Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
  • Voting on NCAA Football 14 Individual Cover Athletes Opens
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    Posted February 5th, 2013 at 10:30 am 4 Comments »
    EA Sports continues to try and milk the cover campaign for NCAA Football 14 even though it hasn't been able to create the awareness they had hoped. The latest act comes as individual cover athletes can now be shown support through a "like" on the NCAA 14 Facebook page. Presumably these totals will be added into the primary poll which has been up for two weeks. The round will come to a close on February 18.  (more…)...
  • Appearances Suggest EA Already Abandoning the Wii U
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    Posted February 4th, 2013 at 6:15 pm 7 Comments »
    Recent developments have brought into question whether EA will be supporting the Nintendo Wii U in a reliable manner going forward. At the Q3 financial call last week CEO John Riccitiello made sure to avoid lumping the relatively new console in with the company's definition of the next generation of gaming.  (more…)...
  • Areas of Improvement Being Examined for Player Progression in Madden NFL 25 Connected Careers
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    Posted February 4th, 2013 at 11:00 am 29 Comments »
    As we all acclimate to the name Madden NFL 25 there will scraps of news relating to the game in the weeks ahead. Though certainly that won't amount to any major feature announcements - the process of the cover vote instead will serve as the early awareness driver for EA Sports - that information could still serve to be valuable even when limited in scope. In this case Josh Looman, the lead designer in charge of Connected Careers, sought feedback on Twitter regarding tuning that could be d...
  • The Line Drive for February 3
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    Posted February 3rd, 2013 at 11:45 am No Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Make sure to get your entries in for the MLB 13: The Show giveaway. •Current Xbox Live Arcade Sales: NBA Jam: On Fire Edition ($6.25), SSX ($15), much more. •Tiger Woods 14 will be introducing sudden death playoffs in career mode. •EA Sports has released a new Ray Lewis inspirational speech video. •This year's Madden Bo...
  • NBA 2K13 Roster Update Executes Rudy Gay Trade and Not Much Else
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    Posted February 2nd, 2013 at 11:15 am 12 Comments »
    Following up on the earlier week 14 roster update 2K Sports has released another that includes the trades from Wednesday involving the Raptors, Grizzlies, and Pistons. Glen Davis was impacted due to injury that will keep him out for the remainder of the season but Jared Sullinger is active still. Alvin Gentry remains on the sideline as the coach of the Suns having yet to be replaced by Lindsey Hunter. Traded: Jose Calderon (75 - to Pistons), Tayshaun Prince (76 - to Grizzlies), Ed Davis (...
  • Details on Improvements to Gameplay for Tiger Woods 14
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    Posted February 2nd, 2013 at 10:00 am 2 Comments »
    EA Sports has released additional info on some of the enhancements made to gameplay for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14. Those include the unique time-specific elements of the Legends of the Majors mode, a fifth difficulty level, and additional swing styles. Check out a brand new set of screenshots in the FB album and continue on for the descriptions of improvements and latest video.  (more…)...
  • EA Sports Announces Madden NFL 25; Details on Cover Vote
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    Posted February 1st, 2013 at 10:30 am 47 Comments »
    In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Madden franchise this year's game will be known as Madden NFL 25. The vote for the cover athlete of Madden 25 will begin on March 11 and involves both legends and current players.  (more…)...
  • All Eight NCAA 14 Cover Candidates Now Announced
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    Posted February 1st, 2013 at 9:45 am 5 Comments »
    EA Sports has now completed the reveal of cover candidates for the eight schools remaining in the NCAA Football 14 campaign. Joining Denard Robinson, Eddie Lacy, John Simon, and Jarvis Jones are E.J. Manuel (Florida State), Kenjon Barner (Oregon), Ryan Swope (Texas A&M), and Tyler Eifert (Notre Dame). Voting on the individual athletes will begin on Monday and presumably those totals will be added into the program specific poll that has been up and running for over a week now. The four...