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MLB 12: The Show Team Ratings

mlb 12 team rankings

The rankings for each team in MLB 12 The Show have been released. Below you can find all 30 MLB teams ratings in overall, hitting, pitching, and defense. The New York Yankees are listed as the top overall team while Astros are considered the worst. In related news, it was confirmed today that there will be no demo for MLB 12 The Show as we speculated yesterday.

	Overall	Hitting	Pitching	Defense
1	Yankees	Rangers	Yankees	Yankees
2	Rangers	Red Sox	Giants	Red Sox
3	Phillies	Phillies	Phillies	Angels
4	Tigers	Yankees	Braves	Phillies
5	Red Sox	Tigers	Marlins	Rangers
6	Cardinals	Rockies	Tigers	Dodgers
7	Angels	Blue Jays	Reds	Diamondbacks
8	Diamondbacks	Cardinals	Rays	Reds
9	Braves	Diamondbacks	Brewers	Rays
10	Blue Jays	Angels	Angels	Orioles
11	Reds	Reds	Nationals	Brewers
12	Giants	Brewers	Cardinals	Rockies
13	Marlines	Braces	Diamondbacks	Cardinals
14	Brewers	Orioles	Rangers	Twins
15	Nationals	Nationals	Red Sox	Padres
16	Rays	Marlins	Dodgers	Tigers
17	Dodgers	Indians	Blue Jays	Blue Jays
18	Rockies	Rays	White Sox	Mariners
19	Indians	Giants	Indians	Cubs
20	White Sox	Dodgers	Royals	Royals
21	Royals	White Sox	Mets	Indians
22	Orioles	Cubs	Mariners	Braves
23	Cubs	Padres	A’s	Giants
24	Padres	Royals	Cubs	Pirates
25	A’s	A’s	Padres	Astros
26	Mets	Mariners	Twiners	Nationals
27	Mariners	Pirates	Pirates	Marlins
28	Twins	Twins	Rockies	A’s
29	Pirates	Mets	Orioles	White Sox
30	Astros	Astros	Astros	Mets

NCAA Football 13 Cover To Feature Robert Griffin III

Robert Griffin III NCAA Football 13

We have received word that Robert Griffin III will be featured on the cover of NCAA Football 13. There seems to be a focus on Heisman winners this year so this announcement shouldn’t shock anyone. According to PastaPadre, RG3 will share the cover with a past Heisman trophy winner who will be decided in the same tournament style as the Madden 13 cover.

Beginning on March 12th fans will be able to vote for what former Heisman winner will share the cover with RG3 on Facebook. Barry Sanders, Desmond Howard, Marcus Allen, Doug Flutie, Eddie George, Herschel Walker, Charlie Ward, and Andre Ware will be the names to choose from.

Who do you plan on voting for? Are you happy with the cover selection process? Let us know in the comment section below.

NCAA Football 13 Kickoff Rule Changes

ncaa 13 kickoff rule change

There will be new rules for kickoffs next college football season and true to EA Sport’s slogan, “It’s in the Game” NCAA Football 13 will include those changes. Ben Haumiller, producer for NCAA Football 13, confirmed these changes in an email to The Gaming Tailgate. Below are the new kickoff rules straight from the NCAA press release.

The Playing Rules Oversight Panel (PROP) during its conference call on Tuesday approved moving the kickoff and touchback lines beginning with the 2012 football season.

Next fall, teams will kick off at the 35-yard line instead of the 30. Also, touchbacks on free kicks will be moved to the 25-yard line instead of the 20 to encourage more touchbacks. Touchbacks on other plays (for example, punts that go into the end zone, or fumbles that go out of the end zone) will remain at the 20-yard line.

What do you think about these new rule changes? How will it impact your special teams strategy?

MLB 12: The Show Demo Playable At Best Buy

mlb 12 the show demo at best buy

While it hasn’t been confirmed by SCEA, all signs point to having no pre-release demo for MLB 12: The Show. However some Best Buy stores do have playable MLB 12: The Show kiosks where you can take the game for a test run. This doesn’t come as a big surprise since SCEA and Best Buy have worked together before doing a similar exclusive deal for the MLB 10: The Show demo.

Many fans would prefer the opportunity to try the game out from the comfort of their own home instead of having to travel to their local Best Buy. Even so, it appears that right now only select Best Buy’s are stocked with the kiosks that allow you to play The Show so call your store and ask before you make the trip. Will you go and give the demo a try or is it too much of a hassle?

UPDATE: Just to clarify, you can play the full game at Best Buy although technically it is still a “demo” since you are just giving it a try and can’t buy it.

FIFA 12 Roster Update Available

fifa 12 transfers update

EA Sports has released the latest FIFA 12 roster update that you can now download on your XBOX 360, PlayStation 3 or PC. This update includes all of the transfers made in January. Their are too many players moving around to list one by one but if you log into your console and download the update you will be able to find the important transfers.

In other news, FIFA Football is now available for the PlayStation Vita. If you choose to purchase that game you will be able to get the latest transfers in your roster update as well. You can download it automatically by entering into a head to head match on your PS Vita.

PS3 NBA 2K12 Patch Arrives

nba 2k12 patch arrives

Over the last few weeks, there has been widespread freezing problem for NBA 2K12 fans who play on the PlayStation 3. After booting up NBA 2K12, many users would see their game freeze up and lock them out. 2K Sports announced a temporary manually fix where users would have to delete some of their files just for the game to start.

A patch to permanently fix the loading problem was released yesterday. NBA 2K12 should now work perfectly for all PlayStation 3 users. If you are still having trouble, leave a comment below and I will relay it on to the community manager for NBA 2K12, Ronnie 2K.