benefit of being listed first in the poll options on Facebook which provided a huge advantage as users had to click through ...
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Scouting Madden NFL 14 Cover Candidates from the NFC
Last year the cover campaign for Madden NFL 13 began in late February with the announcement of the two candidates nominated from each team. The voting started in March and involved trimming the field down by facing them off against each other before moving on to a tournament style bracket. It was a hugely successful initiative for EA Sports and something similar will surely roll out for selecting the cover athlete for Madden NFL 14 as well. With the initial candidate announcement period n...
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Jose Bautista’s Canadian Cover of MLB 13: The Show Now Up for Vote
Unlike the cover campaign for the standard edition of MLB 13: The Show, won by Andrew McCutchen, the Canadian version already has the athlete determined. Toronto Blue Jays' slugger Jose Bautista will be featured again with three potential cover art options to choose from. Last year Bautista wore the alternate blue jersey. This time around the choices are between the home white, road grey, and Canada Day red. The red edition looks likely to win even though that particular jersey is only wo...
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