The first trailer for WWE ‘13 has leaked its way onto the web.
CM Punk is featured in the video, along with a few gameplay shots that includes old school Undertaker, Mankind, Chris Jericho, Stone Cold and the infamous Big Show/Mark Henry ring collapse finish from last year.
Check out the trailer and leave your thoughts in the comments!
Maryland and Michigan Featured in Latest NCAA Football 13 Video
EA Sports has unveiled its newest NCAA Football 13 gameplay video featuring Maryland and Michigan.
Unlike last week’s video, which was criticized by many for its lackluster commentary, this clip includes gameplay highlights of some of the new features in the game without play-by-play by Brad Nessler and Kirk Herbstreit.
Check out the video above and leave your thoughts in the comments!
NHL 13 Cover Vote Down to Four Players
Four players remain in the NHL 13 cover vote.
Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin, New York Islanders forward John Tavares and Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne remain in the head-to-head tournament.
Fans will get to choose between Giroux and Malkin/Tavares and Rinne until May 28 to determine the final matchup.
The winner is expected to be unveiled on June 20 during the 2012 NHL Awards.
NBA Baller Beats to Include Spalding Basketball
The first Kinect title to require an actual basketball to play the game will come packaged with a game ball replica from Spalding.
NBA Baller Beats requires gamers to dribble a ball and perform various crossovers, pump fakes and behind the back moves to the beat of the music in the game.
It’s an interesting concept, but there could be a number of issues (mentioned in a previous post) that could arise when the game is released this fall.
Pricing for the game has yet to be revealed.
Take-Two Cancels MLB 2K Franchise
MLB 2K12 will likely be the last Major League Baseball game produced by 2K Sports.
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of 2K Sports, told Kotaku that “MLB 2K12 is our last offering under that agreement. At this time, we have no further comment.”
The news comes as no surprise, with Take-Two’s exclusive contract with MLB set to expire in the next 12 months. 2K Sports has also struggled with the MLB 2K series, which has received negative reviews in recent years.
The cancellation of MLB 2K leaves NBA 2K as the only annual sports franchise for the company. The news also opens the door for other publishers to produce an MLB title, something I suggested in the latest episode of SGS.
NHL 13 to Include New Physics and A.I. System
After teasing gamers with a pair of short trailers, EA Sports has finally revealed what the new gameplay changes are in NHL 13.
A new physics system dubbed True Performance Skating has been added and brings physics-driven skating along with over 1000 new animations to the ice. The other gameplay addition is EA Sports Hockey I.Q., designed to improve the awareness of the A.I.
NHL 13 will also include GM Connected, which is essentially an online version of Be A GM mode. Users will also be able to relive the biggest games of last year’s and the upcoming season with NHL Moments Live.
A Stanley Cup Collector’s Edition of NHL 13 will also be available when the game launches in September for $79.99. Details on the Collector’s Edition and the new gameplay features can be found here.
New NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Video
The second NCAA Football 13 gameplay video is out, featuring the second part of the USC/Oregon matchup shown in the first clip released last week.
Studio Updates, ESPN ticker updates and subtle gameplay tweaks including QB dropbacks, receiver route awareness and pass trajectories are all shown in the video.
NCAA Football 13 is expected to hit stores in July.
EA Sports has unveiled another short teaser video for NHL 13, hinting at a potential update to the game’s physics engine.
The 30 second clip revisits NHL 11, which was the year EA replaced the game’s old animations with a new physics-based system.
Check out the teaser here.