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New Franchises Could Be Coming From EA Sports
As first noted today by Polygon, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen spoke at theﾃつWedbush Technology Conference and dropped an interesting line that the company could have "a couple of new sports franchises" on the way.ﾃつStatement from EA Sports has since been provided to Kotaku, predictably that Jorgensen was just referring to UFC and some overseas projects, but the company wasn't going to announce anything new at this time so that doesn't eliminate the possibility that new franchises could be in t...
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Demo for Tiger Woods 14 Now Available; Includes Online Tournaments and Arnold Palmer Unlock
Out now on the Xbox 360 with the ability toﾃつqueue up for download here, and expected this afternoon on the PS3 when the store updates, is the demo for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 which arrives three weeks before the game is set to be released. It comes in at a hefty 1.98 GB as it carries with it quite a bit of content. The demo features the opportunity to try out "Legends of the Majors" mode (receiving an unlock of Arnold Palmer for the full game) and "Live Tournaments" online along with t...
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OverDog Hopes to Build Community Around Online Competition With Athletes
Today marked the launch of a Kickstarter for OverDog, a new company that will soon be rolling out a service connecting gamers with professional athletes for online competition.ﾃつCo-founded by former Chicago Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer OverDog has an advisory board that includes Chris Kluwe and David Price and the backing of the Players Associations for all the major leagues and other promotions such as UFC. (more…)...
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Next-Gen Speculation: Games Could be $70; EA May Have Exclusivity Deal With Microsoft
With the PS4 reveal in the books discussion regarding the industry's shift to the next generation has reached an all-time high. Two recent developments, both involving Electronic Arts, have sparked reaction and plenty of conjecture.ﾃつ (more…)...
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Explaining the Absence of Sports Games at the PS4 Reveal Event
Despite features that will intrigue sports gamers there was no presence for the genre at the big PS4 press event. FIFA would have been by far the most likely candidate to appear but even it didn't have a place there. In fact EA and Take Two weren't in attendance to show any games. The absence of FIFA, as well as other big sellers sure to hit the launch window like Madden and NBA 2K, can be easily explained however. (more…)...
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Sony Announces PS4; Includes Features Huge for Enhancing Sports Gaming Experiences
The highly anticipated reveal of the PlayStation 4 was made today and the built-in features will tick many of the boxes that sports gamers have hoped developers would eventually provide over the years in their titles. Standouts from the presentation have included what could substitute for in-game saves, spectator mode, gameplay video uploading, and screenshot capturing...which will be accessible to all and presumably within every game.ﾃつ (more…)...
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WWE on Board with Take Two for Five Years; 2K14 Developed by Yukes For Fall Release
Last week brought confirmation of the WWE license moving to Take Two and some of the details behind how the deal came together. Now ESPN has gone further into the partnership with news on it being a five year agreement, the franchise falling under the 2K Sports brand, Yuke's continued involvement, and oversight from Visual Concepts. ﾃ｢竄ｬﾅ展ith Yukes, we have a lot of history, and weﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢ve been very happy with what Yukes has done in the past,ﾃ｢竄ｬﾂ said Collins. ﾃ｢竄ｬﾅ展hat weﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢r...
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The Three Top Selling Sports Games of 2012 Continued To Perform Well in January
With no significant new software releases in January the top 10 sales chart remained largely the same. Madden NFL 13, NBA 2K13, and FIFA 13 all placed again following their strong 2012 campaigns where they finished 2nd, 6th, and 10th respectively. Last month it was NBA 2K13 (4th) jumping ahead of Madden NFL 13 (5th) for the first time since October to no surprise given the NFL season was winding down. FIFA 13 (10th) has really settled into that spot. The biggest news sales-wise for Januar...
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