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Glitchfest: Chicago Bears’ hidden alternates in Madden

So last night I was playing my week seven game in Madden NFL 11 as the Redskins at the Bears. Early in the first quarter I noticed the Chicago Bears players on the sideline all had on some special alternate uniform. Check it out… The glitch existed throughout the entire game, only slightly hampering the overall [ READ MORE ]

Drew Brees graces Madden 11

Drew Brees, the rocket-armed QB of the New Orleans Saints will grace the cover of Madden NFL 11, out August 11 for the PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PS2 and PSP. Brees beat out Jared Allen and Reggie Wayne in a fan voting contest – and that’s not quite surprising to me. He easily was the [ READ MORE ]

The impending Backbreaker letdown…

Is it possible Backbreaker really isn’t as good as many of us have hoped it would be? Game Informer featured an extensive preview on its website today, and let’s just say there has been plenty of negative energy circulating about the game since the feature ran. Let’s dip into the bad stuff: Team customization seems fairly deep, but [ READ MORE ]

TheSportsGamer atwitter 3/23

Time for a look at the latest twitters and tweets in the sports gaming world on Tuesday… Big news for Madden fans as EA released its first detailed info about the new Madden NFL 11 game through IGN. EA is using some nifty new tool called the “Catch Debugging Tool” to generate more realistic AI decisions [ READ MORE ]

TheSportsGamer atwitter…

Because I’ve been working for the weekend (and will be on the weekend), I dug through my twitter feed to find the latest sports gaming nuggets for y’all. Operation Sports has a very cool interview with Tecmo Bowl Throwback Producer, Mike Fahrny. You can read it here. Definitely looking forward to this one, especially the multiplayer and [ READ MORE ]

120 ways to win in NCAA Football 11…

…and now I ask you, what does that mean? The NCAA Football 11 website debuted with a teaser trailer on its website along with the tagline “120 ways to win”. Now, of course, 120 is the amount of teams in the FBS, but if this is the official tagline for the retail release – then it’s gotta point [ READ MORE ]

It’s never too early for NCAA Football news

The recent announcement that EA was putting the NCAA Basketball series on indefinite hold hasn’t stopped the company from moving forward with some very early info on NCAA Football 11. EA posted an early screenshot (click here) and detailed nine improvements that, while minor, were definitely part of many gamer’s wishlists entering this year. For one, [ READ MORE ]

Monday headlines

Ah, welcome to our latest “feature”. Monday headlines gets the new week started with the latest news and gossip and hot links from the sports gaming community. Without further ado, let’s hit it… We are just one week away from the release of MLB 10: The Show and MLB 2K10. Obviously I’m planning at least a [ READ MORE ]

Madden Super Bowl sim goes Colts way…in a big way

As some of my readers may know already (have you read the ‘About’ tab yet?), I double as a “real” sportswriter for the Billings Gazette. Featured in today’s Super Bowl edition of the paper was my Madden 10 simulation of tonight’s Colts-Saints showdown. I’m sorry Saints fans, this one was pretty much decided before kickoff. The [ READ MORE ]

Who’s got your vote?

Madden NFL 11 cover athlete voting kicks off today, with users given the chance to vote between Drew Brees, Reggie Wayne and Jared Allen. To vote just head over to the Doritos Change the Game website here. Personally, I think Brees has got it in the bag regardless of the outcome of Sunday’s game, he’s easily [ READ MORE ]