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  • Five New Legends Added For NHL 13 Includes Two Women
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    Posted August 29th, 2012 at 9:30 am 19 Comments »
    EA Sports today announced a new group of legends for NHL 13 that will be joining the nine players that debuted last year. Doug Gilmour, Jari Kurri, and Dominik Hasek are being added along with a first for a licensed major sports title - the inclusion of women as playable characters. Four-time Olympic medalists Angela Ruggiero (USA) and Hayley Wickenheiser (Canada) are the breakthrough athletes being introduced in NHL 13. Legends will be integrated within NHL 13 through several modes in...
  • NHL 13 Demo Now Available
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    Posted August 21st, 2012 at 3:00 am 18 Comments »
    The demo for NHL 13 is out now for the Xbox 360 (can be queued up in advance for download here) and will arrive on the PS3 when the store updates this afternoon. It features a Stanley Cup rematch of New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings, an NHL Moments Live recreation of the Western Conference Finals game 5 with the Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, the opportunity to start up Hockey Ultimate Team, and a free skate mode to get acclimated to the new "True Performance Skating". As always leave any im...
  • All NHL 13 Overall Player Ratings
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    Posted August 18th, 2012 at 12:30 pm 20 Comments »
    Earlier this week Yahoo Sports' Puck Daddy blog reported on the top rated players for NHL 13 along with details on the change in ratings philosophy by EA Sports. Now they've gone even further in revealing the overall ratings for every player on every team. Check out the Western Conference teams here and the Eastern Conference teams here....
  • First FIFA 13 Gameplay Videos
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    Posted August 15th, 2012 at 6:15 pm 27 Comments »
    The first actual gameplay videos for FIFA 13 are now beginning to flow out of the Gamescom convention. Though they're being captured off-screen which is never ideal they do provide an early opportunity to see the game in action to start and get an idea of how various announced improvements are factoring into the gameplay. Continue on to check out a handful - more will be added as they are uploaded - and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
  • Everything You Can Do With Kinect for Xbox 360 in Madden NFL 13
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    Posted August 14th, 2012 at 6:30 pm 32 Comments »
    While EA Sports has mainly touted the ability to complete audibles, assign hot routes, and call timeouts using Kinect for Xbox 360 there is a huge number of actions that can be taken through voice commands. Check out the full list of them here through the images pulled from the demo. In total there are 128 different commands that can be given between the offensive and defensive sides of the ball affecting the entire team, single unit, or individuals. Early response towards the Kinect func...
  • Match Day Announced for FIFA 13; Seasons Mode Expands, Demo Date, New Trailer
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    Posted August 14th, 2012 at 2:00 pm 4 Comments »
    EA Sports today announced a new feature for FIFA 13 known as Match Day. Commentary will include references to real world events with elements such as performance, injuries, suspensions, and gossip to be discussed. Through EA SPORTS Football Club Match Day, fans will be following the heartbeat of football and their favourite club. Real-world fixtures and upcoming clashes of their favourite club in the top leagues will enable them to play right along with the beats of the season.  Player f...
  • NHL 13 Demo Coming Next Week; Top Rated Players Revealed
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    Posted August 14th, 2012 at 1:00 pm 12 Comments »
    During the Electronic Arts press conference at Gamescom the company announced that the demo for NHL 13 will arrive for both the 360 and PS3 on Tuesday, August 21. It will feature a standard game with the Stanley Cup rematch of New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings, NHL Moments Live from the Western Conference Finals game five with the Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, along with the opportunity to start Hockey Ultimate Team and simply "free skate". The first player ratings were also revealed tod...
  • FIFA 13 Skill Games On Display in New Video
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    Posted August 9th, 2012 at 11:15 am 15 Comments »
    FIFA 13 introduces a new mode known as "Skill Games" and today EA Sports released a video spotlighting what are essentially mini-games intended to help improve abilities like shooting, passing, and dribbling while tracking scores and comparing to those turned in by friends. Learn or master the fundamental skills necessary to compete at FIFA 13 in a competitive and addictive new mode. Become a better player, faster, no matter what your skill level. Compete against yourself or friends in 32 m...