Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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NBA Live OTP night five recap
It was an interesting night of OTP with the new roster update plus some different developments. That led into a really entertaining dunk contest at All-Star Saturday Night which I was glad that I didn't pass up watching. The first real problem participant was involved and it took two attempts at games to figure out who it was. He was calling timeout after timeout prompting technical fouls and was intentionally fouling on defense. That is why I've suggested there needs to be a way to boot ...
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Madden 08 (final) roster update #8 details
The last roster update for Madden 08 is set to release sometime early today for the 360 and PS3. This update removes all players from the IR and somewhat surprisingly does include transactions made plus ratings and weapons changes. The Super Bowl was obviously taken into account with the Giants receiving a bunch of significant upgrades. In a year that EA has been highly criticized one area where they excelled was with the roster updates. Going into 08 the goal was to do them on a weekly o...
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NBA Live 08 roster update #2 details
Here are the changes made in the second roster update for NBA Live 08 that was released earlier today. Like the previous roster update there has only been player movement. The two major recent trades (Lakers-Grizzlies, Suns-Heat) are included. Unfortunately no ratings changes, players added to the game, or FIBA update. Hopefully another update will be done soon after the trade deadline. Also if you missed it there is free All-Star Weekend related downloadable content available. Details of...
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NBA Live OTP night five
With the new roster update out this week's NBA Live 08 OTP being set up for tomorrow should be entertaining. Since it is All-Star Saturday night we'll begin playing earlier than usual @ 3pt/6et. I'm going to attempt to record the games and get them posted up along with recaps by Monday. The first matchup will be Suns @ Lakers. Vote below for the second game from a short list of choices I put together. Update: The suggestion was made to play the ASG. So the second game will be East @ We...
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Wii NCAA Football 09 confirmed and cover mascot challenge begins
EA Sports has officially revealed that for the first time the NCAA Football franchise will be coming to the Nintendo Wii. NCAA Football 09 is tentatively scheduled to release on July 15th. To commemorate the occasion EA is hosting a poll to choose which mascot ends up on the cover. The mascot cover will be exclusive to the Wii version of 09 with the voting having just opened up on the official website. Voting for the NCAA Football 09 Wii Cover Mascot Challenge will start on Thursday, Feb...
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Free ASG downloadable content for NBA Live 08
To celebrate the upcoming All-Star game EA Sports and adidas have teamed up to offer free downloadable content for NBA Live 08. The "NBA All-Star 2008 Pack by adidas" includes the official All-Star Game jerseys, arena, and 10 adidas shoes made exclusively for New Orleans. Rosters have not yet been updated but they are expected to be within the next few days. The content is available for use in online games as well as offline. The pack is available now on the Xbox 360 Live Marketplace. (Up...
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Full interview on NFL exclusivity with Peter Moore
Here is the full recording of my interview today with EA Sports President Peter Moore on the topic of the NFL exclusivity extension. Check out my earlier post for a preview of what you can expect to hear discussed. The interview goes on for 22 minutes. Given the short amount of time available I basically just bounced from question to question to try and get as much in as possible. Click this link to download the audio file from rapidshare. Scroll down and click "free". It'll make you w...
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NFL Head Coach 09 confirmed
A while back I looked at some of the signs that a new NFL Head Coach game was on the way for the 360 and PS3. Buried within today's exclusivity news Peter Moore essentially confirmed this in his interviews with GameSpot and Gamedaily although an official announcement has not been made. -According to Moore, one promising possibility for expanding EA Sports' NFL portfolio is to resurrect the NFL Head Coach series, which debuted in 2006 but has laid fallow ever since. "Things like Head Coach.....
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