Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Brett Favre Traded to the New York Jets
It's now official...Brett Favre has been traded to the New York Jets. For the first time ever a cover athlete will be playing for a different team than the one represented on the game. What does it mean for Madden 09? While a roster update is already out that had moved Favre to the backup slot for the Packers, another one is expected by the official release date. Favre will certainly be the starter on the Jets by the time people pick up the game. I'd fully expect to see downloadable Brett...
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Pastapadre Online Dynasty Update Weeks 3-6
The Pastapadre Online Dynasty has now advanced through week six, thankfully without experiencing any more major catastrophes. Arizona State was able to pull off a nail-biter of an upset over top ranked Georgia, but Clemson remains the highest ranking team at #4. In the first head-to-head game of the year it was Illinois coming out on top over Penn State to take control of the Big 10. The upcoming game for Illinois against still undefeated Indiana looms large for that conference. As teams ...
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NFL Head Coach 09 Q&A
Thanks to suggestions from the community I was able to compile a list of questions for NFL Head Coach 09 producer Josh Looman. While a lot has already been answered over the last few months these were questions that seemed valuable given the imminent release alongside Madden 09 in the Collector's Edition. I also sought to get a look at the online play aspect of the game and screenshots from that may come later today. Will there be a demo for the game? Yes. In fact, it will be completely...
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Madden 09 Patch Details
Madden 09 producer Phil Frazier has revealed the details of the first patch for the game which is expected to be available on or around the release date of August 12th, as well as some potential areas to be addressed by a second patch and ideas for downloadable content. The first patch will predominantly be fixes that most people wouldn't have even noticed. The biggest one of the bunch is likely the adjustment that has been made to reduce frequent long kick returns. This wasn't something ...
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NFL Head Coach 09 Create-A-Coach
The full Q&A on NFL Head Coach 09 is coming soon (likely tomorrow) along with screenshots from online play. To get out in front of that though he has sent over a handful of screens showing the Create-A-Coach feature which had been a specific request made through the comments. While you have the choice of taking over an existing coach some of the Xbox 360 achievements are tied into using a created one. You'll be able to shape the appearance, skills, and personality of the created coach. Cl...
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NBA 2K9 E3 Presentation Video
The first footage of NBA 2K9 gameplay has made its way out thanks to a site having recorded the presentation that was made at the E3 press conference a few weeks back. You can check out the three minute first quarter here. I like the frenzy of the crowd in the 2K9 video though the non-reaction to the alley-oop at the end would need to be fixed (early build). The net animations are noticeably better than Live. Both games now have a somewhat intrusive crowd though which I'm not sure about. ...
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Madden 09 Custom Team Online Competition
So when I got to figuring out what type of event I'd like to run for Madden 09 there were several possibilities. With how enjoyable the NCAA online dynasty has been this would be something to look forward to. The first thought was an online league given the addition to the game this year, but ultimately those are almost guaranteed to fail and more frustrating than fun. I definitely wouldn't have the time to commit to running one. But then I fell back on something I did last year ...
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First NBA Live 09 Gameplay Video
The first footage of actual gameplay from NBA Live 09 has made its way out, and it appears to have come from a more recent build than the one that was played at the community event. This is evidenced by the addition of camera flashes in the crowd (seriously) and a properly functioning basketball meter above the head of the player setting a pick. The video shows off some impressive animations as well as general fluidity of the game, however from this there is no way to determine if any of th...
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