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A new (even more ridiculous) APF stadium screenshot
Another screen from All-Pro Football 2K8 has found its way out. It features one more in the line of over-the-top stadiums. This one is for the team called the Beasts. Click the thumbnail below to see the full size image. Okay...so seriously this beyond ridiculous now. That is really the only word I can think of to describe it, ridiculous. It was bad enough the giant bird. It was bad enough giant scorpions, rhinos, and beehives. It was even worse the offensive Indians team and stadium. Eve...
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Details on Dynasty mode in NCAA Football 08
Gamespot has posted the first details coming out on NCAA Football 08's Dynasty mode. The first screens of the mode were released yesterday and can be viewed here. Among the highlights: -New way to search for specific prospects based on the parameters you enter in. -The pitching process used to try and gain recruits is critical. There are different types of pitches available such as "find pitch" (to figure out what works), "hard sell pitch" (to push the issue), "sway" (try to convince)...
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Notes after viewing the four new NCAA Football 08 videos
IGN has added four new videos for NCAA Football 08 and you can access them by clicking here. One is a play being challenged and the other three are big pass completions. I took a few notes while watching: -I hope that challenging a play can be done in an easier manner than was displayed (going into the pause menu). An effort has been made by companies producing sports titles over the past couple years to eliminate the need for pausing the game to access different options which has been a...
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Achievements for The Bigs
The Xbox 360 achievements for 2K Sports upcoming title The Bigs are now known. The entire list can be found by clicking through below to the full article. Overall it makes for a disappointing list. There are 42 different achivements which is good, however most look like they'll be captured in the first day and there are none to receive for multiplayer. (more…)...
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Nascar 08 producers answer questions
With Madden 08, NBA Live 08, and NCAA Football 08 all having producer blogs it was only a matter of time until Nascar 08 joined the party.The first blog is now up and can be found by clicking here. In this entry Senior Designer Sean Wilson addresses some of the questions about the game coming from the community. It's a pretty signficant posting in terms of how much is addressed and discussed....
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First NHL 08 details and screens
IGN has posted the first look at NHL including both info on the game as well as screenshots. The write-up can be found by clicking here and the screens can be found here. -Enhanced skill stick options for one on one situations -Improved skating and defense control -Lag free online experience -Real hockey drills replace mini-games -60 FPS I got a chance to see it in action at the media day last month however am unable to comment on it at this time. The screenshots look fantast...
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NCAA Football 08 rolls out new screens of its own
So All-Pro Football 2K8 had a screenshot blowout, now we are getting more for the other football game that comes out that very same week. There are 10 new screens from NCAA Football 08. They show off recruiting for Dynasty mode and the new version of what used to be the SI/ESPN magazine covers and is now ESPNEWS. Click the thumbnails for the full size images. ...
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All-Pro Football 2K8 feature list
Amongst the barrage of screenshots from today and yesterday, 2K Sports has also revealed the full feature list for the game. You can check it out by clicking below into the full article. Overall the list of things, especially the customization aspects, sound good. After seeing the success of Forza 2 in that regard, the potential is clearly there to a huge aspect of games in the future. However it is too early to know if the options will be nearly as vast as those in Forza and it seems unl...
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