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NFL Head Coach 09 will have standalone release
Just two weeks ago I wrote how the possibility EA Sports would change their decision to make NFL Head Coach 09 exclusive to the Madden 09 Collector's Edition was still very much alive. Today EA made it official that the game will be out the first week of September to coincide with the opening of the NFL season as a standalone title and will retail for $49.99 This development doesn't change the value of purchasing Head Coach and Madden together (save $20 plus getting it three weeks early) bu...
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Madden Mock draft picks 27-32
These final five picks concludes the Madden Mock Draft with only a recap of the entire mock still to come. With the exception of the 49ers all of these teams will go into the game next year as powerhouses. Despite that they can still capitalize on their picks and improve their status in Madden through them. (more...)...
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Madden and NCAA Football screenshot update
EA Sports will be releasing a screen of a new alternate jersey every weekday. With the stated 50+ alternates that should run it all the way up to around release time. The first came out yesterday and displayed the Kansas Jayhawks red jersey. I won't be doing a post for each screen but they will be added into the gallery on a daily basis or you can check the NCAA Football 09 website for them as they go up. *Notre Dame now added to the gallery. I have the full size Madden 09 snow screensho...
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NCAA Football 09 hands-on time this week
Later this week I will be in NYC for an event surrounding the unveiling of the NCAA Football 09 cover athlete. Also attending is Chris Jacobs from NCAA Strategies and David Wales from PSU. While there we will have an extensive amount of hands-on time with the game which should occur on Wednesday and Thursday. I'll be coming back on Friday evening and then holding a live blog during the NFL Draft on Saturday. We are expecting the latest build and we have been given free reign to discuss anyt...
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Gamestop Madden Monday: Inclement Weather
The Gamestop blog is back again this week with its "Madden Monday" entry. Last time it covered the user controlled celebrations and now they go over the topic of inclement weather. You can read it in full here. Unfortunately the screenshot they posted originally was so small that it was difficult to really examine it for what they were describing. So I got ahold of the full size screenshot. Update: Clicking the thumbnail below will bring up the image. Then click full size to view it as o...
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MLB 08: The Show roster update 4/21
This week's (4/21) roster update for MLB 08: The Show is out and contains 114 player movements. There was also a patch released at the end of last week. What it affected is still unknown although it doesn't appear to have improved online play and may just have applied to some of the minor issues the game had. Highlights of the roster update below. Those without online access can grab the file manually from here. LF Wily Mo Pena moved from Nationals Minors to Nationals Position. CF Shane Vict...
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Madden 09 producer interacting with community
Madden 09 producer Phil Frazier, who took over for the departing David Ortiz, is actively responding to questions on the official forum for the game. While there are some things he obviously can't go into detail on there have been several interesting pieces of information to come out of it. After discussing the errors with uniforms in Madden in the interview I had with Peter Moore he stated he would make it a priority to get right. It appears that he has followed through on that promise. W...
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Madden Mock draft picks 24-26
The Titans, Seahawks, and Jaguars are now up in the Madden Mock Draft. Tennessee has several areas where they could use immediate help while the other two teams are pretty well set at the majority of positions but could use either an additional playmaker or some depth. (more...)...
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