Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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No Surprises in NCAA Football 14 Cover Vote Tally; Advances to Final Four Next Week
The current round of voting in the competition to earn the cover of NCAA Football 14 has now stretched on for three weeks with one more still to go. Checking on the results shows that the four schools, and respective athletes representing them, that jumped out on top early have only solidified their position since. None of the players involved really have reach beyond their individual fan bases so the voting has become predictable. The top four will be moving on with the slates being wipe...
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Madden NFL 13 Roster Update #22 Details
The roster update following the Super Bowl for Madden NFL 13 is expected to release by Saturday for the Xbox 360 and PS3. In what is likely to be the last of the year this update focuses of course on the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers with just a couple other transactions including the release of Titus Young from the Lions. The Rams were the only team to place a waiver claim in for him but that is probably going to be considered an off-season move that won't be reflected in Madden ...
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Voting on NCAA Football 14 Individual Cover Athletes Opens
EA Sports continues to try and milk the cover campaign for NCAA Football 14 even though it hasn't been able to create the awareness they had hoped. The latest act comes as individual cover athletes can now be shown support through a "like" on the NCAA 14 Facebook page. Presumably these totals will be added into the primary poll which has been up for two weeks. The round will come to a close on February 18. (more…)...
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Areas of Improvement Being Examined for Player Progression in Madden NFL 25 Connected Careers
As we all acclimate to the name Madden NFL 25 there will scraps of news relating to the game in the weeks ahead. Though certainly that won't amount to any major feature announcements - the process of the cover vote instead will serve as the early awareness driver for EA Sports - that information could still serve to be valuable even when limited in scope. In this case Josh Looman, the lead designer in charge of Connected Careers, sought feedback on Twitter regarding tuning that could be d...
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EA Sports Announces Madden NFL 25; Details on Cover Vote
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Madden franchise this year's game will be known as Madden NFL 25. The vote for the cover athlete of Madden 25 will begin on March 11 and involves both legends and current players. (more…)...
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All Eight NCAA 14 Cover Candidates Now Announced
EA Sports has now completed the reveal of cover candidates for the eight schools remaining in the NCAA Football 14 campaign. Joining Denard Robinson, Eddie Lacy, John Simon, and Jarvis Jones are E.J. Manuel (Florida State), Kenjon Barner (Oregon), Ryan Swope (Texas A&M), and Tyler Eifert (Notre Dame). Voting on the individual athletes will begin on Monday and presumably those totals will be added into the program specific poll that has been up and running for over a week now. The four...
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Madden NFL 13 Roster Update #21 Details
The next roster update for Madden NFL 13 is expected to arrive on Friday for the Xbox 360 and PS3 leading into Super Bowl weekend. Ratings changes are made to the four teams that were involved in the Conference Championship games with the update returning players from IR along with readjusting depth charts for the two that lost. In terms of net players gaining in ratings vs losing the 49ers lead the way (+8) followed by the Ravens (+6). The Patriots (-1) and Falcons (-4) end the season on...
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EA Sports Begins Announcing Cover Athlete Candidates for NCAA Football 14
It was first discussed last week that the silhouettes in the graphic released by EA Sports appeared to be of the as-yet-to-be-named cover athlete candidates for NCAA Football 14. That has proven to be the case as the company has revealed the first names from the bunch and as expected Denard Robinson is Michigan's representative while Alabama's is Eddie Lacy. John Simon gets what looks to be the short-lived role for Ohio State. Others anticipated to be named then include Jarvis Jones for G...
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