Archive for the ‘NCAA Football’ Category
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Ultimate Team Overview for NCAA Football 14
EA Sports today revealed just how Ultimate Team will be implemented in NCAA Football 14. An agreement with the NFLPA will feed in over 1500 current NFL players who will represent the college version of themselves. EA is also working to bring in some retired players as well though they would have to be negotiated with individually. The legends featured in Hesiman Challenge last year are locked in already however. The mode will also include the 10 game "seasons" followed by playoffs or relegat...
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In Unexpected Development EA Sports Now Exhibiting Marketing Struggles
EA Sports has always been recognized for their marketing might whether a game was worthy of hype or not. Traditionally they've been at the forefront of trends and have taken full advantage to get the brand in the position they are today even with at-times-floundering franchises. Something has changed though in recent months out of the Tiburon studio in particular. The marketing efforts have been inconsistent and sloppy - a stark contrast from the usual disciplined nature in which they hav...
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Ex-EA Producer Admits Players in NCAA Games Based on Real Individuals
Since posting an early-May update on the player likeness lawsuit being faced by the NCAA, CLC, and EA Sports another piece of news has dropped and it relates to an admission by EA on how they've created players in the NCAA Football and NCAA Basketball franchises. (more…)...
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Early May Update on Developments in the Player Likeness Lawsuit
It's been a month now since last detailing the happenings related to the huge lawsuit that could shape the future of the NCAA and have lasting ramifications on sports video games. The hearing to determine whether the case will be considered class action could now be delayed by up to a month. It had been scheduled to take place on June 20. (more…)...
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See The New Gameplay Camera Angles for NCAA Football 14
Pleas for additional camera angles to use in the NCAA Football series have finally been answered this year. Discussed earlier this month was the addition of three gameplay cameras to go along with the standard one. "Zoomed" and "Wide" were taken from Madden while a broadcast camera was mentioned but turned out to be something completely different. That all-new camera has wisely been named "Coordinator" rather than "Broadcast". Plays will begin from the pulled back perspective and then dynami...
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NCAA Football 14 Will Not Have The College Football Playoff
Confirmation has come down from EA Sports to Gamezone via The Gaming Tailgate that NCAA Football 14 will not include the new College Football Playoff scheduled to begin with the 2014-15 season. This was fully expected to be the case but there were still many who wondered if it might be in for the second year and beyond within Dynasty mode. Now that question can be put to rest with the NCAA not allowing any form of playoffs/tournament in the series since 2001. The College Football Playoff ...
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NCAA Football 14 Presentation Trailer
EA Sports today released a trailer which follows-up the information from Thursday regarding presentation enhancements made in NCAA Football 14. The trailer doesn't reveal anything additional to the earlier news on aspects such as the attempt at broadcast-style presentation, halftime show, neutral site games, increased storyline discussion in commentary, streamlined menus, or the new playable camera angles - instead it's an opportunity to view them briefly within the context of playing the g...
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NCAA Football 14 Gets New Playable Cameras
Though having multiple options in terms of playable camera angles has not been something perceived by many as mattering to the mainstream consumer base, the lack of such has brought criticism to the NCAA Football series in recent years. With just one standard camera it stood out as yet another area in which the series lacked initiative in appeasing a crowd that happened to be passionate about the desire for options - particularly as the Madden franchise has offered several of them making the...
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