Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
-
Final Details on the NCAA Football 11 Demo
EA Sports has wrapped up the info on the NCAA Football 11 demo by revealing that playing each matchup will unlock the respective team's Pro Combat uniforms for use in the full retail game. By "sharing" the demo the unis for Virginia Tech, LSU, and TCU will also be unlocked. Sharing the demo involves clicking on the share option from the menu. That pulls up the friends list in order to select who you wish to send an automated message to about the demo. Recapping: The matchups are Ohio Stat...
-
Madden 11 Does Little to Improve Franchise and Online Franchise Modes
Through a blog EA Sports has stated that the career modes including Franchise, Online Franchise, and Superstar are due for complete re-writes but that will not be coming in Madden 11. The modes will largely be unchanged from last year. Franchise mode has some minor tweaks but Online Franchise and Superstar won't see much if any improvements from Madden 10. While that meant not making any major overhauls to Franchise or SuperStar, we were still able to make some notable improvements while we p...
-
Quick Hit Adds NFL Licensing
Quick Hit Football has reached a deal that will incorporate NFL licensing in the free browser-based football management sim. Kotaku broke the news which will deliver NFL team names, logos, uniforms, and all league branding into the game. Terms of the multi-year deal have not been disclosed. The exclusive NFL license held by EA Sports covers the console games but gets a little fuzzier when it comes to other platforms. Last year NFL 2010 from Gameloft was released on the iPhone as a competito...
-
Final NCAA Football 11 Demo Matchup
Earlier this week brought the news that the NCAA Football 11 demo will feature four different pairings of teams. Ohio State vs Miami, Florida State vs Florida, and Clemson vs Missouri left just one more to go. Today EA Sports has released the final matchup which will be future Pac-10 members Oklahoma vs Texas. Six new screenshots featuring the teams can now be found in the gallery! Surprisingly this means National Champion Alabama is left out of the demo despite there being eight teams inc...
-
Manage Your NCAA 11 Dynasty Online
One of the biggest disappointments with NCAA Football's Online Dynasty mode the past two years has been the lack of a web presence. That appears to be changing with NCAA Football 11 as the game will allow for users to manage their schools though the EA Sports World site. It won't be just limited to viewing stats as there will be the ability to recruit, write and read news stories, work to schedule games, and more. In addition to the basics in managing online dynasties on the web all saved ...
-
Third NCAA Football 11 Demo Matchup
Earlier this week brought the news that the NCAA Football 11 demo will feature four different pairings of teams. Ohio State vs Miami and Florida State vs Florida were the first two revealed. Today EA Sports has released the third matchup which will be Missouri vs Clemson. Five new screenshots featuring the teams can now be found in the gallery! The final two teams to be included in the demo will be out tomorrow....
-
Thoughts on Madden 11’s Online Scouting
Last week the online scouting feature was revealed for Madden 11. This was to be an compelling addition, something that could lead to more balance in online play and the ability to better implement and execute strategy. No team in sports goes into a game without having knowledge of their opponent so this is a natural extension of the sport to gaming. Then the disappointment set in when it was found that "coins" (used to buy scouting reports) will be for sales on the marketplace and the scoutin...
-
Second NCAA Football 11 Demo Matchup
Yesterday brought the news that the NCAA Football 11 demo will feature four different pairings of teams. The first revealed was Ohio State vs Miami. Today EA Sports has released the second matchup which will be Florida State vs Florida. Four new screenshots featuring the teams can now be found in the gallery! The final four teams to be included in the demo will be announced by the end of the week....
by