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Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators will battle Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers in the final round of the NHL 13 cover vote. You can place your vote on the NHL.com website from now until June 4th.
Unfortunately, the winner wil not be revealed until June 20th. Let us know who you are voting for in the comments section below, on Twitter, or on Facebook.
Bo McCready over at Operation Sports put together one of the more interesting articles I have seen in a long time. He charted the overall rookie ratings between Madden 07 and Madden 12 and found a staggering difference. As a long time player of football video games, I too had noticed a downward trend in player ratings that rookies enter the game with.
He finds that the average overall rating for first round rookies in Madden 07 was an 81.44 while in Madden 12 that number dropped to 76.44. In that context it looks like rookies should have less of an impact in current Madden NFL games than in the past. But when he digs into the details a little more, he finds that the average first rounder in Madden 07 was the 40th best player at his position while in Madden 12 the average first rounder was the 42nd best player.
So while it may seem like the overall rookie ratings continue to trend down each year, it is not as significant as people make it out to be. Check out the full article over at Operation Sports.
NCAA Football 13 will see much improved scouting in the popular dynasty mode. In the past, scouting a player didn’t tell you too much about his real in-game attributes. This year, depending on how many hours you spend on a recruit, you receive more and more information and specific player ratings for that player.
This is a big improvement on paper but it remains to be seen how much of an impact it has on the game. Most experienced dynasty players know that 4.26 speed translates to 97-99 speed. However this information could be very useful if you are interested in more obscure stats like route running, or impact blocking.
You can judge for yourself in the video below.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have Herschel Walker on your favorite college football team? NCAA Football 13 will allow you to play that fantasy out in its brand new feature titled, Heisman Challenge…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have Herschel Walker on your favorite college football team? NCAA Football 13 will allow you to play that fantasy out in its brand new feature titled, “Heisman Challenge.” Yesterday we showed you screenshots of Tim Tebow and Robert Griffin III in this game mode and today we have the full details. In this new feature, you will be able to take previous Heisman trophy winner’s and place them on any team you would like.
If you download the NCAA Football 13 demo, you will get additional Heisman winners Jim Plunkett, Archie Griffin, and Tim Brown. If you pre-order from Gamestop, you will receive Tim Tebow, Mark Ingram and Matt Leinart.
You can watch the webcast from EA Sports or the 1 minute trailer going over Heisman mode.
NBA 2K13 will be released on the Wii U. This is the first sports game that has been confirmed to be playable on Nintendo’s newest console. There is no word yet on the release date but most people expect it to be out in November just in time for the big holiday season rush.
This brings the console total that NBA 2K13 is playable on up to six: PlayStation 3, XBOX 360, PC, PSP, Wii, and Wii U. Right now we haven’t heard anything about a possible PS Vita release.
Big news came out of 2K Sports this morning with the announcement that the 2013 NBA All-Star game in Houston will be featured in NBA 2K13. This includes the 3 point shooting contest, slam dunk contest…
Big news came out of 2K Sports this morning with the announcement that the 2013 NBA All-Star game in Houston will be featured in NBA 2K13. This includes the 3 point shooting contest, slam dunk contest, rising stars challenge, and the all-star game. There is one big catch… You have to pre-order the game to get it. You can place your order today on the XBOX 360 or PlayStation 3 through Amazon.com.
The advantages of pre-ordering NBA 2K13 through Amazon is that most states you aren’t charged sales tax, you get guaranteed release date shipping for only 1 dollar, and now you also get the All-Star Weekend. It is really a no-brainer. However, this promotion will be coming to other retailers as well so if you prefer a different store, you can buy it their too. Just remember, in order to get the new game mode, you have to pre-order.