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NHL 12: Hockey Ultimate Team Chemistry Guide Each line on your team is given a "chemistry" rating that affects how well your players send/receive passes and how well they position themselves on the ice. The chemistry rating is affected by: Skaters playing their natural position Combining the right player types Combining
OS Tip of the Day: Keep Your Opponent Moving (Top Spin 4) Keep your opponent moving An overhead smash might be the most viscerally satisfying way to win a point. But the most entertaining way is causing your opponent to run back and forth without giving them a chance to rest. Off-balance opponents will make weak contact with the ball and eventually
OS Tip of the Day: Know When to Charge the Net (Top Spin 4) Know when to charge the net Moving to the net to volley is a great way to take control of a point. But if you rush the net from a bad position, you’re setting yourself up for failure. The best time to approach the net is when the computer hits a ball that bounces short and you are able
OS Tip of the Day: Learn the different types of tennis shots (Top Spin 4) Understand the difference between slices, flat shots, and topspin shots There’s a reason tennis games give you three different ground strokes to choose from: they all have their places. Slices are slow, low, and full of backspin, which makes a ball bounce sideways, up, or even backwar
OS Tip of the Day: Respect the Settings (Tiger 13) Whether you're trying to win an open event on Pro, TOUR Pro or Tournament difficulty, take advantage of what tools you have available to you. If you're trying to win on Pro difficulty, be sure to take advantage of everything from caddie advice, after-touch ball spin, putt previews a
OS Tip of the Day: Use Your Boost Pins (Tiger 13) Boost pins are a great way to boost your golfer's stats and lower your score. They can make off-line open events a breeze, and they'll give you a much better chance to post a competitive score in on-line tournaments. These are especially great if you feel your play style has a defic
OS Tip of the Day: Equipment Makes the Difference (Tiger 13) If you're using a created golfer to try and win an open event, make sure you have all of your best equipment selected. These new clubs and gear can make a huge different in your stats under the hood, so it's worth checking out all of your new gear as you unlock it. You'll gain n
OS Tip of the Day: Find your Rhythm (Tiger 13) While you have access to the swing meter — and actually, especially when you don't — it's important to find the proper cadence to all of your shots when seeking a victory at an open event. Pay attention to the feedback that you're given on the swing meter after you s
An Idiots Guide to Soccer and Soccer Gaming Soccer, or is it football? It seems like sometimes this gets more discussion in North America than the actual sport itself. Personally, I don’t really care, but regular readers may notice that I almost always use the term football. Not because of any historical arguments, but rather th
An Idiots Guide to Soccer and Soccer Gaming (Part II) Ever played FIFA or PES and wondered just exactly why the ref blew the play dead? While most soccer rules are pretty easy to pick up, there are some peculiarities that can induce plenty of head scratching for a newcomer to the sport. Offsides: The offside rule
How do you call your passing game? Note: If you are an aspiring coach/coordinator out there, this is a great resource to have along with Concept Passing: Teaching the Modern Passing Game by Dan Gonzalez In Attack Coverages with the Passing Game, former quarterback and wide receiver coach Steve Axman describes how to use pass
An Idiots Guide to Soccer and Soccer Gaming (Part III) North American sports fans may find it quite different, and perhaps more difficult, to successfully build a dynasty in soccer games. If you think the MLB doesn’t do enough to ensure parity in the league, wait until you read about what goes on (or doesn’t) in soccer leagues around
Anatomy of a Money Play: The Rooksie Option It’s no fun to play against someone who takes advantage of glitches or bugs to seal a victory. You all know the type. But then there are tactics that fall into a hazy ethical ground. They’re not exactly cheating, but something about them doesn’t quite feel right. In footbal
NCAA Football 13: Recruiting Promises Strategy Promises are a great tool in recruiting players to your team in NCAA Football 13. But knowing which promises to use - and when to use them - is also key. With that in mind, which promises can you make and when is each most effective? Are there any you should try to avoid? Let's take a bri
NHL 13: How to Win With True Peformance Skating The introduction of True Performance Skating, the piece de resistance in NHL 13, affected so many things than just the act of skating itself. In fact, there’s a very good chance that you’ll have to change many aspects of how you play the game — mostly, rooting out all the ra
NHL 13: Powerplay Strategies With the new skating engine, prominent poke-checking and super-powered goalies, the powerplay looks a little bit different in NHL 13. A lot of strategies from previous years will still find success here and there, but the emphasis has definitely been placed on perimeter play — or at the
NBA 2K13: Six Best Role Players for Your Association NBA 2K13 just released, and some of us are still fiddling with our lineups trying to get that perfect team for the Association mode. Trying to figure out your starting lineup is only the beginning. What about the role players that, might not be a high-scoring threat, can still help you in tho
NBA 2K13: Building a Team Around Signature Skills I have a dirty secret: I love Steve Novak. Don’t get me wrong: I love Kevin Durant and LeBron James, too, and they’re an absolute joy to play with in NBA2K13, but the developers weren’t kidding when they said that Signature Skills would do a lot to highlight the end of your
FIFA 13: From Average Team to Contender It's no surprise that many players prefer playing with a medium or small club in FIFA 13's Manager Mode, rather than with one of the traditional big guns. The amount of challenges you face with a team that’s not named Manchester City/Manchester United/Barcelona/Real Madrid-- fin
A Beginners Guide to Football Manager 2013 Hello and welcome. If you are reading this, chances are you are either considering taking the plunge or have already purchased Football Manager 13 (and hopefully, have also perused our review of said game.) A few final questions before you start: Are you willing to sacrifice a good chunk of

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