Posts Tagged ‘e3’
  • Readying for Day One of E3 2013
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    Posted June 11th, 2013 at 10:00 am 5 Comments »
    The first offical day of E3 has arrived with the show floor opening up at noon PT for six hours. Sports games readily available to play will be Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, NHL 14, and NCAA Football 14. Behind-closed-doors presentations for next-gen versions of Madden, FIFA, NBA Live 14, and EA Sports UFC are also expected but only FIFA has been confirmed to be playable. Make sure to follow on Twitter for coverage from the show floor. I'll be sending out nuggets of information, pictures, and v...
  • Recapping the Sony E3 Press Conference; First Look at NBA 2K14 Next-Gen
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    Posted June 10th, 2013 at 7:45 pm 51 Comments »
    Sony opened their press conference with discussion on upcoming releases for the PlayStation Vita and PS3. Attention then turned to the PS4 which is definitely being pushed as a gaming platform as opposed to Microsoft who made gaming seem secondary until their presser today. The actual console was finally put on display and after getting sidetracked on movies some exclusive games were announced like The Order: 1886, updates on the games shown at the event back in February were made, and a ...
  • Recapping the EA E3 Press Conference; Next-Gen Trailers for NBA Live 14, Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, and EA Sports UFC
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    Posted June 10th, 2013 at 2:00 pm 46 Comments »
    The Electronic Arts press conference has just wrapped up and the company showcased games like Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare, Titanfall, Need for Speed Rivals, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mirrors Edge 2, and Battlefield 4. EA Sports of course though dominated a section of the show with next-gen versions of Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, EA Sports UFC, and NBA Live 14. For Live 14 the game will feature a new dribbling system called "bounceTek" which releases the ball to physics. Stat and roster u...
  • Recapping the Microsoft E3 Press Conference
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    Posted June 10th, 2013 at 11:00 am 30 Comments »
    The press conference today for Microsoft delivered a number of announcements and game reveals with many of them being exclusives. Before getting to the Xbox One the company showed off a redesign for the Xbox 360 that is available beginning today - styled similar to the One and smaller/quieter than the current 360. They also revealed that Xbox Live Gold will include two free games a month (until November) such as Fable III, Assassin's Creed II, and Halo 3 making it similar to the popular Play...
  • Readying for Day Zero of E3 2013
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    Posted June 10th, 2013 at 6:00 am 7 Comments »
    E3 unofficially begins today with the major pre-event press conferences. Anticipation is exceptionally high with the new generation being a heavy focus - whether it be for the exciting aspects or dreading the direction the industry appears now to be headed.  (more…)...
  • What Questions Do You Hope to Have Answered at E3?
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    Posted June 5th, 2013 at 4:45 pm 20 Comments »
    The biggest E3 in years takes place next week and with it an opportunity to get hands-on time with some of the games and get answers to some of the questions that have lingered in the lead-up to their respective releases. Expect the next-gen related news and displays to be primarily limited (if not completely so) to the Microsoft, Sony, and EA press conferences that take place on Monday while current-gen will get the focus on the show floor. Madden NFL 25, NCAA Football 14, NHL 14, and...
  • Eight Features for EA Sports UFC Being Revealed at E3
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    Posted May 27th, 2013 at 4:15 pm 3 Comments »
    With E3 now less than two weeks away EA Sports is already revving up the hype with a series of teases for the UFC franchise to be made over the next eight days. Given that the first entry in the series from the company, which acquired the license last March, is still about a year away from release the spotlight it is being given suggests a high level of confidence in development and high hopes for it becoming a powerful franchise. EA is looking to generate excitement about the series far in ...
  • EA Sports Will Reveal New Engine and Make Game Announcements at E3
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    Posted May 10th, 2013 at 11:45 am 17 Comments »
    A few other noteworthy pieces of news came out of this week's EA investor call which already provided word on the extension to the FIFA license, the numbers behind the record-breaking FIFA 13 along with the company's future release schedule, and that UFC won't release this fiscal year. This information relates to plans for next month's E3.   (more…)...