Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Three Traits Change in Latest Madden NFL 12 Roster Update
The most recent roster update for Madden NFL 12 was the most significant to date in terms of changes being made to player 'traits'. Over the course of the season only six moves had been made to the new system meant to help differentiate players beyond just their ratings. The post-week 12 update added three more - two of which are particularly topical given recent events. Having set up as a likelihood over the last few weeks - discussion on the possibility had been ongoing - Tim Tebow earn...
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NFL Blitz “Cover” Athlete Candidates
Continuing the trend of providing fans an opportunity to vote on a cover athlete - which has been done recently with franchises like NCAA Football, Madden, and Tiger Woods - EA Sports has offered up three candidates for the upcoming reboot of NFL Blitz. Given that it's a digital-download title through XBLA and PSN there will be no actual physical cover for Blitz however it will be promoted with the art that is ultimately chosen. The three players who have earned the honor of being in the ...
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #14 Details
The post-week 12 roster update is scheduled to go out on Friday morning for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The changes were locked in prior to both Sidney Rice and Marcus McNeill moving to the IR so they won't be reflected. Kyle Orton, who last week was picked up by the Chiefs too late in the update process, joins them here. Darrelle Revis has dropped out of the group of 99 rated players by falling a single point while Shane Lechler becomes the first 99 rated punter. The Raiders also got boos...
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Details on the NFL Blitz Store
Many of the previous developer blogs for EA Sports' NFL Blitz have referenced both Blitz "bucks" and the store in which they can be redeemed. Today brings a look at the "Blitz Store" in which that in-game currency is used in purchasing items to customize teams, gain power-ups and cheat codes, acquire players in Elite League mode, and more. Once you have a few fistfuls of Blitz Bucks you can let the shopping spree commence, and the Blitz Store is your one stop shop for anything and everythin...
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Madden NFL 12: Upcoming Roster Update Discussion Off Week 12
There are only five more games for each teams in the regular season and with that the playoff picture is starting to come into focus. Still, some players or teams are just now emerging, while others continue to climb or slide. Players to look for a ratings upgrade this week on include Beanie Wells, Patrick Peterson, Laurent Robinson, Red Bryant, Terrell Suggs, Connor Barwin, and Matt Moore. Dropping will be Matthew Stafford, who has thrown nine INTs in the last three games and DeSean Jack...
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Philip Rivers Loses His Clutch Trait; Tim Tebow Could Gain It This Week
There is no question Philip Rivers is having a bad season - he leads the league in INTs with 17 and total turnovers with 23. Fourth quarter failures on top of that have now cost him is 'clutch' trait in Madden NFL 12. (more…)...
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #13 Details
The post-week 11 roster update for Madden NFL 12 arrived early this morning for both the Xbox 360 and PS3! The update will reflect the injury to Jay Cutler that is expected to keep him out potentially for the rest of the regular season. The news of Kyle Orton's release (and obviously if a team claims him off waivers today) came too late to be reflected. Kevin Smith gets a big boost moving up to 79 overall while Chris Johnson drops even further and now sits at 86. Rob Gronkowski gets a sig...
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NFL Blitz Player Ratings Structure
While the team rosters and player ratings for NFL Blitz are still a ways off from being revealed the most recent feature blog laid out the structure of the ratings. It's a simple system, which probably won't offer a whole lot of differentiation between players, but is probably sufficient for an arcade-style game of this nature. The individual players also tie into the "squad" ratings which factor into determining a team's most effective play style. Offense Speed – Affects the way ...
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