Archive for the ‘Madden’ Category
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Madden 08 (final) roster update #8 details
The last roster update for Madden 08 is set to release sometime early today for the 360 and PS3. This update removes all players from the IR and somewhat surprisingly does include transactions made plus ratings and weapons changes. The Super Bowl was obviously taken into account with the Giants receiving a bunch of significant upgrades. In a year that EA has been highly criticized one area where they excelled was with the roster updates. Going into 08 the goal was to do them on a weekly o...
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NBA Live 08 roster update #2 details
Here are the changes made in the second roster update for NBA Live 08 that was released earlier today. Like the previous roster update there has only been player movement. The two major recent trades (Lakers-Grizzlies, Suns-Heat) are included. Unfortunately no ratings changes, players added to the game, or FIBA update. Hopefully another update will be done soon after the trade deadline. Also if you missed it there is free All-Star Weekend related downloadable content available. Details of...
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NBA Live OTP night five
With the new roster update out this week's NBA Live 08 OTP being set up for tomorrow should be entertaining. Since it is All-Star Saturday night we'll begin playing earlier than usual @ 3pt/6et. I'm going to attempt to record the games and get them posted up along with recaps by Monday. The first matchup will be Suns @ Lakers. Vote below for the second game from a short list of choices I put together. Update: The suggestion was made to play the ASG. So the second game will be East @ We...
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Free ASG downloadable content for NBA Live 08
To celebrate the upcoming All-Star game EA Sports and adidas have teamed up to offer free downloadable content for NBA Live 08. The "NBA All-Star 2008 Pack by adidas" includes the official All-Star Game jerseys, arena, and 10 adidas shoes made exclusively for New Orleans. Rosters have not yet been updated but they are expected to be within the next few days. The content is available for use in online games as well as offline. The pack is available now on the Xbox 360 Live Marketplace. (Up...
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Full interview on NFL exclusivity with Peter Moore
Here is the full recording of my interview today with EA Sports President Peter Moore on the topic of the NFL exclusivity extension. Check out my earlier post for a preview of what you can expect to hear discussed. The interview goes on for 22 minutes. Given the short amount of time available I basically just bounced from question to question to try and get as much in as possible. Click this link to download the audio file from rapidshare. Scroll down and click "free". It'll make you w...
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Preview of Peter Moore interview
My interview with Peter Moore has been completed and I'd like to thank him and those at EA Sports who helped make it possible. We talked for over 20 minutes about some of the details of and issues relating to the NFL exclusive license being extended. Later this evening I should have the full recording of the interview available to download and listen to. Here are some of the topics I brought up that you can look forward to hearing discussed: How does EA feel about the negative reactio...
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Exclusive interview with Peter Moore this afternoon
EA has granted an opportunity for an exclusive interview with Peter Moore to discuss the breaking news that the exclusive license with the NFL has been extended. This will take place early this afternoon so a brief recap will be available soon after with a more detailed transcription of the interview sometime in the evening hours. If you have any suggestions for questions to be asked or concerns to be addressed feel free to post them in the comments or email them to me directly. Please ke...
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NFL extends exclusive license deal with EA Sports
The Wall Street Journal has revealed that the NFL has extended the exclusive licensing agreement with EA Sports by three years. This means that NFL exclusivity belongs to EA through at least Madden 2013. The official announcement will be made later today. At an EA briefing for analysts today, Mr. Moore plans announce the extension of a deal with the National Football League and the NFL Players Association through 2012 that will continue EA's position as the exclusive maker of NFL videogames...
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