Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
  • Pre-Order Bonuses for Madden NFL 13 Providing Exclusive Legends
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    Posted April 23rd, 2012 at 6:00 pm 57 Comments »
    Both Amazon and Gamestop have posted their pre-order incentives for Madden NFL 13 and they feature exclusive legends for use in Ultimate Team and the brand new Connected Careers mode. Integrating legends has become all the rage since the NBA 2K franchise succeeded to a great extent by doing so. EA has followed by introducing them into Madden, NHL, and most recently NCAA Football 13 through various initiatives. Amazon: Joe Gibbs and Lawrence Taylor Gamestop: John Madden and Barry Sand...
  • Feature Reveal Plans for Madden NFL 13
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    Posted April 23rd, 2012 at 10:45 am 96 Comments »
    EA Sports has posted their schedule for feature reveals relating to Madden NFL 13. Though the descriptions are vague there is quite a bit to glean from them. We do already know that a new announce team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms are being introduced. A focus that lays heavily on defense has also been discussed. The first big news will come this Wednesday which is also when the winner of the cover tournament will be announced - presentation and gameplay details are expected. "Connected Ca...
  • New Broadcast Team in Madden NFL 13
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    Posted April 20th, 2012 at 4:45 pm 132 Comments »
    Madden NFL 13 will feature a brand new announcers. The CBS duo of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will call the action in the booth. Nantz does play-by-play while Simms provides analysis - the two will be entering their ninth year together this coming season. It's unclear whether they will act as a second broadcast team or if they are replacing Gus Johnson and Cris Collinsworth but the likelihood is those two are being pushed out.  (more…)...
  • Cam Newton “CAMpaign” Lays Out Challenges to Calvin Johnson and the Fans
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    Posted April 20th, 2012 at 11:45 am 24 Comments »
    Typically a hype video wouldn't warrant a posting but in the case of Cam Newton calling out Calvin Johnson - the two are facing off right now for the honor of being the Madden NFL 13 cover athlete - this one is more intriguing and actually relevant. In the video Newton challenges Megatron to a live streamed game of Madden 12 and even gives out his own gamertag, PSN name, and an email address for fans who would like to try and get in a game with him. This represents a whole new level of engag...
  • Cam Newton vs Calvin Johnson in Madden NFL 13 Cover Tournament Finals
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    Posted April 18th, 2012 at 8:30 am 25 Comments »
    It'll be Cam Newton facing off against Calvin Johnson for the honor of being Madden NFL 13 cover athlete. The two disposed of Patrick Willis and Aaron Rodgers respectively in the previous round and have appeared destined to meet in the finals for weeks. Both are well deserving of being the representative this year and it'll be interesting to see which one has the strongest support now to seal the deal. Going into the finals it may be Megatron that is the favorite. Both demolished opponent...
  • NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Trailer
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    Posted April 17th, 2012 at 11:30 am 166 Comments »
    Last week the first info relating to gameplay enhancements for NCAA Football 13 arrived and focused primarily on the passing game. Today EA Sports has expanded on the improvements to gameplay in general with a brand new trailer. Elements such as shovel passes have been added along with a large number of new catch animations, pass trajectories have been improved upon as has punt coverage, and read-and-react defensive AI should help to eliminate the seemingly "pyschic" nature of defenders....
  • Barry Sanders Wins Tournament to Appear on NCAA Football 13 Cover
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    Posted April 16th, 2012 at 10:01 am 46 Comments »
    Barry Sanders has bested Herschel Walker in the finals of the NCAA Football 13 cover tournament. He will join Robert Griffin III on the cover - a past Heisman winner (1988) along with the most recent one - and help to represent the new mode focused on either reliving or recreating the accomplishments of a number of  former Heisman winners. The names that fell in the tournament - Walker, Andre Ware, Eddie George, Desmond Howard, Marcus Allen, Doug Flutie, and Charlie Ward - will likely ...
  • Preview of Improvements Made to the Passing Game in NCAA Football 13
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    Posted April 13th, 2012 at 1:30 pm 76 Comments »
    The first look at gameplay improvements comes from the latest episode of GTTV. It's a fairly short segment but throws out a good deal of new info on the passing game. There will be a number of additional pass trajectories, new QB drop-backs, improved throwing on the run, pass icons are dim until receivers are prepared for the ball, and the practically annual claim of there being no more in the way of psychic defensive backs is made. Advance to 12:54 in the video for the NCAA Football 13 s...