Archive for the ‘NCAA Football’ Category
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Revisiting the Top Stories of 2012: Lawsuits Faced by Electronic Arts
Two high profile lawsuits against Electronic Arts carried into 2012 with one being settled and another steaming ahead towards a trial. Though the former is now filed away and ended up having very little in the way of lasting impact the other threatens the viability of any college sports video games in the future. (more…)...
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More Under Armour Alternates Uniforms Added to NCAA Football 13
A new pack of alternate uniforms for NCAA Football 13 is available now for $2 on the Xbox 360 and will go out on the PS3 on January 15. Under Armour is again featured with black alternates for Temple and Northwestern along with the "Pride" look for Maryland. Check out an image of each in the FB album. Until two weeks ago no additional alternate uniforms by manufacturers besides Reebok had been made available. Three packs for Under Armour have since gone out with the previous two detailed ...
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#9 of 2012: NCAA Football 13
As one of what now is only a handful of major licensed sports games every year NCAA Football should never find itself this low on a year-end recap. Though not as afflicted by serious issues as NCAA 12 this year's effort comes in way down at #9 for it's lowest placement yet. The lack of passion and ambition was the overwhelming takeaway from NCAA Football 13 and if that doesn't change then the series and college football gaming entirely could follow college basketball and disappear in the...
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Cover of NCAA Football 14 Up For Vote
Through the fan page on Facebook a new cover campaign is underway that will see a school winning the coveted spot for NCAA Football 14 as opposed to an outgoing player. Polls have been posted to collect votes for the schools on an individual basis with the field being narrowed to 32 after the completion of this round. EA Sports has used Facebook to determine the cover athlete for NCAA Football 13 (a tournament of former Heisman winners) and NCAA Football 12 (choosing between four candida...
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NCAA Football 13 Gets a Handful of Under Armour Alternates
EA Sports has faced justifiable criticism for introducing the "Uniform Store" in NCAA Football 13 and then failing to keep up with the significant number of new ones that were introduced over the course of the season. Until today only eight alternates, all Adidas, had been rolled out. Under Armour however finally makes an appearance with the release of two uniform packs today. Hawaii and Boston College come as a set with their respective patriotic representations for $1 (80 MS Points) ava...
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Deals Today on Madden 13 and NCAA 13
Amazon is featuring video game lightning deals today that include Madden NFL 13 and NCAA Football 13 for $25. Supplies will likely be limited and the time to acquire them short so getting in on the deals as they go live may be necessary. Madden will be up at 12:10 ET/9:10 PT and NCAA this afternoon at 4:10 ET/1:10 PT. Both Madden NFL 13 and NCAA Football 13 will be back at $25 with the lightning deals on Thursday. They will be joined by NBA 2K13 and FIFA 13 for $25 and MLB 12: The Show f...
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EA and 2K Struggling to Meet Consumer Post-Release Expectations
A reasonable expectation now from yearly sports titles is to get strong post-release support in the way of additional content and patches to address issues or improve the experience. Unfortunately both EA Sports and 2K Sports have been failing in some regard with their recent releases and their communication has been severely lacking. (more…)...
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More Troublesome Documents Released in NCAA Player Likeness Lawsuit
Nearly two months ago a series of damning emails were made public in the player likeness lawsuit against the NCAA, CLC, and EA Sports. The important piece of info there was the acknowledgement that the NCAA and EA Sports had neared an official agreement that would have allowed player names to be included in their licensed video games. Now additional documents have been unsealed showing the NCAA was well aware of, and openly discussed, real players being the basis of the characters represent...
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