Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
  • NCAA Football 12 Full Pre-Game Video
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    Posted May 20th, 2011 at 7:45 am 65 Comments »
    EA Sports has released a new video showcasing an entire pre-game sequence in NCAA Football 12. The complete opening to Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma is on display including OU's authentic team entrance. The presentation enhancements continue to be impressive for NCAA but there is something flat about the entire thing. It may be the voiceovers just sounding all too familiar, the long dead spots without commentary, the crowd noise not being amped up, or some combination of those things. Continu...
  • Patrick Peterson Enters Madden NFL 12 as Top Rated Rookie
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    Posted May 19th, 2011 at 1:30 pm 109 Comments »
    No surprise here as Arizona Cardinals corner/return specialist Patrick Peterson will be the top rated rookie in Madden 12. ESPN has detailed his full ratings set as the projected starter debuts with an 82 overall rating. 97 speed, 96 agility, 93 acceleration, 93 jumping, 77 catching (highest for any rookie CB), and 91 return. In terms of his defensive skill set, Peterson clocks in with 89 man coverage, 82 zone coverage, and 90 press. There was little question that Peterson would be the top...
  • NCAA Football 12 Dynasty Mode Details
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    Posted May 19th, 2011 at 11:20 am 69 Comments »
    EA Sports has released the first details on Dynasty mode in NCAA Football 12 through an IGN preview. The mode will include the ability to create and customize coaches as well as start as a coordinator rather than head coach. While teams could be swapped between conferences before now conferences can be completely altered and formed in any fashion desired. As was discovered last week Online Dynasty games can be simmed through the website complete with calling the plays and making substitut...
  • NCAA Football 12 Full Team Entrances
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    Posted May 17th, 2011 at 3:15 pm 34 Comments »
    EA Sports has released a new video showcasing some of the new team entrances in NCAA Football 12. Featured in this video are the full entrances for Wake Forest, Virginia, and Auburn. Continue on to check them out and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
  • Madden NFL 12 Franchise Mode Walkthrough Video and Screenshots
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    Posted May 16th, 2011 at 4:00 pm 115 Comments »
    EA Sports has released the latest "Virtual Playbook" video for Madden 12 this time with the focus on Franchise mode. Screenshots from both Franchise and Superstar modes (33 images) have been added to the gallery and album on the Facebook page. Continue on to check out the video and feel free to add your continued thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
  • Madden 12 Franchise and Superstar Blogs Go Into More Detail on New Features
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    Posted May 16th, 2011 at 8:15 am 126 Comments »
    EA Sports has posted up the long anticipated blog on Franchise mode for Madden NFL 12. The majority of the features and improvements were revealed yesterday but the blog discusses them further and includes related screenshots. Superstar also received a blog though distinctly less has gone into that mode. Vote in the polls below and the results along with analysis will be posted later this week! Madden 12 Franchise Mode Detailsonline survey Madden 12 Superstar Mode Detail...
  • More Madden 12 Franchise Mode Features
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    Posted May 15th, 2011 at 2:30 pm 200 Comments »
    On Friday the first two new central features for Franchise mode in Madden NFL 12 were revealed to be Dynamic Player Performance and Player Roles. Now a whole list of improvements in addition to those have been uncovered. The Pre-Season will be taking on some importance through roster cuts and player ratings being uncovered, a free agency "bidding" process - which looks to be straight out of NFL Head Coach - has been added, enhanced scouting is being introduced and more. Continue on to che...
  • NCAA Football 12 Demo Outlined
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    Posted May 14th, 2011 at 12:45 pm 34 Comments »
    EA Sports held a developer chat yesterday and The Gaming Tailgate noted some of the news to come out of that with discussion having taken place regarding the upcoming demo for NCAA Football 12. There will be two separate matchups to choose from and five Nike Pro Combat uniforms available to unlock through play. The structure would be similar to last year which instead had four matchups and offered all of the Pro Combat uniforms. The demo for the two previous iterations arrived mid-June an...