Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Madden NFL 13 Connected Careers Website Features and Impressions
Though the website for Connected Careers mode in Madden NFL 13 went live last Friday with limited functionality there's quite a bit to take advantage of already with much more to come. The site is currently lacking the ways in which to interact with careers and instead is limited to viewing some stats and attributes along with a few really cool social features. (more…)...
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Madden NFL 13 Delivers Early Rise in Sales
Increased interest towards Madden NFL 13 was evident when Electronic Arts announced at their financial meeting last month that pre-orders were up 25% compared to the same period the prior year. That strength has carried through release, though understandably not at that same level, with the company stating today that first day sales of Madden 13 were 900K between the Xbox 360 and PS3. That represents an increase of  7% vs the first day of Madden 12. Though online play has been fairly s...
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Madden NFL 13 Complete Player Connected Career Impressions
Going through Madden NFL 13's Connected Careers mode as a "Coach" may be intimidating to some - but in doing so as a "Player" it will not be nearly as overwhelming. The trade-off then comes in what is a somewhat less engaging experience. A career can be progressed through in much quicker fashion by skipping a good portion of games and not having to micromanage the weekly tasks that befall a "Coach" while the emphasis on XP to improve attributes and skills adds some investment to the player's...
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Madden NFL 13 Early Coverage Recap
With Madden NFL 13 out now for everyone, and not just the Season Ticket subscribers, here is a look back at the recent coverage of the game. There still seems to be many who have questions regarding modes like Connected Careers and those who are still unsure whether Madden is worth a purchase this year. Hopefully some of these write-ups and those to come soon will help those process the info they need. •Coach Connected Careers Impressions •More Benefits to Doing an "Online" C...
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Madden 13 Declares The NFL’s Clutch Players
Last year EA Sports introduced "Player Traits" to the Madden franchise. The most discussed trait by far was that of "Clutch" in which those players receive ratings boosts in high-pressure situations particularly late in games. Madden NFL 13 begins with 36 players designated as "Clutch" matching the number that debuted in Madden 12. That game ended with 38 after adding Calvin Johnson, Tim Tebow, Jimmy Graham and Justin Smith while dropping Philip Rivers and Josh Freeman over the course of ...
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NCAA Football 13’s Pre-Order Incentives Now Available as DLC
The necessary exclusivity grace period for the NCAA Football 13 pre-order incentives has expired allowing EA Sports to roll them out as downloadable content. The Gamestop exclusive pack of former Heisman winners - Tim Tebow, Mark Ingram, and Matt Leinart - is available now for 400 MS points or the equivalent of $5. The same cost also comes with the pack that includes Tim Brown, Archie Griffin, and Jim Plunkett though no one should be paying for those three as they came with simply downloa...
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More Benefits to Choosing an Online Connected Career in Madden NFL 13
In my earlier write-up on Madden NFL 13's impressive Connected Careers mode I cited two primary benefits to selecting to play an "Online" career as opposed to an "Offline" one even when going solo. The first was the ties to the Connected Careers website - and the second was the ability to add in other users later should that desire arise. Now in a series of tweets Connected Careers designer Josh Looman has laid out another important element to going "Online" with the mode. Tuning updates ...
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Madden NFL 13 Full Gameplay Videos
Following the comprehensive impressions on gameplay and presentation and as a Coach in Connected Careers mode work continues towards putting other pieces together in the coming days for Madden NFL 13. In the meantime here are a collection of gameplay videos to view for those who aren't playing the game yet through the Season Ticket program or are still on the fence as to whether to buy. Given the length of these videos if only one is to be watched I'd suggest the Buccaneers at Falcons gam...
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