WTF is going on at EA Sports? First came the manifold glitches and problems in NCAA 09, now we’re seeing accounts of corrupt profiles forcing Xbox 360 racers to ditch their gamesaves and start all over.
After reaching a certain level of progress — the theory is cumulative laps driven, as it’s struck gamers at differing points in their careers — the profile becomes corrupted and freezes the game right at the load screen. There is no other way to play the game except to delete the file and start all over. You can see a video of it here – but it takes 7 minutes to explain what was just said above. There is, however, a swell parakeet whistling in the background.
Gamers racing to picked up EA’s NASCAR 09 when it hits store shelves this June will be greeted by the smiling face of NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon. The four-time Winston Cup, three-time Daytona 500 winner will be lending more than his face to the franchise, as he will also be acting as your guide and mentor throughout this year’s new career mode, “Sprint for the Cup”.
“It’s exciting being on the cover of NASCAR 09,” says Gordon. “The game is as real as it gets and it’s been great being involved with it on this level. I look forward to helping gamers in NASCAR 09.”
Awww, the guy is just too damn nice. It also helps that he is the only person in the entire world I would instantly recognise as a NASCAR driver, mainly due to his cameo in Looney Tunes: Back in Action. Sad, I know.
