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Fight Night Round 4 officially announced
Though it was known to be in development, EA Sports has made official that Fight Night Round 4 will be coming to the 360 and PS3 in 2009. They've also revealed the first details on what to expect. This is the first time in nearly a decade that Mike Tyson will be featured in a boxing game. You can check out the full press release here. The important info from it can be found below. Featuring a re-written gameplay engine, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will add a variety of fighting styles and ...
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EA Fantasy Football initial details
The EA Sports Fantasy Football website now contains a trailer that details some of what to expect from their league system. It will officially be launching on June 11th. Leagues/teams are free Manage league drafts through the 360 and PS3 Live scoring on the 360 and PS3 Import your fantasy team into Madden 09 Advanced commissioner scoring and setup Back at the end of February EA was actively looking for suggestions on how to integrate fantasy football into the Madden experience. ...
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Nascar 09 introduces Paint Booth feature
Taking a page out of the wildly successful customization aspect in Forza 2, EA Sports is bringing the "Paint Booth" feature to Nascar 09. This will give players a way to completely customize their cars and race with them in the game. They'll even transfer into online racing. Utilizing the all-new Paint Booth feature, NASCAR fans can now take in-game personalization to the next level by giving users the ability to completely customize their car from start to finish. In addition, for the first ...
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EA Sports creates Freestyle label
EA will be announcing the creation of a new label which will go by "EA Sports Freestyle". This sub-brand of EA Sports will encompass the non-sim sports titles. Essentially "Freestyle" will be replacing the "EA BIG" brand. EA Sports Freestyle games will be "about fun, inclusiveness, cooperation and suspending the normal rules associated with sports video games," according to the company. The first title, FaceBreaker -- a boxing game that offers cartoon violence -- will debut in September. Wit...
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Tiger Woods 09 features trailer
Recently EA Sports revealed the first features for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09. This year will bring about the addition of Tiger's real life personal coach Hank Haney along with improvements to Gamernet and online play. This features trailer includes a look at those as well as tuning your clubs, new courses, and dynamic golfer skills. I especially like how they've streamlined the online play experience while still including visual indications of how your opponents are doing. Continue on to view...
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Facebreaker will release at lower price
It appears that Facebreaker will be the next EA Sports game to get a price reduction. This follows the releases of March Madness 08 and FIFA Street 3 ($50) and NFL Tour ($40) which all had an initial sale price lower than the standard. Gamestop has now updated Facebreaker with the new information ("price drop" of $10) which turned out to be the first indications for those previous releases as well. As of now it looks as though Facebreaker will sell for $50 which is the same as the upcoming ...
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First Tiger Woods 09 details
This morning's press release announcing Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 included some details of what to expect this year. Tiger Woods' personal coach Hank Haney will assist gamers and contribute to dynamic personalized gameplay along with enhancements to Gamernet and online play. The game will be releasing on Tuesday August 26th. Looking to drive the ball long and straight? Trying to nail the pin with the approach shot? An all-new addition to this year’s game, Haney will assist ...
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New Facebreaker video and screens
As I alluded to yesterday it appears that Facebreaker will be releasing for the PS3/360 earlier than originally anticipated. The dates have been moved up to the first week of September. I don't know if that'll stick considering NFL Head Coach 09 is releasing that same week and NHL 09 soon after but seeing the possible release move nearer does explain part of why EA has been showing so much of it so early. There are now four additional screenshots (found in the gallery) and a new video which...
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