Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
-
Improvements to Player AI Discussed in New Madden NFL 15 Video
EA Sports has released another in a series of videos meant to show off improvements and additions to Madden NFL 15. The latest is what they call "Player Sense 2.0" and relates to the intelligence of the players in making decisions and reacting to situations. "Player Sense" was introduced in Madden NFL 25 and though limited in scope it did show some promise. ZONE/MAN COVERAGE IMPROVEMENTS Zone Coverage ratings now have a bigger impact on how quickly defenders break on throws. Defenders w...
-
Tackling Mechanics On Display in Latest Madden NFL 15 Video
EA Sports has released another video focusing on one of the new elements being introduced in Madden NFL 15. Tackling has received a lot of attention, going as far as to even add a "Tackle Cone" in order to help those who have struggled with it in the past. (more…)...
-
Cover Art Revealed for NBA 2K15; Pharrell Putting Together The Soundtrack
2K Sports today released the official cover for NBA 2K15 featuring Kevin Durant. Check out the full cover here. While some fans are expressing frustration with the lack of info or even screenshots for 2K15 - the cover and a soundtrack-related announcement won't help in that regard - the game is basically right on schedule considering the typical way 2K Sports markets the series. For the third straight year a prominent name will be selecting the soundtrack. Pharrell (please don't put 'Happ...
-
The Return of Joe Montana Football as a Mobile Game Being Teased
A tweet sent out by Joe Montana has led to speculation that the return of the series named after him could be on the horizon. On Saturday he posted the image above and accompanied that with the hashtags "#youvewaitedlongenough" and "#joemontanafootball16". Since then more has surfaced revealing what is likely to be a mobile game utilizing the Unreal Engine. (more…)...
-
Press Row Hangout Clips: Limited Early Madden 15, FIFA 15, and NHL 15 Impressions
The latest Press Row Hangout broadcast live on Friday night and tackled early impressions of Madden NFL 15, FIFA 15, and NHL 15 coming out of an event held by EA Sports and all the videos and information that have released to this point. They've been broken into segments dedicated to each game with the NHL portion somewhat short as the talk ended up spinning-off more towards how EA's marketing strategy appears to have shifted this year across their portfolio of sports titles. Clips fea...
-
Brief Look at The Gauntlet in Madden NFL 15
EA Sports today released a quick video offering glimpses at "The Gauntlet" - a new feature made up of various extreme arcade-style mini-games that end in "boss battles". One example seen out of a clip from E3 (later pulled down by EA) included kicking a 110 yard FG in hurricane force winds. The video is complete with an annoying voiceover that you'd expect out of an arcade game although the footage makes it look more like a typical tutorial-type skill building mode. ComplexEmbed.Applicati...
-
War in the Trenches The Focus of Latest Madden NFL 15 Video
EA Sports today has gone further into the improvements to offensive and defensive line play in Madden NFL 15 with a new trailer. Features shown off include the optional defensive gameplay camera, enhancements made to how an offensive line plays as a unit, getting a jump off the snap as a d-lineman, and the various pass rush moves at a player's disposal. ComplexEmbed.Application.initialize({cId: "ZkZHBybjpjOqx5WLYXn-o_dOCiwNieL9",adSetCode: "c97892cb0a1a41319ad2a24af1b27bdb",site: "pastapa...
-
College Football 15, Having Lost The NCAA License, Would Have Released Today
Under normal circumstances today would have been all about the release of the latest edition of NCAA Football. Unfortunately the series was cancelled last September in the midst of player likeness lawsuits that scared the NCAA, several conferences, and even some schools into abandoning EA Sports. Were it not for the loss of actual schools (which would have gotten much worse as others wanted to drop out) the plan was for the franchise to continue with this year's title named College Footba...
by