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Three Sports Games in Top 10 of 2012 Sales
The latest sales numbers for North America are in for December and three sports games have made the top 10 not just for the month but for the entire year as well. Madden NFL 13, NBA 2K13, and FIFA 13 have closed out 2012 with strong results that pushed them into place alongside some of the top games in the entire industry. (more…)...
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Madden NFL 13 Roster Update #19 Details
The roster update following Wild Card Weekend for Madden NFL 13 is expected to release by Saturday for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The update returns players from IR and readjusts depth charts for the teams now eliminated from the playoffs. All teams, not just those involved in the postseason, continue to receive changes to player ratings following further evaluation. Arian Foster edges up to 98 with Duane Brown and Marshawn Lynch moving to 97. Russell Okung rises 3 points to 91, Justin Tucker ...
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2013 Academy Award Nominations
The nominations for this years Oscars were announced this morning. Leading the way with 12 nominations is Lincoln followed closely behind by Life of Pi with 11 and then Silver Linings Playbook and Les Miserables with 8. Seth MacFarlane hosts the 85th annual Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday February 24. Best motion picture of the year “Amour†“Argo†“Beasts of the Southern Wild†“Django Unchained†“Les Misérables†â...
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First MLB 2K13 Screenshot and Details on Feature Set
The surprise announcement that the MLB 2K series would return for another year - and the new license agreed upon with MLB is just for one year - came down this morning. Though the cover athlete news was announced along with it (David Price) no details on what to expect from the game feature wise were made immediately available. Now though there is a early features list for the game that won't quell any pessimism around how much work is going to be put into the product. It contains only fe...
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#3 of 2012: Madden NFL 13
The Madden NFL series is easily the most heavily scrutinized of all the sports video game franchises. As the biggest seller in North America - only FIFA tops it worldwide - much of the criticism it receives is justified but some of it is not. EA Sports has to accept that the product will be held to the highest standard and produce on a level to meet expectations. There are no excuses why they should not be able to do just that. Yet this generation they've come up short more often than not...
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More Feature Details for Tiger Woods 14
In addition to the Legends of the Majors mode announced yesterday EA Sports has rolled out details on the entire feature set for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14. The game will include all four majors, the introduction of the LPGA, night golfing, online events with up to 24 live competitors, and swing customization. Check out some new screenshots in the FB album and continue on for the full list of features. (more…)...
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2K Sports Startles Everyone By Announcing MLB 2K13
Huge surprise today as 2K Sports has officially announced MLB 2K13. Last year the third party exclusive license with the MLB expired and at the time the company did not renew. That deal was losing Take Two over $30 million every year. At some point in between then and now a deal was reached to continue to the 2K series but under much more favorable terms. 2K is now operating under an agreement that is not exclusive and financially reasonable. MLB was in a position where they could either ...
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Revisiting the Top Stories of 2012: MLB 2K12 Perfect Game Contest Controversy
The $1 Million Perfect Game Challenge entered its third year with MLB 2K12 and 2K Sports finally got the structure right by turning it into an actual challenge rather than a race. The first two years had the winner complete the task on the first day essentially ending the promotion prematurely. That would no longer be the case as 2K12's competition involved a month long window where any perfect games completed would be "scored" based on a number of factors with the top eight earning a spot i...
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