Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #13 Details
The post-week 11 roster update for Madden NFL 12 arrived early this morning for both the Xbox 360 and PS3! The update will reflect the injury to Jay Cutler that is expected to keep him out potentially for the rest of the regular season. The news of Kyle Orton's release (and obviously if a team claims him off waivers today) came too late to be reflected. Kevin Smith gets a big boost moving up to 79 overall while Chris Johnson drops even further and now sits at 86. Rob Gronkowski gets a sig...
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NFL Blitz Player Ratings Structure
While the team rosters and player ratings for NFL Blitz are still a ways off from being revealed the most recent feature blog laid out the structure of the ratings. It's a simple system, which probably won't offer a whole lot of differentiation between players, but is probably sufficient for an arcade-style game of this nature. The individual players also tie into the "squad" ratings which factor into determining a team's most effective play style. Offense Speed – Affects the way ...
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Giveaway: WWE 12
The semi-regular site giveaways continue as this week the choice between an Xbox 360 and PS3 copy of WWE 12 goes to the winner! There are several ways to qualify and each one counts for an entry – so the more you complete the more chances to win. The giveaway is open now and will run through Friday morning when the winner will be randomly selected and contacted for shipping details. Good luck! (more…)...
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Madden NFL 12: Upcoming Roster Update Discussion Off Week 11
It's still unclear whether there will be a roster update for Madden NFL 12 coming on Friday - in the past there has been a break away from providing them on Thanksgiving week. There are a number of developments from week 11 of the NFL season that will factor into the next roster update whether it comes this week or next. All the bye weeks are complete with every team having played 10 games and now the push towards the playoffs begins. The biggest story is the Bears losing Jay Cutler who h...
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NFL Blitz Elite League Online Mode Detailed
Recently EA Sports broke down the 'Blitz Battles' and co-op 'Blitz Teams' online modes for NFL Blitz. Now comes details on 'Elite League' which appears to have been inspired by the 'Ultimate Team' mode found in sim titles such as Madden and FIFA. Thankfully in this case the card packs aren't being sold for real money but instead they are purchased using the 'Blitz Bucks' that are earned by playing online games. That should provide more value to Blitz and better competitive balance in the mod...
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First Look: Game of Thrones Season Two
HBO has released a video teasing the second season of Game of Thrones with commentary from the series' writer/producer regarding the challenges being faced and expectations. The popular adaptation of the George R.R. Martin "Song of Ice and Fire" series will be back in April following an excellent first season. While the novels went with a new title for each it looks like the network will stay with Game of Thrones as the name for series which will have season two based on "A Clash of Kings". ...
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Likely Loss of NBA Season Creates Immediate Problem For 2K Sports
While both 2K Sports and EA Sports have to be concerned about the effect of the lockout on the consumer base for next year and beyond, 2K now faces the dilemma of how to sustain and improve current and future sales levels of NBA 2K12 in the face of fan frustration or indifference. In a quick poll posed across multiple social networks and combined with a large number of comments the response was clear - without an NBA season interest in the game that represents the league has already been ...
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Amazon Opens Black Friday Week With Select Blu-rays Under $10 and DVDs Under $9
Black Friday week has kicked off at Amazon and the deals today (and continuing through the week) include a bunch of good Blu-rays and DVDs. At the top of the list is the recently released X-Men: First Class, every Harry Potter except for the final chapter, Bridesmaids, and many more really good films. In total there are over 600 that currently come in under that price. Check out the full set of them here. Prices also have been cut down temporarily on some others like the Jurassic Park Ult...
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