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Raiders of the Lost Ark Will Play in IMAX Theaters For a Week
The classic 1981 Indiana Jones film Raiders of the Lost Ark is set for a special run in IMAX theaters from September 7 to 13. Steven Spielberg worked on the upconversion to IMAX as well as remastering the four films in the series for the upcoming Blu-ray release. Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures is slated to release on September 18. Spielberg: For me, it’s always been the bigger the screen, the better. It’s the only marked contrast we have to the generations that are ...
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NCAA Football 13 Patch #2 Out Now
The second patch for NCAA Football 13 which had been targeted for a late August release has come in early by arriving today. This update addresses some of the early issues reported by consumers regarding gameplay and Dynasty mode and adds the "Uniform Store" where missing ones and fixes will be provided for free with any secondary unis coming at a cost. The store is currently empty/unavailable and it remains unknown when any additions or corrections will make their way out. Continue on...
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NBA 2K13 Features The 1992 Dream Team and 2012 Olympic Team
2K Sports has just announced that The Dream Team will be included in NBA 2K13 as will the recent gold medal winning 2012 team. The two will be pitted against each other in the game. Charles Barkley, who has remained a holdout of the 2K series, made it in (but only on the Dream Team and not with any classic teams) while Scottie Pippen for some reason has gone missing. Even though the prime opportunity to announce the inclusion of The Dream Team and 2012 team would have been about a month a...
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Everything You Can Do With Kinect for Xbox 360 in Madden NFL 13
While EA Sports has mainly touted the ability to complete audibles, assign hot routes, and call timeouts using Kinect for Xbox 360 there is a huge number of actions that can be taken through voice commands. Check out the full list of them here through the images pulled from the demo. In total there are 128 different commands that can be given between the offensive and defensive sides of the ball affecting the entire team, single unit, or individuals. Early response towards the Kinect func...
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Match Day Announced for FIFA 13; Seasons Mode Expands, Demo Date, New Trailer
EA Sports today announced a new feature for FIFA 13 known as Match Day. Commentary will include references to real world events with elements such as performance, injuries, suspensions, and gossip to be discussed. Through EA SPORTS Football Club Match Day, fans will be following the heartbeat of football and their favourite club. Real-world fixtures and upcoming clashes of their favourite club in the top leagues will enable them to play right along with the beats of the season. Player f...
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NHL 13 Demo Coming Next Week; Top Rated Players Revealed
During the Electronic Arts press conference at Gamescom the company announced that the demo for NHL 13 will arrive for both the 360 and PS3 on Tuesday, August 21. It will feature a standard game with the Stanley Cup rematch of New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings, NHL Moments Live from the Western Conference Finals game five with the Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, along with the opportunity to start Hockey Ultimate Team and simply "free skate". The first player ratings were also revealed tod...
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Madden NFL 13 Demo Now Available for 360
The demo for Madden NFL 13 has gone live for the Xbox 360 and will go out for the PS3 when the store updates this afternoon. It comes in at 1.82 GB and can be queued up in advance for download here. The impressively rich demo features two different pairings of teams - Giants @ 49ers and Seahawks @ Redskins - in full games at five minute quarters with adjustable difficulty levels. Commentary, which has become something commonly stripped from the demos for sports titles in recent years, is ...
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Your Thoughts on NBA 2K13’s First Gameplay-Related News
2K Sports hyped the Jay-Z news as the biggest announcement for NBA 2K13 but in reality what really matters in the end started to emerge late last week with the first actual gameplay and feature info. Reaction has been almost universally positive to the announced aspects such as the change in controls with dribble moves shifting to the right analog stick, improvements to passing, better contact physics, voice command functionality with Kinect for Xbox 360, and the addition of "signature skill...
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