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Revisiting the Top Stories of 2012: Disingenuous Marketing and Unfulfilled Features
There are always going to be games that fail to deliver on promised features or those that disguise issues in order to avoid negatively affecting sales. There are likely even elements of that going on with every game that releases these days. Companies have generally been able to get away with them because reviewers don't identify the issues and media in general avoid holding them accountable for providing the features and support that consumers rely on. In 2012 there were a few significa...
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Vote for the 2012 Community Choice Awards
Kicking off the year-in-review period is the third annual Pastapadre Community Choice Awards. Last year FIFA 12 walked away with the top honors but there was much more competition present in the field than when NBA 2K11 swept just about every award in 2010. This year appears to be competitive yet again as there are a number of titles that offer outstanding aspects but find themselves deficient in some other way. There is no clear standout that would sweep the awards or is a sure thing to ...
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Madden NFL 13 Leads Sales for Sports Games in November
NBA 2K13 set the high sales mark for the series in October with 1.27 million copies, which represented an increase of 19% over NBA 2K11, but it wasn't able to carry the month of November. 2K13 slipped to 8th place for the month (about 480K copies) with Madden NFL 13 moving the most of the sports games coming in 5th place (about 760K copies). Also appearing in the top 10 for North America were WWE 13 in 9th place and FIFA 13 in 10th. (more…)...
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More Details on Tiger Woods 14: The Masters Historic Edition
EA Sports has now officially announced (Tiger Woods 14) The Masters: Historic Edition which was first discovered three weeks ago. Going for $70 and with six extra courses included the Historic Edition features Bobby Jones and Bubba Watson on the cover. (more…)...
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FIFA 13 Ultimate Team Back Online After Being Pulled Due to Exploit
Early this morning EA Sports restored Ultimate Team functionality in FIFA 13. The mode had been taken offline for a couple days without the company discussing why such an extreme action was being taken. It had to have been very serious though as, on average, they'd be losing somewhere around $400K every single day that the mode was unavailable. Now that the mode is back an explanation from EA has come as well. The problem involved "a very small number of users attempting to gain an unf...
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Latest FIFA 13 Patch Impacts Career Mode and Ultimate Team
EA Sports has announced a new patch for FIFA 13 that is already available on the Xbox 360 and PC and is expected soon for the PS3. The update addresses only a few issues but those of which have negatively impacted the user experience since release. •Fixed freeze in Career Mode after acquiring youth scouts. •Fixed ball being invisible in other game modes after exiting Ultimate Team. •Temporary removal of Guest Play in Ultimate Team. •Fixed rare disconnect in t...
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Wrapping Up Initial Wii U Coverage
The outlook for the Nintendo Wii U has never seemed especially bright. There is a level of confusion about what the new system is - many don't even realize it is more than just a new controller - and it arrives a year before Sony and Microsoft roll out their new hardware that will instantly make it feel as though it is a generation behind. That the console is readily available at retailers even following Black Friday is a sign of either surprisingly low awareness and consumer interest or muc...
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Various Cyber Monday Deals
Though no where near as extensive as the deals found in stores and around the web for Black Friday there are a number of options still available for those who may have missed out on earlier opportunities. These deals generally run just through the end of the day. Origin has the EA Sports slate at 50% off original retail price which approaches the lowest they have been available for (limited copies went for for $5 cheaper a few days ago through Amazon and Walmart). Amazon NHL 13 lightning d...
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