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NBA Jam Adds Euroleague Teams
For the first time Euroleague teams are being included in an NBA licensed product. EA Sports and Euroleague Basketball have agreed to a licensing deal that will introduce teams comprised of players from the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four into NBA Jam: On Fire Edition. Amongst the players included will be Dimitris Diamantidis and Mike Batiste of Panathinaikos Athens, Lior Eliyahu and Sofoklis Schortsanitis of Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, Bo McCalebb and Ksistof Lavrinovic of Montepasc...
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Your Thoughts on Madden NFL 12
After all the build-up and all the uncertainty of this year Madden NFL 12 has finally arrived - though those who took advantage of the 'Season Ticket' have had a few days with it already. It's always great to hear about the experiences people are having with the game. Whether that be the enjoyable aspects or problems that are being encountered which can possibly be followed up on. Leave any impressions or observations in the comments! Make sure to check out any coverage that may have been...
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Warrior Gets Nationwide Sneak Preview
Lionsgate has announced that the upcoming fight drama film Warrior, due out on September 9th, will get a nationwide preview on September 4th. A single showing on an unstated number of screens is slated for 7pm on that Sunday though as of yet the tickets do not seem to have entered the database for advance purchase. Warrior stars Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton and focuses on two brothers who find themselves facing each other in an MMA tournament for a title shot. Advance screenings for cri...
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EA Sports Hiring For Football Positions at New Austin Studio
Chalk this up to a curiosity at this point as it relates to the current football franchises at EA Sports but the company has begun hiring for the new studio being built in Austin and they are seeking positions for unidentified football games. The current listings show software engineers and assistant designers being sought for "football". A link to the openings was also tweeted by Madden senior designer Josh Looman which could suggest some level of involvement with the Madden franchise or on...
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Madden NFL 12 Arrives for Mobile Devices
Coinciding with the release of the console versions is Madden NFL 12 for the iPhone/iPad/iPod touch and Android. This represents the first Madden released wide for Android (last year it was exclusive to a single Verizon phone). Madden 11 for the 'iDevices' was well-regarded, picking up the community award for best mobile offering. Madden NFL 12 is being sold for $9.99 on the iPad and $6.99 across the board for the others and offers improved graphics and updated playbooks, team styles, and...
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Madden NFL 12 ‘Club 100’ Ratings Winners
With all the extensive coverage of Madden NFL 12 at the end of last week, along with the availability to play via the 'Season Ticket', the announcement of the 'Club 100' winners understandably got pushed to the side. Now though lets take a look at the five players who won the right through a vote to receive the coveted 100 rating in a particular category. (more…)...
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The Latest on the NCAA Football 12 Patch
Ever since announcing the outline for the upcoming NCAA Football 12 patch at the beginning of August EA Sports has been quiet as to when it would arrive. Originally stated to be out by the end of the month it appears that is now unlikely to happen and it will be slipping into September. In the first update on the patch since August 2nd EA stated today that it has now cleared through internal testing and has been submitted to Microsoft and Sony. Generally the hardware certification process...
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UFC Undisputed 3 Cover Goes Up for Vote
THQ is offering the opportunity for fans to select the cover athlete for UFC Undisputed 3 which is due out in January. Five candidates have been presented for the honor with voting having already begun and continuing through the end of September. Those eligible are all current UFC champions. Frankie Edgar (lightweight), Georges St-Pierre (welterweight), Anderson Silva (middleweight), Jon Jones (light heavyweight), and Cain Velasquez (heavyweight). St-Pierre has already been on the cove...
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