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NCAA Football 14: Hits and Misses
In recent years the NCAA Football series has lacked ambition, innovation, and even proper execution of features. With NCAA Football 14 however those concerns have been largely washed away and the result is a fun football video game that isn't necessarily a great college football video game. Continue on for an assessment of where NCAA 14 has succeeded and where it falls short in this Hits and Misses review. (more…)...
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EA Confirms College Football Series to Continue Into Next-Gen
Earlier today the news broke that the NCAA was pulling out of providing their license for any college sports video games. Executive vice president of EA Sports, Andrew Wilson, has responded to the news today to assure fans the series will continue albeit without the NCAA name and logo attached. (more…)...
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NCAA Not Renewing Contract With EA Sports; May Bring an End to College Video Games
The NCAA today announced they will not be renewing their contract with EA Sports for the rights to their name and logo. That means NCAA Football 14 at the very least is the last game that will be able to use that name and it may be the final blow to a series that was already teetering on the edge of viability. (more…)...
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NHL 94 Gameplay Footage from NHL 14
Gamespot has posted a lengthy gameplay video from NHL 14 featuring the NHL 94 mode that was announced last week. The new mode takes the current day gameplay minus the rules and tacks on '94 style touches such as the blue ice, stars under players, sound effects, and control scheme. Inexplicably however the mode won't be playable online. More than just checking out how the NHL 94 mode looks is an opportunity to assess other areas such as general presentation, commentary, celebrations, intro...
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Brazilian Clubs Added to FIFA 14
EA Sports today announced that 19 officially licensed clubs from Brazil are being introduced in FIFA 14 which will now feature over 30 leagues, 600 clubs, and 16,000 players. FIFA 14 will feature nearly twice as many officially licensed Brazilian clubs over the last iteration of the game, including 18 teams from the Série A. The 19 Brazilian clubs who have been officially licensed and will be showcased in-game are: Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Paranaense, Botafogo, Coritiba, Crici...
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Latest Deals for MLB 13: The Show
MLB: The Show has generally been one of the most difficult sports series to find a significant deal on even deep into the summer months. That hasn't been the case this year however as it has dipped at multiple points to $30 or even below it. Today brings the best deal so far with Amazon offering the PS3 version for just $20. Best Buy also has the PS3 version online with in-store pickup for $20 and the PlayStation Vita version for just $10! It's unclear how long the sales will be active (i...
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Goal Scoring Balance in NHL 14
Following the recent details on how goaltending has been improved for NHL 14, EA Sports has now provided info on the alterations to AI player positioning in the offensive zone that will affect goal scoring balance. Continue on for a number of specific areas and scenarios that have been worked on for this year's game. (more…)...
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More Details on Chemistry in Madden NFL 25 Ultimate Team Mode
One of the primary new features announced for Ultimate Team in Madden NFL 25 is the return of team chemistry. Four offensive and defensive styles will be available to choose from and players will fit better into specific ones they are suited for rather than if they are inserted on a team that has a different style in mind. Hitting chemistry goals will even unlock team bonuses. Today EA Sports posted additional info on how chemistry will play a part in the team building and card collecting mo...
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