Archive for the ‘NCAA Football’ Category
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Unification of Control Schemes Between Madden and NCAA a Good Sign
One somewhat overlooked change for this year that will affect the more dedicated sports gamer comes with EA Sports choosing to utilize the same control scheme in NCAA Football 13 as Madden NFL 13. In the past the two games have differed quite significantly with their controls to the extent that it had become hard to bounce from one game to the other comfortably. While this has a few downsides (Madden switching back to the right stick kicking to match NCAA for example) it represents an ind...
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Release of Gameplay News for NCAA Football 13 Shifts Things in a Positive Direction
While the NCAA Football series has a long way to go in order to regenerate trust with consumers following last year it may have found at least a temporary reprieve from the negative perception upon it with the reaction to gameplay news that flowed out recently. Though nothing necessarily remarkable was announced the improvements and additions were met with a sense of acknowledgement of their potential value and long-overdue nature. (more…)...
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Your Thoughts on NCAA Football 13 Following the Gameplay News
NCAA Football 13 has faced a great deal of skepticism coming off a highly troubled year and EA Sports had hopes to turn the tide with the reveal of gameplay enhancements last week. Though it wasn't necessarily gameplay deficiencies that plagued NCAA 12 - more so the lack of follow through on new features, issues with critical modes like Online Dynasty, weak game atmosphere, and questionable support and communication - many of the improvements cited are long overdue and will certainly be ...
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NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Trailer
Last week the first info relating to gameplay enhancements for NCAA Football 13 arrived and focused primarily on the passing game. Today EA Sports has expanded on the improvements to gameplay in general with a brand new trailer. Elements such as shovel passes have been added along with a large number of new catch animations, pass trajectories have been improved upon as has punt coverage, and read-and-react defensive AI should help to eliminate the seemingly "pyschic" nature of defenders....
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Barry Sanders Wins Tournament to Appear on NCAA Football 13 Cover
Barry Sanders has bested Herschel Walker in the finals of the NCAA Football 13 cover tournament. He will join Robert Griffin III on the cover - a past Heisman winner (1988) along with the most recent one - and help to represent the new mode focused on either reliving or recreating the accomplishments of a number of  former Heisman winners. The names that fell in the tournament - Walker, Andre Ware, Eddie George, Desmond Howard, Marcus Allen, Doug Flutie, and Charlie Ward - will likely ...
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Preview of Improvements Made to the Passing Game in NCAA Football 13
The first look at gameplay improvements comes from the latest episode of GTTV. It's a fairly short segment but throws out a good deal of new info on the passing game. There will be a number of additional pass trajectories, new QB drop-backs, improved throwing on the run, pass icons are dim until receivers are prepared for the ball, and the practically annual claim of there being no more in the way of psychic defensive backs is made. Advance to 12:54 in the video for the NCAA Football 13 s...
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NCAA Football 13 Sticks With Only The One Playable Camera Angle
A recent EA Sports podcast focusing on NCAA Football 13 has brought news that the series will once again go with having just a single playable camera angle. It's the latest in a long line of topics that have generated additional negativity towards the upcoming product. It's not so much about how much demand there is for additional cameras - there is definitely some but it's probably not really significant - instead it's the lack of care shown by the company for those who do desire more in...
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Details on the NCAA Football 13 Pre-Order Bonuses by Retailer
Last year the best deal for NCAA Football 12 came from Amazon which offered the game with a $20 promo credit and that forced consumers to face the choice of taking that deal or going with the best bonus which was Gamestop's five exclusive Nike Pro Combat uniforms. This year Amazon gets arguably the best pre-order bonus from EA with the Pro Combats and that'll likely be joined by a $10 or $20 promo credit down the line (those who pre-order before then would automatically get any promo credit ...
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