Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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The Line Drive 12/11
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •THQ has put out a survey regarding online play for UFC Undisputed 3. •The EA Sports Challenge Series is off and running - held on the PS3 through Virgin Gaming. •The card-management game FIFA Superstars now has an iOS app to play from. •Continue to get your votes in for the Pastapadre 2011 Community Choice Awards! Side-blogs on G...
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NFL Blitz Cover Goes to Ray Rice
Ray Rice has won the vote to become the cover athlete of EA Sports' NFL Blitz. Though a digitally-distributed game the cover art will be used for display and marketing purposes. Rice beat out Patrick Willis and Roddy White for the honor. Blitz, which still doesn't have a definitive release date, is expected to arrive on XBLA and PSN in early January....
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New Poster for The Dark Knight Rises
A brand new poster for The Dark Knight Rises was released today and features the central villain Bane walking away from a broken Batman mask with the tag "The Legend Ends". A six minute prologue will be playing in front of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol beginning on December 16th in select IMAX theaters representing an opportunity to see the beginning of the film! The Dark Knight Rises is slated to release on July 20th. ...
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New MLB 12: The Show Screenshots Feature Angels and Marlins Signings
It was only a matter of time until one of the upcoming baseball titles decided to capitalize on the events of recent days which has featured the movement of several high-impact players through free agency. SCEA jumps on the opportunity first by releasing screens of the biggest acquisitions made thus far as reflected within MLB 12: The Show. Albert Pujols got a quarter of a billion dollars on a 10 year contract and is joined by C.J. Wison making the Angels one of the favorites heading into...
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First NBA 2K12 Roster Update Could Come This Weekend
With the CBA ratified and the league year having opened earlier today 2K Sports is now free to release roster updates at intervals of their choosing. A few rookies have already signed (Kyrie Irving and a handful of others) and some free agents have landed in their new destinations. 2K has commented that the first update could be released sometime this weekend but it may be better to expect it early next week and anything earlier would then be a bonus. Other things to look for in the first...
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New Trailer for Battleship
A brand new trailer for the action film Battleship has arrived. Directed by Peter Berg the film stars Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights, the upcoming John Carter) and Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood) with the story focused on a Naval fleet fending off an attack by UFOs. Battleship is slated to release on May 18th. Peter Berg (Hancock) produces and directs Battleship, an epic action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for...
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MLB 12: The Show to Feature Revamped Commentary and Broadcast Presentation
Outside of its consistently poor online play and slow load times the MLB: The Show series has taken the most criticism as of late over its somewhat stale commentary and uninspired presentation. According to a new blog posting from SCEA both of those areas will be seeing significant improvements in MLB 12: The Show. (more…)...
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#10 of 2011: MLB Bobblehead Pros
A sleeper of an arcade-style game tends to sneak its way into the top 10 countdown each year. This time around that game is MLB Bobblehead Pros. As a downloadable title for $10 it arrived on XBLA in early July and was supposedly on the way for the PS3 also but that, for whatever reason, never materialized. Instead MLB Bobblehead Pros makes the list for arguably being the best playing baseball game available on the 360 in 2011. (more…)...
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