Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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NCAA Football 14 Deal at Toys”R”Us
In recent years a number of retailers have offered up their own incentives for purchasing NCAA Football to go along with the pre-order bonuses provided to them by EA Sports. For example last year Amazon simply dropped the price of the game to $45 for pre-orders and the year prior they offered up a $20 promotional credit. Those were incredible deals considering the game wouldn't drop to those prices for weeks if not months. Even used copies were not all that enticing considering the "Online P...
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One Week Until NCAA Football 14 Season Ticket Early Release Period Begins
Considering it has only been available to utilize once in the last nine months it seemed timely to discuss the EA Sports Season Ticket program with NCAA Football 14 next in line for early release through the subscription service. (more…)...
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Aaron Hernandez Charged With Murder; Will Affect Both Football Games This Year
Earlier today Aaron Hernandez was cut by the New England Patriots after being arrested and later charged with first degree murder and five other counts relating to firearms. Not only does that mean he'll have to be pulled out of the rosters in Madden NFL 25 but an appearance in NCAA Football 14 will also need to be scrapped by EA Sports. (more…)...
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NCAA Football 14 Giveaway #2
The semi-regular site giveaways continue with another opportunity to win a 360 or PS3 copy of NCAA Football 14! This is the second of two planned giveaways for the game before its release on July 9 and others will come down the line for Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, and NBA 2K14. *This post has been bumped to give those who may have missed it an opportunity to get entries in before the drawing! There are several ways to qualify and each one counts for entries so the more you complete the more c...
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NCAA Football 14 Demo Proves Successful
Based on the results of the poll posted last week the demo for NCAA Football 14 has proven valuable for consumers who may have been on the fence about a purchase and beneficial for EA Sports in creating some encouraging word-of-mouth in the weeks leading up to release. A full 50% of the over 4300 respondents cast their vote in the "Encouraged - More likely to buy" column. That is a huge percentage for a poll of this nature. On the flip side the "Less likely to buy" choice was limited to o...
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File Sharing in Madden NFL 25 Opens Up to Rosters, Sliders, and Playbooks
EA Sports has released a new trailer for Madden NFL 25 and this one details the new Madden Share feature. Though the news relates to the 360/PS3 version the fact that EA has declared the One/PS4 version will be similar or near identical in feature sets (besides what it is offering extra with the Ignite engine) means it can probably be expected there as well. (more…)...
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Hearing Held to Determine Class Action Certification in Player Likeness Lawsuit
On Thursday judge Claudia Wilken heard arguments from both sides in the player likeness lawsuit that threatens the future operations of the NCAA, CLC, and Electronic Arts. A ruling is not expected for some time - it could be a matter of weeks or even months. (more…)...
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Two Small Glimpses at Madden NFL 25
On Thursday EA Sports released two pieces of media for Madden NFL 25 through Instagram. Creative director Mike Young sent out an image of William "The Refrigerator" Perry who was confirmed in April as one of the new additions this year. As a legend he'll be available to control as a "Player" in Connected Franchise or collectible in Madden Ultimate Team. Unfortunately he'll start out exclusive to those who buy the game at Target but should become available to either purchase or unlock at a...
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