Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
  • Where to Find The Dark Knight Rises Prologue Playing Later This Month
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    Posted December 3rd, 2011 at 7:00 pm 2 Comments »
    The Dark Night Rises doesn't release until June 20th but fans will have the opportunity to see early footage attached to a limited number of IMAX screens showing Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol beginning on December 16th. M:I4 is opening five days early on some IMAX screens - including these select ones which have been carefully chosen - and only provides more incentive to run out and see what is being buzzed about as a great action film and get the bonus of some highly anticipated Batm...
  • Three Traits Change in Latest Madden NFL 12 Roster Update
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    Posted December 3rd, 2011 at 1:15 pm 35 Comments »
    The most recent roster update for Madden NFL 12 was the most significant to date in terms of changes being made to player 'traits'. Over the course of the season only six moves had been made to the new system meant to help differentiate players beyond just their ratings. The post-week 12 update added three more - two of which are particularly topical given recent events. Having set up as a likelihood over the last few weeks - discussion on the possibility had been ongoing - Tim Tebow earn...
  • Full Features List for SSX
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    Posted December 3rd, 2011 at 8:45 am 3 Comments »
    The detailed list of features for EA Sports' upcoming arcade-snowboarder SSX has surfaced. The main three modes (Race It, Trick It, Survive It) have been discussed at length over the course of the year. Along with that is 'RiderNet' which is an extension of the 'Autolog' feature introduced in Need for Speed, global online-based events that can feature up to 100K participants, and the ability to race against friends' ghosts in survival drops. Check out the latest screenshots in the FB album a...
  • First MLB 12: The Show Screenshots
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    Posted December 2nd, 2011 at 12:30 pm 26 Comments »
    SCEA has released the first batch of screenshots for MLB 12: The Show. The seven images show off new uniforms that have recently been revealed for the Padres, Orioles, Blue Jays, and the debut of the Miami Marlins. Check them out full size in the FB album or on Google Plus and leave any thoughts and observations in the comments!...
  • Year in Review Wrap-Ups to Begin Soon
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    Posted December 2nd, 2011 at 10:30 am 14 Comments »
    With December comes a chance to reflect back on the biggest sports gaming stories of the year and their place within and effect on the industry. Over the course of the month and possibly running into early January there will be the Pastapadre Community Choice Awards presented to vote on with the results later revealed, the run down of the top 10 sports games of the year with recaps of where they excelled or faltered, individual awards in categories that are worthy of their own recognition...
  • NFL Blitz “Cover” Athlete Candidates
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    Posted December 1st, 2011 at 3:00 pm 14 Comments »
    Continuing the trend of providing fans an opportunity to vote on a cover athlete - which has been done recently with franchises like NCAA Football, Madden, and Tiger Woods - EA Sports has offered up three candidates for the upcoming reboot of NFL Blitz. Given that it's a digital-download title through XBLA and PSN there will be no actual physical cover for Blitz however it will be promoted with the art that is ultimately chosen. The three players who have earned the honor of being in the ...
  • New Trailer for John Carter
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    Posted December 1st, 2011 at 12:30 pm No Comments »
    Disney has just released a brand new trailer for the upcoming adventure film John Carter. Based on the novel “John Carter of Mars” the film stars Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights), Bryan Cranston, and Willem Dafoe and is directed by Andrew Stanton (Wall-E, Finding Nemo). Acting as one of the studio’s tentpoles for next year John Carter is slated to release on March 9th. From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes “John CarterӉâ...
  • Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #14 Details
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    Posted December 1st, 2011 at 9:45 am 155 Comments »
    The post-week 12 roster update is scheduled to go out on Friday morning for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The changes were locked in prior to both Sidney Rice and Marcus McNeill moving to the IR so they won't be reflected. Kyle Orton, who last week was picked up by the Chiefs too late in the update process, joins them here. Darrelle Revis has dropped out of the group of 99 rated players by falling a single point while Shane Lechler becomes the first 99 rated punter. The Raiders also got boos...