Author Bio
Chris SannerHome Town: Bethany, OK
Sports: Football, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Wrestling
Games: The Show, NCAA Football, NHL, FIFA, NBA 2K
Teams: The Sooners, Rangers, Thunder, Chiefs
OS Username: MMChrisS
Tags: Live: MMChrisS PSN: OSChrisS
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
04:15 PM - August 23, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chris Sanner
Just added a new video of gameplay footage mixed with commentary from myself. Definitely think the game is more solid fundamentally than previous years, but it definitely feels very familiar. So anyone wanting a completely new experience will be disappointed for sure.
You can also view the video on our YouTube Channel.
Friday, August 19, 2011
12:41 PM - August 19, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chris Sanner
Yes, we know. There are a lot of bugs within NCAA Football 12 that are still waiting to be resolved.
However, as we wait for Title Update #2, there have been some great Slider Sets brought to us by OS'ers in our NCAA Football Sliders Forum. In order to make this process of finding a set as easy as possible, here's a quick and dirty list of the top picks thus far within the community.
Heisman Sliders
SECElite's 2012 Heisman Sliders
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Matt10's Heisman Sliders
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firktaf's Heisman Sliders
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All-American Sliders
SN's All-American Sliders
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SECElite's 2012 All-American Sliders
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Varsity Sliders
mkharsh33 Varsity/Slow Speed/8 Min Sliders
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
12:48 PM - August 17, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chris Sanner
Last night's show was pretty darned solid, and if you happen to be a fan of WWE video games we have A LOT of info about the upcoming WWE '12 game jam-packed in within the show from last night!
Official Show Description: Chris and Christian are back to talk Madden NFL 12, the NCAA bug saga, and so much more. We will also be joined by Scott Burress (aka ExtremeGamer) for his thoughts on WWE '12! Were going to cover a ton of topics AND take your phone calls. Thats right, look out world!
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
02:53 PM - August 16, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chris Sanner
I'm checking in today with another trailer commentary, this time I'm breaking down FIFA Street. It's definitely an intriguing little title. Not sure how excited I am since I had high hopes for EA's new IPs (ahem MLB) and we've gotten Tennis and Soccer, two very non-American preferred sports thus far. But we'll take what we can get right? You can also check out the video on our YouTube channel as well.
10:50 AM - August 16, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chris Sanner
Amid yesterday's news that gaming sales went into the toilet thanks to a weak gaming lineup mixed with depressed consumer sentiment -- we see analysts try to break it down for what all this might mean today. First up is Zacks:
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For those who don't want to read the entire report (which is quite short regardless), analysts conclude that the gaming industry is weak and August should see sales fall by 30% or more as well. The industry will get a turn upwards with big box retail games hitting soon -- but the physical disk based business seems to be suffering right now. The $60 price tags and lack of quality titles definitely has worked against gaming publishers this summer.
It's definitely something we've got to keep an eye on, because the last time the gaming industry went through this type of a slump we lost several long running and quality titles. While most current titles are now on firmer footing (the weak ones were already eliminated), there are still several titles which are intended to be franchises which could be scrapped (EA Sports MMA being one notable example).
We'll be keeping an eye on this.
Monday, August 15, 2011
11:13 AM - August 15, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chris Sanner
The NPD monthly report is out and it's ugly for the video game industry. Game industry sales dropped by 26% in the month, which is a huge collapse, driven mostly by hardware's inability to keep selling with consumers -- perhaps that market is close to being tapped out eh? While the report has a lot of negatives, there are some bright spots for sports gaming.
Most notable is NCAA Football 12's spot at the top:
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
11:13 AM - August 11, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chris Sanner
Check out the Grand Slam Tennis 2 debut trailer here! The game was announced earlier on OS, you can check out this news post to get the full details on the game. You can also watch this trailer on YouTube.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
07:44 PM - August 10, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chris Sanner
We spent almost the entire radio show last night talking about the Madden NFL 12 Demo and taking your calls. There were a lot of good points brought up and the discussion was solid. Catch the replay by using the player below!!
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
06:22 PM - August 9, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chris Sanner
If you haven't played the Madden NFL 12 demo (or coincidentally, want to know what I think about the demo before I get my hands on the retail version to review) -- check out our newest video. I basically talk over the gameplay and just give some real time impressions about it. You can hear more from me tonight on the OS Radio Show at 8:30 EST!!!
12:33 PM - August 9, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chris Sanner
Another big day for the OS Radio Show tonight! Chris and Christian are discussing Madden NFL 12's demo and taking calls with your impressions and concerns tonight! We will also be discussing the potential ramifications of the top leadership position at EA Sports changing from Peter Moore to Andrew Wilson. All this and much more, tune in tonight and be a part of the show!!
Listen to the Show Here
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
02:52 PM - August 2, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chris Sanner
Well, it looks like we have a firestorm of conversation today, just in time for our next edition of OS Radio! OS Executive Editor Chris Sanner (and future Madden reviewer) will talk with OS Staff Writer Christian McLeod about the new program launched by EA Sports today as well as mix in some talk about Madden, NCAA Football, and more. If you want your voice heard, be aware we will be taking your calls throughout the show -- so be sure to tune in, call in, and participate in yet another 'sure to be' banner edition of OS Radio tonight at 8:30 EST!
Listen Link (active starting this evening)
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
12:27 PM - July 26, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chris Sanner
After we've heard rumors and rumors of rumors about EA Sports contemplating a subscription cloud based service for it's games, we get a senior exec saying the same things in an interview, basically making all we've heard to be true.
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What does it mean? Well as I've pointed out each week on the OS Radio Show (we even talked about this specific article on there last night), this is the likely future of gaming. It makes too much sense from a cost/development cycle perspective not to do.
For the customer, I'd expect this might be something coming in the next generation of consoles (2014-2015). Depending on how stupid console manufacturers are, we could see physical media completely go away and the cloud take over gaming by then. Of course, with SD Card Memory Prices falling so rapidly maybe it's got a future in gaming as a media? 8 GB Cards currently go for just over 10 bucks, and the actual cost of manufacturing them can't be much higher than a Blu-Ray disk these days.
The way I envision it is that each publisher would offer monthly or annual subscriptions to games. Basically you'd pay $60 for access to a game for a year -- and then I can see a publisher basically bringing in annual packages for their entire lineup at a cost savings. So it'd be $40/month for every EA Sports Title through the whole year.
This could indicate that you could see development cycles which are never finished per-se, as games are continually updated and added to throughout the year. Regardless, it's an interesting conversation which is all heresay up until the point the future of gaming is revealed in the new Sony and Microsoft offerings, likely next June (or the one after that) at E3.
Monday, July 25, 2011
04:18 PM - July 25, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chris Sanner
The Operation Sports Radio show goes live tonight at 8:30 PM EST!!! Chris Sanner and Christian McLeod will be discussing all of the latest developments with NCAA Football 12, what the bugs mean, and more! We'll also discuss the online communities feature in Madden and we will have Ryno from Tradition Sports on to talk about what they have planned for this season!
Be sure to tune in at the link below tonight at 8:30 EST!!!
Listen to the OS Radio Show
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
06:19 PM - July 20, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chris Sanner
If you like Hip-Hop be sure to give this a watch and let Star Mike know what you think by commenting on his video (or this post). He's young, fresh, and his song's pretty darned good. What say you 2K? Are you going to give a kid a chance at his dream? Here's to hoping!
12:07 AM - July 20, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chris Sanner
Want to listen to last night's Radio show? Here's how, first you can simply use the embedded YouTube player below. Alternatively, you can hit up this link to listen to the show on BlogTalkRadio. And lastly, you can find the show on [iTunes.
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