Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Xbox Account Thievery With Ties to FIFA Determined Not To Be Hackings
Over the past month there has been a great deal of discussion regarding hacked Xbox accounts which have then been used in conjunction with FIFA 12 and FIFA 11's Ultimate Team modes. Both Microsoft and EA Sports have denied culpability but the issues have continued regardless of how accounts were being lost. Consumers have been seeking out an answer and that now seems to have come - though it will probably still be of little comfort to those who have had to deal with the situation personally....
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Madden NFL 13 Cover Candidates: AFC Mid-Season Report
Having now reached just about the mid-season point the picture of just who might be in the running for the cover of Madden NFL 13 has started to come into focus. EA Sports is likely to involve fans in another voting initiative – for the purposes of analysis it will be assumed that another tournament of 32 (one player from each team) will take place. This is a look at the 16 AFC teams while the NFC went up earlier this week. In determining the player representative from each team a ...
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Online Battles Detailed for NFL Blitz
EA Sports has posted a blog and accompanying video going over the "Blitz Battles" online mode for the upcoming reboot of NFL Blitz. Featuring head-to-head matches of either 1v1 or 2v2 (on the same console or co-op) the mode includes local, regional, and national leaderboards termed "Battle Boards". One unique element here taking it beyond just simple rankings are that points are assigned based on a number of statistical categories rather than just winning or losing. There are also "tiers"...
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2K Sports Reverses Course on Planned NBA 2K11 Server Shutdown
Last week 2K Sports made the surprising announcement that the servers for NBA 2K11 would be taken offline in the middle of November. The company immediately took a great deal of PR heat for the decision. Timing wise the move couldn't have been worse (due to the league lockout and 2K12's admitted online problems) and there had been no precedent for ending online services only 13 months after release of a game. NBA 2K11 was immensely popular, it is among the highest selling games this calendar...
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Trailer for Snow White and the Huntsman
There are several different takes on the Snow White fairy tale coming down the pipeline - scheduled for June 1st 2012 is one of them with Snow White and the Huntsman. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, and Kristen Stewart the story focuses on the "huntsman" who is ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed and ends up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the evil queen. In the epic action-adventure Snow White and the Huntsman, Kristen Stewart (Twiligh...
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Billy Crystal Takes Over as Oscar Host
Just yesterday Eddie Murphy dropped out as host of the Oscars - which followed on the heels of the departure of producer Brett Ratner. Taking Ratner's place running the show is Brian Grazer and today it has been confirmed that Billy Crystal has been chosen as the new host. It's not surprising, given the recent controversies, that the Academy would go with a familiar and safe choice. This will be Crystal's 9th time hosting the show....
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #11 Details
The post-week nine roster update for Madden NFL 12 is scheduled to release for both the Xbox 360 and PS3 on Friday morning. No changes at the top with the 99's this time around but Tom Brady drops a point to 97, Nnamdi Asomugha falls from 97 to 95, and Nick Mangold goes up to 98. The Bears' Robbie Gould is now the highest rated kicker in the game (tied with Ryan Longwell) with an overall of 96. Albert Haynesworth was released in time to make this update but his signing by Tampa Bay came t...
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Significant Patch for FIFA 12 Arrives Today
EA Sports is releasing a massive patch for FIFA 12 that will be delivering improvements to everything from gameplay, to online, to career mode and a whole lot more. The update is scheduled to roll out today for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. Continue on for the full list of changes supplied by EA and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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