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NHL 09 community day video
EA Sports recently had a community day for NHL 09. The timing is especially encouraging considering the game won't release until September. By bringing in the community for feedback and suggestions at such an early point in development it allows for the team to potentially act on what they hear for 09. The first time EA really did this was last year with NBA Live 08. That one was held over three months ahead of release and there were positive results in the final product that could possibly...
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Scrapped Facebreaker Venues
Thanks to the official Facebreaker website we have two examples of concept art in planetarium and skate venues that didn't make the final cut. Pretty neat ideas and makes you wonder what type of venues they'll have in the game if these didn't make the final cut. Click the thumbnails below to view the two images. For some reason I hadn't even thought about the idea of fighting in non-traditional environments. It does fit the over-the-top nature of the game though and will add to the fun fact...
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First Madden 09 producer blog
In what is sure to be the start of many more to come leading up to release, EA Sports has posted the first producer blog for Madden 09. Daniel Castorani (D-Cas) opens it up for 09. While this one doesn't include specific details about the game (still too early for that) it does go into some of the philosophies and goals that the development team are aiming for this year. Some of the topics touched on include making the game more accessible and what that means, glitches from last year that h...
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New NFL Head Coach 09 hands-on
Earlier the latest screenshots for NFL Head Coach 09 were released. Now Gamespot has posted an updated hands-on with many details on the game. You can check it out here. I've pulled some of the aspects I found most interesting and commented on them but there is also a lot more to read in the full preview. (more…)...
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New set of NFL Head Coach 09 screenshots
TeamXbox has posted up nine new screenshots from NFL Head Coach 09. While a ton of screens are already available they have mainly featured the Colts and Tony Dungy along with some of the team facilities and player negotiations. You can check out the new ones here. These images show off some coaches other than Dungy. Herm Edwards, Jack Del Rio, Tom Coughlin, and Marvin Lewis. The remaining ones display a player auction, combine interview, coaching agenda, and sideline cutscene....
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Nine new Prizefighter screenshots
2K Sports has released nine new screenshots from the upcoming Don King Presents: Prizefighter for the Xbox 360. These screens can now be found in the gallery along with the three that had been out previously. Also the first officially released footage of the game will come late Friday night on the GameTrailers TV show and be available soon after on the GameTrailers website. It'll be interesting to compare it to the video that was found on Don King's website for a short period of time a few ...
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EA Sports also cancels NBA Live PC
After hearing that Madden for the PC had been shut down it can't come as a huge surprise that NBA Live will join it on the bench. While this has caused the PC community more angst the sales and piracy concerns don't seem to warrant new releases in their current forms. The only PC titles that would probably seem safe are Tiger Woods and FIFA, while NHL would appear to be another possible cut in the near future. I previously mentioned EA's Battlefield:Heroes as one potential direction they...
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What will come for Madden around the NFL Draft?
Not only is the NFL Draft an exciting time for all football fans but it brings the first rumblings around the new version of Madden as well. Lets look to the events of last year for a picture of what to expect in the coming weeks. Vince Young was announced as the cover athlete almost two weeks ahead of the draft. Two days later came the first screenshots with Young featured. We know the 09 announcement won't be made until closer to draft time likely on the Thursday or Friday prior. The ...
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