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NBA 2k12 Sells 4 Million Copies

nba 2k12 earnings Take Two Interactive announced on their earnings call tonight that the sales of their popular basketball video game NBA 2k12 has reached 4 million copies. NBA 2k12 is on pace to outsell last year’s game NBA 2k11. Much like Madden NFL 12, the sales were initially threatened by the possibility of a long term lockout but that has all since been resolved. Take Two Interactive posted a profit of $14.1 million dollars in the 4th quarter of 2011.

Unfortunately THQ, the maker of the upcoming video game UFC Undisputed 3, had less encouraging news announcing that they will be laying off 240 employees and reported worse than expected earnings. They reported a loss of $55.9 million in the 4th quarter of 2011. UFC Undisputed 3 comes out on February 14th, 2012 in the United States and February 17th, 2012 in Europe.

Madden 12 Roster Update #21

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The latest roster update is set to come out on Friday for the PlayStation 3 and XBOX 360. There aren’t too many big changes since only 4 teams played in the NFL conference championship games. Notable changes include Alex Smith dropping to an 85 overall and Patrick Willis rejoining the elite 99 overall club. Most of the Giants defensive line received 1 point increases while quarterback Eli Manning jumped up to a 95 overall.

The Giants players received a total of +15 while the Patriots received an 11 point total player increase. The Ravens and the 49ers only dropped by -4 and -1 respectively. You can see the full list of changes below.

Dannell Ellerbe	LB	BAL	Decrease, from 70 to 68OVR
Terrence Cody	DL	BAL	Decrease, from 78 to 77OVR
Bernard Pollard	S	BAL	Decrease, from 81 to 80OVR
Billy Cundiff	K	BAL	Decrease, from 83 to 81OVR
Michael Oher	OL	BAL	Decrease, from 84 to 83OVR
Matt Birk	OL	BAL	Decrease, from 92 to 91OVR
Ben Grubbs	OL	BAL	Decrease, from 95 to 94OVR
Ray Rice	HB	BAL	Decrease, from 96 to 95OVR
Terrell Suggs	LB	BAL	Decrease, from 97 to 96OVR
Ray Lewis	LB	BAL	Decrease, from 98 to 97OVR
Dennis Pitta	TE	BAL	Increase, from 73 to 74OVR
Paul Kruger	LB	BAL	Increase, from 77 to 78OVR
Cary Williams	CB	BAL	Increase, from 78 to 79OVR
Torry Smith	WR	BAL	Increase, from 78 to 79OVR
Cory Redding	DL	BAL	Increase, from 87 to 88OVR
Lardarius Webb	CB	BAL	Increase, from 87 to 88OVR
Cam Newton	QB	CAR	Increase, from 87 to 88OVR
Andy Dalton	QB	CIN	Increase, from 80 to 81OVR
Brice McCain	CB	HOU	Increase, from 73 to 75OVR
Pat Chung	S	NE	Decrease, from 84 to 83OVR
Antwaun Molden	CB	NE	Increase, from 65 to 69OVR
Dane Fletcher	LB	NE	Increase, from 66 to 67OVR
Sterling Moore	S	NE	Increase, from 67 to 70OVR
Dan Connolly	OL	NE	Increase, from 70 to 73OVR
Mark Anderson	DL	NE	Increase, from 76 to 80OVR
Brandon Spikes	LB	NE	Increase, from 80 to 81OVR
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	HB	NE	Increase, from 80 to 81OVR
Rob Ninkovich	LB	NE	Increase, from 81 to 82OVR
Devin McCourty	CB	NE	Increase, from 84 to 85OVR
Matt Light	OL	NE	Increase, from 87 to 88OVR
Wes Welker	WR	NE	Increase, from 94 to 95OVR
Vince Wilfork	DL	NE	Increase, from 96 to 97OVR
Justin Trattou	DL	NYG	Added to the game
Deon Grant	S	NYG	Decrease, from 78 to 77OVR
Michael Boley	LB	NYG	Decrease, from 82 to 80OVR
Antrel Rolle	S	NYG	Decrease, from 83 to 82OVR
Tyler Sash	S	NYG	Increase, from 59 to 62OVR
Aaron Ross	CB	NYG	Increase, from 77 to 79OVR
Jerrel Jernigan	WR	NYG	Increase, from 64 to 65OVR
Mark Herzlich	LB	NYG	Increase, from 67 to 68OVR
Henry Hynoski	FB	NYG	Increase, from 67 to 72OVR
Jacquian Williams	LB	NYG	Increase, from 70 to 71OVR
Steve Weatherford	P	NYG	Increase, from 72 to 73OVR
Kevin Boothe	OL	NYG	Increase, from 72 to 73OVR
David Diehl	OL	NYG	Increase, from 72 to 74OVR
Mathias Kiwanuka	LB	NYG	Increase, from 77 to 78OVR
Linval Joseph	DL	NYG	Increase, from 77 to 80OVR
Chris Canty	DL	NYG	Increase, from 82 to 83OVR
Victor Cruz	WR	NYG	Increase, from 87 to 88OVR
Corey Webster	CB	NYG	Increase, from 90 to 91OVR
Osi Umenyiora	DL	NYG	Increase, from 92 to 93OVR
Justin Tuck	DL	NYG	Increase, from 93 to 94OVR
Eli Manning	QB	NYG	Increase, from 94 to 95OVR
Jason Pierre-Paul	DL	NYG	Increase, from 94 to 95OVR
Ryan Perriloux	QB	NYG	Released
Allen Bradford	LB	SEA	Changed position to LOLB (was HB)
Brandon Browner	CB	SEA	Increase, from 79 to 81OVR
Allen Bradford	LB	SEA	Now wears #44
Mike Morgan	LB	SEA	Signs
Kyle Williams	WR	SF	Carry decrease, from 65 to 53CAR
Justin Smith	DL	SF	Clutch trait added
Jimmy Graham	TE	NO	Clutch trait added
Kyle Williams	WR	SF	Decrease, from 69 to 68OVR
Bruce Miller	FB	SF	Decrease, from 76 to 75OVR
Adam Snyder	OL	SF	Decrease, from 79 to 78OVR
Ahmad Brooks	LB	SF	Decrease, from 82 to 80OVR
Michael Crabtree	WR	SF	Decrease, from 84 to 83OVR
Alex Smith	QB	SF	Decrease, from 86 to 85OVR
Mike Iupati	OL	SF	Decrease, from 91 to 90OVR
Jonathan Goodwin	OL	SF	Increase, from 78 to 79OVR
Tarell Brown	CB	SF	Increase, from 81 to 82OVR
Ray McDonald	DL	SF	Increase, from 86 to 87OVR
Donte Whitner	S	SF	Increase, from 86 to 88OVR
Vernon Davis	TE	SF	Increase, from 96 to 97OVR
Patrick Willis	LB	SF	Increase, from 98 to 99OVR

FIFA Street A New Direction

FIFA Street creative director Gary Patterson goes over the new direction he sees for FIFA Street. The video below is the first in-game footage and it includes a detailed look at the street ball control feature. You will notice how the players are just standing around instead of jogging or running which is more accurate in this year’s street football game.

What are your thoughts on the video?

NHL 12 Tips Kick Up Deke

The topic of today’s NHL 12 video tip is the kick-up or skate to stick deke. You will want to use this move to fake out your opponents and ultimately score more goals in NHL 12. The execution of the move is very simple: Hold down the L1/LB bumper and then hold the right stick down while using the left stick to aim. This may sound complicated but once you get it into practice mode it will start clicking pretty easily for you. It is best used against an opponent trying to stick check you. You can see in the video below just how effective the kick up deke is.

If this tip helped you out, check out our post on NHL 12 passing tips.

NBA Jam: On Fire Roster Update

2 weeks ago EA Sports made the announcement that they would be sticking by their promise to provide at least 1 roster update for their basketball arcade game NBA Jam: On Fire. That update arrived earlier today and can be downloaded by going to the Online Arena Section. It is a very basic update with only star players being moved around and unfortunately no rookies were added.

UFC Undisputed 3

UFC Undisputed 3 is a mixed martial arts video game that is published by THQ. The game will be available on both the XBOX 360 and the PlayStation 3 on February 14th, 2012 in the United States and February 17th, 2012 in Europe.

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UFC Undisputed 3 Cover

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UFC Undisputed 3 Videos

Below are a few videos that go over the development process of UFC Undisputed 3, a few trailers and some new features that have been added into this year’s game.

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Debut Trailer

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Demo Trailer

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Career Mode

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Audio Improvements

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Notable New Features In UFC Undisputed 3

The most anticipated feature that will be added to UFC Undisputed 3 is the inclusion of PRIDE. There will be 30 exclusive pride fighters included in the video game and gamers will be able to play with their fighter with PRIDE rules. Other notable additions include the revamped submission system, ground sways, stat equalizer and brand new entrances.

Order UFC Undisputed 3

By ordering UFC Undisputed 3 through amazon.com you will receive a $10 amazon gift credit and fast shipping. You will also get the Ultimate Knockout Artist Boost Pack which allows you to build and customize your own knockout artist.

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