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Second Set of NCAA Football 12 Videos
While I continue putting together complete impressions on NCAA Football 12 - just a few hours away from posting - here is a second set of gameplay videos. Featured here is the State Championship game in Road to Glory and one of the first ones in college, Penn State at Pittsburgh in the snow, and Clemson at Minnesota. Continue on to check them out and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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The Line Drive 7/10
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •NCAA Football 12 coverage continues w/ more videos and extensive impressions later today. •FIFA 12 for the iPad will be playable on TV or monitors and then controlled by iPhones. •Check out a complete Road to Glory State Championship Game from JBHuskers of TGT. •EA Sports apparently is working on a reality television show that involves US ...
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TNT Renews Falling Skies
After premiering last month to respectable ratings the Steven Spielberg produced TNT series Falling Skies has earned a renewal. The post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama which has aired four episodes to date will receive a second season next summer. It has averaged 6.4 million viewers when combining live and DVR/on-demand showings and is performing well overseas. Word of mouth on the show has been mixed with it turning some viewers off through forced melodramatic scenes. TNT's base audience tends...
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First Set of NCAA Football 12 Screenshots
Here is the first group of screenshots  (some of which were specifically requested) taken directly in NCAA Football 12. Within replays and images NCAA 12 is unmatched in its stunning visuals as far as sports game go - at least until Madden NFL 12 arrives. It has even produced what is easily my favorite screenshot ever (comes out of the CSU-COL game posted earlier as a video) which has generated a level of response I've never witnessed before towards a single game image. Unfortunately E...
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First Set of NCAA Football 12 Videos
With NCAA Football 12 in hand since Friday morning I've been working on impressions, screenshots, and of course videos. The first set of videos feature Illinois at Michigan, the 'Rocky Mountain Showdown' of Colorado State against Colorado, and the first high school game in Road to Glory mode for Pasta Padre. Difficulty level is set to All-American in all videos. Make sure to be following along on Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus for observations and bonus items in between postings on th...
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NHL 12 Shows Off Trifecta of Improvements
Though Thursday's 'Summer Showcase' from EA was a letdown given the lack of any announcements, the event did provide the opportunity to showcase NHL 12 and what is said to be its "hat trick of innovations". Those are broken down as being: 1) Anticipation AI 2) Full Contact Physics Engine 3) Dynamic Goalies. Continue on to check out the video from the event which includes a demonstration of each aspect and the ways in which they will influence gameplay. Also having just surfaced is a video...
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NCAA Football 12 Hard Drive Evaluation
The NCAA Football series has been one of the biggest culprits regarding lengthy loading times and laggy navigation amongst sports games this generation. It remains a frustration even with NCAA Football 12 however installing to the Xbox 360 hard drive does alleviate some of the wait time and allow it to run smoother overall. With NCAA Football 12 in hand expect several postings over the coming days with impressions, videos, and more. Follow along for additional NCAA 12 talk in between site...
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NCAA Football 12: First Day Patch Details
EA Sports has released details on the launch day patch for NCAA Football 12. While day-one patches are generally utilized to clean up issues and meet compliance standards, this patch is delivering several notable improvements and fixes and even includes a new addition - the ability to edit rosters from within Dynasty mode. Also announced is that the pay-for-feature that would allow progressing Online Dynasty from week to week from the website is being delayed. That will now be made availa...
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