Here are some random things I wanted to throw out there but wouldn't have made for much of a full posting on their own. Feel free to leave your comments in response to any of these. I've also added a poll if you continue on asking which of the three football games you are anticipating the most. There were more areas of confusion coming out of the media event held by EA last week than just the Fantasy Football which was cleared up through my producer interview. Apparently some media outlets...

I was invited to sit in on a conference call with lead producer Anthony DeLuca of 2K Sports' Top Spin 3 who talked all about the game which is scheduled to release on Tuesday June 24th. This will represent the second game in the franchise to come to the Xbox 360 and the first time it'll be out on the PS3 and Wii. The general features and improvements of the game were discussed while answering questions that were submitted in advance. Continue on for a recap of the the notes that were taken. ...

Through an interview with producers Justin Withers and Ronnie Morales I was able to get a good idea of everything involved with the setup/procedures and new features that are being rolled out this year with EA Fantasy Football. The confusion created by the previews that have been released on it should be taken care of thanks to this discussion. First of all the website based leagues remain. Drafting through the websites will function as normal. They are still completely free including the l...

Earlier this morning I reacted to the info provided by IGN regarding EA's Fantasy Football leagues. It turns out the details they provided weren't accurate (or at the very least weren't explained properly). It turns out that not only has the pricing not been finalized, but the $15 that was cited by IGN for the 360/PS3 draft application would be per league and not per owner. The optional live stats would be on an individual basis which is the norm with most league offerings. I have an int...

Update: Specific details coming soon. The IGN info isn't completely accurate. Update #2: Full details on EA Fantasy Football thanks to an interview conducted with the producers can be read here. While the details on EA Sports Fantasy Football were somewhat vague they sounded great. There would be drafting and live stats via the PS3 and 360 and importing of your teams into Madden 09. The leagues and teams would be free. Apparently they specifically mention those being free because the act...

The EA Sports Fantasy Football website now contains a trailer that details some of what to expect from their league system. It will officially be launching on June 11th. Leagues/teams are free Manage league drafts through the 360 and PS3 Live scoring on the 360 and PS3 Import your fantasy team into Madden 09 Advanced commissioner scoring and setup Back at the end of February EA was actively looking for suggestions on how to integrate fantasy football into the Madden experience. ...

Taking a page out of the wildly successful customization aspect in Forza 2, EA Sports is bringing the "Paint Booth" feature to Nascar 09. This will give players a way to completely customize their cars and race with them in the game. They'll even transfer into online racing. Utilizing the all-new Paint Booth feature, NASCAR fans can now take in-game personalization to the next level by giving users the ability to completely customize their car from start to finish. In addition, for the first ...

EA will be announcing the creation of a new label which will go by "EA Sports Freestyle". This sub-brand of EA Sports will encompass the non-sim sports titles. Essentially "Freestyle" will be replacing the "EA BIG" brand. EA Sports Freestyle games will be "about fun, inclusiveness, cooperation and suspending the normal rules associated with sports video games," according to the company. The first title, FaceBreaker -- a boxing game that offers cartoon violence -- will debut in September. Wit...