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EA Sports Announces NFL Training Camp
Another in a line of new title announcements from EA today with EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp. This was actually rumored back at the end of last year and has now come to fruition though it appears it won't include a football shaped peripheral. Included are 70 drills and challenges designed to improve strength, power and conditioning, as well as reaction skills, agility and first step quickness, which are key areas NFL players focus on. Users can choose their favorite team, step into ...
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Some More Details on Fight Night Champion
Earlier today brought the first news of Fight Night Champion, what will be the fifth iteration of the Fight Night boxing franchise. It will include a new punch control system, revolutionary single player mode, and 60-65 licensed fighters. Now a few additional details have emerged. Fight Night Champion will feature a refined physics based animation system that incorporates improved locomotion, stamina, and punching mechanics. The new punching system, known as "Full Spectrum Punch Control", i...
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EA Sports Announces Fight Night Champion
EA Sports has revealed the fifth iteration in the Fight Night series to be known as Fight Night Champion. According to IGN the roster will include 60-65 fighters, a new punch control system, and an innovative single player mode that is being described as "something people won't expect from an EA Sports game". There could be more details on Fight Night Champion to come out of an EA event being held this afternoon. "Fight Night Champion will break the mold of what is expected in a single-playe...
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EA Sports MMA Career Mode Description
The first info on the career mode for EA Sports MMA was released today. While there are not a lot in the way of specifics it does lay out the path that will be taken and that a different experience will be had each time through. There are also 17 new screenshots that come from career mode. Check them out in the gallery. As always leave your thoughts in the comments! In career mode, you will have the opportunity to train around the globe with top MMA trainers like Randy Couture, Pat Miletich...
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Tiger Woods 11 Sales Even Worse Than Initially Thought
Late last week NPD released the official sales numbers for June. Tiger Woods 11 saw a huge drop-off from what Tiger 10 sold in its first month. Given the numbers that were on hand I estimated that it had fallen in the 40-50% range. It turns out that the situation was even more dire than anticipated. Sales actually dropped 68% year-over-year for all formats combined while the Wii version specifically fell an almost unbelievable 86%. It went from 272K to 38K. The main factor in the plummeting...
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Teaser Trailer for Faster
CBS Films has released the first trailer for Faster, an action pic starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino, Maggie Grace, and Moon Bloodgood co-star and it is directed by George Tillman Jr. (Notorious, Men of Honor). Faster is slated to release on November 24th. After 10 years in prison, Driver has a singular focus - to avenge the murder of his brother during the botched bank robbery that led to his imprisonment. Now a free man with a deadly to-do list in hand, he...
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New Madden 11 Screenshots and Videos: NFC East and NFC West
EA Sports has released a slew of Madden 11 screens (51 in all) featuring the teams from the NFC East and NFC West as well as images taken from the Colts vs Jets demo. Each team has four to six images which primarily focus on star players, rookies, offseason acquisitions, and coaches. The screens can all be found in the gallery. Continue on to check out videos spotlighting each division as well. As always feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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Padrecast: Cut Short Edition
The Padrecast is back with Fred and Dylan though tragedy struck and the recording apparently cut off part way through the entertainment discussion. That means you'll miss out on our usual Ken Jeong update and talk about Pauly Shore's Adopted which is terribly unfortunate. Since the Comic-Con portion was lost we'll likely do a short preview Padrecast when down in San Diego later this week. Below is just some of what is talked about over the (now) 31 minute running time. Download the podcast d...
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