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Producer blog talks FIBA in NBA Live 08
A new producer blog has been posted that goes over the details of the recent announcement that EA had obtained the FIBA license for the NBA Live games begining with 08. Among the topics discussed are the rosters which they are only allowed to use players who have participated in a FIBA World Championship league sponsored event such as the qualifying tournament which will take place next month. This is why Kobe Bryant will not be on the initial USA team roster. However it is stated th...
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The Michael Vick era of Madden soon to come to an end
With Michael Vick admitting guilt to federal dogfighting and conspiracy charges, there is no question that EA will look to remove him from Madden 08 completely. Both the NFL and EA will not want to be associated with him by having him in their game any longer. Examples of (somewhat) similar situations from this year include Pacman Jones not being in the game at all due to his year long suspension and Odell Thurman being removed from the game in the first roster update as his suspension was exte...
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The response to Madden 08
Something I have been fascinated with over the last week has been the reaction to Madden 08 on various forums. Despite getting high reviews there seems to be more negativity than ever. Now, negativity is nothing new around release time. Especially for EA Sports games that seem to attract a crowd that just loves to bash them for any given reason (real or not). So that in itself isn't new. However it seems as if more people than ever are demanding drastic changes. The interesting thing is tha...
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Top 10 games of the NBA season
I have written a guest blog for the EA Sports NBA Live 08 website detailing the 10 games of the upcoming NBA season that I am anticipating the most. 5) 12/17 Phoenix Suns @ San Antonio Spurs We get the rematch of the real NBA Finals. Only this time there will be no suspensions for leaving the bench, Steve Nash's nose will hopefully be healed by tip-off, and there will be no Tim Donaghy. I'm obligated to add that Tony Parker married Eva Longoria over the off-season. You can check out ...
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Blogs on NCAA Football 08 recruiting and Madden 08 progression
Two new EA Sports producer blogs have been posted. One covers the details of the recruiting process in NCAA Football 08 and offers tips on how to maximize results. The other discusses how the progression system in Madden 08 works. These are two topics that have been brought up on numerous forums and EA has reacted by posting these blogs to provide answers to the community. In the case of NCAA much of the recruiting aspect is seen as overwhelming to fans of the game. The hardcore Dynasty mo...
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NHL 08 will run at 30fps on the PS3, 60fps on 360
One of the biggest selling points for NHL 08 this year was the move to 60fps. Until now it was unknown whether the PS3 would also be running at 60fps, or if it would be like the football titles released this year (Madden, NCAA, All-Pro) that ran at 30fps on the PS3. News has come in that the PS3 version of NHL 08 will run at 30fps while the 360 runs at its 60fps. It had begun to appear this would be the case as EA hadn't stated that the PS3 would be at 60fps. Surely if it was they would'...
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Better Madden 08 online performance being seen
While Madden 08 came out of the gates this week with widespread reports of lag and disconnect issues online, the team at EA has been working to improve the experience. It seems that those efforts have paid off. For myself, the streak of 16 straight disconnects that began on Tuesday was broken on Thursday afternoon. Despite having played online without witnessing a single disconnect prior to release day, I was unable to get past the first play on the second drive of any game on Tuesday and...
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Details on the first Madden 08 roster update
The roster update that was expected to be released for the 360 and PS3 versions of Madden 08 is now available. In order to receive the new roster file, you need to start a ranked online game. It will prompt a download of the latest rosters which can then be saved over the previous online roster set and used offline as well. The hottest topic surrounding this update was how Michael Vick would be dealt with. EA has moved him down the depth chart. He is not in the three slots alloted to the ...
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