Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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NCAA Football 14 Cover Vote Field Narrowed Down to Eight Schools
EA Sports today announced the schools that have advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Football 14 cover tournament and have opened up the voting. Once again it is being handled through Facebook with a main poll which will be followed by secondary ones. Alabama led the way in the round of 16 followed closely behind by Texas A&M and Michigan. Those three had the benefit of being listed first in the poll options on Facebook which provided a huge advantage as users had to click through ...
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Scouting Madden NFL 14 Cover Candidates from the NFC
Last year the cover campaign for Madden NFL 13 began in late February with the announcement of the two candidates nominated from each team. The voting started in March and involved trimming the field down by facing them off against each other before moving on to a tournament style bracket. It was a hugely successful initiative for EA Sports and something similar will surely roll out for selecting the cover athlete for Madden NFL 14 as well. With the initial candidate announcement period n...
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Jose Bautista’s Canadian Cover of MLB 13: The Show Now Up for Vote
Unlike the cover campaign for the standard edition of MLB 13: The Show, won by Andrew McCutchen, the Canadian version already has the athlete determined. Toronto Blue Jays' slugger Jose Bautista will be featured again with three potential cover art options to choose from. Last year Bautista wore the alternate blue jersey. This time around the choices are between the home white, road grey, and Canada Day red. The red edition looks likely to win even though that particular jersey is only wo...
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Scouting Madden NFL 14 Cover Candidates from the AFC
Last year the cover campaign for Madden NFL 13 began in late February with the announcement of the two candidates nominated from each team. The voting started in March and involved trimming the field down by facing them off against each other before moving on to a tournament style bracket. It was a hugely successful initiative for EA Sports and something similar will surely roll out for selecting the cover athlete for Madden NFL 14 as well. With the initial candidate announcement period n...
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NBA 2K13 Updates All-Star Rosters
2K Sports today released an update to the All-Star rosters in NBA 2K13. Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, and Dwight Howard are now starting for the West. Rajon Rondo, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, and Kevin Garnett lead the East. This is the first year in which a traditional center was not required to be voted in and that makes for a lineup in the East that features three forwards instead. Though the All-Star reserves won't be announced until Thursday th...
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Madden NFL 13 Conference Championship Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
The two road teams pulled off dramatic victories to advance to the Super Bowl as the Baltimore Ravens will face the San Francisco 49ers for the Lombardi Trophy. The 49ers enter the game as favorites having opened -5 but the public has already bet the line down to -4 in most places. Players likely to see an upgrade based on performance in the Conference Championship games include Joe Flacco, Julio Jones, Vernon Davis, Tony Gonzalez, Dennis Pitta, Haloti Ngata, Bernard Pollard, and Alfonzo ...
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The Line Drive for January 20
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •The mobile version of the site has launched, should be auto-detected when using devices. •Current deals NHL 13 for under $40 and You Don't Know Jack (PC Download) for $3. •Current giveaways for Madden NFL 13 on Twitter and NFS: The Run on Facebook. •Kotaku explains how exclusive licenses have resulted in limited options ...
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Madden NFL 13 Roster Update #20 Details
The roster update for Madden NFL 13 that follows Divisional Playoff Weekend is already available to download on both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The update primarily focuses on the teams involved in those games and returns players from IR for those whose seasons have come to a conclusion. Colin Kaepernick receives a 2 point upgrade to 87 after his stellar performance while Russell Wilson goes up another point to end the season at 89. Shane Vereen (+3 to 78), Trindon Holliday (+4 to 67), Zach Mi...
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