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NCAA Football 09 hands-on time this week
Later this week I will be in NYC for an event surrounding the unveiling of the NCAA Football 09 cover athlete. Also attending is Chris Jacobs from NCAA Strategies and David Wales from PSU. While there we will have an extensive amount of hands-on time with the game which should occur on Wednesday and Thursday. I'll be coming back on Friday evening and then holding a live blog during the NFL Draft on Saturday. We are expecting the latest build and we have been given free reign to discuss anyt...
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Gamestop Madden Monday: Inclement Weather
The Gamestop blog is back again this week with its "Madden Monday" entry. Last time it covered the user controlled celebrations and now they go over the topic of inclement weather. You can read it in full here. Unfortunately the screenshot they posted originally was so small that it was difficult to really examine it for what they were describing. So I got ahold of the full size screenshot. Update: Clicking the thumbnail below will bring up the image. Then click full size to view it as o...
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MLB 08: The Show roster update 4/21
This week's (4/21) roster update for MLB 08: The Show is out and contains 114 player movements. There was also a patch released at the end of last week. What it affected is still unknown although it doesn't appear to have improved online play and may just have applied to some of the minor issues the game had. Highlights of the roster update below. Those without online access can grab the file manually from here. LF Wily Mo Pena moved from Nationals Minors to Nationals Position. CF Shane Vict...
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Madden 09 producer interacting with community
Madden 09 producer Phil Frazier, who took over for the departing David Ortiz, is actively responding to questions on the official forum for the game. While there are some things he obviously can't go into detail on there have been several interesting pieces of information to come out of it. After discussing the errors with uniforms in Madden in the interview I had with Peter Moore he stated he would make it a priority to get right. It appears that he has followed through on that promise. W...
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Madden Mock draft picks 24-26
The Titans, Seahawks, and Jaguars are now up in the Madden Mock Draft. Tennessee has several areas where they could use immediate help while the other two teams are pretty well set at the majority of positions but could use either an additional playmaker or some depth. (more…)...
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EA GameShow now web playable
Yesterday EA GameShow launched a flash version to go along with the downloadable version which has been available since October. That means you're now able to play GameShow online without having to download the program. It can be launched directly from the official website. I haven't yet been able to test it out to see if it is as responsive and as fully featured as the downloadable version. This is another in a string of updates to the very addictive live interactive trivia game and there ...
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EA Football World site launches
A few days ago EA Sports launched the EA Football World website. If you have already registered on EA Sports World then the same log-in will access Football World. Normally I wouldn't take much interest in a site that is dedicated to soccer games (right now it is used solely for UEFA 2008). However it actually provides a look at some of what the Sports World website will offer when it relaunches this summer. Immediately noticeable improvements include the removal of heavy flash elements whi...
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Who will be the PS3 NCAA Football 09 cover athlete?
On Tuesday I went over the top candidates for the Madden 09 cover. That, along with the PS3 cover of NCAA Football 09, are expected to be announced late next week. With the most obvious cover athlete candidate Darren McFadden already announced as exclusive to the 360 it opens up the opportunity for another high profile player to take the PS3 cover. EA Sports has stated that each cover will represent a different region so with McFadden the south is already taken. Lets look at the most likely ca...
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