Madden 13 Roster Update #5

The latest roster update for Madden 13 has been announced by EA Sports.  It will be available on the XBOX 360 and the PlayStation 3 on Friday 9/27/12.  Notable increases include Robert Griffin III going up 1 point to 85 overall, Jamaal Charles going up 2 points to 92 overall, Joe Flacco receiving a clutch trait, and Maurice Jones-Drew going up 1 point to 98 overall.

You can see the full details of the roster update at the EA Sports website.  Which players do you think deserved more of a ratings increase or decrease based on last week’s performance?  Let us know in the comments section.

NBA 2K13 Celebrity Team Includes Justin Bieber

It seems to be a trend in sports video games this year to try to incorporate celebrities and their twitter feeds into games.  2K Sports will take it one step further by including a celebrity team in NBA 2K13.  Exact details still haven’t come out about how exactly this celebrity team will be incorporated into NBA 2K13.

The full lineup of players include Justin Bieber, JB Smoove, Wale, Bow Wow, Sean Kingston, Meek Mill, Vinny and Pauly D, Mac Miller, and Brian Baumgartner.  Who do you think deserves the highest rating of these celebrities?  Let us know in the comments section.

Madden NFL 13 Now Has Fantasy Draft

Fans from all over the Internet ripped into EA Sports for not releasing Madden 13 with fantasy draft included.  With an update released last week, EA Sports attempted to fix the situation by adding it in via a server side upgrade.

It is a giant step in the right direction which shows that video game companies will in fact listen to their customers if there are enough of them that are angry and vocal.  There are still plenty of things left out of Madden 13 like player editing and importing players from NCAA Football 13 to Madden NFL 13 but not everything can be done at once.

Are you happy about the inclusion of fantasy draft in Madden 13?  Let us know in the comments section below.

First Look at NBA Live 13

NBA Live 13 is mostly an after thought at this point, but even so EA Sports has decided to release a first look at their basketball sim game.  NBA 2K13 will likely blow NBA Live 13 away but if you are a big fan of EA Sports titles we have included the trailer for NBA Live 13 below.

In related news, EA Sports has announced that the release date for NBA Live 13 has been delayed.  Still no release date has been given.  Even when a release date is set, most fans will just dismiss it and assume it will be pushed back further.

NHL 13 Puck Chop Tip

EA Sports has released another video tip for the newest hockey game on the market, NHL 13, this time going over the puck chop.  The video below will go over what a puck chop is, what it looks like, and most importantly, how to perform it effectively in a game.

Let us know what other tips and strategies you want to see covered for NHL 13 and we will do our best to bring them to you.

NBA 2K13 Demo Available Now on PS3 and XBOX 360

In one of the coolest sports video game demo features ever, 2K Sports has decided to release their NBA 2K13 demo with online head to head play.  So you will be able to invite your friends, family, and co-workers to try out NBA 2K13 with you even if they live nowhere near you.

The demo will have a single 5 minute quarter of last year’s NBA Finals with the Miami Heat playing the Oklahoma City Thunder.  To attempt to keep the download size relatively small, 2K Sports also decided to strip out commentary from the demo, so you will only be able to get a feel for the gameplay, but isn’t that all that matters anyway?

The download is available on both the XBOX 360 and the PlayStation 3.  Let us know what your initial impressions of the demo are in the comments section below.