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  • FIFA 12 Off-Screen Gameplay Footage
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    Posted August 17th, 2011 at 6:30 pm 14 Comments »
    FIFA 12 is on the show floor at Gamescom where it has already won an award for 'Best Console Game' and just yesterday had the demo announced for arrival on September 13th. Coming out of the event are plenty of gameplay videos (captured off-screen) to check out.  (more…)...
  • Players to Receive 100 Ratings in Madden NFL 12 Through Voting Process
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    Posted August 17th, 2011 at 11:30 am 123 Comments »
    EA Sports is teaming up with ESPN and specifically the SportsNation program again to hold another series of votes - following up campaigns like the Madden NFL 12 cover tournament and the 'traditions' for NCAA Football 12. The latest is being referred to as 'Club 100'. This time around the vote will center on which players deserve a 100 rating in five specific categories. Five players will win the right to have the 100 rating (one for each category). •Elusiveness: Charles, Peterso...
  • Soundtrack for NHL 12
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    Posted August 17th, 2011 at 10:45 am 7 Comments »
    For the second straight year EA Sports has put together a soundtrack for the NHL series with the intention of replicating the in-arena experience. With a mix of classic and new songs continue on to check out the full track listing for NHL 12. (more…)...
  • Demo Date Announced for FIFA 12
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    Posted August 16th, 2011 at 7:30 pm 13 Comments »
    Amongst other announcements coming out of their Gamescom press conference today EA Sports provided information relating to the demo for FIFA 12. Though no specifics were given on what will be included in the demo it is slated to release for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC on Tuesday September 13th. The choice of the date is initially curious because it puts it up against NHL 12's release. Generally EA Sports would wish to avoid that scenario - however the conflict only occurs in North America as N...
  • Madden NFL 12 Player Ratings: NFC West
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    Posted August 16th, 2011 at 12:15 pm 57 Comments »
    The deliberately slow rollout of Madden NFL 12 ratings continues with the latest four teams to have been broken down early this week. The completion of the NFC West leaves only the NFC North and NFC South to wrap up. Check out the rosters and ratings for the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, and St. Louis Rams. The Cardinals will obviously be quite a different team with the addition of Kevin Kolb and the 49ers were early off-season losers but crawled out of the hol...
  • EA Sports Announces New FIFA Street
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    Posted August 16th, 2011 at 10:00 am 13 Comments »
    Now the second of EA Sports' mystery titles for early 2012 has been made official. There were indications that a fourth entry in the FIFA Street franchise was on the way via an online survey that even included potential features and today it was announced. This is the first time that the FIFA development team has worked on a 'street' game. FIFA Street is powered by the FIFA engine and will feature "Street Ball Control" for dribbling styles, trick moves. and precise passing. FIFA Street...
  • Poll Results Show EA Sports Season Ticket Deemed Undesirable
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    Posted August 15th, 2011 at 5:15 pm 77 Comments »
    The EA Sports 'Season Ticket' subscription plan offers the opportunity to download and play five different titles three days before they arrive in stores along with a 20% discount on DLC on top of that for $25. Reactions toward the program have ranged from disdain to indifference or acceptance. One thing obviously lacking is any enthusiasm - maybe extending those three days out to a week or so would have made it more appealing on the surface.  (more…)...
  • Latest Trailer for UFC Undisputed 3
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    Posted August 15th, 2011 at 3:15 pm 9 Comments »
    THQ has released a new trailer for UFC Undisputed 3 that concentrates primarily on the combat elements. This follows up on some early gameplay footage that leaked out of the appearance made at EVO. Get a look at aspects such as knockouts, new mechanics and submissions, and leg kick TKO's in the video. (more…)...