Today EA Sports posted a new blog for NFL Blitz going over the game's Gauntlet single-player mode that features 12 teams comprised of fantasy characters (the different ones seen in the screenshot above). After putting together a team to begin, the mode consists of defeating some NFL teams on the way to the "boss" battle against one of the unique ones with the games including new power-ups distributed in a manner that sounds reminiscent of Madden NFL Arcade. Beating the "boss" teams will unlo...

NFL Blitz is slated to arrive in early January for 1200 MS points/$15 on XBLA and PSN and EA Sports has released the features list for the game. The classic 7-on-7 gameplay will be met by expansive online modes, the single-player "Gauntlet" mode, team customization through 'card packs', on-field power-ups, and commentary from Tim Kitzrow (of NBA Jam fame). One real unfortunate piece of news though is that there will be no late hits as the NFL wouldn't allow them. Check out a series of scr...

Today EA Sports put to rest a long-running rumor by officially announcing that a remake of NFL Blitz is in development for the Xbox 360 and PS3 with plans to release in January. It will round out the three mystery titles that had been kept under wraps for the January through March fiscal quarter (the other two being Grand Slam Tennis 2 and FIFA Street). EA's most recent attempts at arcade football games have been the digital download Madden NFL Arcade (2009) and NFL Tour (2008). Both were...

The digital download-only Backbreaker: Vengeance has arrived on XBLA. Vengeance is comprised of a set of mini-games based off the popular 'Tackle Alley' that was introduced on iOS platforms and in the retail version of Backbreaker. As is the case with all XBLA games there is a trial version that can be played before making a purchase decision. Both the full version and the trial version can be queued up for download from here. Backbreaker: Vengeance and is being sold for 1200 MS points wh...

Carefully omitted from the announcement of next week's release of Backbreaker: Vengeance on XBLA was the price. NaturalMotion has now followed up by stating that the game will go for 1200 MS points which is the equivalent of $15. That might be asking a bit much considering a comparable experience on iOS can be had for 99 cents and the full retail version of Backbreaker (which includes a 'Tackle Alley' mode) now goes for less even brand new. While there has been little promotion for Vengea...

Today NaturalMotion announced that Backbreaker: Vengeance is set to release Wednesday June 29th on Xbox Live Arcade. A timed exclusive for the Xbox 360 it will follow for the PS3 sometime this summer. Despite the release news and being only a week away the company did not reveal the price. Based on the 'Tackle Alley' mini-game and popular mobile version of the same name that introduced a defensive mode and obstacles, Backbreaker: Vengeance features three modes with 70 challenges that will...