Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Madden NFL 13 Cover Tournament Advances to Final Four
The tournament to determine the Madden NFL 13 cover athlete has reached the semifinals. Cam Newton will take on Patrick Willis on one side of the bracket while Aaron Rodgers will face NFC North foe Calvin Johnson in the other. The big surprise from the prior round is Willis beating one of the tournament favorites Victor Cruz. Willis is the only defensive player to have shown any measure of strength in the cover voting. Despite that both Newton and Megatron have smoked every one of their c...
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Madden Ultimate Team Getting Rookies on Draft Day; Transferable to Madden NFL 13
EA Sports has announced that 30 rookies from this month's NFL Draft will be added to Madden Ultimate Team mode in Madden NFL 12 beginning on the 26th. In addition to those 30 there will be 6 dubbed as "Future Stars" who will have a second card but with ratings based off envisioning their "career year" down the line. The standard rookie cards will include ratings that will likely be very similar, or potentially identical, to those they'll debut with in Madden NFL 13. It's definitely surpri...
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NCAA Football 13 Sticks With Only The One Playable Camera Angle
A recent EA Sports podcast focusing on NCAA Football 13 has brought news that the series will once again go with having just a single playable camera angle. It's the latest in a long line of topics that have generated additional negativity towards the upcoming product. It's not so much about how much demand there is for additional cameras - there is definitely some but it's probably not really significant - instead it's the lack of care shown by the company for those who do desire more in...
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Four More Teams Spotlighted With Their Nike Uniforms in Madden NFL 13
Yesterday EA Sports rolled out the first images from Madden NFL 13 - the early focus is centered on the new Nike uniforms which were revealed earlier this week as the company takes over as the exclusive supplier of on-field apparel. Nike brings a complete redesign for the Seahawks, new materials and a tighter fit for the jerseys and pants, new accessories with the gloves and team colored shoes, and a number of various minor alterations with a change to the collar being the one adopted by ...
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First Images from Madden NFL 13
EA Sports has released the first screenshots for Madden NFL 13 which showcase the switch from Reebok to Nike as the exclusive on-field supplier of apparel. Nike brings a complete redesign for the Seahawks, new materials and a tighter fit for the jerseys and pants, new accessories with the gloves and team colored shoes, and a number of various minor alterations with a change to the collar being the one adopted by the most teams. Featured in the images are the Ravens uniforms with looks ...
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Details on the NCAA Football 13 Pre-Order Bonuses by Retailer
Last year the best deal for NCAA Football 12 came from Amazon which offered the game with a $20 promo credit and that forced consumers to face the choice of taking that deal or going with the best bonus which was Gamestop's five exclusive Nike Pro Combat uniforms. This year Amazon gets arguably the best pre-order bonus from EA with the Pro Combats and that'll likely be joined by a $10 or $20 promo credit down the line (those who pre-order before then would automatically get any promo credit ...
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Madden NFL 13 Cover Tournament Advances to Elite Eight
The tournament to decide the cover athlete for Madden NFL 13 has reached the quarterfinals. It's Cam Newton vs Larry Fitzgerald and Patrick Willis vs Victor Cruz on one side of the bracket with Aaron Rodgers vs Ray Rice and Calvin Johnson vs Rob Gronkowski on the other. The most startling result from the previous round is just how easily Calvin Johnson dispatched of Arian Foster in what legitimately could have been a finals-worthy pairing. Johnson took 73% of the vote over one of the top ...
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First Madden NFL 13 Screenshots Coming Later This Week
Just a quick note coming on the heels of the Nike NFL uniform event that EA Sports has announced the first look at Madden NFL 13 is set to come on Thursday with the release of multiple screenshots for the upcoming title. The images will showcase the new Nike uniforms and gear, which could include the Seahawks full redesign with updated logo and helmet and the Panthers new logo, all of which were implemented in the game long prior to the public reveals earlier today....
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