Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Vote for the highlight clip contest winner
There were a ton of submissions for the NCAA Football 08 highlight clip contest and narrowing it down to only five was extremely tough to do. I went back and forth on several of them. In some ways I don't feel satisfied with this top five because there were some really cool clips that I had to leave out. But I said I would trim it to five final candidates to be voted upon, and that is what I have done. Ultimately I ended up taking a handful that had some sort of variation to them. There ...
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New video focusing on Madden 08 game modes
Gametrailers has posted a new video featuring a look at the modes in Madden 08. Among the topics discussed are franchise, owner, player editing/creation, online play, ESPN integration, animations, and player models. Continue on to view the video as well as the notes I took away from it. (more…)...
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New demos hit the 360 Marketplace
Two new demos became available overnight on the Xbox 360 Marketplace. All-Pro Football 2K8: The demo presents a single five minute quarter between the Firebirds and the Cobras. Rosters are pre-set for those teams so there is no choosing of legends. Unfortunately this demo comes about 2 weeks too late. Better late than never though. Nascar 08: The demo features an 8 lap night race at Daytona with the choice of drivers being Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, or JJ Yeley. The game releases and is i...
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NCAA Football 08 vs All-Pro Football 2K8
Last week brought the release of two anticipated football titles in NCAA Football 08 and All-Pro Football 2K8. I figured it would be helpful to go through the different aspects of the games and give my thoughts on which has the advantage in each area. Anyone who is trying to decide between the two can view this as somewhat of a guide. Both of these games are generally regarded as companion titles to Madden 08 so for many it may be difficult to justify purchasing both. Continue on to read my ful...
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Deadline tonight for entries in the highlight clip contest
Just a reminder that any entries for the NCAA Football 08 highlight clip contest must be received by 8PT/11ET tonight. Full details on the contest can be found here. UPDATE: Thanks for all the submissions. I'll be going through and narrowing the field down to five. Then those five will be put up for vote most likely starting Tuesday morning....
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All-Pro Football 2K8 impressions
I’ve never been a big fan of reviews. Basically I don’t believe in the use of an arbitrary number to describe a game. I’ve always felt that impressions, and laying out important details, were much more important. I don’t feel that my opinion should be taken as a reason to purchase or pass on a particular game. However if my thoughts help someone make a decision one way or the other, it will have been for the right reasons. Media sites will do reviews and the use the numb...
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The media begins to pick up on the OJ story
As I predicted in my article regarding the Gametrailers OJ Simpson trailer, there was the potential that the media would pick up on and run with it, making it a more mainstream topic. How it could become more than the message board discussion it has been thus far. That now has happened. In an article that reads eerily similar in some ways to what I wrote, Priya Ganapati at TheStreet.com has detailed the situation of OJ Simpson within All-Pro Football 2K8 and the exploitation of his pa...
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Gametrailers puts out another distasteful trailer
Only two days after releasing a controversial trailer making light of the accused murders committed by OJ Simpson, now Gametrailers has come out with a new trailer for All-Pro Football 2K8 capitalizing on the another sensitive issue. Apparently having decided to do a series of distasteful trailers, now they are taking advantage of the Michael Vick indictment. What makes it even more bizarre is the use of an NFL likeness in a trailer for an unlicensed game. GT created a version of Michael V...
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