EA Sports have launched their official NCAA Football 11 blog. EA had previously announced a bunch of small additions to the game - including refs on the field during gameplay - and have added some new details including specific information about player equipment.
It's early March, and If you are reading this post it's a safe bet that you are pretty hardcore about NCAA Football, so let's start things off with a few of the improvements we are adding that you the fans have been asking for. This is just the first taste of a long list of additions for this year's game, so before anyone gets up in arms about something not being in this year's game just remember, it's a long way until July.
The first screenshot of NCAA 11 has been posted on ESPN Videogames. It's an impressive looking image and along with the first image of the game, EA has also chosen this ESPN article to announce some new additions to the game for this years iteration.
"ESPN caught up with producers Haumiller and Russ Kiniry to get the dirt on some of the improvements being made to "NCAA Football 11" that they will be blogging about for EA Sports beginning next week. And while a slew of much bigger features will be announced in the near future, anyone who plays the game passionately will find some additions to the game in this list that have been sorely needed for years."
You can follow the mock draft that is currently underway over on the EASportsFans.com forums to see who the members are picking and how the draft is progressing. ... More
EA is adapting the Ultimate Team DLC to accommodate issues as they arise. In a forum post at EASports.com, developer Josh Looman posted "I wanted to let you guys know that we've made a major change to how contracts work in online games to hopefully combat problems with disconnects and quitters." Sounds promising...
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IGN has posted up a video from the recent Madden Bowl event in Florida where they spoke to a bunch of NFL stars about their hopes for Madden NFL 11. Among the players they talk to are Chris Johnson, Mark Sanchez and Miles Austin.
The word is that the final Madden 10 roster update might not in fact be the last, as we reported. A campaign to reinstate the retired players who were removed, most notably Cardinals QB Kurt Warner. EA is also currently working on an updated roster for the online franchise mode and we'll have details of both rosters once they become available.
As former college athletes sign up to take legal action against EA for apparently using their "likeness" in a videogame without their consent, Gamespy reports on how those athletes have won round 1 of the dispute - albeit a small moral victory - in a story that has the potential to change future college sports videogames.
"EA and the NCAA sought to have the cases [brought against them by several college athletes], which presiding U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken combined into one suit, dismissed. They argued that O'Bannon and other NCAA athletes forfeit their commercial rights when they sign a release permitting the association to use their images in promotional activities. Judge Wilken denied the motion yesterday, forcing EA and the NCAA to prove they don't use the likenesses of college athletes in games."
The final roster update from EA for Madden NFL 10 has landed. Make sure you check the details, including Kurt Warner who have now been removed due to retirement. ... More
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