Archive for the ‘The Line Drive’ Category
  • The Line Drive 7/5
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    Posted July 5th, 2009 at 2:12 pm 82 Comments »
    Some Fight Night Round 4 patch news as word comes that the stamina problem, seen primarily with online play, will be addressed in a patch. As to the button controls being added with DLC they continue to string that out saying that they are still investigating the possibility. With the full reveal of Road to Glory mode for NCAA Football 10 several media outlets provided previews. You can check out the takes on it from TeamXbox and ESPN. The leaderboards sound like a particularly nice...
  • The Line Drive 4/26
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    Posted April 26th, 2009 at 4:15 pm 28 Comments »
    The demo for Fight Night Round 4 will feature Ricky Hatton vs Manny Pacquiao when it releases in mid-late May. Check out gameplay footage featuring the two facing off here. As mentioned on Friday with the appearance of Larry Fitzgerald on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon there would be some Madden 10 gameplay on display. You can watch the interview which includes some highlights shown here. There is also bonus footage of Fallon playing the game backstage here. Backbreaker was an i...
  • The Line Drive 4/11
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    Posted April 11th, 2009 at 10:32 am 14 Comments »
    The cover athletes for Grand Slam Tennis have been revealed to be John McEnroe, Roger Federer, and Serena Williams. A couple new screenshots can be found in the gallery [click here] The Inside EA Blog has a video recap of the Madden 10 Community Event that took place yesterday [click here] ESPN has an extensive article about the lengths Tiger Woods 10 has gone in replicating the terrain of the golf courses and a great comparison screen [click here] ESPN also has an inter...
  • The Line Drive 2/22
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    Posted February 22nd, 2009 at 8:21 am 90 Comments »
    While it was known that NCAA Football 10 would include the procedural awareness that was discussed for Madden, the first NCAA focused offering has hit the Inside EA Blog here. The feature revealed is not an exciting one but to a small segment of the hardcore base. It is QB Auto-Pass which results in a quasi coach mode. As the NFL season has ended the Top 10 videos on EA Sports World for Madden will be taking on some various themes. This week it was Anquan Boldin on a new team. I of ...
  • The Line Drive 2/15
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    Posted February 15th, 2009 at 10:30 am 94 Comments »
    Gamespot continues some good MLB 2K9 coverage with user-requested screenshots and full team ratings. ESPN has an interview with NBA Live 10 producers. This is a pretty compelling interview for anyone interested in where the series is headed. The Playstation Blog recapped the recent MLB 09 The Show Community Preview. It turned out to be a really worthwhile experience and hopefully SCEA continues expanding their community interaction. Now just a week away from the Fight Ni...
  • The Line Drive 1/25
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    Posted January 25th, 2009 at 2:30 pm 40 Comments »
    Last week I contributed on a piece at 360sync.com on who appears to be the top candidates for the Madden 2010 cover on the defensive side of the ball. You can check that out here. With 3 on 3 NHL Arcade coming to XBL on February 4th (and presumably the next day for PSN) there have been a handful of hands-on previews. I'm hoping to be able play it and give my impressions and post some videos prior to release also. In the meantime check out the previews at Gamespot and IGN. Whil...
  • The Line Drive 1/17
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    Posted January 17th, 2009 at 4:59 pm 44 Comments »
    The February edition of Game Informer includes a preview of Fight Night Round 4. A good recap of the preview can be found here. Another patch for NHL 09 is on the way and should be out sometime in February. It is intended to fix the attribute boosting along with making other improvements to gameplay. The achievements for 3 on 3 NHL Arcade can now be found here. The downloadable game is set to come out early next month. Some new gameplay footage has come out for UFC 2009 ...
  • The Line Drive 1/9
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    Posted January 9th, 2009 at 3:29 pm 16 Comments »
    The announcement has been up since Wednesday night, but just a reminder the site will be moving to a new server late tonight and there could be temporary difficulties in accessing it. Make sure to follow along with my Twitter where I'll be able to communicate throughout. UPDATE: The move has been made and things seem to have gone relatively smoothly. If you're seeing this you made it, congrats! I've noticed that most people who comment on the articles are doing so without logging in...