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New Golfers and Courses Announced for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13
EA Sports today revealed the full roster of professional golfers for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 and five new names have been added to the mix. Ben Crane, Ross Fisher, Dustin Johnson, Hunter Mahan, and Graeme McDowell will make their debuts in the series. Six new courses are also included on-disc: Crooked Stick Golf Course, The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, Royal Birkdale, Royal County Down, Valhalla, and PGA National Course (Collector's Edition or DLC). Continue on for the entire list of go...
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THQ Taking Actions to Prepare for Sale – UFC and WWE Could Become Free Agents
As a company THQ has been struggling to stay afloat for some time now. The stock is currently trading at all-time lows (66 cents a share) and bankruptcy has been a logical conclusion should another company not step up and buy them in the near future. Something was going to happen sooner or later and the latest reports certainly paint a dire picture. (more...)...
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SSX Features Trailer
EA Sports has released a new trailer for SSX which acts as a good summary of the central features in the game which is just about six weeks out from release now. The video runs through Race It, Trick It and Survive It as the three main-themed modes and transitions into a glance at what to expect from online play and its ties to social features. Continue on to check it out and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more...)...
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Sports Genre Stumbles as Companies Take Fewer Risks and Reap Fewer Rewards
In 2011 EA Sports saw sales of their major franchises (Madden, NCAA, NHL, FIFA, Tiger) rise - what that really amounts to however is a blip rather than an actual expansion of the consumer base. Meanwhile other highly regarded series like NBA 2K and MLB: The Show had their sales drop off after especially strong years. The sports genre of video games simply hasn't grown this generation. As console sales continue to expand the potential number of consumers that hasn't carried over in the pas...
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Tiger Woods 13 Features List
Back at E3 the statement was made that Kinect for Xbox 360 would be integrated in many future EA Sports titles. The first instance of that will come with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 and the company today released the full features list for the upcoming game which is set for release on March 27th. Tiger 13 will also include brand new swing controls and Online Country Clubs. Check out the first official screenshots in the gallery or FB album and continue on to read up more on the features and w...
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Grand Slam Tennis 2 Demo Out Now
Released prematurely in December and subsequently yanked from the marketplace only hours later - the demo for Grand Slam Tennis 2 has returned to XBL (queue up for download here) and will arrive on PSN later this afternoon. The demo provides an opportunity to play a three game set at Wimbledon between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. For a look at what to expect check out some of the demo videos that went up following the early release a few weeks back and the recent tutorial spotlighting th...
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2011 Year in Review Recap
2011 doesn't necessarily have to be viewed as a down year for sports gaming but it may end up better described as having been a transitional one. Some series struggled to follow-up on well-received iterations while others regained footing that could position them to be among the best of 2012. FIFA 12 won the official Sports Game of the Year Award for the site as well as getting the nod from the community but there was a healthy mix of titles that excelled in specific areas even if they didn'...
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Travis Rice Featured in Latest SSX Trailer
EA Sports has released a new trailer for the upcoming return of SSX - which was recently bumped back to release on February 28th. Travis Rice represents the first real-world snowboarder to be included in the series as a playable character and was in 2010's highly acclaimed documentary The Art of Flight. In this especially effective video he talks over over his strategies on how to survive some of the most treacherous descents on earth as real-life footage is mixed with SSX gameplay footage.Â...
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#1 of 2011: FIFA 12
Joining the elite class of Pastapadre Game of the Year winners is 2011's top entry FIFA 12. Though not without its own issues what it offered was the most well-rounded and fully-featured experience embodying everything one could ask for out of sports title. FIFA 12 also gets credit for taking a chance by introducing new technology and innovating in a time where companies have become more risk-averse than ever. (more...)...
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#2 of 2011 – Tiger Woods 12: The Masters
Last year NBA 2K11 transcended the typical sports game genre by beginning to tap into the rich history of the league and featuring Michael Jordan - resulting in a special feel to the edition of the series. With Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters it was the inclusion of Augusta National, which had never before been featured in a video game, that took the series to new heights. It may only be a one-year bump but Tiger 12 was one of the most compelling sports games of the year possibly even f...
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