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Friday, April 22, 2011

Madden vs NCAA

Posted on April 22, 2011 at 11:22 AM.

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Why are these two franchises so far apart when they should be working together? They both should be using the same engine, the same graphics, the same animations and the same presentation aspects.

Transition lighting has been in NCAA for a few years now. Is it in Madden? No. How can that be? ESPN has been in NCAA for a while now. Does Madden take advantage of the ESPN license? No. How can that be?

What is going on over in the Madden department? You would think that ... Read More

Monday, September 20, 2010

NHL 11: Drop-in Games are the Savior of Online Play

Posted on September 20, 2010 at 12:09 PM.

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EA made it really hard to play against friends in this years OTP and also non-existent in HUT. So the only saving grace we have for playing online against friends in a team format is the drop-in game feature. Oh, what a feature it is. Not only can you experience full 6 on 6 or 5 on 5 competitive games, not only can you actually accumulate stats for your online Be-A-Pro guy, but the most important thing about drop-in games is that you can play with or against a group of friends all by simply pressing ... Read More