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Tiger Woods 13 Pre-Order Incentives Begin to Surface; Confirm Addition of Celebrity Golfers
It was just last week that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 was officially announced with the cover art and first features revealed. Now retailers have started to officially list the game which is expected to release on March 27th. Both Amazon and Gamestop have also included details on their exclusive pre-order incentives. Amazon (360-PS3) is offering something new and unique for the series - a celebrity sports golfer pack. That will include NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk, NHL legend Jeremy Roen...
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Vote for the 2011 Community Choice Awards
Kicking off the year-in-review period is the second annual Pastapadre Community Choice Awards. Last year in no surprise NBA 2K11 walked away with the top honors while also winning all but one of the categories it was nominated in. This year the field looks to be much more competitive with no single title standing out from the rest of the pack in such obvious fashion. I have narrowed each category down to three nominees based on how they delivered on all (or the specific) fronts and the...
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THQ’s Struggles with WWE 12 Online Causes Concern to Grow for UFC 3
With a history of poor online performance, which came courtesy of the decision to allow GameSpy to host, THQ made the decision to transition to their own servers for WWE 12 and the upcoming UFC Undisputed 3. The results so far have been beyond troubling - those who have WWE 12 have grown increasingly frustrated while anyone looking forward to UFC 3 now has to be much more worried about the situation that will be faced come release in February. (more…)...
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Full Features List for SSX
The detailed list of features for EA Sports' upcoming arcade-snowboarder SSX has surfaced. The main three modes (Race It, Trick It, Survive It) have been discussed at length over the course of the year. Along with that is 'RiderNet' which is an extension of the 'Autolog' feature introduced in Need for Speed, global online-based events that can feature up to 100K participants, and the ability to race against friends' ghosts in survival drops. Check out the latest screenshots in the FB album a...
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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 Covers and Initial Features Revealed
Today EA Sports released the official cover art for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 as well as the first details on a few of the features to expect in the game. Woods is joined on the cover by Rickie Fowler in North America and Rory McIlroy in Europe. The two were voted in through a tournament held in October. Both versions of the cover art can be seen in the FB album. There will also once again be a Collector's Edition offered. The cover of that will feature The Masters' Green Jacket and incl...
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Cyber Monday 2011 Deals
There were some great deals to be had late last week and through the weekend. Online retailers however continue to churn out new opportunities to nab games at reduced prices. This posting will be update as new ones appear - make sure to follow along on Twitter and Facebook for instant alerts to those that may quickly expire. The deals are less plentiful compared to Thursday/Friday but those who are interested may still want to take advantage of some. NBA 2K12 for the 360 is $40 at AmazonÃ...
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EA Sports Nabs Lionel Messi to Become Face of FIFA
A multi-year agreement has been reached between EA Sports and FC Barcelona/Argentina superstar Lionel Messi to represent the FIFA division for the company. Beginning with FIFA Street in March, on which he is featured as the cover athlete, Messi will be heavily utilized in all facets of marketing for the FIFA products. The multi-faceted partnership will see Messi become an EA SPORTS Ambassador. He will become the cornerstone of marketing and advertising campaigns, featured on packaging, and ...
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Black Friday 2011 Deals
Here are summaries of Black Friday sales that relate to sports games along with other games or systems that may be of interest. It's probably not worthwhile to go out and fight the crowds just for a particular video game (though maybe for consoles) but if you happen to be at one of the stores in question it could be a consideration - or of course the option is there to hunt for deals on sites like Amazon and avoid the crowds altogether. This year Amazon holds strong with appealing widespr...
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