Madden NFL 12 at E3: Impressions
It's always difficult to express detailed impressions of games coming out of E3. The environment and time pressure makes it difficult to dig into the games, the noise drowns out the audio, and everything is new so the tendency is to over-value the emotion felt when playing.
Instead I've generally tried to get across the vibe towards a game following the event - not just of my own but of the others in attendance - and compare that to expectations and the experience of having seen how from ...
Madden NFL 12 at E3: Chargers at Chiefs
This set of off-screen videos for Madden 12 features the Chargers (CPU) at Chiefs (User) and includes Kansas City's entrance and a few extended segments of gameplay. Still to come will be 49ers @ Seahawks along with more Buccaneers @ Vikings and Panthers @ Broncos in the snow. Continue on for the videos and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
Madden NFL 12 at E3: Four New Videos and Additional Player Trait Images
Having now cruised out of Los Angeles and to Las Vegas - where apparently the internet is more reliable - expect videos for Madden 12 to flow out over the coming days. In this update the off-screen footage covers a game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings including the entrance, some gameplay, and a challenged play. There will be more to come from this game and others.
Check out the Facebook album for the entire collection of 'player traits' posted so far. There are still 1...
UFC Undisputed 3 at E3: Impressions
Heading into E3 THQ had already announced a range of features for the upcoming UFC Undisputed 3 that is scheduled to release in January. Considering the timing it would have been asking a bit much to expect hands-on gameplay and even what was presented was more than would have been anticipated a few weeks ago.
A nearly ten minute video was shown which went over many of the features and improvements being introduced in UFC 3 along with actual gameplay footage. We came away from the present...
Madden NFL 12 at E3: Second Video and More Player Trait Images
Day two of E3 is in the books and now the focus will be on getting out even more content primarily relating to Madden 12. Several videos are in the queue but most will have to wait until Thursday and Friday. For now I've been able to get through the clip from earlier today and now a new one featuring a snow game with Tim Tebow and the Broncos vs Cam Newton and the Panthers. There will be more from this game to come.
The Facebook album now has even more pictures of the 'player traits' with...
NCAA Football 12 Demo Dated
Over the past few years the NCAA Football series has delivered demos in mid-June - about a month in advance of the game's release. The early nature of the demo has its advantages but also its drawbacks and so this year EA Sports has shifted it back a bit. The demo is scheduled to release for the Xbox 360 and PS3 on Tuesday June 28th.
That means the demo will arrive two weeks before NCAA Football 12 hits stores. As revealed last month the demo will consist of two different matchups (those ...
NCAA Football 12 Team and Prestige Ratings
Oklahoma will enter the 2011 season as the top ranked team in NCAA Football 12. Tradition Sports Online obtained the complete list of team ratings which includes the breakdown in categories - offense, defense, special teams - as well as the "prestige" rating which tops out at six. Check out all 120 team ratings at TSO and leave your thoughts on them in the comments!...
Madden 12 at E3: Video and Player Traits
Though the internet connection has made life difficult here I was able to get one Madden NFL 12 video up featuring the Chargers @ Chiefs and a Jamaal Charles touchdown run. In addition to that are more images of the "Player Traits". Many were posted to Twitter and Facebook last night and with over 200 total (several from every team) I'll be running more of them out this evening and tomorrow. (more…)...