The Line Drive 2/22
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- While it was known that NCAA Football 10 would include the procedural awareness that was discussed for Madden, the first NCAA focused offering has hit the Inside EA Blog here. The feature revealed is not an exciting one but to a small segment of the hardcore base. It is QB Auto-Pass which results in a quasi coach mode.
- As the NFL season has ended the Top 10 videos on EA Sports World for Madden will be taking on some various themes. This week it was Anquan Boldin on a new team. I of course quickly put him on the Seahawks and the highlight I submitted made the cut. You can watch it here (choose Madden Top 10 2/18).
- It was encouraged to see other media outlets such as Kotaku and 5WG picking up on the MLB 2K9 advertising story. This isn’t something that should just be brushed off as it could set a precedent if no one were to speak out against it.
- Last week Ike Diogu was traded to the Sacramento Kings but he was making future plans during All-Star Weekend. First Cuts has an article about how Diogu hopes to work in the video game business after his NBA career is over and has taken on a summer internship at EA Sports.
- Jon Robinson at ESPN has a couple interesting articles which includes how Kevin Durant played MLB 09 The Show so much over All-Star Weekend that he broke the PS3 and Reggie Bush talking about Madden.
- Madden 10 Designer Donny Moore made the statement that Pat White in Madden 10 is reminding him of Mike Vick in Madden 2004. I don’t think you’re going to increase confidence in the title by comparing a rookie QB to one of the most ridiculously dominant video game characters this decade.