Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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The Line Drive for April 21
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •PC download versions of FIFA 13 and FIFA Manager 13 are just $10 for limited time. •A new set of screenshots have been added to the FB album for NCAA Football 14. •Kotaku with a takedown of the defendant's argument in the player likeness lawsuit. •The Daily Show with a take on the NCAA as related to the player likeness lawsuit. •Seven new shoes ...
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NBA 2K13 Pre-Playoffs Roster Update
In preparation for the NBA playoffs beginning today 2K Sports has released another roster update for NBA 2K13. This one adds Tracy McGrady (rated 72) to the Spurs and Quentin Richardson (rated 70) to the Knicks. In addition it adjusts some player ratings after having gone over a month with only one update that enacted any ratings changes. Players who ended the season injured will not be returned to active status until the last update for 2K13 comes after the NBA Finals. Ratings Up: Nate R...
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NCAA Football 14 Presentation Trailer
EA Sports today released a trailer which follows-up the information from Thursday regarding presentation enhancements made in NCAA Football 14. The trailer doesn't reveal anything additional to the earlier news on aspects such as the attempt at broadcast-style presentation, halftime show, neutral site games, increased storyline discussion in commentary, streamlined menus, or the new playable camera angles - instead it's an opportunity to view them briefly within the context of playing the g...
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NCAA Football 14 Gets New Playable Cameras
Though having multiple options in terms of playable camera angles has not been something perceived by many as mattering to the mainstream consumer base, the lack of such has brought criticism to the NCAA Football series in recent years. With just one standard camera it stood out as yet another area in which the series lacked initiative in appeasing a crowd that happened to be passionate about the desire for options - particularly as the Madden franchise has offered several of them making the...
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Sales for MLB: The Show Continue to Slip
After peaking in sales with MLB 10 SCEA's The Show series has declined modestly every year since. Though it faces essentially no competition on the PS3 and the quality of the franchise in terms of reputation remains stellar, grumblings of a lack of advancement and questionable decisions like not offering demos have been heard and ultimately may have hurt. Perception could be altered with the PS4 offering next spring but the brand has taken a slight hit in the meantime even with MLB 13 being ...
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NCAA Football 14 Gets Presentation Overhaul, Neutral Site Games, Menu Redesign
EA Sports today rolled out the first presentation-centric details for NCAA Football 14. As mentioned yesterday enhancements include a halftime show - featuring Rece Davis and David Pollack - as well as streamlined game intros, more emotion on the field such as pre-play chatter and new post-play scenes, increase in storyline discussion in the commentary, streamlined menus and navigation, and finally neutral site games. (more...)...
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Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote Finals: Adrian Peterson vs Barry Sanders
The cover campaign featuring both legends and current stars for Madden NFL 25 has now reached the final stage. The “Old School” and “New School” brackets have produced a winner and they now face off for the cover honors. Adrian Peterson takes on Barry Sanders for the rights to the cover. Peterson has steamrolled the competition throughout with the 64% over Arian Foster being the closest contest for him. Sanders, who was recently on the cover of NCAA Football 13 and featured playa...
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NCAA Football 14 Will Feature Halftime Show
Though presentation improvements for NCAA Football 14 have yet to be officially discussed a couple significant nuggets have been discovered through a Game Informer preview - a magazine scan of which is being hosted on Operation Sports. NCAA 14 will include a halftime show and a more streamlined interface throughout the product. Presentation has been a distinct weakness for NCAA with authenticity and atmosphere being tied into that more general deficiency. Bigger than a potential halftime ...
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Week 25 Roster Update for NBA 2K13
In a period now stretching over a month there has been only one NBA 2K13 roster update that has adjusted any player ratings. Today's update is yet again just related to injuries - the most significant of which is the one that ended Kobe Bryant's season and will threaten his next. The signings of Tracy McGrady by the Spurs and Quentin Richardson by the Knicks were not included in this update. Hopefully they'll be added in an additional release possibly later this week. Players taking on in...
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First Features Announced for FIFA 14
EA Sports today released the first news related to the upcoming 360, PS3, and PC versions of FIFA 14. Anything regarding the PS4 and next Xbox versions shouldn't be expected until E3 in June. "Pure Shot", "Real Ball Physics", and "Protect the Ball" are the three big enhancements coming to FIFA 14. Also being touted at this early juncture along with them are improvements to scouting in career mode, teammate AI, ball control, and a new online mode to be announced later. Check out the firs...
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