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EA Sports Celebrates NCAA Football 12 With The Sexy Sax Man

College football is all about tradition. The tradition of the NCAA Football 12 development team is the godawful annoying “Alpha song,” played every night while the game is in its alpha build. This year’s song was Wham!’s “Careless Whisper,” the signature tune of the Sexy Sax Man.

May 30, 2011
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Reaching For The Brass Ring On NCAA Football 12′s Coaching Carousel

Ben Haumiller’s got a job for me. Several jobs, actually, but they’re all in NCAA Football 12‘s new career mode, the “Coaching Carousel.” Haumiller, the game’s producer, explains it all using an offensive coordinator named Owen O’Cain as an example. Who the hell is Owen O’Cain?

May 26, 2011
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New Features Aren’t All Free In NCAA 12

There may not be any optimal time to tell gamers about all the microtransactions and DLC for which they can expect to pay extra in an upcoming release. But the official reveal of a game’s main features – the stuff folks expect to come with the $US59.99 retail price – would probably be the least optimal.

May 5, 2011
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Judge Tosses College Athlete’s Claims Against EA Sports

A federal judge on Monday threw out a former college quarterback’s claim against EA Sports, regarding the use of his likeness in past versions of NCAA Football. While the ruling clears Electronic Arts in a legal sense, Samuel Keller’s claims still will proceed against the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company, and the outcome still could have ramifications for the popular sports video game.

April 21, 2011
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Fans Vote Heisman Winner For The NCAA 12 Cover

Alabama’s Mark Ingram, the 2009 Heisman Trophy winner, was voted the cover athlete of NCAA Football 12, whose debut trailer you saw yesterday.

April 7, 2011
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NCAA Football Radios In For Artillery Help

Several weeks back we mentioned NCAA Football 12′s developers were looking for some crowdsourced research on where the bands sit at all 120 college football stadiums. Now they need to know if your alma mater fires a cannon at the games and, if so, what type.

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Last Chance To Hop Off The EA NFL Class-Action Lawsuit Train

The Madden NFL-inspired Pecover Vs EA federal class-action antitrust lawsuit picks up steam, as law firm Hagens Berman notifies class members they have until June 25 to be excluded from a potential payday.

March 11, 2011
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Mod Resurrects March Madness In NBA 2K11

EA Sports’ NCAA Basketball bit the dust after its 2009 release; 2K Sports’ College Hoops 2K series cashed out two years before. With Selection Sunday three days away and March Madness upon us, how’s a gamer to satisfy his basketball jones?

February 14, 2011
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Why Hollywood Is Fighting A Video Game Lawsuit

The long-running attempts by former college football players to earn a share of EA’s revenues from the NCAA series won’t just affect video games and “amateur” athletics. It could hit music, TV, movies and comic books, too.

January 23, 2011
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Why Does EA Sports Want To Know Where The Band Sits?

I have no idea what this signifies, but the fact they’re asking is curious. EA Sports wants to know where the band sits in all 120 stadiums in major college football. Band geeks are marching to the rescue.

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