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The Line Drive 11/13
TheĀ LineĀ DriveĀ is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didnāt necessarily warrant their own postings. ā¢The third producer video for SSX showing off the 'massive world'. ā¢RefereeĀ Clete Blakeman will be featured in the NCAA Football and Madden series. ā¢Amazon deal for today on "bundles" includes Buy 2 Get 1 Free EA Sports games featuring choices of Madden NFL 12, FIFA 12, NHL 12, NCAA Football 12, and Tiger Woods 12. ā¢Amazon deals for releases this week include ...
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Madden NFL 13 Cover Candidates: AFC Mid-Season Report
Having now reached just about the mid-season point the picture of just who might be in the running for the cover of Madden NFL 13 has started to come into focus. EA Sports is likely to involve fans in another voting initiative ā for the purposes of analysis it will be assumed that another tournament of 32 (one player from each team) will take place. This is a look at the 16 AFC teams while the NFC went up earlier this week. In determining the player representative from each team a numbe...
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Madden NFL 13 Cover Candidates: NFC Mid-Season Report
Having now reached just about the mid-season point the picture of just who might be in the running for the cover of Madden NFL 13 has started to come into focus. EA Sports is likely to involve fans in another voting initiative - for the purposes of analysis it will be assumed that another tournament of 32 (one player from each team) will take place. This is a look at the 16 NFC teams while the AFC will be posted on Friday. In determining the player representative from each team a number o...
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Giveaway: Modern Warfare 3 (360)
One thing being worked towards for a while now is finding a way to offer, on a semi-regular basis, giveaways of anything from games to movies to gift cards. That starts this week with a copy of the just released Modern Warfare 3 for the Xbox 360 up for grabs. (more...)...
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The Line Drive 11/6
TheĀ LineĀ DriveĀ is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didnāt necessarily warrant their own postings. ā¢The next big patch for FIFA 12 is expected out as early as this coming week. ā¢FIFA 12 for Android is coming - but will be exclusive to Xperia Play. ā¢Another new producer video for SSX showcasing the "massive world". ā¢Amazon deal for Modern Warfare 3 (360 - PS3) has $3 cut on the price, $25 credit towards Xbox Live 12 month subscription, $10 towards a headset, ...
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The Line Drive 10/30
TheĀ LineĀ DriveĀ is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didnāt necessarily warrant their own postings. ā¢EA reports shipped in Q2 nearly 8 million FIFA 12 and over 3 million Madden NFL 12. ā¢Forza 4 'Speed Pack' DLC will be out on Tuesday November 1st. ā¢THQ has detailed plans for the first WWE 12 DLC pack. ā¢If you missed out on the $10 promo credit that came with NBA 2K12 at release - the price has dropped to basically the equivalent level now (360 - PS3). Side-b...
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The Problem With NBA 2K12′s DLC Isn’t So Much The Content – It’s The Timing
When made official last week the planned downloadable content for NBA 2K12 prompted a strong response - something that isn't so typical these days when the topic arises. As DLC has become a staple in the gaming industry consumers now generally either find themselves interested or are simply indifferent to its existence. While 2K Sports will be introducing additional content to hopefully extend the value of the product the circumstances under which the DLC was announced has complicated matter...
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Following Week Seven – What Team is Now the Favorite for Andrew Luck?
After week two of the season the Chiefs, Colts, and Seahawks were thought to be in the lead in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes. Quite a lot has changed since then with the exception of the Colts who remain winless. Now the Rams, Dolphins, and possibly Vikings and Cardinals have entered the picture while the Chiefs and Seahawks showed enough to play themselves out of it. Obviously the three teams who have yet to win are the front-runners here. The Colts and Dolphins have actually had a few gam...
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A Look at NBA 2K12′s Broadcast Cameras
Laying out the authentic broadcast cameras in the two MLB titles (The Show - 2K11) turned out to be amongst the most popular pieces on the site in the early part of the year. While MLB deals with unique park dimensions and camera placement the NBA basically has a standard spot that all arenas abide by. Still there are some subtle differences in broadcast cams - so presented are the 30 of them here. Notice there are slight variances in angle, steepness, and zoom. Though there is less a sen...
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The Line Drive 10/23
TheĀ LineĀ DriveĀ is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didnāt necessarily warrant their own postings. ā¢The Gaming Tailgate is running their yearly NCAA Football wishlist tournament. ā¢NHL 12 recently received a tuner update (details here). ā¢There will be no demo released for WWE 12 - generally that's not a good sign. ā¢Kinect Sports: Season Two releases Tuesday - Amazon is offering w/$10 promo credit. ā¢Battlefield 3Ā just had a $20 promo credit added for pre-o...
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