Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
  • First Details on FIFA 12 Cover Athletes
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    Posted July 29th, 2011 at 1:45 pm 4 Comments »
    EA Sports has begun to lay out the cover athletes for FIFA 12 of which the combinations will vary based on country or region. In what is certainly the most confusing roll-out of cover athletes in memory FIFA 12 will once again feature Wayne Rooney on the cover along with stars specific to their region. Rooney stays as the face of the franchise appearing on all covers despite a high profile sex scandal while announcer Andy Gray was replaced after a sexist comments led to his dismissal from Sk...
  • Early NFL Transaction Winners and Losers for Madden 12: v2.0
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    Posted July 29th, 2011 at 9:45 am 61 Comments »
    As more free agent signings, cuts, and trades are made the teams sitting in the 'Winners' and 'Losers' categories for Madden NFL 12 will be shifted around. After another day full of developments there are some teams that have status unchanged while others have emerged either due to their additions, losses, or lack of activity. (more…)...
  • Viral Video Becomes Inspiration for Madden NFL 12 Achievement
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    Posted July 28th, 2011 at 4:30 pm 65 Comments »
    The list of Xbox 360 achievements/PS3 trophies recently arrived for Madden NFL 12. Many of the achievements are based on duplicating or exceeding the extraordinary performances turned in by individual players last season. The most notable achievement though doesn't have to do with real life performance - instead it requires the replication of one play's result from an ultra popular Madden 11 user-created video. (more…)...
  • Superman Reboot ‘Man of Steel’ Release Date Pushed Back Six Months
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    Posted July 28th, 2011 at 2:15 pm No Comments »
    The reboot of Superman - which will be titled Man of Steel - has gone through a high profile early development process. Christopher Nolan took the role over overseeing the project, David S. Goyer was assigned to write the script, and Zack Snyder was selected as director. Then the casting began with Henry Cavill (Clark Kent/Superman), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Kevin Costner (Johnathan ‘Pa’ Kent), Diane Lane (Martha ‘Ma’ Kent), and Russell Crowe (Jor-El). The release dat...
  • Get The Rock with WWE 12 Preorder
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    Posted July 28th, 2011 at 2:00 pm 15 Comments »
    THQ announced today that The Rock is being offered as a preorder incentive for WWE 12. This offer appears to be across all retailers including Gamestop and Amazon (360, PS3). Currently Gamestop is also offering exclusive attire for The Miz but hopefully Amazon comes through with a promotional credit as they have with other upcoming titles which would easily trump that. WWE 12 is said to deliver new animation and submission systems, highlight reels and sharing of created wrestlers, enha...
  • New NHL 12 Feature Videos
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    Posted July 28th, 2011 at 7:00 am 19 Comments »
    EA Sports has released two new videos focusing on big features being introduced in NHL 12. Following up on the Be a Pro "Revamped" trailer from last week attention is turned to 'Anticipation AI' and 'Dynamic Goalies'. The three together make up what is being referred to as the "hat trick of innovations" for NHL 12. Continue on to check out the videos and leave any thoughts in the comments!  (more…)...
  • Early NFL Transaction Winners and Losers for Madden 12
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    Posted July 27th, 2011 at 4:15 pm 84 Comments »
    The landscape of Madden NFL 12 is set to change with the opening of transactions for the upcoming season. With that in mind each move - whether that be a trade, signing, or release - will impact the way teams shape up for Madden 12. Here is an early look based on reported transactions thus far, though remembering that deals may have been agreed to but aren't official yet. This is something I'll be working up a few times over the next week or so as the situation is fluid and many significant ...
  • Trailer for Battleship
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    Posted July 27th, 2011 at 2:15 pm 1 Comment »
    Attached to screens of Cowboys & Aliens beginning on Friday is the premiere trailer for next year's sci-fi action film Battleship which today had the trailer released online. 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 2012. Peter Berg (Hancock) produces and directs Battleship, a...