The demo for Madden NFL 25 released earlier today and provides a significant sample of gameplay to evaluate. Here are three complete game videos along with brief impressions and player ratings for the Seahawks, Packers, 49ers, and Ravens. Read more
The Madden NFL 25 demo went live in the early AM hours for the Xbox 360 (queue it up for download here) and has since arrived for the PS3. It comes in at 1.99 GB.
The strong demo offering has full games with five minute quarters and adjustable difficulty and sliders featuring the Seahawks @ Packers and 49ers @ Ravens. The Skills Trainer is also included to help practice and fine tune some areas of play.
As always leave any thoughts or observations of time spent with the demo in the comments! Gameplay videos and potentially impressions will be posted in the coming days.
The semi-regular site giveaways continue with another opportunity to win a 360 or PS3 copy of Madden NFL 25! This is the second of two planned giveaways for the game before its release on August 27 and others will come down the line for FIFA 14 and NBA 2K14. This post has been temporarily stuck to the top of the front page for those who may have missed it earlier.
There are several ways to qualify and each one counts for entries so the more you complete the more chances to win. The giveaway is open now and will run through August 22 when the winner will be randomly selected and contacted for delivery details. Good luck! Read more
2K Sports has yet to begin an active promotion of NBA 2K14 with only seven weeks until release. It looks as though that could be changing this week with the company teasing news to come Wednesday and leading many to believe it will relate to the return of Crew mode. Read more
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦MaddenTips has posted all 32 team playbooks for Madden NFL 25.
♦NFL.com Fantasy Football leagues will again be accessible through Madden NFL 25.
♦New Madden NFL 25 blog details starting a “player” franchise near identical to last year.
♦New Madden NFL 25 blog details the changing of positions in franchise offseasons.
♦The All-25 team roster of starters is now complete for Madden NFL 25.
♦Player ratings for Madden NFL 25 should start rolling out this week.
♦A second giveaway of Madden NFL 25 will go up early this week.
♦The NFL won’t be allowing many players to wear the stylized custom face masks.
♦Press Row Podcast talks with some independent mobile game developers.
♦Bleacher Report posted a video of Steve Kerr recording lines for NBA 2K14.
♦Someone turned Chris Bosh into an 8 foot tall raptor in NBA 2K13.
♦ThatSportsGamer with a video on how to complete collections in NCAA Ultimate Team.
♦The Gaming Tailgate lists out the NCAA 14 Ultimate Team solo challenges ending Tuesday.
♦Four La Liga Clubs are the latest to sign marketing partnerships with EA Sports for FIFA.
♦Tim Cahill will share the cover of FIFA 14 with Lionel Messi in Australia.
♦Kent State revealed new football uniforms to debut this coming season.
♦New Mexico State is getting a new helmet for the coming season.
♦NCAA Football 14 is going for $44 on the PS3 through Amazon third party seller.
News and content that may have been missed from the last week around the site.
♦DVD/Blu-ray Releases This Week. Headlined by Olympus Has Fallen.
♦New Trailer for Thor: The Dark World. Heading towards November 8 release.
♦Trailer for The Monuments Men. Based on true story, directed by/starring George Clooney.
♦Three Sequels Now Planned for Avatar. Will release December 2016-18.
The Press Row Hangout is back with topics covering how consumers are approaching games that will release on both generations later this year, developments in the NCAA lawsuit and handling of merchandise now following withdrawal from video games, NHL 14 Live the Life mode, next week’s Madden NFL 25 demo, and responses to listener questions.
Gamestop announced yesterday an exclusive trade-in program for select games that will release first on the Xbox 360 and later on the Xbox One. Consumers will receive a $50 credit when bringing in a current generation title to put towards its next-gen counterpart. Read more
EA Sports today released a new blog post going over the changes to audibles and hot routes for Madden NFL 25. Each formation will now have its own four audibles rather than being stuck with a default five regardless of personnel on the field. Formations can also be changed at the line of scrimmage but only to others in the same personnel grouping. A number of new hot routes for receivers have also been added.