Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Madden 12 Reveals First Two New Features
The Super Bowl halftime developer blog delivering the first substantive information on Madden NFL 12 has arrived. Surprise onside kicks have been added and "Tuner Sets" will be implemented in the game. Check out the full blog which includes some video here. The "tuners" have been featured in the NHL series and NCAA Football series as well as the upcoming Fight Night Champion. It allows for updates to be made to the game without going through the typical patch process. Those games have recei...
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Fast Five Super Bowl Commercial
The Super Bowl spot for Fast Five aired during the first quarter of the game. The fifth entry in the Fast and the Furious franchise finds many of the main characters back again and joined by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a federal agent trying to track them down in Rio de Janeiro. Fast Five is slated to release on April 29th. ...
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Battle: Los Angeles Super Bowl Commerical
The Super Bowl spot for Battle: Los Angeles aired right before kick-off of the game. The film stars Aaron Eckhart and Michelle Rodriguez and centers on a marine platoon attempting to fend off an alien invasion in LA. It takes on a very focused perspective being up close and personal with just that single platoon in one city in what is a much wider scale invasion taking place. Battle: Los Angeles is slated to release on March 11th. ...
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Cowboys and Aliens Super Bowl Commercial
Check out the spot for Cowboys and Aliens that will be airing during the Super Bowl today! The sci-fi western deals with an alien invasion that forces the opposing sides of Cowboys and Indians to come together in an effort to fight them off. The movie stars Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, and Sam Rockwell and is directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man). Cowboys and Aliens is slated to release on July 29th. ...
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The Line Drive 2/6
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Worldwide sales update: FIFA 11 (11.5 million), Madden 11 (5.5 million), NBA 2K11 (4 million). •505 Games has announced a swimming game for Kinect featuring Michael Phelps. •UFC Personal Trainer, a fitness game coming to 360/PS3/Wii, has been delayed out of Q1. •Blogs for Fight Night Champion look at the Online Gyms and provide a control...
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Video Padrecast: Fight Night Champion Demo
In this latest video Padrecast the Fight Night Champion demo is the focus of discussion. Fred and I go over our thoughts on various aspects of the demo including gameplay, features, online performance, and its impact on our anticipation levels. If you missed it make sure to check out my full impressions of the demo as well! ...
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THQ Launches New Facebook Apps
THQ has planned to bring some of their franchises to Facebook and within the last few days rolled out two of them. One is the standard free-to-play microtransaction supported model that has become so popular while the other offers a chance to get more involved in the upcoming release of the console game. UFC Undisputed Fight Nation takes on the typical Facebook game model. The goal is to create a fighter, build up skills and gain moves, keep fully trained, and have simulated fights against ...
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MLB 2K11 Dynamic Ratings Feature Explained
2K Sports has released the first substantive developer diary for MLB 2K11 which goes into detail on the Dynamic Ratings feature. The system dynamically updates player ratings based on real world performance in MLB Today, My Player, and Franchise modes. You can check out the full dev diary which was posted on Facebook here. Also in the gallery find the new set of 10 screenshots relating to the Dynamic Ratings feature. (more…)...
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