Author Bio
Chase BecotteHome Town: Nomads don't have home towns
Sports: A bunch
Games: Too many to list
Teams: Sixers, Flyers, Pirates
OS Username: ChaseB
Tags: PS3: Slizeezyc / 360: Slizeezyc
Friday, July 1, 2011
11:57 AM - July 1, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
Serving as the moderator for this edition of Fact or Fiction, I wanted to ask some questions that echoed some of the sentiments I had been reading on the site in regards to the NCAA Football 12 demo.
Dustin Toms and Christian McLeod were the two participants this time around, and they had the opportunity to answer those questions.
Read More: Fact or Fiction: NCAA Football 12 Outlook
Thursday, June 30, 2011
03:10 PM - June 30, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
Check out the first NBA 2K12 screenshot, courtesy of 2K Sports. Dirk is shown taking on LeBron and Bosh, but we already know the ending of this story. You can see the high-res screenshot here.
01:02 PM - June 30, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
There are unconfirmed reports that OS staff writer Dustin Toms literally carries around his NES copy Tecmo Super Bowl in his cargo shorts on a daily basis.
While I want to believe that rumor is true, what is fact is that Dustin has been playing Tecmo Bowl Throwback on his iPhone, and he wants to tell you folks whether or not it's worth your time and money.
Read More - Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
11:49 AM - June 29, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
Since the beginning of this current-gen console era, the NCAA Football demo has signified the start of the "summer of football" here at Operation Sports. In many ways it is the most loved and hated time here for many folks, including myself. This time of year spawns excitement, anger and rampant discussion about all things related to video game football, but the NCAA Football demo acts as the catalyst that makes all of it happen.
With that in mind, it only seemed right to dedicate this week's roundtable to talking about the NCAA Football 12 demo. Read on to find out what some of our writers think about the demo at this point.
Read More - Staff Roundtable: NCAA Football 12 Demo Impressions
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Kotaku's Owen Good checks in with the latest on the unknown status that defines EA Sports MMA these days. He spoke with EA Sports’ senior vice president of worldwide development Andrew Wilson about the franchise, as well as EA's feelings about being involved in the fighting genre.
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Source - EA Sports Won’t Say MMA’s Dead, but Won’t Say It’s Getting a Sequel, Either (Kotaku)
Monday, June 20, 2011
07:41 PM - June 20, 2011. Posted by seasprite. Written by Chase Becotte
Details for the NCAA Football 12 demo have been released, according to Platform Nation.
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In addition, the demo will showcase Oregon vs. Texas and Alabama vs. Florida State in four two-minute quarters. There will also be selectable difficulty levels and live tuner packs. You will also have the opportunity to unlock five Pro Combat jerseys for the full retail game.
You can also check out the archived stream below of EA developers playing the demo:
Friday, June 17, 2011
03:09 AM - June 17, 2011. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Chase Becotte
Which Sports Game 'won' the show for you?
Christian McLeod: Madden 12 ran away with my sports game of the show honors based mainly on how big of a leap it is from last year's game. The art style and presentation of the game makes you feel like you are immersed in an NFL broadcast, and the gameplay just feels spot on. I said in my preview that this is going to be a huge year for Madden, and it's nice to finally see the series on the right track.
TD St. Matthew-Daniel: Hands down FIFA 12. In the short time I got to spend with the game, it's clear this game can be this year's NBA 2K11. Any time you can vastly improve control in a sport where ball control is optimal, then there's real potential for greatness at the foundation of the game. EA Sports Football Club also sounds like a feature that could increase the longevity of this year's game much more.
Chase Becotte: I want to say MLB Bobblehead Pros to be edgy, but I will go with WWE '12 instead. I just kept sneaking back to this game at E3 to make more peasants tap out with Alberto Del Rio. Coming off a strong effort with WWE All-Stars and the fact that I was so unimpressed with Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 certainly clouds my judgment a bit, but this game still is making all the right moves this year. From the gameplay to the visuals to the steps taken to make the game look more like a TV broadcast, WWE '12 is finally accepting that it is a sports game and a wrestling game -- not a fighting game.
Read More - OS E3 Coverage Wrap Up Roundtable
Thursday, June 9, 2011
02:54 PM - June 9, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
Need for Speed and on-foot quicktime events would not usually be mashed together, but that's changing with Need for Speed: The Run. Black Box Software is putting together the latest NFS, which centers around the protagonist, Jack, making his way from California to New York. In essence, The Run looks like it's a racing game that wants to be a summer blockbuster.
Read More - OS at E3: Need for Speed: The Run Preview
02:00 PM - June 9, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
MLB Power Pros is back. Fans of the series know that Konami's baseball franchise is a fantastic simulation hidden behind cartoon-like graphics, and Konami's MLB Bobblehead Pros looks to add to the ridiculous graphics while retaining that authentic gameplay goodness.
Read More - OS at E3: MLB Bobblehead Pros
12:56 PM - June 9, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
Some shoddy internet last night stopped us from publishing all of our coverage, so we should have some more previews hitting the site throughout the afternoon. However, at this point we have seen most of the major games. We will spending much of today capturing video, talking to developers to get some community questions answered, and then sneaking off for just a bit to play some non-sports stuff (for shame!).
Be sure to follow Chase Becotte -- I broke my phone last night, so Twitter updates will not be happening often -- Christian McLeod, and TD St. Matthew-Daniel on their Twitter pages to keep up to date with live thoughts from the show floor -- plus the official Operation Sports Twitter account. We will also be providing updates and previews from the show right here on the OS frontpage throughout the week (and beyond).
And once the show ends after today, the coverage won't end. We are planning a podcast, at least one more live chat, and we'll still have plenty of videos we just did not have enough time to upload while here.
It's been a long time coming, but I finally got a chance to play some SSX here at E3. The demo was only showing off the Trick It mode, but since the game is still months and months away, this was not all that surprising. You can read on to find out about my hands-on impressions, as well as some thoughts about the other two unplayable modes, Survive It and Race It.
Read More - OS at E3: SSX Preview
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
11:49 AM - June 8, 2011. Posted by ChaseB. Written by Chase Becotte
Yesterday and into this morning we covered a lot of the big games, including Madden, FIFA, NHL, WWE '12 and NCAA Football. Today we're going to be going hard at it once again because E3 2011 is actually full-up with sports games this year.
Be sure to follow Chase Becotte, Christian Mcleod, and TD St. Matthew-Daniel on their Twitter pages to keep up to date with live thoughts from the show floor -- plus the official Operation Sports Twitter account. We will also be providing updates and previews from the show right here on the OS frontpage throughout the week.
As for today, we will be checking out NBA 2K12, PES 2012, Need for Speed: The Run, MLB Bobblehead Pros (using Konami's Power Pros engine), a whole bunch of mobile games, Supremacy MMA and much more. We also have impressions to write up for SSX and UFC Undisputed 3 (hands-off) at some point as well.
One of our community members, Scott Burress, recently had a chance to play and write about WWE '12. For that reason, this preview is going to be a little shorter because I really would just be repeating a lot of what he had to say. So, what you'll see after the jump is just me hopping around a bit and focusing on some things that stood out here and there in this very promising wrestling (not fighting) reboot.
Read More - OS at E3: WWE '12 Preview
When it comes to talking about FIFA 12 this year, it's all about the "trinity" of new gameplay features: the Impact Engine, precision dribbling and tactical defending. I really talked in-depth about these features -- as well as Pro Player Intelligence -- with gameplay producer Aaron McHardy not to long ago, so this space will be about pure gameplay impressions.
Read More - OS at E3: FIFA 12 Preview
The NHL 12 demo at E3 is based around showing off the new gameplay and presentation advances. For that reason, certain gameplay elements were jacked up to 11 and relatively hard to get a good read on at the show. (More casual gamers love massive checks and broken glass, or the developers just wanted to show off these new changes.) Even with those caveats in mind, NHL 12 is still shaping up to continue its fine progress on the ice.
Read More - OS at E3: NHL 12 Preview
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