With the voting for the NFL Tour cover athlete ongoing but ending in the near future I thought it would be interesting to see who the visitors of the site slant towards. Will the voting here be an indicator of the eventual winner? Choose your favorite in the poll below. And remember to vote at the NFL Tour website every day. -Jason Taylor comes off an amazing season in which he recorded 10 1/2 sacks, two interceptions both of which were returned for touchdowns, and 10 fo...

Earlier this week it was announced that the cover of NFL Tour will be determined through an election. The voting is currently open and offers the choice between Jason Taylor, Dwight Freeney, and Shawne Merriman. Read up on the candidates below. Jason Taylor comes off an amazing season in which he recorded 10 1/2 sacks, two interceptions both of which were returned for touchdowns, and 10 forced fumbles. That earned him the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award. He has averaged nearly 13 sack...

EA Sports has announced that the cover athlete for the upcoming NFL Tour will be determined through a voting process. The three candidates are Shawne Merriman of the San Diego Chargers, Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins, and Dwight Freeney of the Indianapolis Colts. Personally I support Jason Taylor for the cover. After the incredible season he had he deserves the recognition. However I suspect Merriman will come away as the winner. Who should it be? Visit the official website for NFL...

In an interview with developmag.com the CEO of NaturalMotion discussed the new football game they're producing which was announced a few weeks ago as Backbreaker. The interview gets into some good detail and specifics on the technology and how they plan to incorporate that into the game. If you're interested in it you should check it out in its entirety here. Those expecting a full fledged football title will probably end up being disappointed. The development team consists of six (yes ...

Since being originally announced on July 10th there has been no additional information on NFL Tour from EA Sports. Other than assuming it is the reinvention of the NFL Street franchise and that it will be considered an "arcade" style game there hasn't been much said about it yet. Earlier this week Peter Moore, who just left Microsoft to head up EA Sports, briefly talked about NFL Tour. In talking on his company's recently announced football title NFL Tour (PS3,...

Today brought the announcement of a new football game coming to the 360 and PS3 titled Backbreaker. Made by NaturalMotion using their Euphoria engine, the focus is on tackling. Every tackle will be unique. Of course, with such an emphasis placed on tackling, one might wonder if Backbreaker's gameplay will be closer to simulation, ala Madden, or perhaps an arcade style similar to NFL Blitz. Issuing a sly smile, Torsten shrugged and said, "It's probably not right to go with either ...