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Sports: Football, Baseball, Basketball
Games: The Show, NCAA Football, NHL, FIFA, NBA 2K
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Friday, January 20, 2012
01:40 PM - January 20, 2012. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Chris Sanner
Check out this new producer interview with Grand Slam Tennis 2 Producer Nathan McDonald. In the video, McDonald talks about the 10 year career mode, EA Sports Game Face technology, online features, and more.
What's the best/worst news in the video in your opinion?
If you can't view the video above, check it out on your YouTube channel.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
01:24 PM - January 18, 2012. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Chris Sanner
If you can't view the video above, check it out on our YouTube Channel.
The video features Quentin Rampage Jackson talking about his fighting career from Pride, to WFA, then eventually to the UFC and it relates his story to the career mode in UFC Undisputed 3. It is an absolutely wonderful promo trailer, check it out and let us know what you think! Are you planning on buying the game?
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
04:50 PM - January 17, 2012. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Chris Sanner
In a particularly grizzly report, the NPD group reported that total video game sales slid 21% in December with software sales sliding 14% for the month. This is particularly bad news since December happens to be the height of the shopping season in America and weak sales indicate the industry has taken a step backwards this season. For the entire year, software sales were down 6% compared to 2010, which was a modest drop.
In other related news, Madden NFL 12 appeared amongst the Top 10 selling games of the year. That is a ranking Madden has held onto firmly for several years now.
11:46 AM - January 17, 2012. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Chris Sanner
EA sent us some new screens and info on new golfers and courses set to appear in this years game:
Golfers
Ben Crane - 2011 McGladrey Classic winner & 7 professional wins
Ross Fisher - 2010 Europe Ryder Cup member & 7 professional wins
Dustin Johnson - 2011 British Open runner-up & 2011 Barclays winner
Graeme McDowell - 2010 U.S. Open winner & 8 professional wins
Hunter Mahan - 2010 U.S. Ryder Cup member & 4 professional wins
Courses
The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island (host of 2012 PGA Championship)
Crooked Stick Golf Course (host of 2012 BMW Championship)
Valhalla (hosted 2008 Ryder Cup)
Royal County Down (dating from 1889, is one of the oldest golf clubs in Ireland)
Royal Birkdale (9-time host of The Open Championship)
In all there are 22 PGA Tour Golfers, and 16 courses. If you get the Masters Collectors edition, you will also get five bonus courses including the PGA National Course, Pinehurst Resort (No. 2 Course), Oakmont, The Old White TPC, Straits Course at Whistling Straits.
Are you thinking of the Masters Collectors edition at all? What do you think about the course additions?
11:08 AM - January 17, 2012. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Chris Sanner
While we're not sure what this means other than the fact that a couple of computer nerds/college football players will be bringing coffee to developers -- we'd like to congratulate Richard Mancuso and Clint Oldenburg for getting the chance of a lifetime! Press release follows:
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and LEXINGTON, Ky. – Jan. 17, 2012 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and NCAA Football today announced that Richard Mancuso and Clint Oldenburg will join the EA SPORTS™ NCAA® Football development team as a part of the inaugural EA SPORTS NCAA Football fellowship, a sixteen-week full-time, paid opportunity for former football student-athletes to apply their skills and knowledge of the sport to the development of the NCAA Football videogame.
Mancuso, a computer science and engineering graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was a three-year starting quarterback, New England Football Conference Rookie of the Year, and was awarded the Boston Globe Golden Helmet Award. Oldenburg, a technical journalism graduate of Colorado State University, was a starting offensive lineman for three years and a fifth round NFL draft pick in 2007.
“We put a premium on identifying individuals that combine real-world experience and knowledge of football with talent and passion for video game development,” said Cam Weber, GM of Football, EA SPORTS. “This first-ever fellowship program provides the fantastic opportunity to help us find experienced football student-athletes, such as Richard and Clint, to add to our development teams and help take our game to the next level.”
For the past 18 years, the NCAA Football videogame franchise has delivered the pride and pageantry of game day by connecting players to the emotion of the college football experience. From fight songs to school specific traditions, all 120 Division I FBS college programs are recreated with unparalleled authenticity. The fellows will both contribute to engineering and design development to further enhance the NCAA Football gameplay experience.
“The inaugural fellows program continues to strengthen our relationship with EA, and it gives former football student-athletes an opportunity to turn their passion and skills for the game into a meaningful professional experience,” added David Bertram, Executive Director of NCAA Football, the coalition established to promote college football, which is managed by IMG College, a division of IMG Worldwide.
The fellowship term will run from January 17 to May 4, 2012. Both positions will be based out of the EA Tiburon studio in Orlando, Fla.
NCAA Football is developed in Orlando, Fla. by EA Tiburon. EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, global videogame competitions, and breakthrough digital experiences. EA SPORTS delivers personal access to the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports simulation videogames, including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA JAM, NCAA® Football, Fight Night boxing, EA SPORTS MMA, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® golf, and EA SPORTS Active. For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs, forums and game apps, please visit www.easports.com to connect, share and compete.
Monday, January 2, 2012
10:41 AM - January 2, 2012. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Chris Sanner
The team based sports game of the year is always the most popular award here at Operation Sports -- mainly because the sports represented in this award are also the most popular. Games in contention for this award include Madden, NBA 2K, MLB: The Show, FIFA, NCAA Football and other similar titles.
2011's year for Team-based sports gaming was a bit disappointing on many fronts. Several games shipped with major bugs and one in particular (NBA 2K12) took a noticeable step backwards in terms of fan enthusiasm. This is all to be expected as we have yet to have a game win the Team-Based game of the year back-to-back.
This year's winner was the game which managed to avoid the bug-a-palooza this year and seemed to generally garner the most enthusiasm from the staff: FIFA Soccer 12.
Read More - 2011 Team Based Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 12
2011's year for Team-based sports gaming was a bit disappointing on many fronts. Several games shipped with major bugs and one in particular (NBA 2K12) took a noticeable step backwards in terms of fan enthusiasm. This is all to be expected as we have yet to have a game win the Team-Based game of the year back-to-back.
This year's winner was the game which managed to avoid the bug-a-palooza this year and seemed to generally garner the most enthusiasm from the staff: FIFA Soccer 12.
Read More - 2011 Team Based Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 12
Friday, December 30, 2011
12:16 PM - December 30, 2011. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Chris Sanner
The Individual Sports Game of the Year category includes games which the focus of the sport is on an individual moreso than a team. While your an make arguments that NASCAR could be considered a team sport, or how the WWE isn't really about a sport -- all games that focus on individual action go in this category.
This year, the competition in this category was actually quite good, as there were several really good titles to choose from. Top Spin 4 was the best game no one played, Fight Night Champion had our most innovative feature of the year (Champion Mode), you had excellent outings from both DiRT 3 and WWE '12 as well.
But the crown was always Forza Motorsport 4's to lose. The game is so overwhelmingly awesome that despite great efforts from other developers, there really wasn't any question as to who was going to win this category.
Read More - 2011 Individual Sports Game of the Year: Forza 4
This year, the competition in this category was actually quite good, as there were several really good titles to choose from. Top Spin 4 was the best game no one played, Fight Night Champion had our most innovative feature of the year (Champion Mode), you had excellent outings from both DiRT 3 and WWE '12 as well.
But the crown was always Forza Motorsport 4's to lose. The game is so overwhelmingly awesome that despite great efforts from other developers, there really wasn't any question as to who was going to win this category.
Read More - 2011 Individual Sports Game of the Year: Forza 4
Thursday, December 29, 2011
10:50 AM - December 29, 2011. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Chris Sanner
The independently developed sports game category is a category that has traditionally been held down by Out of the Park Baseball for several years running. While there were some solid and strong challengers to OOTP 12 this season, that trend has not changed in 2011.
Markus Heinsohn and crew have taken Out of the Park Baseball 12 to the next level, and in response we were impressed here at OS -- the game received our first 9.5 rating in over 4 years.
Read More - 2011 Independent Sports Game of the Year: OOTP 12
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
01:10 PM - December 28, 2011. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Chris Sanner
When it came to arcade sports gaming in 2011, there weren't as many options as you'd typically expect. In 2012, NFL Blitz, FIFA Street, and more promise to hit your consoles and give plenty of options to gamers look for a non-sim but fun sports gaming fix. This year, MLB Bobblehead Pros, NBA Jam: On Fire Edition, and WWE All-Stars were the most serious contenders to the crown of Arcade Sports Game of the Year.
While the voting in this category was extremely close among staff members, the well reviewed WWE All-Stars took home the crown as the Arcade Sports Game of the Year.
Read More - 2011 Arcade Sports Game of the Year: WWE All-Stars
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
01:46 PM - December 27, 2011. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Chris Sanner
This past year wasn't a year of revolution for many sports games but rather evolution. While there were some interesting new features introduced to our favorite games, from the Coaching Carousel in NCAA Football 12 to the Impact Physics Engine of FIFA -- it seemed to always be a two horse race between NBA's Greatest Mode in NBA 2K12 and Champion Mode from Fight Night Champion for the OS Staff Writers.
The voting in this category was closer than any other category for the staff here at OS, but Champion Mode ended up taking the win in this category.
Read More - Most Innovative Feature of 2011: Champion Mode
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
10:10 AM - December 20, 2011. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Chris Sanner
It's the end of the year which means it's once again time for the annual Stevies! This year we've made a few changes to the format, as we have gone with fewer overall categories (some were just plain redundant) and we have basically shortened the voting period. You have from now until Christmas to cast your vote in each of five categories which we are handing out Game of the Year Awards. Here are the relevant links to each!
Team-Based Sports Game of the Year
Individual-Based Sports Game of the Year
Arcade Sports Game of the Year
Independent Sports Game of the Year
Most Innovative Feature of the Year
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
10:52 AM - December 7, 2011. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Chris Sanner
For the first time in a long time, there may finally be some DLC for a sports game that is worth purchasing.
NBA 2K12’s Legends Showase brings to life New York’s Time Square with even more legends than the original retail product. The content includes new game modes and the ability to take classic teams online and into your own dynasty. I’m sure most gamers are on the fence about getting the DLC, so here is a guide that should help you make the final decision.
Read More - NBA 2K12 Legends Showcase Review
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
01:46 PM - November 8, 2011. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Chris Sanner
Ronnie tweeted this afternoon that the NBA 2K12 patch released last week for PS3 was approved by Microsoft and should be live soon. What do you think 360 users? Are you ready for the patch?
Thursday, November 3, 2011
02:15 PM - November 3, 2011. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Bo McCready
OS Staff Writers, by now you have all heard the news about the fourth NCAA title update not including a fix for player tendencies. To some this is an absolutely huge deal and to others it seems as if they are perfectly content with the game as-is. But let's go beyond that; let's discuss whether the string of bugs this year, plus the lack of any patchable resolution will be detrimental to NCAA 13, or will the blunders of NCAA Football 12 be forgotten by many next July?
Read More - OS Roundtable: The Player Tendencies Snafu - Short Term Blunder or Long Term Mistake?
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
10:30 AM - October 26, 2011. Posted by MMChrisS. Written by Chris Sanner
The “Y” button on my Xbox 360 controller makes a horrible squeaking noise, as if Ndamukong Suh had squashed it like Jay Cutler.
For anyone who has logged any significant amount of time playing Madden 12's revamped franchise mode, they probably have a similar controller-busting story of navigating the muddled menus the mode has to offer.
That poor Y button — the good ol’ “triangle” for you PS3 users — is getting a lot of work these days. The poor menu system is one of the most popular gripes on forums filled with Madden fans willing to vent their views on the game.
It has me asking 'Why?'
But don’t fret, there are ways to mitigate the muddled mess of the franchise menus.
Read More - Making the Most out of Madden NFL 12's Muddled Franchise Menus
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