Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Madden NFL 12: Upcoming Roster Update Discussion Off Week 11
It's still unclear whether there will be a roster update for Madden NFL 12 coming on Friday - in the past there has been a break away from providing them on Thanksgiving week. There are a number of developments from week 11 of the NFL season that will factor into the next roster update whether it comes this week or next. All the bye weeks are complete with every team having played 10 games and now the push towards the playoffs begins. The biggest story is the Bears losing Jay Cutler who h...
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NFL Blitz Elite League Online Mode Detailed
Recently EA Sports broke down the 'Blitz Battles' and co-op 'Blitz Teams' online modes for NFL Blitz. Now comes details on 'Elite League' which appears to have been inspired by the 'Ultimate Team' mode found in sim titles such as Madden and FIFA. Thankfully in this case the card packs aren't being sold for real money but instead they are purchased using the 'Blitz Bucks' that are earned by playing online games. That should provide more value to Blitz and better competitive balance in the mod...
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Tim Tebow Stakes Claim for Clutch Trait in Madden NFL 12
There has been very little in the way of 'player trait' shifts through Madden NFL 12 roster updates. That should be expected as it takes a while for a player to establish widely-held perceptions centered on their skills and once they do they tend to get the benefit of the doubt or struggle to alter them. There have been only five changes made to 'traits' this year, a new addition to the Madden series that is meant to better define players beyond just their ratings. (more…)...
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #12 Details
The post-week 10 Madden NFL 12 roster update is scheduled to arrive tomorrow for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The update moves Patrick Willis back into the elite group of 99 rated overall players with Tom Brady and Justin Smith now just a point away from themselves being there. The injuries of several players such as Matt Schaub, Leon Hall, Rashean Mathis, and Knowshon Moreno are reflected (Kris Dielman being out for the year came too late in the week). Denarius Moore jumps up to 78 overall...
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Madden NFL 12 Week 10 Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
Week 10 of the NFL season brought forth a number of fascinating storylines. It was however an especially brutal week for significant injuries as Matt Schaub, Leon Hall, Knowshon Moreno, Rashean Mathis, and possibly Matt Cassell are all out for the year. In total there look to be at least 14 players who will hit the IR due to an injury from week 10. Players due for ratings boosts after their performances include Marshawn Lynch, Andre Carter, Jake Ballard, Denarius Moore, Michael Bush, Cars...
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Co-Op Features for NFL Blitz Detailed
Last week EA Sports rolled out info on the 'Blitz Battles' online mode for the upcoming digital-download release of NFL Blitz. Today comes the follow-up to that with a look at the co-op modes including the online-based 'Blitz Teams' which includes the ability to create and customize the squads within the competitive environment. There are two options for ways to play. Online a co-owner can be selected through the friend's list while guest co-owners can be anyone that comes along for the r...
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NCAA Football 13 Faces Challenge of Shuffling Conference Members
One of the few new features for NCAA Football 12 that actually worked properly (outside of some scheduling issues) was Custom Conferences. With the instability of some conferences and the building up of others the continued shifting of schools in the process has turned the feature into a necessity. This will be especially apparent with NCAA Football 13 as the development team is already expressing frustration in designing for all possible scenarios and facing a deadline that may be reache...
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Madden NFL 13 Cover Candidates: AFC Mid-Season Report
Having now reached just about the mid-season point the picture of just who might be in the running for the cover of Madden NFL 13 has started to come into focus. EA Sports is likely to involve fans in another voting initiative – for the purposes of analysis it will be assumed that another tournament of 32 (one player from each team) will take place. This is a look at the 16 AFC teams while the NFC went up earlier this week. In determining the player representative from each team a ...
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