Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Latest screens from NBA Live 08
Four new screenshots were recently released for NBA Live 08. Click the thumbnails below to view the full size images. The darkened crowd has been a topic of discussion surrounding the Live screens that have been released so far. At this point that is done to keep the 60fps going strong. Throughout development details such as lighting will be tweaked with. It is very early in the dev cycle and something like this isn't out of the ordinary considering the circumstances. Overall...
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And the videos keep coming for NCAA Football 08
Gametrailers has really been pushing out a ton of videos for NCAA Football 08 lately. Here are the two newest ones. The first video shows off an interception return for a TD. You then get the user going through and creating the highlight video as well as see a glimpse at "My Shrine". The second one shows off gameplay as Florida faces off against Georgia. Click through to the full article to view the videos as well as my notes on them. (more…)...
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99 rated players in Madden 08
ESPN the Magazine has revealed all of the players in Madden 08 that have a 99 overall rating. Peyton Manning (QB Colts), Champ Bailey (CB Broncos), Walter Jones (OT Seahawks), LaDainian Tomlinson (RB Chargers), Steve Smith (WR Panthers), Brian Urlacher (LB Bears), Steve Hutchinson (OG Vikings), Ed Reed (S Ravens), Troy Polamalu (S Steelers) The only player in that group that stands out as questionable is probably Polamalu. He certainly was the one name I didn't expect to see in that l...
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Madden 08 producer blog on blocking
In the third entry detailing and showing off specific improvements in Madden 08 (previous ones featured sideline catches and gang tackling), VJ LeBlanc goes over what is new with the blocking in the game. There is way too much included for me to recap it, so I'd suggest you check out the full blog writeup. You can read it in its entirety here. For the video below: 1. The first example is of a defender sinking the double team, allowing the linebacker to (potentially) make a tackle. 2...
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More new running back screenshots from Madden 08
EA has released seven more screens from Madden 08 featuring RBs who are with new teams. Willis McGahee of the Ravens, Travis Henry of the Broncos, Jamal Lewis of the Browns, and Ahman Green of the Texans. I'm not sure what is with the trend of Jamal Lewis leaping in his screenshots from EA, last I checked he could barely get off the ground. Someone must be a big Browns fan over there and somehow excited by the pickup of Lewis, not to mention how many Browns screens we've seen latel...
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Additional NBA Live 08 features revealed
Up until now the hard line from EA regarding NBA Live 08 was how gameplay was the focus. That was going to be the selling point this year. It was only a matter of time though until we an idea of an actual theme for the game. It looks like we have that now, with "Go-To basketball". IGN has written up the first look at four of the new features for the game that make up that "Go-To" experience. We saw the Go-To Moves video earlier today and that one is expanded upon. The ...
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2K’s marketing taking hits left and right
You know its not a good sign when the marketing of a game becomes the most discussed topic about it. Whether it be on the 2K Sports or Operation Sports forums (really the only two places the game is being discussed at all), reading up on All-Pro Football 2K8 you'll find many comments and threads talking about the marketing (or lack thereof). When message boards are overrun with marketing discussion something has gone terribly wrong. If that isn't bad enough, right in the ...
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NBA Live 08 “Go to Moves” video
IGN has released a new video featuring the idea of "Go to Moves" in the game. Producer Brian Ulrich introduces how the superstar players have more than just their signature shots but they have their own unique moves. The footage is pulled directly from gameplay and looks quite good for this early in development. How well the go to moves flow within gameplay will be the most important thing, however for an early look at them (Kobe, Dirk, Wade) their moves appear to be well represented. ...
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