Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
  • Icebreaker Coming to iOS Next Week
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    Posted May 26th, 2011 at 12:45 pm 1 Comment »
    Natural Motion is set to release their latest mobile game for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on June 2nd. Icebreaker will go for $2.99 and is similar in nature to the popular Backbreaker apps that have over five million sales to date. Just like Backbreaker's "Tackle Alley" Icebreaker involves evading waves of defenders only instead of scoring touchdowns the end result is to score goals. Spins and deeks are at the user's disposal and progressing through levels will result in new unlocked...
  • South Park Slams EA Sports in Latest Episode
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    Posted May 26th, 2011 at 2:15 am 52 Comments »
    Last year South Park took on the Tiger Woods scandal in a sex addiction based episode that saw the video game turned into a topical fighting simulator. Now Trey Parker and Matt Stone have taken another swipe at EA Sports by offering commentary on the NCAA rules against compensating student-athletes and the associated video game licensing. In the episode Cartman creates a new sports league called the 'Crack Baby Athletic Association' which involves babies fighting over crack and the rights...
  • New Madden NFL 12 Screenshot Features Backup QB
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    Posted May 25th, 2011 at 5:45 pm 41 Comments »
    EA Sports has released an impressive looking screenshot for Madden 12 that focuses on Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. The image provides a good opportunity to see the thicker build due to the flak jacket and the grass stains on jerseys. Check out the image in larger form here.  For a comparison of Madden 12 up against Madden 11 check out the similar shots - both having been officially sent out by EA pre-release - which makes some of the enhancements even more apparent. (more…)...
  • Trailer for Shark Night 3D
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    Posted May 25th, 2011 at 5:20 pm 1 Comment »
    The first trailer for the upcoming thriller Shark Night 3D has arrived. Directed by David R. Ellis (Final Destination, Snakes on a Plane) the film is meant to be over-the-top (think last year's Piranha 3D and Ellis' track record) and centers on vacationers who face a series of attacks from sharks. Shark Night 3D is slated to release on September 2nd. A sexy summer weekend turns into a blood-soaked nightmare for a group of college students trapped on an island surrounded by voracious underwa...
  • Your Thoughts on NCAA Football 12 Dynasty and Road to Glory Improvements
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    Posted May 25th, 2011 at 1:30 pm 57 Comments »
    The response towards Madden 12's franchise and career mode improvements were largely positive so now it is time to get a feel for how the comparable modes in NCAA Football 12 are being viewed. Dynasty mode touts the "Coaching Carousel", custom conferences, and Online Dynasty pay-for web features. Road to Glory introduces a full senior year of high school and "Coach's Trust" to earn on-field freedom and help to determine position battles. NCAA 12 Dynasty Modecustomer surveys ...
  • First Touch Soccer iPhone Review
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    Posted May 25th, 2011 at 11:30 am 2 Comments »
    By Brian Sipple Ask any soccer coach or player and they’ll tell you that even if you can kick like Messi or “bend it like Beckham” it won’t matter without a good first touch – that initial contact a player makes with the ball to bring it under his control. It’s fitting, then, that First Touch Soccer’s opening impression is one that immediately captivates the player, and goes on to provide the fullest soccer experience on the App Store. (more&h...
  • No Return of NHL 2K This Year
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    Posted May 24th, 2011 at 6:30 pm 23 Comments »
    Today during their quarterly financial webcast Take Two announced that the NHL 2K series will not be returning this year. NHL 2K11 only appeared on the Wii and iPhone, and though not explicit in the statement it would appear that there are no plans for any non-mobile version of 2K12 - that is unless the company does not consider the Wii a "console". "2K Sports once again does not plan to release an NHL title for consoles this year." When NHL 2K11 was canceled for the 360 and PS3 the origin...
  • Deeper Look at Coaching Carousel Feature in NCAA Football 12
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    Posted May 24th, 2011 at 4:15 pm 22 Comments »
    Having revealed all the major features for Dynasty mode in NCAA Football 12 EA Sports is following up by providing more extensive explanations and displays. Today that falls on the "Coaching Carousel" and Create-a-Coach features. A blog has been posted that goes into greater detail and continue on for the latest video! (more…)...