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Chase BecotteHome Town: Nomads don't have home towns
Sports: A bunch
Games: Too many to list
Teams: Sixers, Flyers, Pirates
OS Username: ChaseB
Tags: PS3: Slizeezyc / 360: Slizeezyc
Monday, August 22, 2011
03:49 PM - August 22, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
You can all pretty much taste it at this point, right? Madden 12 is really close.
With that in mind, I wanted the staff to take one last look at the Madden 12 demo in this edition of Fact or Fiction. Beyond that, I wanted to get a feel for how hopeful or worried they are heading into the launch-day festivities.
Read More - Fact or Fiction: Madden 12 Demo Edition
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
05:43 PM - August 16, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
One of our community members, Scott "ExtremeGamer" Burress, had a chance to head out to LA for the WWE SummerSlam community event. He had a chance to play WWE 12 quite a bit at the event, and he has a lot to say about the game.
Read More - WWE '12 Impressions From SummerSlam Community Event
02:19 PM - August 16, 2011. Posted by SinisterAlex. Written by Chase Becotte
EA unveiled the official soundtrack for NHL 12 today. The team is including many songs you would hear at various arenas, and tying those selections together with popular or soon to be released tracks.
- Against! Me – Occult Enemies (Russian Spies/Occult Enemies)
- Anthrax – I’m Alive (Worship Music)
- Beady Eye – Standing on the Edge of the Noise (Different Gear, Still Speeding)
- Billy Idol – Mony Mony (The Very Best of Billy Idol)
- Black Tide – That Fire (Post Mortem)
- Blackguard – Farewell (Firefight)
- Bush – Sound of Winter (The Sea of Memories)
- Death Letters – I Wish I could Steal a Sunset (Post-Historic)
- Dropkick Murphys – Hang ‘em High (Going out in Style)
- ELO – Don’t Bring Me Down (Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of ELO)
- Judas Priest – You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ (Screaming for Vengeance)
- Manchester Orchestra – April Fool (Simple Math)
- Middle Class Rut – Busy Being Born (No Name No Color)
- Murderdolls – Whatever you got, I’m Against It (Women and Children Last)
11:04 AM - August 16, 2011. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Chase Becotte
Folks will be able to download the FIFA 12 demo on September 13. This year, the announcement that goes along with the demo is the fact that Ultimate Team is being included on the disc from day one.
This comes as no surprise, but there is an incentive for returning Ultimate Team players. Those who played the mode previously will get bonuses much like last year, but they will also have the chance to start building their team up on the web on September 20, a week before FIFA 12 actually releases in the US.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Manny Enriquez checks in today with a review of Game Stock Car, a $29.99 PC racing simulation game that is using the classic racing engine found in games like rFactor, Race Series and ARCA Sim Racing.
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Read More - Game Stock Car Review
01:46 PM - August 11, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
The NHL team is checking in once more with the complete details for the NHL 12 demo that will be hitting Xbox Live and PSN later this month.
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Read on to get the complete demo details and find out how you can earn some Ultimate Team card packs before the release of NHL 12.
Read More - NHL 12 Demo Announcement Blog
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
06:16 PM - August 10, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
Contentious, heated, excitable. Whatever buzzword I use, it probably can't properly sum up the way things get around here once the Madden demo hits each year. It truly is exciting and terrifying all at once. The staff has been playing the demo like all you folks out there, and they have a wide range of views on the game.
So read on to find out what some of our writers think about the Madden 12 demo at this point.
Read More - Staff Roundtable: Madden NFL 12 Demo Impressions
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
01:07 PM - August 9, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
Kelvin Mak dives deep into his own memory banks and reflects on what it was like for him to play a game at launch in the past, and now what it's like today. Times have certainly changed.
Read More - A Tale of Two Release Days
12:05 PM - August 9, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
Jayson Young checks in to talk about Blockey, an Xbox Live Indie game that uses humor and old-school arcade chaos to stand out from the crowd. Blockey is being sold for a single $1 on the Xbox Live Indie Marketplace, so check out what Jayson has to say about this extremely wallet-friendly title.
Read More - Blockey Review
Thursday, August 4, 2011
08:50 PM - August 4, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
Operation Sports is happy to bring you an exclusive look at the changes that are being made to NHL 12's EASHL and Hockey Ultimate Team (HUT) modes. EA Canada developers Andy Agostini and Nate Ng will be detailing the changes to these popular features.
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Read More - NHL 12 Producer Blog: Online Innovations
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
02:58 PM - August 3, 2011. Posted by illwill10. Written by Chase Becotte
Multiple outlets are spilling the beans about NBA 2K12's newest mode: NBA's Greatest. The mode seems to be an extension of The Jordan Challenge mode that was available in NBA 2K11.
This time around Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Julius Erving, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and 10 other unannounced all-time greats will be featured in this new mode.
At this time, the unannounced players are not the only thing shrouded in mystery here. It's unclear how many different scenarios or teams will even be included in this mode. This is being intentionally done so fans debate who they think should be included, according to 2K Sports.
The folks at 2K Sports want to go even further when it comes to re-creating moments in the NBA's Greatest mode by mimicking broadcasts from the '80s and even '60s. This means different camera angles, replay styles or even black and white video in order to bring people into the historical aspects of these games.
The NBA's Greatest mode seems like a really smart one when considering the ongoing NBA lockout, as well as the success of The Jordan Challenge mode last year.
01:15 PM - August 3, 2011. Posted by HawkeyMediaPlus. Written by Chase Becotte
The new NHL 12 Hockey Ultimate Team (HUT) video has been posted on the GameStopCanada YouTube account. Clement Kwong, a producer working on the game, details some of the changes that will be making their way into HUT for NHL 12.
The two key improvements mentioned in this video are the fact that you can save 20 different HUT lineups, and that you can download a friend's team and use it to earn pucks for that user.
The varying lineups will be a big help when trying to enter tournaments. Certain tourneys have certain requirements, and many of those tournaments really never got touched by many users because it was such a hassle to change an entire squad purely to play a single game (potentially) before being knocked out of the tournament. On a personal level, I just like being able to save different lineups because it staves off boredom. You amass a ton of players in this mode as time progresses, and being able to try more of them out on the ice is a nice perk.
Being able to download another person's roster and earn him or her pucks is certainly a different take on things, but it sounds a little dangerous. I'm not sure I see why people would go out of their way to earn someone else pucks rather than spend that time earning pucks for their own team -- there also seems like there could be some "puck farming" going on here if more than one person can use your team offline at once.
At the end of the video, Kwong mentions that EASHL info is coming next week, and that there is still another "exciting" announcement on the horizon.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
01:58 PM - July 28, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
THQ thought that selling MX vs. ATV Alive at a reduced price point of $39.99 on day one would lead to more initial sales and help drive the post-release DLC. This idea unfortunately did not pan out, according to a conference call with THQ CEO Brian Farrell.
In a news report published by Gamasutra, the idea was to try and mimic a successful business model from another sector of the video game world.
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Source - THQ's Farrell: MX Vs. ATV Alive 'Not A Successful Experiment' (Gamasutra)
10:05 AM - July 28, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
Back at E3, I got to take on the role of Need for Speed: The Run's lead character, Jack, as he battled and raced through the downtown streets of Chicago. While I thought it was an exciting, graphically stunning experience packaged with solid driving mechanics, it also felt a bit too linear. A whole game based around these Chicago-style races where I'm running from the cops on a singular path with interactive quick-time events sprinkled in seemed a bit shallow to me, especially when Autolog is the best thing EA has going for it today in its racing games.
However, my fears have been eased a bit after getting a chance to play the title again at a recent EA press event. It looks like Need for Speed: The Run wants to be the Cruis'n USA for the modern era.
Read More - Need for Speed: The Run Updated Impressions
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
11:52 AM - July 27, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
Caley Roark wants to tell you all about kicking and punching the crap out of the air that surrounds you. Hit the link below to read his review of this UFC-themed fitness title.
Read More - UFC Personal Trainer Review
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