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NBA Jam HD Impressions and Videos
A month ago EA Sports announced that NBA Jam would be coming to the 360 and PS3. The catch though is that it would be only available to download through a code that is being included in new copies of NBA Elite 11. The arcade market has been dry ever since EA and Midway ended Street and Ballers respectively, and here EA is bringing back a classic in what is better described as a "refresh" than a "reboot". The first opportunity for the media and public to play NBA Jam HD came with it out on t...
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Two More NBA Elite 11 Videos
EA Sports has now released two more NBA Elite 11 gameplay videos via Operation Sports and notably these show the game played from the broadcast camera. Typically prerelease videos of a game from the non-default perspective are not produced but the reaction to the behind-the-action camera has been overwhelmingly negative. It may be that in hindsight EA has realized changing the default camera was a mistake. Continue on to check out the videos which are Hornets @ Clippers and Heat @ Magic and le...
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The Line Drive 9/4
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. The Line Drive comes a day early as I am preparing some brief impressions along with a handful of videos of NBA Jam (360 version) to be posted on Sunday! With all the roster cuts and movement look for the next Madden 11 roster update to arrive this week (probably by kickoff Thursday). Another small addition to NBA 2K11's My Player career mode comes wi...
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Shows Premiering Week of 9/6
Next weeks represents the unofficial beginning of the fall television season with the first few new shows and a couple others returning. The big networks roll out the majority of their shows the week of 9/20 but here is what to look forward to next week. Tuesday Sons of Anarchy (FX) Season three opens (10PM) Wednesday Hellcats (CW) NEW SHOW The cheerleading dramedy includes Ashley Tisdale (9PM) Terriers (FX) NEW SHOW The PI based comedy is the latest from Shawn Ryan the creator o...
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NCAA Football 11 Patch #3 Details
EA Sports has announced that a third patch for NCAA Football 11 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday September 7th. Along with the patch will be yet another "tuner" update. The most pressing issue with the game since the last patch has been the pump fake exploit and that will be taken care of here. Continue on to check out the full details of both the patch and the tuning pack and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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Madden NFL Superstars Impressions
Madden NFL Superstars launched earlier this week on Facebook. The free-to-play management sim is supported by microtransactions and follows a similarly structured FIFA Superstars that arrived earlier this summer to big success. After spending a few days with Madden Superstars my full thoughts on it follow, though as is the case with a game of this nature I can only report on the experience so far as there is no reachable end game. My impressions are based on not having spent any money on th...
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NBA Elite 11 Become Legendary “Matchups”
EA Sports has released a new video which goes over the "matchups" element of the Become Legendary career mode. One of the assigned tasks will be to outperform an opposing player and a judgment depending on performance will result in a number of XP points earned or taken away. Continue on to watch the video and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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NBA 2K11 My Player Mode Detailed
2K Sports has released a video and accompanying blog going into further detail on the My Player career mode in NBA 2K11. Throughout the week we've learned of press conferences, signature shoes, and trade demands. Now there is even more including character traits such as fan support and chemistry, tweaks to grading, and attribute caps. You can check out the full blog here. Continue on to check out the video as well as leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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