NBA Elite 11 iPhone Impressions
By Brian Sipple
Last week’s obituary for NBA Elite 11 on the major platforms came as no surprise after all the tribulation the series has faced in recent months. A few loyal fans will tell you that they were really looking forward to EA’s newly reinvented franchise, and that the game was only canceled because it was deemed to have too much awesomeness for public consumption. For the most part though Elite received constant criticism throughout its development, culminating with t...
NHL 11 Complete Patch Details
Over the weekend some of the gameplay related fixes and improvements for the NHL 11 patch were laid out. Now EA Sports has released a full comprehensive list of everything that the patch will be influencing. That includes in areas such as online play, Be a GM mode, Hockey Ultimate Team mode, and more.
The PS3 has already received this patch while it is slated to be released for the 360 on Friday. Continue on for the full list of details and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more&hellip...
New Trailer for Tron Legacy
With the release of Tron Legacy nearing the marketing is starting to ramp up and that has brought about a brand new trailer. Tron Legacy is the sequel to the 1982 cult classic Tron. Jeff Bridges returns in his role of Kevin Flynn and Garrett Hedlund plays his son Sam Flynn. The movie also stars Olivia Wilde and Michael Sheen.
The story centers on Sam attempting to find his father, who has been missing since the events of the original film, leading him to enter the Master Control Pr...
Organizational Shakeup at EA Sports
EA Sports is going through a restructuring that has resulted in the elimination of the general manager position at both EA Canada and Tiburon studios. Philip Holt (Tiburon) is remaining with the company but in a different role while Moira Dang (EA Canada) has moved on.
It is unknown how much of a role the debacle that was NBA Elite 11 had in the decision to reorganize the company but it certainly seems to have played a part. The firing of Dang would suggest that much of the blame is being l...
Conan Premieres to Big Ratings
Conan O'Brien spent much of the last year since departing NBC doing a live tour show and then preparing for his new show on TBS. Conan finally debuted last night and the ratings beat out all its rivals including The Tonight Show. Conan also boosted the ratings of Lopez Tonight which shifted to midnight but got twice the ratings that it had been getting at 11pm.
4.2 million viewers tuned in and the show received a 2.5 rating in the 18-49 demo making the median viewer age 30. The support fro...
Madden 11 Week Nine Ratings Change Suggestions
Halfway through the season and 6-2 is the best record in the NFL as shared by six teams. While the Giants and Falcons appear to be the best in the NFC with a few other teams on their heels there is a log jam at the top of the AFC but the coming weeks should provide the opportunity to see some separation there.
Despite the loss Terrell Owens put up big numbers for the Bengals and tried to will the team to a win while Chad Ochocinco looks like hes just checked out. With just about every recei...
EA Sports MMA Patch In the Works
A patch for EA Sports MMA is currently being completed and some details on what is on the way have been revealed. Though there seemed to be no major pressing issues with the game there have been some cases of imbalance particularly having to do with body shots and the effectiveness of the button control scheme when compared to total punch control. Some of what will be included in the patch is listed below.
Reducing the range and combo speed for hook to hook combos to the body
In...
The Walking Dead Renewed for Second Season
AMC has announced they have officially renewed the zombie centric comic-adaptation The Walking Dead for a second season. After premiering to huge ratings it held extremely well in last night's second episode which drew 4.7 million viewers and a 2.5 rating in the 18-49 age range. The Walking Dead has become the biggest series in network cable history based on the ratings of that critical demo.
In typical AMC fashion the series will receive 13 episodes in all seasons going forward. This first...