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Roster Updates Take Step Back This Year
When it comes to the subject of roster updates there are various opinions on how often they should occur. However what everyone seems united in is that they should be at least consistent in the delivery of them. After having significant advancements made with the 09 titles the majority of games have actually fallen off from the expectations that were built up for this year. -Madden 10 started with a stream of weekly roster updates but then quickly slipped. There was a stretch where only o...
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Black Friday 2009 Deals
The busiest shopping day of the year is quickly approaching. While I've never thought the savings were at all worth the hassle there are a lot of people who feel differently. Here is a listing of the major stores and their upcoming Black Friday sales on sports titles. Wal-Mart appears to have the best deals with there even being more titles available than just what was listed in their ad and it is worth monitoring Amazon every day. Best Buy Doorbuster sales begin at 5am and are only avai...
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Nominees for VGA Awards
Earlier today the nominees for the 2009 Video Game Awards were announced. You can vote in all of the categories here. Two of them are sports related with the "Best Individual Sports Game" and "Best Team Sports Game". The show will air Saturday December 12th on Spike. For the "Best Individual Sports Game" the nominees are Fight Night Round 4, Tiger Woods 10, UFC 2009 Undisputed, and Wii Sports Resort. The "Best Team Sports Game" options are the same as last year with FIFA 10, Madden 10, NB...
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What The Cuts Could Mean for EA Sports
The recent job cuts at EA are unlikely to have much if any effect on the majority of the yearly sports titles but one aspect of the company's new strategy could very well change the landscape of sports gaming. EA is cutting the bottom third of their software lineup based on potential profitability. While that mostly applies other divisions of EA there are some games under the EA Sports label which could be reevaluated based on current sales and future prospects. (more…)...
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FNR4 Price Drop and DLC News
EA Sports has made two announcements relating to Fight Night Round 4. The first is that the price of the game is being dropped to $39.99 while the second relates to the next downloadable content that will be arriving next month. In addition to including Bernard Hopkins, Sonny Liston and Evander Holyfield as playable boxers, the DLC pack will also include two all-new game modes. The first, Old School Rules brings a new take to the traditional boxing experience, while the second, Ring Rivalri...
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FIFA 10 Game Face Struggles
The Photo Game Face feature has been used in previous EA Sports titles such as Tiger Woods. This year it arrives for use in FIFA 10 as your Virtual Pro. Unfortunately it has become an exercise in frustration and finishes up with a poor final representation. There are over 5000 comments on the Game Face page and most have to do with problems being had or the lack of Mac support. (more…)...
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NHL 10 Patch Details
EA Sports has released the full list of details on what the upcoming patch for NHL 10 will include. The game has faced some scattered criticism over freezes, online performance, Be a GM mode, and the downloadable content boosts but has largely been well received otherwise. The patch is expected to release by November 5th though there is no guarantee as it ultimately is dependent on the certification process. Continue on for the full list and leave your thoughts in the comments. (more&hel...
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Madden 10 Shows Strength in September
The official NPD sales numbers for September were released today providing an opportunity to look for results from the two hockey titles as well as how Madden 10 has been performing and its long-term outlook. NCAA Football 10 saw a more pronounced loss of sales its first month and followed that up by a heavier than usual drop in the second month. After faring relatively well with its first month's take how did Madden do in September? (more…)...
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