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Fun with Facebreaker Photo Face
While the Facebreaker demo gives you the chance to experience the fast-paced fighting in addition to that it provides the ability to try out the Photo Game Face feature. Here is what you need to do after downloading the demo. Upload images to your EA Sports World account. You can also take pictures using the Xbox Live Vision camera. In the Facebreaker demo go to Create Boxer and select to download front picture. It will pull the front picture from EASW. Set the markers to the c...
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Madden 09 and Facebreaker Demos Now Available
The demos for EA Sports Madden NFL 09 and Facebreaker are now available for download for the 360 and should both be coming this afternoon for the PS3. Generally the PSN is updated around 3pm PT. It turns out Madden came one day earlier than expected as it had been advertised for August 1st. The Madden 09 demo features a run through of the virtual trainer and then the "Madden Moment" controlling the Giants on a last minute drive in the Super Bowl. Feel free to leave your thoughts in the co...
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Facebreaker Photo Face Tutorial
EA Sports has released a video detailing the Photo Game Face feature in Facebreaker. Given that the demo releasing tomorrow on XBL and PSN presents the ability to insert your created face (only onto one of the three characters available within the demo) this is a timely look at the process. It then goes further into the feature with the create-a-boxer options and EA Sports World character uploading. Photo Face and the EASW integration remain the most interesting aspect of Facebreaker. The a...
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EA Sports Titles Returning to PC Next Year
This year much angst was caused within the PC community when EA Sports announced Madden, NBA Live, and Tiger Woods would not be released. At the time Peter Moore made assurances that the PC was not being abandoned as they needed to take the time and reevaluate their offerings. Piracy, sluggish sales, and lagging quality were at the core of the concerns. During an investor conference call earlier today Moore confirmed that these titles would be returning to the PC next year. "We are retooling ...
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Random Topics for Today
Madden List has put together sortable player ratings for Madden 09. You can check out the ratings by team and display the players in order according to their rating in any category. NFL Head Coach 09 has such depth that considering the Prima guide for the game wouldn't be a crazy idea. There is a sample available of what will be found in the guide (PDF) by downloading from here. There are six pages of the actual guide included covering various topics such as injuries, future prospec...
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NHL 09 Hockey League Trailer
A new trailer has been released for NHL 09 featuring the recently announced EA Sports Hockey League. This offers a progression and combination of the Be A Pro and Online Team Play modes within a giant league environment, all while playing for a created team and attempting to improve as an individual similar to an MMO. Continue on to view the trailer in which producer David Littman discusses the Hockey League feature along with gameplay footage from the unique camera perspectives. (more&...
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Peter Moore Wants E3 Open to Community, Deflects NCAA Football 09 Criticism
In his latest blog entry, Peter Moore comments on the state of E3 while indirectly brushing off criticism directed at NCAA Football 09. He goes on to thank the community for helping to get some of the issues with the latest releases (NCAA, Nascar) addressed so quickly. The consensus seems to be that E3 was awful this year and that major changes are needed. Moore suggests that fans of the games should be involved in the event. Considering EA's focus on involving the community that should not...
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Facebreaker Demo Coming Soon
The demo for Facebreaker is expected to hit XBL and PSN on Thursday July 31st. Considering the arcade style fighting game doesn't release until the first week of September that is unexpectedly early. One round of action (90 seconds) will be featured in the demo, with three playable characters and two arenas to choose from. The best part though is that they've included the ability to upload a face. While you'll be limited to placing a face on one of the included characters, with the full gam...
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