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NBA Live 08 fundamentals blog entry
A new producer blog has been posted at IGN detailing some of the changes and improvements being made to the "fundamentals of basketball". There will be a follow-up fundamentals blog as this one only covers the first four (shooting, passing, rebounding, and ball physics). As I mentioned following my visit to EA Canada the game needed the focus on fundamentals and EA is sure going all out to make it known that is what they concentrated on. After having that drilled into our heads over the p...
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Details on the Wii version of Madden 08 emerge
The first news on the Wii version of Madden 08 has been revealed by Go Nintendo and it seems there is a lot more to the game than most were likely expecting. Among the details mentioned: Online lobby with real-time leaderboards ESPN Score Ticker EA Locker features Online EA profileĀ Downloadable content including roster updates 22 mini-game party modeĀ Madden 07 on the Wii got a relatively positive reaction but ultimately it wasn't going to appeal to the hardcore Madden fan...
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Less than a month until The Bigs hits stores
We've now crossed over the one month mark until the release of The Bigs. This is something I'm really looking forward to and have high hopes that it will deliver a fun experience. The overwhelmingly positive buzz has even been somewhat of a surprise especially when you consider it falls into the "arcade" category of sports games. I still have the baseball gaming itch. This is especially so due to the disappointing problems that caused me to lose interest quickly in MLB 2K7 such as the lack o...
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Madden 08 franchise update
EA has released an update on some aspects of franchise mode via producer blog from Ronnie Morales. It touches on the subjects of tuning in player progression, owner mode, and create-a-team. I don't really spend much if any time in franchise mode but it obviously is one of if not the most popular mode in Madden. I tend to play mostly online and the offline time would be more spent in something like superstar mode. This blog entry is a good look at what they're doing in these areas. I can't ...
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Madden 08 Power Rankings (15-11)
The power rankings continue for Madden 08 based on the current NFL team rosters. Below are 15-11, and you can find 32-28 here and 27-22 here and 21-16 here. 15- Detroit Lions The Lions are one of those teams that will be better in Madden than how well they will do this coming season. They added Tatum Bell and George Foster to the offense which will strengthen the running game, and drafted Calvin Johnson who will be the highest rated and most effective rookie player in the game. Jon Kitna ...
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NCAA Football 08 Fiesta Bowl video
Check out this new video from NCAA Football 08. The memorable winning play from the Fiesta Bowl for Boise State, the Statue of Liberty 2 point conversion, is replicated using the game. ...
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A sign of a release date for All-Pro Football 2K8?
No official announcement of the release date for APF 2K8 has been made as of yet. Thus, the speculation on it continues. Gamestop and EB Games have changed the estimated ship date for the Xbox 360 version on their websites to Monday July 16th. However the PS3 version continues to display the date of August 14th that had previously been listed for both. Best Buy's website has a mid-July date shown of the 15th and Gamefly shows July 18th. If this holds true it would put All-Pro Football ...
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A look at the Wii version of The Bigs
After wondering for the last few weeks when (or even if) some news on the Wii version of The Bigs would make its way out, Joystiq has posted a hands-on look from the recent Nintendo Media Summit. The motion controls worked pretty well, too. It's clear that Blue Castle Games put a lot of thought and testing into the controls, as batting, pitching, and fielding are all fairly intuitive. (more…)...
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