Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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New DLC Coming for Kinect Sports
On April 29th new downloadable content will be released for Kinect Sports that introduces a game mode called "Calorie Challenge". Focusing on burning calories through a series of activities against food-centric avatars there will be an additional 250 achievement points and two new avatar awards included. In the new Calorie Challenge Mode, your favorite lunch foods and snacks will take the forms of your Avatar Calorie Rivals. Compete against Peppy Pizza, Supersonic Soda and others, as each f...
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2011 NFL Mock Draft 4.0
With the NFL Draft quickly approaching what follows is the fourth mock draft for the year and the first to contain a full two rounds. The plan has been to refine the mocks with new versions every so often and this will represent the second to last. One final mock will be released a day or two before the draft is set to begin. The new format of the draft this year will put the first round in primetime on Thursday evening April 28th, followed by the second and third rounds on Friday night, and...
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NCAA Football 12 Introducing New Tackling System; Pre-Order Bonuses Appearing
So far the majority of the information regarding NCAA Football 12 has centered on improvements to presentation and yesterday that was put on prime display with the debut trailer. Now though updated retail listings for NCAA Football 12 describe a new tackling system as well. Enhanced Tackling Engine - Your college gameday experience rises to a whole new level with an all-new momentum-based collision and tackling system that allows you to control a player through the moment of impact. The pr...
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Padrecast: Madden 12 Cover Finals
In this brief Padrecast Fred and I discuss the finals of the Madden NFL 12 cover tournament which pits Peyton Hillis against Michael Vick. I also recap the news of several high-level employees departing Tiburon, release date move, and the uncertainty it all has created. Download the podcast directly from here or listen in the player below! [podcast]http://www.pastapadre.com/wordpress/padrecasts/Padrecast-041811.mp3[/podcast]...
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WWE All-Stars DLC Delayed for 360
There have been a number of missteps by THQ in regards to the handling of downloadable content for WWE All-Stars. The latest is a delay in the release of the first DLC due to "technical issues" for the Xbox 360 after the PS3 received it all early last week. It is now expected out no earlier than next week for the 360 and there are no guarantees it will even be out then. As a result the pre-order bonus of "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and Ted DiBiase Jr. will remain unavailable to be c...
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HBO Renews Game of Thrones
Only two days after the series premiere, HBO has officially renewed the highly regarded Game of Thrones. Based on the A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels each season will follow the events from one novel to the next, with season two based upon A Clash of Kings. The general story of the fantasy series centers on "kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars and noblemen as they vie for power in a land where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime". The ratings for the pr...
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NCAA Football 12 Debut Trailer
EA Sports has released the first trailer for NCAA Football 12. As is the case with trailers of this nature the focus is on visual improvements and enhancements to presentation. Also check out the screenshot gallery for six new images from the game. Continue on to watch the video and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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Mark Ingram Wins Vote to Become Cover Athlete of NCAA Football 12
Alabama running back Mark Ingram has won the vote to be on the cover of NCAA Football 12. Ingram beat out Washington QB Jake Locker, Auburn DT Nick Fairley, and Oklahoma RB DeMarco Murray for the honor. The voting was conducted through Facebook from March 3rd to April 4th and the victor in Ingram will finally be confirmed by EA Sports today. Ingram was the clear favorite of the group from the start and subsequent polling showed he was going to roll to a relatively easy victory. The former...
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