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Videos Showcase Tebowing and Salsa Dancing Celebrations in Madden NFL 13
With a number of customized celebrations being added for Madden NFL 13 it was completely predictable that EA Sports would exploit them given the press they generate and the free publicity that could come from something as simple as a tweet from the player in question. The first two having been singled out are of course Tim Tebow's "Tebowing" and Victor Cruz's salsa dance. It's a wonder why EA feels these are somehow exceptional replications - in fact they're riddled with inaccuracies a...
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Latest NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Video Spotlights Some Individual Plays
EA Sports has released this week's gameplay clip for NCAA Football 13 and it features Michigan vs Maryland with demonstrations of some offensive plays and specific route running. There is the option read, bubble screen, and comeback route as well as examples of a receiver creating space with a double move and the QB throwing a receiver open to space. After the first two gameplay videos failed to generate positive response EA has shifted here towards showing off more precise examples of impro...
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GI Joe: Retaliation Delayed to 2013
It's incredibly rare for a movie so close to getting released delayed but that has just happened with GI Joe: Retaliation. Scheduled to arrive in theaters on June 29 it has now been pushed back to March 29, 2013. The reasoning given by Paramount is they are going to add 3D - and having that makes sense particularly given the fondness for it overseas. However what is baffling is why they didn't make that decision a long while back. It is not a new phenomenon that big budget films in intern...
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Final Four of NHL 13 Cover Vote
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 the final four. The semi-finals will run through next Monday and then on Tuesday the finals will begin. Head to the NHL.com cover vote page to take part. Nashville's Pekka Rinne takes on John Tavares of the Islanders in one pairing while Pittsburgh and Philadelphia face off once again with Evge...
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Examining the State of MLB Gaming
Few are bemoaning the apparent loss of the MLB 2K franchise but the prospects of where that leaves MLB gaming are only slightly more optimistic than they had been under the third party license that is now expiring. With the end of the console generation near, and companies more risk averse than ever, there are a number of variables to consider when thinking of what company - if any - will choose to make a licensed baseball game in the next year or two. (more…)...
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Tebowing Becomes Biggest Madden News Story Since Cover Competition
The cover voting for Madden NFL 13 generated a great deal of press and engagement from fans. Since then information on gameplay, presentation, and audio have all rolled out. What is it then that has caught the attention of the media? The inclusion of "Tebowing" of course! (more…)...
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MLB 2K Series Left Out of Take Two Lineup Listing – Could Signal Cancellation
Take Two reported their Q4 Fiscal 2012 financials today and with that came their upcoming slate of scheduled products for the entire 2013 fiscal year. The only sports title listed is NBA 2K13 signaling what could be the end of the MLB 2K franchise. In fact this was the exact way that both the NHL 2K and College Hoops 2K franchises were discovered to have been cancelled so the precedent is there. (Update) Confirmation has come down the series is indeed dead. (more…)...
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Another MLB 12: The Show Patch Arrives – Addresses Problems from Previous Updates and Prepares for Mode Addition
Consumers have encountered a number of troubles produced by patches for MLB 12: The Show - the most major of which have been Franchise and Road to the Show freezes and broken cross platform play - and an update that has been made available today for the PS3 version is intended to address some of those. While it won't get back all the time that has been lost and frustration generated in the process it will hopefully help to stabilize the experience for the rest of the year as this seems li...
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