Archive for the ‘NHL’ Category
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NHL 12 May Be in the Midst of Release Date Move Similar to Madden 12
In the explanation from EA Sports regarding the release date delay/shift beginning with Madden 12 (and going forward for the series) the company claimed the change was being made primarily to capitalize on fan excitement by hitting stores closer to the regular season kick-off. The change means moving away from the traditional second Tuesday in August date to the last Tuesday in August. This strategy was seen as being successful with Tiger Woods 12 after sales numbers improved attributing som...
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#9 of 2010: NHL 11
The NHL series from EA Sports has been one of the most highly regarded this generation. With NHL 09 in particular the franchise had a resurgence and became more mainstream than many would have anticipated possible. The game began to reach those not necessarily fans of the NHL. It captured the #2 spot with NHL 09 but then didn't make the list with NHL 10 due to a push towards milking consumers through downloadable content and a lack of intriguing upgrades. NHL 11 is still hampered by the focus ...
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NHL 11 Alternate Jersey Code
Now that all of the NHL teams with new jerseys have unveiled them on the ice, EA Sports has released the code to enter in NHL 11 to unlock them in the game. The code (and this one will be fun to enter) is: bcxkg8fkx3h4m3p5 Additional uniforms for the Anaheim Ducks, Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks are provided with this code!...
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Remaining October Sales Results
Having already detailed the doubling in sales that the NBA 2K series received with 2K11 and the drop-off that Madden 11 is now experiencing that leaves a handful of other titles and their sales to still discuss. It is largely disappointing news even when considering some of the following games didn't have huge expectations to begin with. (more…)...
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NHL 11 Complete Patch Details
Over the weekend some of the gameplay related fixes and improvements for the NHL 11 patch were laid out. Now EA Sports has released a full comprehensive list of everything that the patch will be influencing. That includes in areas such as online play, Be a GM mode, Hockey Ultimate Team mode, and more. The PS3 has already received this patch while it is slated to be released for the 360 on Friday. Continue on for the full list of details and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more&hellip...
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NHL 11 Patch Details
A patch for NHL 11 is nearing release for the 360 and PS3 and could make their way out as early as this coming week. Continue on for a list of details for the patch focusing on the gameplay improvements and some other fixes. There are more changes that will be delivered in the patch but this represents all the known fixes and adjustments so far. (more…)...
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NHL 11 Finally Gets Roster Update
Nearly two months after release and NHL 11 has received its first roster update. It includes the addition of about 600 players within the 10 different leagues that NHL 11 carries and also updates goalie equipment. Despite the arrival of the roster update the NHL community is up in arms over what has been provided and issues it has created. It appears that no ratings have been touched in the update just player movement and additions have been made. The update has reintroduced some bugs, one ...
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September Sales Success for EA Sports
September was big for EA Sports as their three most recent games finished in the top five in sales for the month. Unfortunately NPD has decided to no longer provide the actual sales numbers for consoles or individual titles instead leaving that to the manufacturers and publishers which is a little disconcerting. Madden 11 finished in second (behind only Halo: Reach and in front of Dead Rising 2) while NHL 11 came in 4th and FIFA 11 landed in 5th. The results are especially impressive for NH...
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