Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Gamestop Offering Significant Deal When Upgrading 360 Games to Xbox One
Gamestop announced yesterday an exclusive trade-in program for select games that will release first on the Xbox 360 and later on the Xbox One. Consumers will receive a $50 credit when bringing in a current generation title to put towards its next-gen counterpart. (more…)...
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New Audible System and Hot Routes in Madden NFL 25
EA Sports today released a new blog post going over the changes to audibles and hot routes for Madden NFL 25. Each formation will now have its own four audibles rather than being stuck with a default five regardless of personnel on the field. Formations can also be changed at the line of scrimmage but only to others in the same personnel grouping. A number of new hot routes for receivers have also been added....
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NCAA Will No Longer Sell Team Merchandise; Shifts More Responsibility to Schools
Last month the NCAA announced they would no longer provide a license for sports video games. The decision offered them distance from potential future claims regarding misuse of likenesses in games but will not help in the potentially monumental case brought by current and past players. Now the NCAA is taking a step back in the area of merchandising following the embarrassment of earlier this week. The NCAA will no longer sell jerseys, numbered t-shirts, or anything that could be construed...
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Many Leaning Towards Waiting for Next-Gen Versions of Games Releasing Twice
Last week polls were posted to gather some data on how consumers who plan to get an Xbox One or PlayStation 4 at launch may be approaching the franchises releasing on 360/PS3 first and later One/PS4. Lets take a look at the results and what they may be suggesting with about three months until next-gen's arrival. (more…)...
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MLB 13: The Show’s Home Run Derby is Now Free to Download
Originally released in early July for $6 the standalone Home Run Derby mode taken from MLB 13: The Show has now been made available for free. The mode comes with 46 players to use in the competition including Miguel Cabrera, Andrew McCutchen, Buster Posey, Bryce Harper, Prince Fielder, Evan Longoria, and yes Ryan Braun. It can be grabbed though the website or directly from the PlayStation Store. It is unclear whether the promotion is indefinite or for a limited time so if interested ma...
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Live The Life Brings Character to Career Mode in NHL 14
Be a Pro mode is evolving into Live the Life for NHL 14. Where EA Sports' career modes have faltered most in recent years has been failing to represent a player's dealings away from the ice or field. That will be changing with NHL 14 as now interviews, events, endorsements, and likeability will all factor into a career. (more…)...
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Madden NFL 25 Demo Details
EA Sports has confirmed the long rumored date of Tuesday, August 13 for the Madden NFL 25 demo and released details on what will be included. The demo will feature two matchups with the Seahawks at Packers and 49ers at Ravens. It will also include an opportunity to learn and refine abilities in the new Skills Trainer which proved effective in NCAA Football 14. As far as quarter length or other options those have not been specified. Madden NFL 13's demo also featured two pairings and impre...
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NCAA Looks Even Worse Today Regarding Misappropriated Use of Likenesses
The continued hypocrisy of the NCAA shone through today as Jay Bilas exposed on Twitter how names are linked to jerseys at the official NCAA shop. Players can't profit off their own names but the NCAA sure does and it couldn't have been made any clearer. Searching the names of both current and former players returned results with the jersey number they wear/wore on apparel. The search functionality on the site has now been completely disabled. (more…)...
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