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SSX – Patagonia Trailer Makes the Impossible Possible

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Next Stop in the SSX media bombardment is Patagonia! EA Sports is really trying to sell this game with showing off the unrealistic, full of action, deadly descents. Of course we all know that SSX is not the in the Simulation genre and put more emphasis on the actual gameplay and “fun” aspect of the game instead of the realism, but this time they seem to pull the long bow in terms of actually defying the rules of physics that exist in this world in order to provide for a [...]

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SSX Shows Online Features Part 1

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As we are closing in on February 28th, EA Sports is releasing more and more information about their upcoming SSX title. This time creative director Todd Batty is going to talk and explain a bit more about the game’s online features. Part 1 will be dedicated to explore plus a new feature called: “Ridernet”. The basic principle of explore is that you need to beat the times the game has set for you, beat the best time and you get a gold medal. Get a gold medal for all drops, [...]

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Exclusive: NHL 12 Video Review with Steve Dangle

Get more up close and personal with toothless Canadians than ever before

Well, the weekend is over and I promised Operation Reality readers a special treat today. I had received a ton of NHL questions over the past few weeks, asking for a review – so I did you one better. I got someone else to do it. The special treat is that the reviewer happens to be Toronto’s Steve Dangle, an authority on all things NHL.

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PES 2012 Gameplay trailer from Gamescom

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Yesterday Konami put out a new Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 gamescom trailer, which shows some of the new modes and features contained in the upcoming game and of course contains some pretty cool music if I do say so myself. If you haven’t already seen it you can check out the video below. As ususal PES 2012 looks like a really solid or maybe even better alternative to FIFA 12 depending on who you ask, it is expected out this autumn for PC and consoles alike.

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Ask A-Rod: Why believe EA on Madden 12′s realism?

Madden 12 drops August 30th

  Yeah, it’s a promise they make annually but here are two reasons this year’s Madden promises to be the most realistic instalment in the franchise.

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FIFA Street 2012 Reboot Announced with Trailer (GC 2011)

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In a continuation of the massive amount of new FIFA related game news being released today at GamesCon 2011 in Germany, EA has also detailed and released a trailer for the upcoming FIFA 2012 reboot. For the first time in the reboot series it will be the EA Sports football group (the ones who make FIFA 12 etc.) who will be making it and the game will move away from the arcade style of past versions and even make use important aspects from FIFA 12 such as the new Impact [...]

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Fifa 12 Gamescom 2011 Trailer

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Ever wondered what it would feel like to score a penalty in a sold out football stadium as a professional football player? Well, according to the people at IGN Fifa 12 is “as realistic as it gets”. Of course we wouldn’t be Operation Reality if we would agree with that, we think that if you really want to know what it feels like we advice you do it like this guy. Anyway moving on to the trailer which shows a number of special features in example: Pro Player Intelligence, Tactical [...]

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SSX multiplayer trailer released at GamesCom 2011

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Today at GamesCon EA also dropped the latest trailer showing off some pre-alpha footage of the upcoming SSX snowboarding title and detailing some of the game’s multiplayer modes.

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Best Kinect Game Ever Made?

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No, definitely not. In fact, this is probably the last sport-game you would ever want to develop and publish especially on the Xbox Kinect. I mean could you imagine yourself standing in your living room in front of your television literally jumping up and down and pretending you are riding an invisible horse? And to be honest it doesn’t even look like you are riding a horse, it looks more like Virtual Double-fisting Shake Weight for the Kinect. The sad thing about this video is that the actors in the [...]

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FIFA 12 – Interview with Kaka

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A new video of FIFA 12 was released by EA today but it has nothing to do with FIFA 12 really, it’s just an interview with Real Madrid star player Kaka talking about how delighted and honoured he is to be on the cover of the FIFA 12 box. We’d preferred some good FIFA 12 gameplay footage ofcourse and we are not sure what cover he is talking about because EA officially released the FIFA 12 cover art last month featuring Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere from Man. United and [...]

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NHL 12 Features New “Anticipation AI”

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Three new videos released by EA Sports showing off their new Anticipation AI, Dynamic Goalies and Be a Pro Mode. EA Sports seems to really raise the bar high in the sport games genre this year. After introducing a completely new engine for FIFA 12, they are putting in some nifty looking AI into the upcoming NHL 12. The new “Anticipation AI” has AI-controlled players reacting to the situation on the court far better than in previous games. The “Dynamic Goalies” make sure that the AI controlled goalie interacts better [...]

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EA Sports: “Really excited” about new studio in Texas

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EA Sports is going to open a new studio in Austin, Texas. According to the company’s official announcement Austin is “consistently recognized as one of the most inventive, creative, wired and rockin’ cities in America”. This new expansion will create 300 new jobs, half of these will be contract and the rest permanent. EA Games Label boss Frank Gibeau said: “Austin is a terrific place for us to do business. Frankly we just love building games in Austin. The talent is world-class and [Texas governor Rick] Perry and the Texas [...]

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PES 2012 Gameplay Videos

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Konami released over 7 minutes of PES 2012 gameplay footage on the official PES Patch youtube channel. The six videos are all about ball controls, defending, marking, tactics and skill moves that will help you get the victory in Pro Evolution Soccer 2012. Will this be the FIFA 12 killer or will the new FIFA engine be the killing feature for PES 12. Set for release this autumn on PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, and PS2, Konami says PES 2012′s focus is on “the instinctive way the game can be [...]

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NHL 12 – Full Contact: Bringing the Pain

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EA Sports has released a new trailer showing off the full contact engine and some other new features that will bring the pain in this year’s upcoming NHL 2012 title. The new trailer shows some fast paced delivery of what can only be categorized as seriously heavy whoop ass with players delivering smashing and extravagant levels of hits and hurt. Check out the smashing new trailer below.

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EA announces launch date for FIFA 12

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Electronic Arts has announced that the official release date for FIFA 12 will be at the end of September in the US and EU. The US will get it on September 27, with Europe to follow on September 30 on PS3, 360 and PC. EA also said that the new impact engine which was only introduced on the consoles will also get a place in the PC version.

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