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“Zoomed” Camera Angle for Madden NFL 13
There's an understandable lull in news for Madden NFL 13 as the days lessen until the highly anticipated announcements for the game arrive. On Monday at EA's pre-E3 press conference the "monumental change to gameplay" and "Connected Careers" features will be revealed and that of course will be followed by all sorts of details and videos of Madden 13 from the show floor the next day and throughout the week. In the meantime one nugget has been dropped as EA Sports released an image showing ...
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NCAA Football 13 Heisman Mode Details
EA Sports today released details on the new Heisman Challenge mode for NCAA Football 13. The mode provides up to 16 former Heisman winners to choose from and add to any (2012) team for a single season in which the main goal will be to surpass their historic stats and milestones. Barry Sanders, Andre Ware, Herschel Walker, Robert Griffin III, Marcus Allen, Charlie Ward, Eddie George, Desmond Howard, Carson Palmer, and Doug Flutie will be available to everyone. Downloading the demo will unl...
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All-Star Weekend Coming to NBA 2K13 as Pre-Order Exclusive; Wii U Version to Release in Console Launch Window
Last week 2K Sports teased a "big announcement" for NBA 2K13 and that news has come earlier than expected because it wasn't really something that would have attracted headlines at E3. The game will feature the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest, Three Point Contest, Rising Stars Challenge, and the NBA All Star Game set in Houston where it will be played in February 2013. This is being offered exclusively as a pre-order deal through all retailers and was listed by Amazon first this morning (360 - PS...
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Voting for NHL 13 Cover Reaches Finals
The excessively long process to determine the cover athlete for NHL 13 – which began in late March and won’t end until June 20 – continues with the tournament now down to two. Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne takes on Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux for the honor. The voting runs through Monday June 4 and can be completed through the official NHL.com page - news on the winner however will be held until the 20th at the 2012 NHL Awards show....
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Screenshots Feature Tim Tebow and Robert Griffin III in NCAA Football 13
While many have had enough of Tim Tebow already with EA Sports attempting to capitalize on his high level of exposure for Madden NFL 13 now get ready for his inclusion in NCAA Football 13. The company has released two screenshots in advance of tomorrow's reveal of complete details on the new "Heisman Challenge" mode. It's been known for a while that high profile names from the past would be included in the mode in some uncertain capacity - Tebow, Robert Griffin III, Mark Ingram, Matt Lein...
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Features List and Full Roster for WWE 13
Last week a trailer leaked for WWE 13 that confirmed the "Attitude Era" theme, CM Punk as the cover star, and October 30 as the release date. Now THQ has officially announced the game and rolled out the central features for this year's iteration accompanied by descriptions of each. The entire roster has also leaked out and will feature 77 wrestlers - 32 coming from the "Attitude Era" including 8 who remain active that have special "Attitude" versions. Check out the first screenshots in th...
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First Look at NHL 13 Improvements
The first features were recently announced for NHL 13 and they included a brand new skating engine which had not been put on actual display until now. Today EA Sports held a webcast for NHL 13 in which they discussed the publicized features and showed examples with gameplay. Continue on to check out the lengthy webcast along with a brand new trailer and find the first screenshots in the gallery or G+ album - then feel free to leave any thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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Online Home Run Derby Finally Coming to MLB 12: The Show – But Not for Everyone
Though it was never really pushed in their marketing efforts SCEA advertised an Online Home Run Derby mode for MLB 12: The Show yet it was missing at release and ever since. The company avoided responding to consumer and media inquiries on the subject. A recent patch however alluded to a "new mode" being added and that is in fact the Online Home Run Derby. Unfortunately it's not as simple as the advertised mode being made available to all. Instead the company has tied it into a promoti...
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