Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Settlement Over Pricing of EA Sports Football Products Carries Major Ramifications
The lawsuit filed in 2008 regarding the pricing of EA Sports football products following the acquisitions of exclusive licenses recently reached a settlement. The details were announced today and go beyond just the anticipated consumer payouts. EA will be responsible for establishing a $27 million fund for consumers who purchased Madden, NCAA, or AFL games since 2006. The distribution would be $6.79 for each PS2/Xbox/Gamecube title purchased and $1.95 for each 360/PS3/Wii title. Everyone ...
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Your Thoughts on the Fight Night Team Developing EA Sports UFC
The news that the developers behind the Fight Night series would be taking over the new UFC franchise for EA Sports brought immediate mixed reaction. Certainly Fight Night is looked upon fondly for a number of reasons but veterans of the series also have a number of issues with the way it was handled over the years and those feelings will continue to linger. Are you pleased by the revelation of this week or is it off-putting? Vote in the poll below - results and analysis will come next we...
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EA Sports Misrepresenting Vita Version of Madden NFL 13
In the first real preview to come out for Madden NFL 13 on PlayStation Vita the author at Polygon, Samit Sarkar, expressed a level of discomfort with the '13 being present in the title. That was and continues to be an understandable stance to take considering the game is based far more on Madden 12. The only addition that will be found from the console version of Madden 13 is the announcing duo of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms. Otherwise the gameplay improvements, Connected Careers mode, and "...
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Details on Two Upcoming Patches for NCAA Football 13
EA Sports today released preliminary details on the first two patches in the pipeline for NCAA Football 13. The first is scheduled to release on July 31 and will address a crash experienced in Dynasty mode and a playcall screen bug. The second and more comprehensive patch is expected by the end of August and will work to improve gameplay deficiencies including zone coverage and some issues found in Dynasty and with custom playbooks. As previously reported EA will be updating uniforms thro...
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The Media Personalities Tweeting Inside Madden NFL 13 Connected Careers
Connected Careers mode in Madden NFL 13 features a number of personalities within a faux Twitter feed commenting on the events that take place throughout the league. As noted in the CC preview out of E3 they'll all have their own voice which should be familiar - so Skip Bayless will act as a contrarian and sensationalist as one would expect him to. (more…)...
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2012 Emmy Nominations Announced
The nominees for the 2012 Emmy Awards were announced this morning with the show scheduled to take place on Sunday September 23 on ABC. Leading the way with 17 nominations are the FX show American Horror Story (which is controversially classified as a mini-series for awards purposes) and the AMC series Mad Men. That is followed right behind with 16 by the History Channel mini-series Hatfields and McCoys and the PBS series Downton Abbey. Showtime's Homeland also makes a well-deserved ...
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Fight Night Team Developing EA Sports UFC
EA Sports today announced that the development team behind the upcoming EA Sports UFC is that of the Fight Night franchise. The company began publicly discussing the new UFC series earlier this week with the news that work on it was already underway. The development team is led by GM Dean Richards (Fight Night, NHL, SSX) and creative director Brian Hayes (Fight Night Round 4, Fight Night Champion). (more…)...
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Response to NCAA Football 13 Should Act as Wake-Up Call for EA Sports
Those disappointed with NCAA Football 13 should take solace in the fact that even the usually forgiving major media sites have turned on the product this year. NCAA 13 is the lowest the series has come in since Metacritic has been tracking it with a current score of just 76 and just the second time an entry has come in under 80. This is something that EA Sports has no choice but to respond to. (more…)...
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