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Madden NFL 10 Coverage Wrap-Up
Madden 10 is now officially out so it'd be great to hear some more general impressions and reaction from those of you playing the game now. Over the last week I've put together prerelease coverage which you can find the links to below in case you missed any of it. Going forward I'll have more about Online Franchise as we get into the mode and see how it all plays out. Also of note the next roster update will come on Wednesday August 19th and will see the arrival of Michael Vick on the Eagles...
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Michael Vick Joins The Eagles
With the news that Michael Vick has signed a two year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles there is a lot of questions still left to be answered. How effective will he be after two years away from football? What will this do to the chemistry of the locker room and distractions from the media? How will the team utilize him on a team that already has explosive offensive weapons and why would they want to take Donovan McNabb off the field even for a few plays each game? Looking at the move in t...
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July 09 Sales Numbers
The NCAA Football series has shown minimal growth on the 360 even as the user base has increased over the last couple years, though on the PS3 side it has been showing marginal improvement. Either way it hasn't been an encouraging pattern as it almost seems as though sales of a college football game have peaked with them presenting very little interest to anyone outside of that group that already gets it. Certainly the total number of sales has declined as the PS2 has dropped off more than t...
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Early Madden 10 Online Franchise Impressions
Online Franchise was instantly my most anticipated feature as soon as it was announced at E3. Since then there has been some disappointing news on aspects of the mode that would be missing. Despite that it still has potential to be a lot of fun and is certainly much more advanced than an online league. With the servers for Online Franchise having gone live as well as the website having opened up we wanted to test out some of the options and see how it all works. (more…)...
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Madden NFL 10 Online Impressions
Online play has been a mixed bag for Madden over the last few years. It is one of the most heavily played games online yet it lacked consistently requested options and features and also was plagued by disconnects and occasional lag. For Madden 10 the biggest addition is obviously Online Franchise, but also there is Online Co-Op and smaller but relevant changes like the ability to set your depth charts to use in the online games. The Online Franchise servers just went live last night so un...
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Appearance on The Madden Voice
Earlier this evening I sat in on the live broadcast of The Madden Voice. The topic of course was all about Madden 10. There were a ton of guests on this evening including Ian Cummings who called in about 1:45 into the show. I'm on from the very beginning at which point I discuss my impressions of the game and then chime in from time to time for nearly 2 1/2 hours. Special guests Pastapadre, GameSpot Senior Editor Brian "Mechberg" Ekberg, and Konsole Kingz CEO CJ "KingSoul" Peters will be gi...
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NBA Live 10 Hustle Plays
EA Sports has provided a new video to IGN showcasing more of the "Hustle Plays" that were first mentioned in the previous gameplay enhancements trailer. This time though the video includes actual footage of the game as it is being played from the default gameplay camera. There are definitely some impressive examples of the hustle plays shown and they really stand out compared to what those players would've done in similar situations last year. Fast breaks also appear to have improved quite a...
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Derrick Rose Gets Draft Combine Cover
It may not have been anticipated, but 2K Sports has revealed the cover athlete for NBA 2K10 Draft Combine. The downloadable offering is more of a start of the My Player mode and quasi-demo than it is a standalone game and will be available for the 360 on Wednesday August 26th for 400 MS points, with the PS3 having to wait until Thursday September 3rd for $5. Even though it is available only by download, by creating its own cover they will probably be offering codes to purchase in stores. The...
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