Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Madden NFL 12 Upcoming Roster Update Discussion Coming Off Week 14
It was a weekend full of dramatic finishes in the NFL - the improbable Broncos comeback victory, the Texans winning the AFC South with a last second TD, the Titans coming up short to allow that to be clinched, the Lions holding off the Vikings with the help of a missed facemask, and the Cowboys blowing a late-game lead in their typical fashion. Names to look for on the rise due to big performances include Jason Pierre-Paul, Doug Baldwin, Matt Prater, T.J. Yates, Cory Redding, Jake Locker,...
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NFL Blitz Gets Firm Release Date
EA Sports' reboot of NFL Blitz now has a confirmed date for its arrival on XBLA and PSN. The digital-download offering will release on Tuesday January 4th for both the Xbox 360 and PS3 for 1200 MS points or the equivalent $15. Over the weekend Ray Rice won the vote to be the digital cover athlete. Buzz on the game has been positive - and the various modes included sound as though they'll provide good value - but the NFL nixing late hits has seemed to wear down anticipation levels consider...
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NFL Blitz Cover Goes to Ray Rice
Ray Rice has won the vote to become the cover athlete of EA Sports' NFL Blitz. Though a digitally-distributed game the cover art will be used for display and marketing purposes. Rice beat out Patrick Willis and Roddy White for the honor. Blitz, which still doesn't have a definitive release date, is expected to arrive on XBLA and PSN in early January....
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #15 Details
The post-week 13 roster update for Madden NFL 12 is scheduled to be pushed out on Friday for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. This update appears to represent somewhat of a course correction - most of them throughout the season have brought more players up in ratings than down but this time around there are real significant numbers of players that drop for many of the teams. Tom Brady re-joins the 99 overall rated club for the first time since falling out after week three. Ray Rice and Clay Ma...
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The Audio of NFL Blitz
EA Sports has released the latest blog and accompanying video for the upcoming reboot of NFL Blitz. This time around the focus centers on audio - that includes the commentary by Tim Kitzrow (best known as the voice of NBA Jam) and comedian Brian Haley along with details on music and sound effects. (more...)...
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Madden NFL 12 Upcoming Roster Update Discussion Coming Off Week 13
Three quarters of the NFL season is now in the books. Injuries continue to take their toll around the league - Sidney Rice and Marcus McNeill will be headed to the IR and Matt Forte could miss the rest of the regular season. The Redskins may also take a hit as Trent Williams and Fred Davis are expected to be suspended for the remainder of the year. The next roster update for Madden NFL 12 will also see Donovan McNabb dropped from the Vikings and on no team's roster for the first time since ...
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Three Traits Change in Latest Madden NFL 12 Roster Update
The most recent roster update for Madden NFL 12 was the most significant to date in terms of changes being made to player 'traits'. Over the course of the season only six moves had been made to the new system meant to help differentiate players beyond just their ratings. The post-week 12 update added three more - two of which are particularly topical given recent events. Having set up as a likelihood over the last few weeks - discussion on the possibility had been ongoing - Tim Tebow earn...
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NFL Blitz “Cover” Athlete Candidates
Continuing the trend of providing fans an opportunity to vote on a cover athlete - which has been done recently with franchises like NCAA Football, Madden, and Tiger Woods - EA Sports has offered up three candidates for the upcoming reboot of NFL Blitz. Given that it's a digital-download title through XBLA and PSN there will be no actual physical cover for Blitz however it will be promoted with the art that is ultimately chosen. The three players who have earned the honor of being in the ...
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #14 Details
The post-week 12 roster update is scheduled to go out on Friday morning for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The changes were locked in prior to both Sidney Rice and Marcus McNeill moving to the IR so they won't be reflected. Kyle Orton, who last week was picked up by the Chiefs too late in the update process, joins them here. Darrelle Revis has dropped out of the group of 99 rated players by falling a single point while Shane Lechler becomes the first 99 rated punter. The Raiders also got boos...
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Details on the NFL Blitz Store
Many of the previous developer blogs for EA Sports' NFL Blitz have referenced both Blitz "bucks" and the store in which they can be redeemed. Today brings a look at the "Blitz Store" in which that in-game currency is used in purchasing items to customize teams, gain power-ups and cheat codes, acquire players in Elite League mode, and more. Once you have a few fistfuls of Blitz Bucks you can let the shopping spree commence, and the Blitz Store is your one stop shop for anything and everythin...
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