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Tiger Woods 13 Patch to Offer Alternate Method of Utilizing Kinect
In an update for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 that will arrive on Friday EA Sports will be delivering the more traditional way to swing with Kinect for Xbox 360. Tiger 13 originally chose to go with a parallel stance to the TV rather than facing it directly while swinging - which in theory was to better capture the full body in the process. The patch will allow users to swing either way on the two lower difficulty levels whether standing to the side or swinging directly towards the screen. Kotaku...
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First UFC Undisputed 3 Fighter Ratings Update
THQ today released the first stat update for UFC Undisputed 3 which should be automatically applied upon start-up of the game. Here's a detailed look at the changes made to the 42 fighters affected by this first update.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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UFC Undisputed 3 Gameplay Impressions
With over a year and a half since its last release the UFC Undisputed franchise had the benefit of considerable time to both improve and polish the final product. From what I experienced at a recent THQ preview event it would seem at least on the surface that they have succeeded in both respects with UFC Undisputed 3. Mixed martial arts is a dynamic and complex sport. To try and explain the improvements made, and why they make the game more fun and ultimately more realistic, I will use so...
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Peyton Hillis Now Believes in Curses
During (and following) the fan-voted cover tournament eventual Madden NFL 12 cover athlete Peyton Hillis stated that he "didn't believe in curses". After a troubled season that has included injuries/illnesses, fans and teammates questioning his level of dedication, and marginal at best impact when on the field he has starkly changed that opinion. Now Hillis is exclaming  his feeling of being "cursed" - a reference to the famed tribulations that are encountered by the players who grace ...
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UFC Undisputed 3 Beta Begins Today
After a few delays in getting it off the ground the online-centric beta for UFC Undisputed 3 will officially kick off later today. It remains limited to the Xbox 360 side with the PS3 getting a beta run at an undetermined date said to be later this month. The beta will run for a limited time potentially stretching up to two weeks and will be used primarily to test the new servers and collect feedback on any issues encountered. The hope would be to iron out those problems and have a better...
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UFC Undisputed 3 Beta Pushed Back Further
The closed-online beta for UFC Undisputed 3, that was supposed to open yesterday before being delayed to today, has now been moved to Monday December 19th. The beta will initially open for the Xbox 360 - no word on whether the PS3 side will be further delayed or if that will remain on schedule as it was supposed to come sometime later in the month. UPDATE #2 Per THQ - We have decided to move the start date of our Alpha Server Test again to this Monday, Dec 19th for XBOX 360 in favor of addr...
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UFC Undisputed 3 Beta Opens Wednesday
The upcoming beta for UFC Undisputed 3 - touched on in this article last week - is set to roll out December 14th for the Xbox 360. The PS3 will also get the beta test but that won't be coming until an undetermined date later this month. In order to be involved there is first the requirement of being a member of the Undisputed community website. Download keys will be distributed through the site and the page to obtain one will only be available to registered members on Wednesday. A limited...
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Beta To Be Held for UFC Undisputed 3
In a recent video interview UFC Undisputed 3 producer Neven Dravinski let slip that a closed pre-release beta is on the way. That news was then followed by confirmation through a forum posting by an official THQ rep however no further details beyond that have been made available. Given the time frame, with only two months until release, it would seem likely that the beta will be online-centric and/or focus on gameplay balancing. It would be unreasonable at this point to expect any major c...
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