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Electronic Arts Inc. in Guildford, UK sent out an announcement that EA SPORTS™ is offering an exclusive FIFA 13 Ultimate Edition that will supply fans with 24 FIFA Ultimate Team gold packs to kick-start their season, and its most extensive global pre-order incentive in the history of the FIFA franchise.
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Electronic Arts Inc. and NHL.com announced yesterday during the live broadcast of the 2012 NHL Awards^TM that Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux has been selected by fans as the EA Sports NHL^®13 cover athlete. Giroux beat Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne in the final of the first ever EA Sports NHL^® Cover Vote campaign by less than a one percent margin, in what was the closest matchup of the entire campaign. NHL 13 will be available on September 11, 2012 in North America and September 14, 2012 in Europe. Read the rest of this entry »

EA Sports gives players more insight and a close up look at the next iteration of the NHL videogame franches. In the first video, join Andrew Johnson, Sean Ramjagsingh and Dean Richards at E3 2012 as they discuss a major innovation for EA SPORTS NHL 13 – Hockey IQ, designed to capture the true flow of today’s NHL. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. has announced that EA SPORTS™ is bringing innovations to EA SPORTS Football Club that will elevate its role as soccer’s social network, and drive a deeper connection for millions of fans to the world’s sport, their friends and their favorite club when FIFA Soccer 13 launches this fall. Read the rest of this entry »

Independent developer Hothead Games has announced the release of an update for Big Win Soccer on the iTunes App Store and Google Play Store. The update includes the game’s localization in French, Italian, German, and Spanish, just in time for the Euro 2012 football championship build up. Read the rest of this entry »

Rain or shine, Nintendo fans can now enjoy a fun flurry of tennis-themed challenges anytime, anywhere. Mario Tennis Open is now available for the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system, inviting players to step onto the court with Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom pals for fast-paced singles and doubles tennis matches, skill-building Special Games and new online modes that let friends and family members with wireless Internet access compete together. The game also features new ways for players to customize their Mii characters and interact with other players via the built-in StreetPass feature. Read the rest of this entry »

The key features that have thus been revealed for EA SPORTS NHL 13 are promising the biggest changes to the franchise since the introduction of the Skill Stick in NHL^® 07. Headlined by all-new True Performance Skating, and supported by an innovative new A.I. system dubbed EA SPORTS Hockey I.Q., NHL 13 will deliver a revamped gameplay experience that accurately captures the speed, creativity and strategy of NHL hockey. Read the rest of this entry »

Puckheads rejoice, independent game developer, Hothead Games has announced the release of Big Win Hockey on Google Play as a free to play title. Hockey fans with Android devices can now create and customize their own team and then hit the ice and compete with opponents around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

This is a partner cross-post written by The Outcast of Canadian Online Gamers, who was invited to EA Canada in late April to get a early look at FIFA 13.  Although we didn’t get any hands on time we were treated to a very detailed presentation (with some video included) of what some of the changes are coming for some of the main gameplay features in the next iteration of this long running sports franchise.   There is no doubt that last year FIFA 12 turned the world upside down in regards to how a soccer videogame can be as it had many new features and it earned accolades from media across the globe.  So as we sat down and listened to the start of the presentation, I wondered how in the world they could make FIFA 13 a better game then last years version. Read the rest of this entry »

Nintendo Canada has announced the addition of two great games to the Nintendo Selects value collection for the Wii console on June 10 with Mario Power Tennis and Pikmin 2, a Nintendo GameCube classic making its Canadian debut on Wii. Nintendo Selects games are available at a suggested retail price of $19.99. Read the rest of this entry »