Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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New CBA Rules Not Coming to Madden 12
The big question that came with the end of the NFL lockout due to the agreement on a new CBA was whether the rules would potentially be implemented in Madden NFL 12 through a patch. That won't be happening. EA Sports has declared that due to the timing there was no way to get the new CBA rules in for Franchise mode. That much was expected as the game is basically locked down and preparing to advance to the mass manufacturing stage. However having known this was coming for years and with i...
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Madden NFL 12 Demo Details
EA Sports has just announced details on the upcoming demo for Madden NFL 12. The demo will feature a rematch of last season's NFC Championship game with the eventual Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers against the Chicago Bears in Soldier Field with five minute quarters but commentary stripped out. Keep in mind that rosters will be completely outdated as it will include the base rosters which were set before free agency and other transactions opened this week. The demo will arrive...
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Footage from the new Beavis and Butt-Head
At Comic-Con creator Mike Judge debuted footage of the new Beavis and Butt-Head which is set to return to MTV this year after going off the air in 1997. With music videos no longer being relevant they'll instead turn their attention to commenting on current pop culture such as reality shows, Youtube videos, and even UFC fights. The new season will premiere in October....
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Encouraging Early Sales Numbers Reported for NCAA Football 12
EA Sports today has declared that sales of NCAA Football 12 are up 17% for the first two weeks of release compared to last year. According to their estimates 700K copies have been sold - putting NCAA 11's numbers at the same point at approximately 598K. NCAA 11 went on to sell 667K through the end of August. It will be important to wait on independently collected official NPD sales numbers for the first month before making any final declarations regarding NCAA 12's success but it has at leas...
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Amazon Now Offering Promotional Credits on NBA 2K12, NHL 12, and FIFA 12
Amazon continues to provide promotional credits for high profile releases and several more upcoming titles have received them. NHL 12, FIFA 12, and NBA 2K12 are all in line for preorder credits from the online retailer. They join Madden NFL 12 which has had the promo credits listed for some time now. Preorders of NBA 2K12 (360, PS3) will come with a $10 credit to use on other purchases at Amazon once the game ships while NHL 12 (360, PS3) and FIFA 12 (360, PS3) will get $20 credits. That ...
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Trailer for NBA Jam: On Fire Edition
EA Sports has released a trailer for NBA Jam: On Fire Edition that runs through many of the new features and improvements that will accompany the digital download release. Coming in October the game will go for $15 through XBLA and PSN. The new features in question are essentially ones that were expected out of the retail release last year and that has led to apathy or worse reaction towards this offering from many consumers. Things like "Team Fire" and "Tag Mode", online campaign, compet...
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The NFL Lockout is Over
With just a brief respite at the start of the NFL Draft the 136 day long lockout is for all intents and purposes over. Owners and player representatives have agreed to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Beginning tomorrow teams will be able to sign rookies (drafted and undrafted), make trades, and begin negotiating contracts with free agents. No contracts can be signed by free agents however until 6ET on Friday. What does it all mean for Madden NFL 12? It's a big win for EA Sports who...
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Madden NFL 12 Online Communities
EA Sports has taken a lot of criticism recently for the failure to address Online Franchise in Madden NFL 12. Instead what they have done is introduce "Online Communities". That feature was finally detailed today. (more…)...
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