NCAA Football 13 Loading Time Evaluation
The NCAA Football series has proven to be the worst culprit of slow loading times this generation. Relief unfortunately hasn't come with NCAA Football 13 as the waits are comparable with recent years. Some slight improvement have been made when loading into games but on the flip side booting to the main menu takes even longer. As usual installing to the hard drive on the Xbox 360 provides some notable savings. (more…)...
Taking a Look at the Amazon Exclusive Pro Combats for NCAA Football 13
In addition to Amazon having the deal on NCAA Football 13 for just $45 they also carried arguably the best pre-order incentive with the five exclusive Nike Pro Combat jerseys. Those who bought the game from the online retailer have been sent - or will be shortly - a code to download them. It's unclear whether they will be made available to everyone as DLC at some point in the future. Continue on to check out the five uniforms in action. (more…)...
NCAA Football 13 General Impressions
EA Sports played it safe with NCAA Football 13 by addressing some legacy issues while adding a highly marketable mode with the Heisman Challenge. Unfortunately for veterans of the series the game will feel all too familiar and those tempted primarily by the allure of legends may find themselves somewhat unsatisfied with the path they're being led down. NCAA Football 13 is a product as rich in content as it is uninspired in its execution. (more…)...
MLB 12: The Show Online Home Run Derby Finally Goes Live for All
With the MLB Home Run Derby having taken place last night SCEA finally rolled out full access to the Online Home Run Derby mode in MLB 12: The Show. (more…)...
Top Rated Players in NCAA Football 13
The team ratings - and they are ridiculously high - we learned coming out of E3 so here is a look at the top rated individual players within NCAA Football 13. Here's a look at all the players rated 92 or higher led by USC QB Matt Barkley, Wisconsin RB Montee Ball, and Notre Dame LB Manti Te'o who top the list at 98 overall. (more…)...
Details on Ultimate Team in Madden NFL 13
EA Sports has released information on what to expect with Ultimate Team mode in Madden NFL 13. Ultimate Team has proven to be an extremely lucrative venture for the company and so it comes as no surprise that a number of additions and enhancements have been made to both keep the interest of veterans of the mode and attract new players to it. (more…)...
NCAA Football 13 Heisman Challenge Mode Impressions
NCAA Football 13 is being largely marketed on the new Heisman Challenge mode which features the ability to play with 10-16 former award winners. The purpose is to try and match and exceed their statistical achievements with the ability to place them on any school to do so. While Heisman Challenge works conceptually - at least to an extent - it falls apart in its attempt to provide any sort of special feel to the individuals and the playing experience. (more…)...
The Line Drive for July 8
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
•Current deals include PC downloads of FIFA 12, FIFA Manager 12, and NBA 2K12 for just $10 - MLB 2K12 is $15. The Xbox 360 version of London 2012 Olympics is already down to $40.
•Amazon is giving away $2 MP3 credits. Enter code HEARTMP3 on this page!
•Check out a new screenshot of Robert Griffin III in Madden NFL 13.
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