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Tiger Woods 14 Now Available to Download Through Season Ticket
Subscribers to the EA Sports Season Ticket program can now access the complete early release digital download of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 on the Xbox 360 and PS3. The download size is 5.71 GB for the 360. The digital copy of Tiger Woods 14 will expire early Tuesday at 6am ET after which a retail copy will have to be purchased to continue playing. All game saves and achievements will transfer over. The ‘Season Ticket’ costs $25 and runs for a period of one yea...
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Tiger Woods 14 Demo Proves Successful
There has been discussion as of late industry-wide regarding the value of video game demos. While the importance certainly will vary with each title based on genre, awareness, and marketing levels with sports games they have generally been used to demonstrate improvements from the last year's version to the upcoming one. They became a necessity because of the importance in differentiating between them. Consumers have gotten more strict on where their $60 is to be spent as they have sought ou...
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New Features Tiger Woods 14 Career Mode; Early Season Ticket Access Period Nearing
With the game releasing in just a week, the demo having been out for two, and an early opportunity to play only days away, there isn't a whole lot more to be learned about Tiger Woods 14. Regardless EA Sports has released a new blog centered on what to expect out of career mode. That includes mention of the new LPGA path, incorporating all four majors for the first time, and feature introductions like the ability to set tee times and the money leaderboard - the info is also accompanied by sc...
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Spring Sale on Games at Origin
For the next week a number of games are being sold at half off their retail price through EA's Origin store. That even includes Need for Speed: Most Wanted U which released just today making it the steal of the lot. Other games of note coming in at $30 are FIFA 13 and NHL 13 along with Crysis 3 and Dead Space 3. Shipping for physical copies of games through the store is free as long as the order is over $25....
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Statements from NCAA Officials Show Level of Concern Over Player Likeness Lawsuit
Demonstrating just how traumatic an unfavorable outcome in the player likeness lawsuit currently making its way through the legal system could be, a recent court filing suggests that the lifting of the current rules on amateurism would result in some schools exiting Division I or Bowl Subdivision football. University of Texas, Wake Forest, Utah State, and the California State University system all contributed to the filing by expressing that the need to pay players would make it unlikely ...
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John Riccitiello Out as EA CEO
Electronic Arts has announced that John Riccitiello has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. In his place for a temporary basis - until a permanent replacement is found - is Larry Probst the former Chairman and CEO for the company. Riccitiello took over for Probst in 2007. (more…)...
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Your Thoughts on the Tiger Woods 14 Demo
Having been out now for well over a week there has been ample opportunity to get in some evaluation time with the demo for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14. Packing in far more content than a typical demo for a sports game, including online-enabled live tournaments and a bit of the Legends of the Majors mode, it provides a chance to not only judge the changes to gameplay but also the potential value of the new feature additions this year. Vote in the poll below on how the demo has influenced you a...
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One Longtime Exclusive Partner With NFL Considers Dumping Their License
Last week an NFLPA representative shed some light on how the exclusive league license for video games is viewed. They consider their relationship with EA Sports strong and ultimately the job of the Player's Association is to protect the members and bring in as much money for them as possible. Considering the established history with EA, and the amount of control the NFL likes to exert regarding image, it displayed the picture of how the licensing is viewed as a whole. The NFL (not just NFLPA...
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