File Sharing in Madden NFL 25 Opens Up to Rosters, Sliders, and Playbooks
EA Sports has released a new trailer for Madden NFL 25 and this one details the new Madden Share feature. Though the news relates to the 360/PS3 version the fact that EA has declared the One/PS4 version will be similar or near identical in feature sets (besides what it is offering extra with the Ignite engine) means it can probably be expected there as well. (more…)...
Learning About NCAA Football 14 Through CPU vs CPU Gameplay
There is probably no better way to discover how the CPU plays in a sports game than letting two AI controlled teams go head-to-head and thus avoiding any user influence. Doing so obviously does not provide much insight into how a game will perform in a head-to-head pairing but instead is useful for learning where there may be holes in the AI primarily relating to single player.
The first game that was set up and recorded was a fantastic example of the value that comes with examining a CPU...
Collection of Videos from Around E3 2013
Though EA waffled on allowing video at their booth throughout E3 a number of looks at the various current-gen games made their way out. Here are the off-screen gameplay videos for Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, NCAA Football 14, and also a couple that trickled out for PES 2014 along with a few glimpses at next-gen Madden and FIFA. (more…)...
Quick Thoughts From E3 2013 Day One
Here are some basic impressions from the first day being on the show floor of E3 which featured prominently the upcoming EA Sports games. The company shut down any recording of the games at their booth so unlike past years the number of videos and images coming out will be limited. Included at the end of this piece are the short videos of Madden NFL 25 captured before that point as the taking of them had been approved to begin the day.
Thoughts on all the games will be expanded upon i...
Recapping the Sony E3 Press Conference; First Look at NBA 2K14 Next-Gen
Sony opened their press conference with discussion on upcoming releases for the PlayStation Vita and PS3. Attention then turned to the PS4 which is definitely being pushed as a gaming platform as opposed to Microsoft who made gaming seem secondary until their presser today.
The actual console was finally put on display and after getting sidetracked on movies some exclusive games were announced like The Order: 1886, updates on the games shown at the event back in February were made, and a ...
Recapping the EA E3 Press Conference; Next-Gen Trailers for NBA Live 14, Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, and EA Sports UFC
The Electronic Arts press conference has just wrapped up and the company showcased games like Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare, Titanfall, Need for Speed Rivals, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mirrors Edge 2, and Battlefield 4. EA Sports of course though dominated a section of the show with next-gen versions of Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, EA Sports UFC, and NBA Live 14.
For Live 14 the game will feature a new dribbling system called "bounceTek" which releases the ball to physics. Stat and roster u...
First Look at NCAA Football 14 Gameplay
With a ton of footage from NCAA Football 14 expected out of E3 next week EA Sports has released the first look at the game in action through directly-captured video. It is very limited - running just one minute and skipping post-play scenes - and features LSU at Texas A&M. Interestingly Johnny Manziel is not being used suggesting they took him out so they wouldn't have the references made to him being in promotional material with the pending lawsuit looming or worst case scenario the ros...
PES 2014 Video From Konami Event
At their pre-E3 event earlier today Konami profiled some of the tech enhancements coming to Pro Evolution Soccer 2014. The five minute video includes discussion on the new engine and how the central features which were revealed earlier this week will come into play. (more…)...