Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Madden Mock Draft picks 9-11
We've now reached picks 9 through 11 in the Madden Mock Draft. Again we are in an area where team needs take precedence as ratings are going to be comparable between most of the players that can be considered. The Bengals, Saints, and Bills are up and all address areas of weakness with their picks. All three teams go defense here. (more…)...
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Countdown to Madden cover announcement
When the official Madden 09 website launched I brought up the presence of the statement "the countdown begins 4/5/08" and what that could mean. Yesterday the site updated and it will display one of the covers from the 20 years of Madden each day as the NFL Draft nears. The countdown leads up to the 24th which is when presumably the Madden 09 cover athlete will be revealed. However with the PS3 NCAA Football 09 cover being announced on the 24th I wouldn't be surprised to see the Madden annou...
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Thoughts on the NCAA Football 09 features
The release of the first big NCAA Football 09 feature list has brought about a great deal of optimism. It seems as though many things from previous versions along with other wishlist type features have made their way in. So I thought I'd go over my reaction to a handful of the features and what they could mean for the this year. (more…)...
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NBA Live 08 Online Team Play Article
One topic that I've covered here a lot has been the NBA Live 08 Online Team Play. From my thoughts on the mode and suggestions for how it could be better (my full first impressions here) to holding the team play nights it has been a really enjoyable and valuable addition. Recently I wrote an article for Gametap detailing the five things you need to know about Live's OTP. The writeup is somewhat general since it's targeted towards those who may not know much about it. Given that it was pus...
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NCAA Football 09 features
EA Sports has posted some of the features of NCAA Football 09 on the game's official website. More details on these are promised in the coming weeks but for now we have an extensive feature list. It is definitely exciting to hear about the return of home field advantage, online dynasty, and roster sharing. Those are just a couple of the features mentioned. Continue on to view the full list. (more…)...
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Latest Peter Moore blog confirms no Madden 09 PC
When the Madden 09 20th Anniversary Collectors Edition press release mentioned all platforms known to man except for the PC people took notice. Now Peter Moore has confirmed that there will be no PC version of Madden 09 in his latest blog entry. We knew that our decision to not develop this year’s Madden for the PC would be an unpopular decision in some circles. But I’ll reiterate what I said a couple of weeks ago in this space…the PC presents some very serious business challenges to u...
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Madden Mock Draft picks 6-8
We've now reached the point in the Madden Mock Draft where the players start to get a little more bunched together in terms of their potential overall ratings. Drafting for team need or based on specific skills and rating categories becomes even more of a focus. Continue on to view the picks for the Jets, Patriots, and Ravens. (more…)...
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NCAA Football 09 news coming this week
I have been informed that there will be a substantial amount of NCAA Football 09 info coming this week. Up to now we've heard a little about the breakaway animations and goal of wide open gameplay along with getting to see a couple screenshots and some short clips of the game from early in development. It sounds as though this is the week that things will really start to heat up for NCAA Football. EA is likely looking to put the spotlight on the new features and improvements heading up to...
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