Whether it’s on a console, a PC, a smartphone or tablet, hundreds of millions of people play video games every day. Yet most mainstream media covers the industry the same way it treats adult dodge ball leagues and cat fashion shows (both noble ventures, but neither of them multi-billion dollar industries). And the only time you hear legislators discuss video games is when some politician decries them as the death knell for all things righteous [...]

In the wake of Patch #2 for NCAA 12, the moderating staff and community at Utopia wish to express our displeasure and frustration in an open letter to EA and the so called “Game Changers” and “Community Sites.” EA’s NCAA football series served as the catalyst for this site in 2003, and though the Utopia community has evolved to the point that it is no longer centered on EA’s game, we still have a common [...]

As we approach 2012, everyone continues to look forward to the various NFL, NBA, FIFA and other sporting titles that will emerge as the months pass, each one hopefully bringing enough new features to the table to justify an annual release schedule. But where do they go once everything is so nuanced and graphically impressive that games design within sporting titles reaches something of a plateau? We’re constantly bombarded with new ways to control our [...]

Some??? According to plenty of angry forum posts from players of NCAA Football 12, a recent patch for the game has broken or hampered several key features including no-huddle play calling, custom playbooks and, most rampantly, the Dynasty Mode. Apparently, players on both the 360 and PS3 have received frequent “Transfer Failed” errors when attempting to upload the results of games in the online mode. via Some NCAA Football 12 features reportedly broken by patch [...]

Have you checked out Why Would You Punt From There? (!) WWYPFT is a college football blog, hosted by ncaastrategies.com and Utopia forums. So why are we doing this? There’s no shortage of college football coverage online. What we aim to do as a group is give our readers a little bit of everything. There are some of us that like Xs and Os, others who like to tie in comedy and pop culture, Las [...]

They have all the secrets to make you a better Madden gamer. “SUPERIOR KNOWLEDGE OVER THE COMPETITION,” says the website. “DOMINATE ONLINE.” It sounds like a huckster pitch from any of the numerous, unofficial, strategy sites dedicated, for the last decade, to selling tips and secrets to winning in Madden’s gladiatorial multiplayer community. But it’s not. It’s on the front of Prima Games’ Madden site. The well known strategy guide imprint of Random House might [...]

Utopia’s own Makaveli_Reborn (Adam Bates), a former University of Miami football player, lends his thoughts to the recent allegations of cheating at Miami and other institutions. There is an awful lot of righteous indignation floating around college football lately. A man spending the next 20 years of his life in federal prison for fleecing investors out of more than $900 million says he gave some money and benefits to some Miami Hurricanes over the last [...]

If you are still on the fence about NCAA Football 12 then this is an offer that might help. Walmart is currently offering NCAA 12 Football (PS3 or Xbox 360) + $25 eGift Card $60 + Free shipping to store.

I first dreamed about realigning all of the conferences in NCAA Football based entirely on geography back several versions ago, years before it was even possible. I made up a spreadsheet, graphed it all out, spent hours on it. So when I found out that NCAA Football 12 was going to have a robust conference realignment system I got excited about NCAA for the first time in a long time. We already have a Realistic [...]

Watch NCAA 12 Associate Gameplay Designer Mike Scantelbury walk us through how to use the feature and gives you some tips on how he builds a playbook.