Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Debut Trailer for MLB 12: The Show
SCEA has released the first official trailer featuring footage from MLB 12: The Show. The trailer runs through some of the enhancements made to the series this year including areas such as broadcast presentation, PlayStation Move, an online home run derby, as well as a glimpse at the "Ultimate Team" style card management based mode to be known as "Diamond Dynasty". Continue on to check out the trailer and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more...)...
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2012 Academy Award Nomations
The nominations for this years Oscars were announced this morning! The new process involved with the Best Picture category means as few as 5 and as many as 10 nominees can be up for the final vote. In this case it was 9 that made the cut and no one expected it to be that many. The honor of having the most nominations went to Hugo with 11 and The Artist followed close behind with 10. Billy Crystal hosts the 84th annual Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday February 26th. (more...)...
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UFC Undisputed 3 Demo Out Now
The demo for UFC Undisputed 3 is now available for download on the Xbox 360 (can be queued up here) and has since arrived on the PS3 as well. It features two different matchups that run just one round - Jon Jones vs Anderson Silva under standard UFC rules and presentation and 'Rampage' Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva in Pride mode. Leave your thoughts on the demo in the comments and look for videos and impressions later in the week!...
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NBA 2K12 Updates Toronto’s Court With 3D-Style Baseline Logo
This season the Toronto Raptors added what comes across on television as a 3D graphic to the baseline of their court. While it has drawn mixed reviews it presented itself as a very visible and publicized alteration and as such 2K Sports could take advantage of the feature brought in for NBA 2K12 that provides the ability to dynamically make art updates for elements of the game such as player models and courts. Having been criticized for not utilizing the feature much (really only the slim...
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UFC Undisputed 3 Career Mode Details
THQ has released a feature layout for Career mode in UFC Undisputed 3 as well as an accompanying trailer. Improvements include more emphasis on the fights rather than stat management, better base stats at character creation, multiple organizations, new training drills, the opportunity to switch weight classes, and more. Continue on for the trailer and the complete details on what new to expect when running through a career! (more...)...
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New SSX Gameplay Videos
Three pure gameplay videos have arrived for SSX that feature footage of two of the central modes ('Race It' and 'Trick It'). These are especially valuable as they represent some of the first directly-captured and unedited lengthy looks at the game in action and the result is impressive. Continue on to check them out and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more...)...
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There Will Be No Madden NFL 13 Blog at Halftime of the Super Bowl
EA Sports has announced there will be no blog released at halftime of this year's Super Bowl for Madden NFL 13. For the previous three years the company has taken the opportunity to announce some base features or explain the general direction of the upcoming title at that time. Generally the blogs have been directed to the more hardcore crowd that would actually be paying attention to Madden news in February, and though they didn't amount to "big" news that marketing certainly wanted to hold...
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A Look at Sharing Game Saves Between PS3 and Vita in MLB 12: The Show
One of the most exciting features coming with MLB 12: The Show, at least for those who plan to purchase both versions, is the ability to share saves between the PS3 and PlayStation Vita. Franchise and Road to the Show can be played on one system and continued on another simply by uploading the save file to the cloud where it can then be accessed by either one. That provides the opportunity to continue to make progress on a single franchise run or through a career whether at home or on the ro...
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New NBA 2K12 Roster Update Arrives; Finally Adds Remainder of Second Rounders
It may have taken until an entire quarter of the NBA season was complete but now NBA 2K12 has every rookie included in the game that should be in. The latest roster update arrived this morning and delivered names like Isaiah Thomas, E'Twaun Moore, and Charles Jenkins that had been missing. With the "Living Rosters" feature turned on and the console connected online the update will download automatically upon starting 2K12. The most significant move of note in the update is Nate Robinson ...
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UFC Undisputed 3 Beta Opening on PS3; Demo Coming Next Week
Earlier today THQ opened up the registration process to take part in the PS3 version of the UFC Undisputed 3 beta which had previously been held for about a week on the Xbox 360 in late December. While it won't be active to play until tomorrow grabbing the code now will ensure access once it goes live - when it does it will also be reactivated for those who participated in the earlier 360 run. Additionally official word has come down that the demo for UFC Undisputed 3 will arrive on XBL and...
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