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Amazon Buy 2 Get 1 Free Offer Includes Several of This Year’s Sports Titles
Amazon is running a deal until November 5th where buying 2 video games will get the 3rd free (among those specifically qualified) - and several sports titles are joined by recent high profile releases such as Battlefield 3 (just added), Batman: Arkham City, Gears of War 3, Dance Central 2, Dark Souls, Uncharted 3 (just added), Resistance 3, and Rage. Below are the more prominent sports offerings available in the offer - with there also being some older/less desirable options in the mix. Ther...
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How Best To Implement Kinect In Traditional Sports Games Going Forward?
In the time spent with Kinect Sports: Season Two thus far (impressions coming soon) the one enhancement that has captured primary attention has been the expanded voice recognition capabilities. Yesterday I wrote up my thoughts over on Google Plus based on the early observations and how those could translate to franchises such as Madden NFL. After having experienced some of the features in KS2 it has become apparent there there is real potential for ways to utilize the hardware in the stan...
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Grand Slam Tennis 2 Roster
EA Sports has revealed the roster of 23 tennis greats that will be featured in the upcoming Grand Slam Tennis 2 - slated to be out in early 2012 for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The roster is headlined by names from the past including John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Pete Sampras which are mixed with those currently playing and relevant such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Murray. Grand Slam Tennis 2 is the only game to feature all four Grand Slam Tournaments and will include "Grand Slam C...
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FIFA Street Features and Screenshots
EA Sports today released the first set of images for the upcoming FIFA Street - and the first features to expect out of the game have also been detailed. Expected for release in March (and available to 'Season Ticket' subscribers 3+ days early) FIFA Street will be a full retail release unlike recent arcade-style titles like NBA Jam: On Fire Edition or the upcoming NFL Blitz which have gone the digital download route. FIFA Street will utilize the acclaimed FIFA series gameplay engine along...
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Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler Win Vote to Share Cover of Tiger Woods 13
The three week tournament to determine the golfers that would join Tiger Woods on the cover of the upcoming entry in the series has concluded with Rickie Fowler winning for North America and Rory McIlroy for Europe. Over 200K votes were cast over the course of the competition. Fowler topped Bubba Watson in the NA finals by taking 52% of the vote while McIlroy was able to capture 54% in beating Luke Donald. Each, in becoming the second on the cover of Tiger Woods 13 in their respective reg...
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SSX Release Moves to February
A new trailer for SSX has revealed the game's release date - February 14th. That represents a slight delay from the previously announced January time frame but with EA Sports already planning NFL Blitz for early in that month and with several other titles slated for the quarter they have to make sure to spread them out. 'Survive It' mode is featured in the latest trailer - this is where the race to the bottom is challenged by various elements (such as avalanches, darkness, low-atmosphere ...
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FIFA 12 Patch Now Available
The first post-release patch for FIFA 12 arrived today for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. This update most prominently addresses a perceived exploit online as some users were selecting to control the goalie leaving the CPU to handle all defenders - now the option to switch to the goalie has been removed. Otherwise the patch primarily addresses stability issues. Continue on for a look at the full list of changes in the latest patch for FIFA 12. (more…)...
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Kinect Sports: Season Two Demo Out Now
The demo for the upcoming (due out on October 25th - Amazon is offering $10 promo credit) Kinect Sports: Season Two arrived today on XBL. Kinect Sports launched alongside Kinect for Xbox 360 last November and it was generally well-received but as with most mini-game compilations eventually interest began to wear thin. Still it was well supported with both free and paid additional downloadable content and ultimately provided a good deal of fun. Table tennis in particular was a blast online. ...
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