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Who Will Win Super Bowl XLV?
Super Bowl XLV will be here on Sunday with the AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers taking on the NFC Champion Green Bay Packers. Both teams are anchored by strong defenses with Pittsburgh being more of a grind-it-out offense and Green Bay spreading the field and capitalizing with big plays through the air. One team has the NFL Defensive Player of the year (Troy Polamalu) and the other has the runner-up for the award (Clay Matthews). On paper this looks to be a balanced and entertaining game. The ...
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The Line Drive 1/30
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Oscar Robertson has joined the lawsuit against the NCAA over likeness use. •First developer blog for Tiger Woods 12 goes over details on The Masters. •New screenshots can be found in the gallery. News and content that may have been missed from the last week around the site. •Henry Cavill Cast as Superman. The British actor gets the coveted...
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2011 NFL Mock Draft #1
What follows is the first attempt at a mock draft for this year! The plan will be to refine the mocks with new versions every couple weeks all the way up to start of the draft on Thursday April 28th. Eventually the mocks will become a full two rounds. The new format of the draft this year will put the first round in primetime on Thursday night, followed by the second and third rounds on Friday night, and the fourth through seventh rounds on Saturday. With no CBA agreed upon free agency will...
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Packers Have Favorites for Madden 12 Cover
The last two iterations of Madden have featured players from the Super Bowl on the cover and even going back further the player chosen has often come from those respective teams. Though it certainly is not a requirement to get to the big game doing so can provide a big edge over others being considered. The exposure to the players and marketing value increases significantly with each playoff game culminating in the Super Bowl which is watched by over 100 million people. Both the Packers and...
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Online Enabled Demo a Breakthrough for Sports Gaming
Fight Night Champion is set to have a typically structured demo, four boxers in two different matchups, but EA Sports turned in a surprise with the announcement that it will be enabled for head-to-head online play for a limited time. With the demo arriving on XBL and PSN a full month before release this is an especially significant development that could influence the way demos are handled going forward. (more…)...
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The Line Drive 1/23
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Fight Night Champion blogs cover art details and more legacy mode venues. •NBA 2K11's patch for the PC is delayed yet again. •Supremacy MMA has been given a June 7th release date and may be $50. •New screenshots in the gallery for Tiger 12, WWE All-Stars, Top Spin 4, Madden 3DS. News and content that may have been missed from the last week...
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Something’s Got to Give on March 29th
As March approaches it is shaping up to be a massive month in terms of new releases, particularly as it relates to sports related titles. Check out the recent poll on which game is generating the most interest. The presence of Fight Night Champion, MLB 11: The Show, and MLB 2K11 dominate early and are followed by Top Spin 4 in the middle of the month. Then comes March 29th where four games are set to hit the shelves and will find themselves competing with each other (and those others). Tige...
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Underclassmen Leaving for NFL Draft
With the deadline of January 15th having passed for underclassmen to declare, here is the complete list of those who are leaving school early and will be eligible for the 2011 NFL Draft. Darvin Adams, WR, Auburn Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA Jon Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh Da’Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson DeAndre Brown, WR, Southern Mississippi Brandon Burton, CB, Utah Jurrell Casey, DT, USC John Clay, RB, Wisconsin Nick Claytor, OT, Georgia Tech Randall Cobb, WR, Kentucky Marcell Dareus, D...
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