Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Series of SSX ‘Making Of’ Videos
EA Sports has released a series of videos going behind the scenes in development of the upcoming SSX. Three videos have now been delivered so far covering areas such physics, tricks, and level design. The game has been in the news recently for dropping the "Deadly Descents" subtitle, showing off a more vibrant look and explaining the three different modes, and nailing down January 2012 as the release date.Ă‚Â Continue on to check out the videos and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more&...
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NCAA Football 12 Adds Customizable Entrance Music; Returns Bowl Patches
EA Sports has released a blog that lays the groundwork for what is to come with NCAA Football 12. While substantial news on features and improvements including videos will start making their way out later this week the blog hints at upgrades being made to Online Dynasty mode, gameplay (singling out defense), and presentation. The two new screenshots have been added to the gallery. The NCAA Football series continues its focus on "Core Experience, Authenticity, and Innovation" that began wi...
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Madden NFL 12 Cover Tournament Finals: Michael Vick vs Peyton Hillis
The two players who first promoted the Madden NFL 12 cover tournament on ESPN have made it through the field of 32 to face each other in the finals. It will be the "Dawg Pound" vs the "Dog Killer" as the Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis goes up against Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick for the honor of becoming the Madden 12 cover athlete. Michael Vick, by far the most divisive personality included in the tournament and possibly in the entire NFL, has cruised through...
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Third Set of New Plays in Madden 12
EA Sports is continuing the gradual reveal of 25 new plays for Madden NFL 12 and here are the latest six. Brief descriptions accompany the play art for each. (more…)...
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Rio Opens Strong While Scream 4 Disappoints
So far 2011 box office numbers have been down overall from last year but that finally changed this weekend which produced 12% higher than the same weekend in 2010. Much of the credit goes to the animated film Rio and while Scream 4 was anything but a hit it was able to make enough to push the total for the top ten ahead. The animated family film Rio easily took the top spot with $40 million. Audiences were ready for something new with the well reviewed movie, which supplanted Hop as the o...
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The Line Drive 4/17
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Richard Wifall, CTO at EA Sports, is the latest name to surface of those that are departed for the new studio being formed by ex-Tiburon GM Philip Holt. •EA Sports has posted a blog detailing coin rewards that will be given in Madden 12 for accomplishments made in Madden 11's Ultimate Team mode. •Operation Sports has posted some off-screen images...
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Poster for Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Paramount has released a new poster for the upcoming final chapter of the Transformers trilogy. Transformers: Dark of the Moon is slated to release on July 1st and returns the primary cast minus Megan Fox, who has been replaced by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the love interest. The poster features the Decepticon symbol with the moon in the background. The story centers on the Autobots learning of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the Moon leading to a race against the Decepticons to reac...
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NBA 2K11 First Round Playoffs Sim
The first round of the NBA Playoffs begins today and so I've taken NBA 2K11, set up the brackets, and simmed through to produce the predicted results. NBA 2K11 sees all but two series going five games, and the lower seeds that came out on top all seem to be plausible outcomes. The most surprising result however would probably be the Hawks losing game one to the Magic but then running off four straight wins. Continue on for a look at the game-by-game results and the top performers for each fi...
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