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The San Francisco Giants have beat out the Los Angeles Dodgers to hold on to their title of the kings of Instagram.  While the New York Yankees dominate both Twitter (893k) and Facebook (6.3m), the Giants have successfully conquered the popular photo-based app. Not only are the Giants the most popular team on the platform, but their stadium consistently has the most activity during game day.

“Instagram allows fans to share their experience through artistic photos,” said Bryan Srabian, social media director for the Giants. “AT&T Park is one of the most beautiful settings for baseball, and it is always great to see the different perspectives through the eyes of our fans. Each picture tells a different story. It has been a blast to connect with fans.”

Here’s your final report of the Instagram numbers:

Team Photos Following Followers
San Francisco Giants 1001 2 231,801
Los Angeles Dodgers 895 35 218,928
New York Yankees 219 5 150,071
Atlanta Braves 227 17 76,533
Boston Red Sox 317 0 65,133
Detroit Tigers 294 31 39,146
Texas Rangers 371 1 37,665
Los Angeles Angels of Aneheim 124 11 30,676
Cincinnati Reds 477 44 30,238
Oakland Athletics 291 4 28,740
Chicago Cubs 175 32 28,589
Philadelphia Phillies 196 1 28,369
St. Louis Cardinals 228 27 25,987
Baltimore Orioles 134 0 25,329
New York Mets 147 1 24,998
Toronto Blue Jays 246 11 24,749
Seattle Mariners 740 16 22,939
Chicago White Sox 204 2 22,416
Arizona Diamondbacks 440 3 17,612
Colorado Rockies 711 91 15,824
Washington Nationals 78 0 14,699
Milwaukee Brewers 270 2 14,043
Miami Marlins 252 43 12,731
Kansas City Royals 216 3 12,431
Cleveland Indians 174 4 12,393
San Diego Padres 138 15 12,362
Tampa Bay Rays 333 8 11,472
Pittsburgh Pirates 154 31 11,204
Houston Astros 168 29 9,644
Minnesota Twins 261 23 6,864

 

Some new NCAA 14 screenshots have been released, featuring ‘Bama, Texas and OU. Nothing really groundbreaking here, but one thing I noticed is that the end zones in the Cotton Bowl are reversed. Minor detail that I’m sure nobody cares about.

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Be sure to update your NHL 13 rosters, as they just released an update for the NHL Playoffs. The update returns each team’s best players to their lineups, regardless of injuries, and a ton of players got upgraded and downgraded.

Here’s the full list, as well as instructions on how to edit your rosters manually:

  • Alex Galchenyuk (MTL): +2, (81 OVR)
  • Alexander Killorn (TB): +3, (78 OVR)
  • Alexei Emelin (MTL): +4, (82 OVR)
  • Anton Khudobin (BOS): +7, (77 OVR)
  • Antti Niemi (SJ): +3, (85 OVR)
  • Ben Bishop (TB): +3, (76 OVR)
  • Ben Scrivens (TOR): +5, (76 OVR)
  • Braden Holtby (WAS): +9, (82 OVR)
  • Brandon Saad (CHI): +3, (79 OVR)
  • Brendan Gallagher (MTL): +2, (81 OVR)
  • Brian Elliott (STL): +1, (81 OVR)
  • Carl Hagelin (NYR): +3, (80 OVR)
  • Charlie Coyle (MIN): +9, (78 OVR)
  • Chris Pronger (PHI): -3, (82 OVR)
  • Cody Hodgson (BUF): +3, (81 OVR)
  • Cory Conacher (OTT): +2, (79 OVR)
  • Cory Schneider (VAN): +4, (87 OVR)
  • Craig Anderson (OTT): +3, (85 OVR)
  • Daniel Taylor (CGY): +4, (69 OVR) Read the rest of this entry »

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Last night during Electronic Arts’ quarterly earnings call, EA Labels president Frank Gibeau said that his company was planning a “full reveal” of their games at the upcoming E3 conference. He also said that “this will include breakthroughs in graphics and gameplay for some of our biggest franchises including Battlefield, FIFA, Madden, NBA Live, and Need for Speed.”

The last few years have not been good for the NBA Live franchise. Their last release was in October of 2009 (NBA Live 10). They then retitled the franchise to NBA Elite. NBA Elite 11 was delayed for “concerns of gameplay polish”, but was later cancelled. The same story repeated for the next couple years. Because of the delays, 2K Sports has taken and ran with the NBA series, so it’s going to be interesting to see how gamers react to NBA Live coming back.

Look for the game to be released on the next generation consoles (PS4 and XBOX whateveritsnameis). We’ll know more information during E3 so follow us on Twitter for updates.

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EA Sports is set to hold down its exclusive license with FIFA until December 31, 2022, the two outlets announced earlier this morning. For EA Sports, this means that they’ll retain exclusive rights to produce a soccer video game under the FIFA banner.

The FIFA offers benefits to both sides, with EA Sports watching revenues grow on the strength of 14.5 million copies of FIFA 13 sold this year.

FIFA General Secretary Jérôme Valcke on the parternship:

“The FIFA games are an essential part of our communication efforts around the FIFA brand and its values. To measure the strength of our partnership with EA, it is enough to remember that more than 2.5 million football fans took part in the FIFA Interactive World Cup this year.”

Arguably the best in sports gaming, FIFA and EA Sports will continue to pump out the popular title for the next decade and probably beyond.

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We’re into the second round of the playoffs, and another NBA 2K13 roster update is out. It’s not a big one, with just three players being affected. Huge surprises that Steph Curry and Nate Robinson haven’t been upgraded, despite their performance so far in the playoffs.

  • Luol Deng (CHI): Injured, -9 (74 OVR)
  • Marc Gasol (MEM): +2 (85 OVR)
  • David Lee (GS): Returns from injury, (84 OVR)

Players still missing: Aron Baynes (SA), Ben Hansbrough (IND), Chris Johnson (MIN), Diante Garrett  (PHX), Dwayne Jones (GS), Jarvis Varnado (MIA), Jerel McNeal (UTA), Josh Akognon (DAL), Julyan Stone (DEN) Justin Holiday (PHI), Kent Bazemore (GS), Kevin Jones (CLE), Kevin Murphy (UTA), Malcolm Thomas (CHI), Mickael Gelabale (MIN), Scott Machado (GS), Shavlik Randolph (BOS), Terrel Harris (NWO), Tim Ohlbrecht (HOU), Willie Reed (MEM)

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The NHL 14 Cover Vote is quickly eliminating the field, announcing their final 16 candidates for the chance to grave the cover of their upcoming hockey game. Starting today, the vote shifts to a 16-player bracket format as players compete in head-to-head matchups for a spot in the quarterfinals. Over 12 million votes have been cast, up 70% from last year’s campaign.

Here’s the final 16, along with how the bracket is looking. Gotta love the Toronto/Boston rivalry is alive and well even in the cover vote:

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Click here to vote.