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Development Underway on EA Sports UFC
EA Sports has made the announcement that development on EA Sports UFC has begun. That would appear to be the name of the new series - not that it was much in question - but that there is any news so soon and a tease of more to comeĂ‚Â following the transfer of the license in early June is a bit of a surprise.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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Baylor Unsure Why Their Fight Song is Missing in NCAA Football 13
Over the weekend Owen Good at Kotaku published a piece covering the discovery that numerous fight songs are missing from NCAA Football 13. It was puzzling in that several of those in question were included in the series in previous years and were now gone without explanation - and especially curious that it seemed concentrated in the Texas schools. Baylor University, who's own Robert Griffin III graces the cover of NCAA 13, responded today to the article stating that they had no involveme...
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NCAA Football 13: Hits and Misses
It wasn't long ago that the NCAA Football series was the football product from EA Sports that took risks and innovated. In fact, many perceived NCAA to be the testing ground for Madden, and that had its benefits and share of drawbacks. Madden played it safe to try and placate a significantly larger userbase while NCAA was able to target what college football fans and those passionate about the series wanted. Roles between those two franchises however have reversed in the last couple years...
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Out of the Park Baseball Receives Updates for PC and iOS Versions
A significant new patch has arrived for the popular management sim Out Of The Park Baseball 13. This represents the fourth patch delivered so far and brings with it not just fixes but also some very notable feature additions. What may be the coolest new feature is the ability to broadcast simulations in real-time to the league website.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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The Line Drive for July 15
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Kevin Durant is rated 95 overall and Blake Griffin 87 in NBA 2K13. •EA released an image detailing stats from Madden 12's Ultimate Team mode. •Check out this Madden NFL 13 screenshot of Ronnie Lott. •New Madden NFL 13 screenshots show off Ultimate Team and the Twitter feed. •Here are the rewards for Madden Ultimate Team player...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of July 17
•Lockout Starring Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace and set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent (Pearce), whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter (Grace) from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum-security prison. Lockout was directed by Stephen St. Leger and James Mather from their script co-written with Luc Besson, who is also a producer. Peter Stormare co-stars. •The ...
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Comic-Con: Marvel Announces Guardians of the Galaxy and Titles for Thor 2 and Captain America 2
Marvel made a number of announcements at their Comic-Con panel today. Guardians of the Galaxy, rumored to be unveiled at the event, materialized along with the concept art seen above. That film will release on August 1, 2014. The sequels to Thor and Captain America got their official titles. Thor: The Dark World will arrive in theaters on November 8, 2013. Captain America: The Winter Soldier follows on April 4, 2014. Those familiar with Captain America will know exactly what that title is...
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Comic-Con Trailer for Spartacus: War of the Damned
Starz revealed the first trailer for Spartacus: War of the Damned at the show's Comic-Con panel today. The series is entering its fourth (counting the prequel) and final season. The 10 episode run will premiere in January. “Spartacus: War of the Damned” takes place following the defeat of Roman commander Gaius Claudius Glaber. Spartacus and his men have amassed major victories against the Romans after the Battle of Vesuvius. These victories have not only forged the legend...
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