Archive for the ‘Other Football Games’ Category
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NFL Tour to be $10 cheaper than the standard?
Gamespot/EB Games now displays NFL Tour as having a price drop to $49.99 with Amazon having added Tour at the same $49.99. This would represent a $10 savings over all the EA Sports titles that have been released for the 360/PS3 so far. Changes such as this only happen when they get specific information. It seems likely that EA will be presenting the new title at a reduced and more consumer friendly price, and other retailers have since followed with the price adjustment. Could this be ...
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Backbreaker tech clips and developer diary
IGN has posted up a few new items for Backbreaker, the new football game coming from NaturalMotion. Included are three technical videos featuring the game's tackling physics and a developer diary that talks more about the tackling and what you are seeing in the vids. In many places Backbreaker is being viewed as more of a tech demo than a game. These short clips will reinforce that feeling somewhat. Eventually there will have to be more to the game than just tackling, even if it seems des...
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First NFL Tour gameplay videos
The first videos of NFL Tour have been posted by Gamespot. There are three of them showing in-game action. The Saints and Cardinals are featured in this footage. Continue on to view the videos. (more…)...
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Hands-on impressions with NFL Tour flow in
Having gotten the cover announcement out of the way, several sites have provided hands-on looks at NFL Tour. There were also six new screens released today. Those can be found in a new addition to the site, the screenshot gallery. You can reach that via the header or by clicking here. There was also the previous Q&A with producer Phil Frazier from last week which provided initial details of the game, much of which is covered again in these hands-on previews. IGN Similar to Tecmo Bow...
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Cover of NFL Tour goes to Shawne Merriman
The results are in and according to the North County Times the winner of the honor to represent EA Sports' new title NFL Tour as the cover athlete is Shawne Merriman. Merriman beat out Jason Taylor and Dwight Freeney through the voting process which was conducted on the official NFL Tour website. This news doesn't come as much of a surprise as Merriman was seen from the outset as the favorite. The voting in the informal poll here at the site reinforced that. (The news has since been...
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NFL Tour cover announcement coming by tomorrow
According to the NFL Tour website the voting has been closed and the player who won the honor of being on the cover will be unveiled on Thursday October 11th. It is possible though that it could be announced prior to then. Going in Shawne Merriman appeared to be the favorite to win. That has been somewhat reinforced by pastapadre.com vistors who participated in the poll here over the last few days. Merriman came out on top collecting 38% of the votes while Jason Taylor came in second with...
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New Backbreaker screenshots
A few new screens from NaturalMotion's Backbreaker have surfaced. For more information on the game check out this posting which summarizes an interview with the company's CEO and the original announcement of the game. Click the thumbnails below to view the full size images. ...
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First NFL Tour interview and screenshots
Gametap has posted an interview with NFL Tour producer Phil Frazier which goes over some details of NFL Tour. They've also posted the first screens from the game. I've recapped some of the main points below and you can click on the thumbnails to view the full size images. It isn't just NFL Street with a new name. While it falls on the arcade side it isn't as over the top as the Street franchise became. "It's a game based on an NFL off-season tour, where fans and athletes get to compete ag...
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