Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
  • Review: Madden Bowl XVIII
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    Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 5:15 pm 4 Comments »
    Coming off the disaster of a broadcast last year EA Sports and ESPN managed to pull off a fairly unoffensive show this time around for Madden Bowl XVIII. Though it had a largely dull and unfunny entire first hour - taking far too long to get to any Madden action - there were at least some attempts made to be entertaining. (more…)...
  • Features List for MLB 2K12
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    Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 1:15 pm 42 Comments »
    With about a month until release some details on MLB 2K12 have finally arrived. The game will feature a season mode utilizing MLB Today, dynamic tendencies, and improved My Player. Continue on for the list of new features and leave any thoughts in the comments!  (more…)...
  • Expanded UFC Undisputed 3 DLC Details
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    Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 11:00 am 4 Comments »
    In the breakdown of the pre-order offers for UFC Undisputed 3 one factor that ultimately plays into the decision of which is the best choice for a particular individual is the importance of the downloadable content. Here are the complete details on what is to come - with the "Season Pass" that includes all DLC going for a steep $17 amounting to a savings of $8 over it all being purchased separately.  (more…)...
  • Cover Tournament Expands to 64 Players for Madden NFL 13
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    Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 6:45 pm 90 Comments »
    The cover tournaments and voting campaigns have been a huge success for EA Sports. It gets the game in the news increasing awareness over a much larger span of time than a simple cover announcement while engaging fans at an early date. For Madden NFL 13 the cover tournament is being blown up even bigger. 64 players will be eligible - 2 players from each team will face off in the entry round with the winner moving on to fill out the bracket of 32. The announcement of what players are...
  • Ultimate Team in FIFA 12 Raking In the Cash
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    Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 4:15 pm 2 Comments »
    In an earnings call discussing the third quarter of fiscal year 2012 (October-December 2011) EA announced that through the first three months of release Ultimate Team mode in FIFA 12 generated $39 million in digital revenue. That represents an increase of 69% over the same period last year with FIFA 11. Combining with both FIFA 11 and FIFA 10 in the last year Ultimate Team mode has made EA over $100 million and the company expects FIFA 12 on its own to eventually generate $100 million in dig...
  • Showtime Renews Sunday Night Lineup
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    Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 11:45 am No Comments »
    Showtime has announced they have made early pickups of new seasons for Shameless, House of Lies, and Californication.  It'll be the third season for the hour-long dramedy Shameless, the second for the recently premiered comedy House of Lies, and the sixth for the David Duchovny comedy Californication. “These three shows are clearly resonating with audiences as evidenced by their steady growth on Sunday nights," said the network's entertainment president David Nevins. "We are ext...
  • Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #21 Details
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    Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 9:45 am 133 Comments »
    The second to last roster update for Madden NFL 12 is expected to go out for both the Xbox 360 and PS3 on Friday. Heading into the Super Bowl it primarily reflects the results of the Conference Championship games and those four teams that were involved while sprinkling in changes for a few other teams and also adjusting depth charts and removing injuries for the off-season. Patrick Willis goes back up to 99 overall and two more players have joined the "clutch" trait club as in Justin Smit...
  • Offensive Lineman Getting Extra Ratings Attention for Madden NFL 13
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    Posted February 1st, 2012 at 5:30 pm 62 Comments »
    Though there is little to go on at this juncture regarding the extent to which it will ultimately develop a tweet from Donny Moore has revealed that ratings for offensive lineman will be getting worked on for Madden NFL 13. One of the gameplay interns is Clint Oldenburg, a former NFL and UFL offensive lineman, who apparently will be taking on the task of making lineman ratings more meaningful and better reflective of their true impact and influence. That'll probably require a revamp rathe...