Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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“Zoomed” Camera Angle for Madden NFL 13
There's an understandable lull in news for Madden NFL 13 as the days lessen until the highly anticipated announcements for the game arrive. On Monday at EA's pre-E3 press conference the "monumental change to gameplay" and "Connected Careers" features will be revealed and that of course will be followed by all sorts of details and videos of Madden 13 from the show floor the next day and throughout the week. In the meantime one nugget has been dropped as EA Sports released an image showing ...
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NCAA Football 13 Heisman Mode Details
EA Sports today released details on the new Heisman Challenge mode for NCAA Football 13. The mode provides up to 16 former Heisman winners to choose from and add to any (2012) team for a single season in which the main goal will be to surpass their historic stats and milestones. Barry Sanders, Andre Ware, Herschel Walker, Robert Griffin III, Marcus Allen, Charlie Ward, Eddie George, Desmond Howard, Carson Palmer, and Doug Flutie will be available to everyone. Downloading the demo will unl...
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Screenshots Feature Tim Tebow and Robert Griffin III in NCAA Football 13
While many have had enough of Tim Tebow already with EA Sports attempting to capitalize on his high level of exposure for Madden NFL 13 now get ready for his inclusion in NCAA Football 13. The company has released two screenshots in advance of tomorrow's reveal of complete details on the new "Heisman Challenge" mode. It's been known for a while that high profile names from the past would be included in the mode in some uncertain capacity - Tebow, Robert Griffin III, Mark Ingram, Matt Lein...
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More Madden NFL 13 Pre-Order Incentives Featuring Legendary Coaches and Players
Last month Amazon and Gamestop both posted up their pre-order bonuses for Madden NFL 13 and in doing so led to some insight on the new Connected Careers feature that will be revealed on June 4. Given that EA Sports has provided various retailers with their own set of legend/coach combos the mode will obviously involve them in some capacity - they'll also be available to use in Ultimate Team mode. Now a few other retailers have begun to promote their combinations. All current offers below:...
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Videos Showcase Tebowing and Salsa Dancing Celebrations in Madden NFL 13
With a number of customized celebrations being added for Madden NFL 13 it was completely predictable that EA Sports would exploit them given the press they generate and the free publicity that could come from something as simple as a tweet from the player in question. The first two having been singled out are of course Tim Tebow's "Tebowing" and Victor Cruz's salsa dance. It's a wonder why EA feels these are somehow exceptional replications - in fact they're riddled with inaccuracies a...
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Latest NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Video Spotlights Some Individual Plays
EA Sports has released this week's gameplay clip for NCAA Football 13 and it features Michigan vs Maryland with demonstrations of some offensive plays and specific route running. There is the option read, bubble screen, and comeback route as well as examples of a receiver creating space with a double move and the QB throwing a receiver open to space. After the first two gameplay videos failed to generate positive response EA has shifted here towards showing off more precise examples of impro...
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Tebowing Becomes Biggest Madden News Story Since Cover Competition
The cover voting for Madden NFL 13 generated a great deal of press and engagement from fans. Since then information on gameplay, presentation, and audio have all rolled out. What is it then that has caught the attention of the media? The inclusion of "Tebowing" of course! (more…)...
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Madden NFL 13 Takes Step Back Due to Disappointment with Audio
As the wait for the "monumental change to gameplay" being announced on June 4 for Madden NFL 13 continues EA Sports turned their attention to promoting the enhancements to audio. The new commentary team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms is joined by a number of authentic QB cadences and real on-field sounds provided by NFL Films, crown noise improvements, and an original soundtrack produced entirely in-house. (more…)...
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