E3: NCAA Football 10 Impressions
During the first day of E3 I played NCAA Football 10 on the default Varsity difficulty. I made the statement in my brief recap that the game had a very similar feel to 09 and it seems people ran with that as though it meant it wasn't changed or improved which is not the case. The differences are just not as obvious as the ones Madden received. After bumping it up to All-American the improvements made to the game became more evident.
The adaptive AI has a strong presence and I'll describe ...
E3 2009 Day One Videos
Here is a collection of videos taken from the first day of E3. These focus on Madden 10 and NCAA Football 10. Planning to do several more videos from the event today that will either go up late tonight or tomorrow morning.
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E3 2009 Day One Recap
This will just be a short recap of the first day's events. More detailed write-ups on each game will follow within the next couple days. Got a lot of videos to post up but given the slow internet connection it may not be feasible to do until Thursday morning. Feel free to drop any questions in the comments and if I know the answer I'll reply or mention them in the upcoming articles.
First short Madden 10 video (Broncos vs Jaguars)
Madden 10
Immediately noticeable is the upgrade in p...
Madden 10 Brings Online Franchise
As hoped for the big online announcement for Madden 10 was the inclusion of Online Franchise mode. Rather than if Peter Moore would be revealing Online Franchise the main question going in centered around whether it would be as fully featured as consumers would associate with a mode by such a name. Based on the trailer shown at the EA press conference and the audience reaction it appears this will not be a let down.
Announced on stage at the EA E3 2009 press conference, Madden NFL 10 On...
EA Press Conference Live Blog
I've arrived at the Orpheum Theater in LA for the EA Press Conference scheduled to begin at 2pt/5et. Peter Moore is expected to appear at some point and talk about the growth and direction of online play while making big announcements for Madden and other EA Sports titles. Continue on for the live blog.
*Please note this is connection permitting. If the wireless connection goes out I'll still be on Twitter.* Feel free to continue leaving comments.
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E3 2009 Nearly Here
I'm now preparing to head out to LA for E3 early in the morning. While the actual event begins on Tuesday there is a ton of gaming news expected to start flowing out on Monday. That includes the EA Press Conference scheduled to begin at 2pt/5et.
I'll be in attendance and, connection permitting, will be live blogging here on the site and live tweeting. You can also follow along live with the free streaming video. This press conference is where multiple announcements (primarily online relat...
E3 2009 Preview
Next week is going to be huge for the world of gaming. After two years of a lackluster reinvention of E3 it now returns back to the spectacle it was before. Gaming companies are buying back into it with big announcements planned and lots of highly anticipated games on display.
This is definitely the case for EA Sports who will have a significant presence at E3 with seven upcoming titles being offered up. In addition to the games on the floor Peter Moore is expected to reveal the new onlin...
Looking Ahead to E3
E3 is now just three weeks away! The gaming expo takes place on June 2nd-4th with some conferences (MS/Sony/Nintendo/EA?) happening on the 1st. This E3 is making an attempt to return to the glory days as opposed to the last couple years and the publishers are responding. EA Sports is expected to have some game related announcements including the new online modes for Madden 10 at this E3.
In the days leading up to E3 I'll have more details on what to expect both in terms of the games and c...