Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
  • Dominoes Falling as SEC, Big Ten, and Pac-12 Follow NCAA in Withdrawing from Involvement With Video Games
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    Posted August 14th, 2013 at 8:30 am 53 Comments »
    The SEC and Big Ten will no longer license their brands for college video games. The Pac-12 is now also out. The news comes about a month after the NCAA made the same decision. That does not mean members of the three conferences will be gone from the newly renamed College Football 15 from EA Sports. Like with the NCAA it means there will be no references to or logos for the SEC, Big Ten, or Pac-12 in the game. The conferences would get made-up names. The ramifications go beyond that...
  • First EA Sports UFC Gameplay Footage Coming Next Week
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    Posted August 14th, 2013 at 7:45 am 6 Comments »
    EA Sports has already revealed they'll be announcing additional information on how they plan to ease the transition to the next generation at Gamescom during their press briefing on August 20 at 10AM ET/7AM PT. Now they've let it be known that the first entry in their UFC franchise, scheduled to release next spring on the Xbox One and PS4, will be making an appearance. The first look at pre-alpha gameplay will be on display at the event. Though a fairly significant amount of info about th...
  • Madden NFL 25 Demo Gameplay Videos, Player Ratings, and Brief Impressions
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    Posted August 13th, 2013 at 4:15 pm 89 Comments »
    The demo for Madden NFL 25 released earlier today and provides a significant sample of gameplay to evaluate. Here are three complete game videos along with brief impressions and player ratings for the Seahawks, Packers, 49ers, and Ravens.  (more…)...
  • Demo for Madden NFL 25 Available Now
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    Posted August 13th, 2013 at 3:45 am 69 Comments »
    The Madden NFL 25 demo went live in the early AM hours for the Xbox 360 (queue it up for download here) and has since arrived for the PS3. It comes in at 1.99 GB. The strong demo offering has full games with five minute quarters and adjustable difficulty and sliders featuring the Seahawks @ Packers and 49ers @ Ravens. The Skills Trainer is also included to help practice and fine tune some areas of play. As always leave any thoughts or observations of time spent with the demo in the com...
  • Second Giveaway of Madden NFL 25
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    Posted August 12th, 2013 at 3:00 pm 206 Comments »
    The semi-regular site giveaways continue with another opportunity to win a 360 or PS3 copy of Madden NFL 25! This is the second of two planned giveaways for the game before its release on August 27 and others will come down the line for FIFA 14 and NBA 2K14. This post has been temporarily stuck to the top of the front page for those who may have missed it earlier. There are several ways to qualify and each one counts for entries so the more you complete the more chances to win. ...
  • 2K Teasing Return of Crew For NBA 2K14
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    Posted August 12th, 2013 at 11:45 am 17 Comments »
    2K Sports has yet to begin an active promotion of NBA 2K14 with only seven weeks until release. It looks as though that could be changing this week with the company teasing news to come Wednesday and leading many to believe it will relate to the return of Crew mode.  (more…)...
  • The Line Drive for August 11
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    Posted August 11th, 2013 at 12:15 pm No Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦MaddenTips has posted all 32 team playbooks for Madden NFL 25. ♦NFL.com Fantasy Football leagues will again be accessible through Madden NFL 25. ♦New Madden NFL 25 blog details starting a "player" franchise near identical to last year. ♦New Madden NFL 25 blog details the changing of positions in franchise offseasons. ♦T...
  • Press Row Hangout: Episode 14
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    Posted August 10th, 2013 at 12:30 pm 4 Comments »
    The Press Row Hangout is back with topics covering how consumers are approaching games that will release on both generations later this year, developments in the NCAA lawsuit and handling of merchandise now following withdrawal from video games, NHL 14 Live the Life mode, next week's Madden NFL 25 demo, and responses to listener questions. ...