Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
  • NCAA Football 14 likes the underdogs in College Football Playoff semifinals
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    Posted December 29th, 2016 at 11:00 am 4 Comments »
    The College Football Playoff is almost here, with Washington vs Alabama and Ohio State vs Clemson on Saturday. NCAA Football 14 was perfect on its Conference Championship predictions early this month and now it returns to give its picks for the CFP semifinals. Somewhat surprisingly, the game likes the two underdogs to advance, with Washington prevailing in OT and Clemson cruising despite Deshaun Watson being knocked out of the game due to injury. Check out the full results of the si...
  • Madden NFL 17 roster update details out of week 15 of the season
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    Posted December 22nd, 2016 at 3:45 pm 6 Comments »
    The roster update for Madden NFL 17 following week 15 of the season is now available to download. Khalil Mack continues his rise as he now stands only a point away from reaching the exclusive club of 99 Overall rated players in the game. He began at 94 and rose to 97 for week one, and after falling to 93 after week six has been climbing ever since. Notable players on the move in the update include Eric Weddle (+1 to 96), Eric Berry (+1 to 94), Aaron Rodgers (-1 to 94), Jimmy Graham (+1 t...
  • Madden NFL 17 has its commentary update from regular season week 15
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    Posted December 20th, 2016 at 3:45 pm 1 Comment »
    The 18th commentary update for Madden NFL 17 has gone out with the broadcast team of Brandon Gaudin and Charles Davis reflecting on the events that took place and storylines that emerged from week 15 of the season. Madden has been receiving these real-world commentary updates regularly throughout the year which apply to Play Now and Online games. The duo has also recorded additional audio for modes like Franchise and Ultimate Team. Another commentary update is out in Madden NFL 17. Here'...
  • Ultimate Freeze program kicks off today in Madden NFL 17 Ultimate Team
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    Posted December 16th, 2016 at 11:30 am 1 Comment »
    The latest big promotion to roll out in Madden NFL 17's Ultimate Team is the 'Ultimate Freeze' which features new Solo Challenges, Sets, Chemistry, and even out-of-position player cards. There are currently eight new Solo Challenges and more will be added over the coming weeks as the program runs until January 6. The next phase of challenges will go up on December 18. Those who complete the first eight that are out now will have received 5,600 Coins, four Frozen Item Packs and an Out-of-P...
  • Madden NFL 17 roster update details out of week 14 of the season
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    Posted December 15th, 2016 at 11:15 am 1 Comment »
    The roster update following week 14 of the season is available now in Madden NFL 17. With just three games remaining in the regular season this latest update isn't as substantial in terms of player movement as has been seen in others throughout the year. Notables on the move include Le'Veon Bell (+1 to 95), Aaron Rodgers (+1 to 95), Ndamukong Suh (+1 to 93), Jimmy Graham (+2 to 92), Ben Roethlisberger (-1 to 92), DeAndre Hopkins (-1 to 91), Michael Bennett (-2 to 89), Barry Church (+2 to ...
  • Madden NFL 17 has its commentary update from regular season week 14
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    Posted December 14th, 2016 at 8:45 am 1 Comment »
    The 17th commentary update for Madden NFL 17 has gone out with the broadcast team of Brandon Gaudin and Charles Davis reflecting on the events that took place and storylines that emerged from week 14 of the season. Madden will be receiving these real-world commentary updates regularly throughout the year which apply to Play Now and Online games. The duo is also recording additional audio for modes like Franchise and Ultimate Team. Another commentary update is out in Madden NFL 17. Here'...
  • Latest Madden NFL 17 patch fixes bug that impacted Madden Classic
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    Posted December 13th, 2016 at 6:45 am 25 Comments »
    The fifth post-release patch released today for Madden NFL 17 addressing a couple gameplay bugs along with some work done on Ultimate Team. One of the issues addressed is the "QB freeze" which was witnessed multiple times during the recent Madden Classic eSports event, and unfortunately contributed to creating the turning point of the championship game. ♦Addressed a gameplay issue where the QB would freeze after hot routing a running back and motioning him out before he became fu...
  • New Pro Bowl Skills Showdown could mean fun new mini-games for Madden NFL 18
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    Posted December 12th, 2016 at 4:00 pm 11 Comments »
    I've still got fond memories of the 1994 Super Nintendo game NFL Quarterback Club which featured QB skills competitions. Officially licensed by the NFL the game offered the opportunity to compete in mini-games based off the actual NFL Quarterback Challenge that would take place each year. There were two based on accuracy in throwing the ball at targets, another measuring distance of throws, and then a course which introduced obstacles to navigate before throwing therefore accounting for both...