NBA 2K12 Roster Update 3-9-12

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A new roster update for NBA 2K12 arrived earlier today.  While there were some significant changes in the update, there are still a few players that were left out.  Gerald Green is still nowhere to be found.  Heat fans will love this update while fans of every other team will hate it.  LeBron James has achieved the coveted 99 overall rating which makes the Miami Heat even more of a nightmare to play.  Below are a few other notable changes.

Gerald Wallace decreased 83 to 81
Kenneth Faried increased 70 to 72
Kevin Durant increased 93 to 94

Who do you think deserves an increase or decrease in the next update?

VG Strategy FIFA Street Montage

FIFA Street comes out next week and in celebration of this, our FIFA moderator bingbang put together a montage from the FIFA Street demo highlighting brilliant goals, nifty tricks, and much more.  You can watch the video below.  Share your best videos for FIFA 12 and FIFA Street in the comments section.  Are you excited for the FIFA Street release?

Madden 13 Cover Tournament Begins

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Now that all of the 64 eligible players in the Madden 13 cover tournament have been revealed, it is time to start round 1.  The first round will match teammates up against each other for the right to advance to the round of 32.  ESPN’s SportsNation is hosting the tournament on their Facebook page.

Voting for the first round ends on March 21st and the winners will be revealed on ESPN at 5 P.M. EST/2 P.M. PST.  Who will you be voting for?

NHL 13 Release Date Announced

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Major retailers such as Amazon.com have the NHL 13 release date listed for September 11, 2012.  This announcement comes as no surprise considering that last year’s hockey game, NHL 12, came out on September 13th.  EA Sports generally releases demos for their games 3-4 weeks before the release date so we should be playing another hockey game by mid-August.

Amazon.com has the game available for pre-order about 6 months early, but if you are a true fan and want to make sure you get NHL 13 the day it comes out, you can do so by following this link.

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NFC North Madden NFL 13 Potential Cover Athletes

EA Sports released the Madden 13 cover candidates from the Packers, Lions, Bears, and Vikings today. The NFC North has a few favorites to win the competition like Aaron Rodgers…

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EA Sports released the Madden 13 cover candidates from the Packers, Lions, Bears, and Vikings today.  The NFC North has a few favorites to win the competition like Aaron Rodgers and Calvin “Megatron” Johnson.  The biggest snub in the division goes to Adrian Peterson who was left out in favor of Jared Allen and Percy Harvin.

The entire field of 64 has now been revealed.  With only one day until the tournament starts, excitement is building in the football gaming community.  You can check out the potential Madden 13 NFC North cover athletes below.

Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson
Green Bay Packers: Aaron Rodgers, Clay Matthews
Minnesota Vikings: Percy Harvin, Jared Allen
Chicago Bears: Jay Cutler, Matt Forte

MLB 12: The Show Now Available

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The moment baseball gamers across the country have been waiting for has arrived.  MLB 12: The Show is live on the PlayStation 3 and the PS Vita.  Reviews are now starting to trickle in from across the community.  Steve Berthiaume, anchor for Baseball Tonight on ESPN, wrote up a comprehensive and detailed review for MLB 12: The Show which we would like to pass on to you.

Each year, Sony Computer Entertainment America and San Diego Studio produces the best sports video game available and each year those developers find a way to make their game better. Tuesday’s release of MLB 12 The Show will demonstrate this but even this franchise’s most dedicated followers will immediately recognize they are seeing a game they’ve never seen before. Put away your previous versions of the MLB The Show series: For 2012, the bar has again been raised, and this time with vigor.

The game’s programmers have completely replaced last year’s code and thus changed the way the baseball behaves with what they call True Ball Physics, which uses actual math for a spinning baseball that ricochets off bases, the pitching rubber and other field surfaces. The spin of the baseball off the bat is now accurate with realistic RPMs and the ball gains or loses energy like a real baseball, resulting in more hit type varieties. Line drives rise or sink and infield chops quickly become difficult to handle.

You can check out the entire review over on the ESPN Blog.  What are your impressions of MLB 12: The Show?