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EA Sports reaching out to the community
Recently EA Sports released a press release seeking those in the soccer gaming community who would like to volunteer to contribute to the game/s they obsess over. EA SPORTS is expanding our football data and reference research community and need people who have the expertise and dedication to edit and collect data/reference material related to their favorite club. Do you feel you know more about your team than your club’s manager? Could you tell your mates how many games your centre pl...
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Who should be on the cover of Madden 08?
With the NFL season wrapped up, it comes time yet again to begin speculation on who will be on the cover of the upcoming Madden. Its safe to assume there won’t be another runningback, quarterback, or linebacker due to their appearances in recent years. You can also scratch offensive lineman off the list since they aren’t seen as marketable enough. Generally the cover athlete will be related to the big selling-point feature addition. Examples would be Michael Vick with ‘Playmaker’ a...
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Official site for Madden 08 launches
EA Sports has launched the official website for Madden NFL 08. At this time it is in the early stages and only offers a new team specific wallpaper each day leading up to the NFL Draft. There is also the opportunity to pre-order the game as well as sign up for a newsletter that will be offering content down the line. With the NCAA Football promotion expected to start heating up, its unlikely any big news on the upcoming Madden will be released prior to the draft. However there are likely to b...
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Can All-Pro Football become a success?
With the announcement that 2K Sports would be releasing All-Pro Football 2K8 this year came the debate regarding whether or not it could reach the masses and how well it could potentially do overall. Clearly there is a hardcore base of fans that is excited over the release. However that small group can not support the game alone. Lets take a look at some factors to consider: 1) The hardcore fans that are excited about this game are in the minority. As vocal as they are, the representation ...
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NBA Street: Homecourt Review (Xbox 360)
With NBA Street Homecourt, EA takes the series exclusively onto the Next-Gen systems with the Xbox 360 and the PS3. This title provides a whole new level of risk-reward and strategy that has not been present in previous versions while fully utilizing the advantages of the new systems. Homecourt was built completely from the ground up for the new generation, and the benefits are obvious. The game runs at 60fps in most resolutions while offering the option of 1080p. The graphics and animations ...
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April Fools Joke, or unfunny lame attempt at an April Fools Joke?
Well the April editions of gaming magazines are making their way out, and that means its time for the classic move of posting false info instead of real news. Surprise, they gotcha again! Gameinformer magazine has avoided bucking this annoying trend. This time around they've taken a shot at Madden. (more…)...
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