Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Release of Gameplay News for NCAA Football 13 Shifts Things in a Positive Direction
While the NCAA Football series has a long way to go in order to regenerate trust with consumers following last year it may have found at least a temporary reprieve from the negative perception upon it with the reaction to gameplay news that flowed out recently. Though nothing necessarily remarkable was announced the improvements and additions were met with a sense of acknowledgement of their potential value and long-overdue nature. (more…)...
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More 2012 NFL Rookie Ratings in Madden
On the first night of the NFL Draft a large number of rookies were dropped into Madden NFL 12 which provided insight into what their ratings will be for Madden NFL 13. They are featured in Ultimate Team mode and any rookies that are obtained will later carry over to start with in Madden 13. Since then additional players have been added. (more…)...
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Top 10 Teams That Improved In Madden NFL 13 Through the First 3 Rounds of the Draft
The first three rounds of the NFL Draft are in the books so the opportunity arises to analyze how the developments of the past two nights will affect teams in Madden NFL 13. This evaluation primarily considers the improvement over the make-up of the teams last year rather than just who chose the highest rated individuals. In that sense just replacing a player who was lost to free agency with a rookie wouldn't represent an upgrade of significance. Positional importance is also a major fact...
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Madden NFL 12 Receives Rookies in Ultimate Team Mode and Reveals Their Ratings
EA Sports is introducing 30 of this year's crop of rookies to Ultimate Team mode in Madden NFL 12 and began doing so during the first round of the NFL Draft. There are also 6 players that get "Future Stars" cards which represent a rating that could be from the peak of their career. Even more important though is that obtaining a rookie card means starting with that same player in Madden NFL 13's Ultimate Team mode. This also acts as the first opportunity to get an idea of how these rook...
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Your Thoughts on NCAA Football 13 Following the Gameplay News
NCAA Football 13 has faced a great deal of skepticism coming off a highly troubled year and EA Sports had hopes to turn the tide with the reveal of gameplay enhancements last week. Though it wasn't necessarily gameplay deficiencies that plagued NCAA 12 - more so the lack of follow through on new features, issues with critical modes like Online Dynasty, weak game atmosphere, and questionable support and communication - many of the improvements cited are long overdue and will certainly be ...
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Madden NFL 13 Trailer and Replay Footage
In addition to the general rollout of information for Madden NFL 13 earlier today EA Sports has released a gameplay trailer as well as a stretch of replay footage from the game. The trailer goes over some of the upgrades to gameplay while the other video actually demonstrates many of them in action and includes a pre-game intro. Also check out additional screenshots which have been added to the gallery, FB Album, and G+ album. Continue on to check out the videos and leave any though...
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Calvin Johnson Wins Tournament to Become Madden NFL 13 Cover Athlete
Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson has won the fan-voted cover athlete tournament for Madden NFL 13. He beat out Cam Newton for the honor despite a strong "CAMpaign" on his part. It was a worthy final duo with both representing great on-field performance as well as having exceedingly marketable personalities. Megatron rolled over the competition throughout the tournament disposing of Matt Stafford, Dwayne Bowe, Arian Foster, Rob Gronkowsi, and Aaron Rodgers. He becomes the firs...
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First Look at Gameplay and Presentation Improvements for Madden NFL 13
EA Sports today discussed for the first time some of what to expect in Madden NFL 13 in the areas of gameplay and presentation. While the gameplay enhancements are largely similar to those earlier revealed for NCAA Football 13 where Madden seems to really have put forth exceptional effort is in the area of presentation. Also of note is that the main menu reveals that you can be a coach in career mode (remember too that legendary coaches are in), there is still no screenshot feature, an...
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