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Latest Trailer for NHL 13 Promotes Enhancements Made to Goalies
EA Sports has released another new trailer for NHL 13 - this time the focus is improvements for the goalies. The new "Hockey IQ" delivers enhanced AI for goalies (and every player on the ice) with the video providing plenty of demonstrations of saves that may not have been made in the past thanks to the improved anticipation, body movement, or even user-controls. (more…)...
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Where the Community Stands on Purchasing NCAA Football 13
Charting the track that NCAA Football 13 has taken to its release has been interesting. Coming off a year in which the series was plagued by a bevy of serious problems polls along the way showed anticipation levels were able to recover and rise for announcements related to gameplay, presentation, and Dynasty mode. The demo also provided some positive traction in a time that was hostile due to the lack of the "Infinity Engine" which was announced for Madden NFL 13. Support waned though with i...
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The Line Drive for July 1
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Make sure to get any last minute entries in for the NCAA Football 13 giveaway! •PC download versions of NBA 2K12 ($10) and MLB 2K12 ($15) have gone on sale. •Great deals on other PC downloads like Max Payne 3 and Spec Ops: The Line 50%+ off. •Don't forget to take advantage of the $45 deal if you're purchasing NCAA Football 1...
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NCAA Football Series Will Need to Find New Sideline Reporter
Though the four team college football playoff won't be instituted until 2014 (likely introduction in NCAA 15) the NCAA Football series has a major shakeup to deal with already for NCAA 14. Erin Andrews will not be back with ESPN. (more…)...
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First Report on Madden NFL 13 for Vita
Outside of the general outlook for the PlayStation Vita version of Madden NFL 13 being based primarily on Madden NFL 12 - and the lack of cross-platform play via save transfers with the PS3 - very little about the game had been discussed by EA Sports or Sony. It wasn't on hand at E3 and given the terrible sales numbers for the Vita system not many could fault EA's logic in their avoidance of dedicating heavy resources towards its development. (more…)...
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NCAA 13 Rosters in Teambuilder Fixed
Yesterday EA Sports launched the 2013 version of Teambuilder for NCAA Football 13 but with it a number of issues were immediately identified. The biggest - and most concerning considering similar circumstances necessitated a patch with NCAA 10 - were rosters so inconceivably bad that it was clear a mistake had been made. (more…)...
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Marvel to Announce Guardians of the Galaxy Movie at Comic-Con
According to Latino Review and Variety Marvel is set to announce production on a Guardians of the Galaxy film (to release on May 16, 2014) at their Comic-Con panel on Saturday July 14. The Guardians are aliens in the 31st century -- each the last of their kind -- who travel back in time to enlist help to battle the Badoon, an evil alien race that attempts to conquer Earth's solar system. First introduced in 1969 and again in 2008, the newer set includes Star-Lord, Drax, gun-toting Rocket...
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Trailer for Silver Linings Playbook
The first trailer for the comedy Silver Linings Playbook has arrived. Directed by David O. Russell (The Fighter) the film stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence and is adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name about a former teacher who moves back in with his mother and tries to reconcile with his wife following four years spent in a mental institution. Silver Linings Playbook is slated to release on November 21. Adapted from the best-selling novel by Matthew Quick, THE SILVE...
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