Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Your Thoughts on NCAA Football 13 Following the First Gameplay Videos
Momentum for NCAA Football 13 began building with the gameplay and presentation news and continued through the improvements coming to Dynasty mode. It may have been halted - and possibly the perception of the product even having regressed to an extent - by the release of the first gameplay videos. They seemed to do little to demonstrate the significant improvements touted to gameplay with many comments expressing that the footage looked like NCAA 12 outside of the presentation enhancements o...
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The Quarterbacks with Authentic Cadences in Madden NFL 13
EA Sports has revealed most of the quarterbacks that will have their authentic cadences included in Madden NFL 13. A partnership with NFL Films allowed the company to grab the audio for a number of QBs and implement their actual voices in the game. There will be 14 of them featured - 12 of which are currently known. For various reasons other QBs didn't make the cut in having their voices included in the game. (more…)...
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Dynasty Mode News Builds on Good Vibes for NCAA Football 13
NCAA Football 13 gained some positive traction with it's gameplay and presentation news that was desperately needed due to a high level of skepticism generated by the troubles of last year. With over 3K votes collected following the news related to Dynasty mode the results are now even stronger in its favor. The video from last night however hasn't done the game any favors and that came too late to influence any voting patterns. (more…)...
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New Gameplay Video for NCAA Football 13
EA Sports has released a brand new gameplay video for NCAA Football 13. The USC vs Oregon match-up that was featured in the debut video last week - which was primarily centered on showcasing the opening along with an early studio update - continues here. Take note of the ESPN ticker at the bottom of the screen, faded out pass icons for receivers who are not looking for the ball, the QB dropbacks and screen pass, and a mid-quarter studio update. Unfortunately post-play scenes still appear ...
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Your Thoughts on Madden NFL 13 Following the Audio News
Though Madden NFL 13 definitely seemed to generate some enthusiasm based on gameplay and presentation news the release of a commentary-centric video this week undeniably dampened that at least to an extent. Audio has been the most recent focus with the new announce team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms, authentic cadences for the "top 10" QBs and on-field sounds provided by NFL Films, improvements to crowd noise, and a completely original soundtrack composed in-house representing the additions an...
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Gameplay and Presentation News Spark Excitement for Madden NFL 13
In the poll that went up last week the question was posed as to what effect the recent news focusing on gameplay and presentation had on perceptions of Madden NFL 13. After collecting over 5K votes the message is overwhelming - EA Sports hit on what fans were looking for and some legitimate excitement has been generated. (more…)...
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QuickHit Football Losing NFL License
One of the strongest browser-based sports games to emerge over the years has been QuickHit Football which is a past Pastapadre community award winner in that category. The game began hosted solely on its own website in 2009 and has since expanded to be playable on Facebook as well. QuickHit featured generic players and teams but with five current NFL players signed on along with a number of legendary NFL players and coaches. (more…)...
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More on Audio in Madden NFL 13
Last night brought the first opportunity to hear the new commentary team call the action in Madden NFL 13 however there is much more in the way of audio improvements being introduced within the game than just that. EA Sports has released a producer blog detailing the upgrades and a series of related videos. While a great deal of the focus remains on Jim Nantz and Phil Simms taking over the announce duties and the process behind that there are improvements to crowd noise, new authentic QB ...
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