Category Archives: Sports

505 Games has announced a release date change for Ashes Cricket 2013. Originally slated for release on June 21, the sports title will now release in July.

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FIFA 14 is heading to PC this year, but it won’t be powered by EA’s next-gen Ignite Engine. The reason, the publisher says, is that too many people still have low-spec rigs that can’t handle the PS4 and Xbox One version of the game.

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The majority of PC gamers interested in playing FIFA games aren’t running high-end machines, according to EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson.

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Here’s something we missed from Nintendo’s E3 investor briefing, but which GameInformer dutifully pointed out: 3DS title Mario Golf World Tour has ben delayed to 2014. A quick poll of the virtual office suggests at least three people remembered it existed and were “moderately surprised”. It had been expected within the next few months.

Drake the rapper came on stage to talk about how excited he was with FIFA 14.

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Madden 25 will have special features new to the game specifically designed thanks to Xbox One and PS4. Line play is the foundation of Madden and now offensive linemen can shift and sort based on threats. Ignite Engine will allow for a better look fot players, and the AI will look and think more like the players. It will also feature Minnesota’s Vikings running back Adrian “Purple Jesus” Peterson on the cover. A video is below.

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Take-Two has filed domain registrations for “Links2KGolf.com” and “2KGolfLinks.com” through the company Network Solutions. Does this mean a Tiger Woods competitor is coming? Possibly. Found by Supererogatory, the Internet sleuth believes its possible the firm has purchased the right to the Links series from Microsoft. We’ll find out soon enough.

EA Sports has promised to reveal UFC during its E3 press conference, showing off the first licensed release since it acquired the rights from THQ.

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2K Sports today confirmed NBA 2K14 will release on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One, with Nintendo’s console left out in the cold.

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EA has confirmed NBA Live 14 will be exclusive to PS4 and Xbox One. Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen said as much in May, but it has been further confirmed by the game’s executive producer Sean O’Brien and EA Sports vice president and general manager Daryl Holt to GI International. The team decided to skip production of NBA Live 13, and bring the series to next-gen using the PS4 and Xbox One exclusive Ignite engine. The game is expected on next-gen engines sometime within the next year.

EA has confirmed its E3 line-up for next week, stating it will be showing a first look at UFC, FIFA 14, Madden NFL 25, NBA LIVE, the latest from Need for Speed Rivals and the world premiere of Battlefield 4 multiplayer – and other surprises.

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Blood Bowl 2 has been announced for PC by developer Cyanide Games. It’s a turn-based strategy romp based on the Games Workshop tabletop series.

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FIFA 14 has received a new gameplay trailer courtesy of EA Sports, showing off the game’s new focus on precision, along with player impact, pressure and other features.

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NHL 14 has received a new trailer courtesy of EA Sports, showing off the game’s Enforcer Engine at work. It’s based on Fight Night technology, and allows skaters to batter shite out of each other if things don’t go their way.

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EA Canada is keen to unlock the potential of the beautiful game in FIFA 14. Nick gets his paws on what’s likely to be one of the hottest tickets of the next-gen transition.

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FIFA 14 has received a batch of new screens courtesy of EA Sports. The shots show off some fancy skills and players running circles round each other.

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According to Siliconera, Shaquille O’Neal’s licensing company, Mine O’ Mine, has filed a swathe of gaming-related trademarks for “Shaq Fu”, the title of a 16-bit era game starring the NBA favourite. Previously, the company registered trademarks for Shaqfighter, but there’s not been any indication it intends to do anything with these marks – yet.

Thanks, Joystiq.

PES 2014 was revealed yesterday for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, but series community manager Adam Bhatti has confirmed that Konami’s game will not be released on Wii U.

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NBA 2K14 has received a teaser trailer care of publisher 2K Games. It shows plenty of three-point, slam-dunk, back-board action. Basketball!

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Cyanide Studios has jumped on the Steam Earyl Access bandwagon to offer an open beta for Blood Bowl: Star Coach, a fantasy fantasy football simulation in which you guide teams composed of Warhammer troops to victory in a new take on the popular spin-off sports game. Get on board the free-to-play affair on Steam. Although the finished product is headed to tablets and Mac, the beta is PC only.

Thanks, Blue’s News.