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The Physics of FNR4
EA Sports has released a new trailer for Fight Night Round 4 that focuses on the new physics engine. Some of the aspects specifically displayed in the video include inside fighting, punching through blocks, and glancing blows. These are all things that people have been hoping for and from what I've seen of the game at the very least appear to be natural and fluid. This video seems to have piqued some interest in FNR4 again after it seemed for a while like UFC had taken command. Continue o...
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Prince Fielder Cover Athlete For The BIGS 2
The first screenshot and a new trailer for The BIGS 2 is now out featuring cover athlete Prince Fielder. You can check out the full size screen in the gallery. While it has a similar look to the original The BIGS the player model of Fielder appears to be less exaggerated. The players in the game were overly stocky and large and here is Fielder, who is a big guy, and he almost looks more like you'd see him in a sim baseball offering. Despite the two baseball games released this year by 2K ...
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NCAA Tournament Contest Winners
With the NCAA Tournament concluding as North Carolina routed Michigan State I wanted to wrap up the two contests that were decided with that result. Congrats to brob1 for finishing at the top of the Tournament Challenge. He outdid 99.3% of the entrants in the entire ESPN TC which is an impressive accomplishment. Contact me via email so we can discuss the details of your XBL or PSN card. For the 3 on 3 NHL Arcade code there were four people who correctly chose the game winners. They wer...
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MLB 09 The Show Opening Day Roster Update
The Opening Day roster update for MLB 09 The Show came out earlier today. This update includes 210 player movements. For those of you who can't log into SportsConnect and download the update I have uploaded the file here to be retrieved manually. It needs to be unpacked and then the folder transferred over to the PS3 saves. It turns out this might not be the update to settle on if you've been waiting to start a franchise. Gary Sheffield is listed as a free agent instead of being on the Me...
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Madden 10 Franchise Mode Improvements
Another Monday brings a new Inside EA Blog for Madden 10. This time it is franchise mode that is being spotlighted. The post is done by Josh Looman who was the lead designer for NFL Head Coach 09 and moved over to Madden for this year. Detailed in the blog are areas such as offseason player signing logic, the draft, and player progression. You can check out the full posting here. Since our ‘foundation’ is the logic behind every decision made in franchise mode, we knew we really...
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Next Two Madden 10 Cover Candidates
Last week the Madden 10 website launched and stated that a new set of candidates for the Madden 10 cover would be posted each Monday leading up to the reveal on Thursday April 23rd. The first two possibilities were Adrian Peterson and Ed Reed. As announced just moments ago on EA Sports Live the next two options for the cover are Ben Roethlisberger and Brandon Jacobs. With the amount of exposure Big Ben has received in the first two screenshots and his mention here it makes me doubt he'll ...
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New Madden 10 Screenshot
Traditionally there has never been much insight into the upcoming Madden before the NFL Draft. This year all that has changed with the Inside EA Blog postings and the first two screenshots having already been officially unveiled and broken down. Ian Cummings, lead designer of Madden 10, today posted a new screenshot. You can see it full size in the gallery. The new screen does a good job of displaying some of the subtle improvements that have been made including the procedural awareness. ...
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2009 Madden Mock Draft 7-9
The last group of picks in the Madden Mock Draft included some controversy over the Seahawks selection of Mark Sanchez. Ironically since then there have been developments which make it appear that Seattle is actually interested in taking Sanchez. It does make sense for the team as well as how it would benefit them in Madden. Continue on for the Raiders, Jaguars, and Packers choices and leave your thoughts in the comments. Remember this is more about what players would improve the teams th...
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