NFL Tour: Producer Video 2: Controls HD

EA's upcoming NFL Street revival, NFL Tour, is looking to be sharp. Jason Barnes, the Creative Director of the title, explains that the offense and defense only really needs one button to counter out a dive, or initiate it. That simple button press comes with a bunch of animation for the move you just used. Enjoy the watch!

NFL Tour: Producer Video 1: Concept & Story

A new Producer Video for NFL Tour explaining the concept & story of the title. Creative Designer, Jason Barnes says it so exciting, that your going to be screaming. We will see Jason, we will see.

NFL Tour Teaser

EA Sports' upcoming football game NFL Tour is taking over the NFL Street series. Will it succeed? Watch the video and you tell us.

NFL Tour Runs Faster on Xbox 360 Than PLAYSTATION 3?

Last week, Electronic Arts showed the new NFL title, NFL Tour for the PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360 at the E for All 2007 expo in L.A. The Xbox 360 had a faster frame rate and better animation than the PLAYSTATION 3 version at the show.

Both versions of the upcoming arcade football title were displayed side-by-side at E for All. The Xbox 360 version held a faster frame rate at 60 frames per second. Colors were vibrant and animations were solid. (Video here)

The PLAYSTATION 3 version held at 30 frames per second, a respectable standard, but half the rate of the rival version. Additionally, the title looked less complete than the Xbox 360 build and yielded apparent collision and animation issues. (Video here)

EA in Aug. released Madden NFL 08 to the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 to similar observations - the Xbox 360 version is 60 frames per second and the PS3 version is 30 frames per second.

While recent comparisons may leave an impression of a weaker PLAYSTATION 3 hardware, Sony Corp.'s basketball offering NBA 08 runs at a top 60 frames per second in full 1080p high-definition resolution.

Additionally, a developer for Activision Inc.'s Call of Duty 4 told message board readers in Aug. that the PLAYSTATION 3 version will run at 60 frames per second with full anti-aliasing like the Xbox 360 counterpart.

Peter Moore stated a while back that all PLAYSTATION 3 games from them will run at 60fps from then on. Did Peter lie?

[Via Punch Jump]

Call of Duty 4: Prestige Mode Revealed

In the latest episode of SpikeTV's Game Head, they reveal Prestige Mode for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Prestige mode is a way for competitive gamers to seperate themselves from the rest of the gamers. In place of your rank, it says "I'm Awesome, your not".

Also in this episode of Game Head is a ten second preview of EA Sports' upcoming NFL Tour, the new NFL Street series.

IGN: NFL Tour Preview

NFL Street 1, 2, and 3 were very dear games in our hearts. But after so many jumps, gravity defying tricks, wall runs, and flying touchdowns, the series begins to get a little old. So now, EA Sports is reinventing the series with their upcoming game, NFL Tour. The IGN preview:

Forget street cred and stealing players with this game -- the concept behind NFL Tour is more about going through a NFL branded entertainment experience. The league sets up a traveling roadshow (akin to a summer league), and plays in 15 separate locations around the country, with spotlights, fireworks, concert stages and other amusements for fans. The main attraction, of course, is the seven on seven football game between squads. Similar to previous NFL Street games, the field is shorter than regulation sized fields and features arena football style walls to run along, although for only short distances. However, there are some variations to the formula in NFL Tour: the field doesn't have barrels, boxes or other items that you can use to hop onto, or powerups to collect. Games will take about 15 minutes of real time to play, as NFL Tour's field action is divided into 2 minute halves with automatic clock stoppage at the end of every play. You also won't have to field the same players on both sides of the ball; this time around, you'll be able to control the offensive and defensive squads of a team as you try to outscore your opponents.

You'll have a number of running and passing plays available to you on offense, but there's a new one button passing mechanic that will definitely appeal to old school football game fans. Similar to Tecmo Bowl and other football classics, players automatically know who their primary receiver is, and can toss the ball to them at any time. By hitting a button, they can run their checks and switch to another receiver that's open and pass the ball to them. It's incredibly simple and intuitive, and adds a dimension of speed to the passing game. Madden fans need not fear, because there will be an option to set your passing game up with a Madden pass scheme if you don't like this new format.

This isn't the only feature that's been remade -- onfield gameplay now revolves around the new Total Collision Control System, which determines whether or not a player is tackled during a play. Any player, whether they're on offense or defense, can initiate contact and perform a button timed mini-game to "reverse" the effects of the collision: on offense, this means eluding the tackle, while on defense it means adding a little additional power behind a hit. However, this isn't a fastest fingers contest; players have to time their buttons with the appearance of the icon on screen or they'll fail. Successful reversals for the collision adds to your Smash Meter (NFL Tour's replacement for the Gamebreaker), which, once filled, allows you to pull off a powerful offensive or defensive play. While the demo build that we saw didn't have this feature implemented, we were told that it won't be as unstoppable or as completely game changing as the Gamebreakers of old.

Apart from the quick games, we found that there will be two mini-games included in the title: Smash and Dash and Red Zone Rush. Smash and Dash is similar to the Crush the Carrier mode from the previous Street games, although the arena that you're playing in will have eighteen separate sides with walls that you can bounce off. Red Zone Rush, on the other hand, is similar to the Madden Open Field Showdown mini-game, where you try to score as many times as possible before time runs out. These join the primary feature, the NFL Tour mode, which focuses around your created player as he joins your favorite squad and tries to perform well, with the hope of eventually making his way into an NFL contract when the Tour is over. We'll have more on the title as soon as it becomes available, but for now, check out the latest screens of the game.

This seems to be shaping up to be a great title, and you can expect a review from us upon the release of this game.

[Via IGN]

Peter Moore Unveils New EA Sports Title

Today is Moore's second day on the job. Moore confirmed that the NHL, NBA, and FIFA franchises will all be coming to the PlayStation 3 this year. "All making their next-gen debut on my new favorite platform," he said to palpable laughter. After using a PlayStation 3 controller for a demonstration, the executive quipped, "Yes, he's holding a PS3 controller. Cute."

Referring to the Madden series and asserting its "18 years of constant innovation," Moore then moved the briefing into announcement territory.

EA Sports GameShow will allow players to compete against eachother in the realm of sports trivia, with questions streaming to participants via text, audio and video. The PC game will be free to download and play, and provide new programming on a "daily basis."

Moore brought quarterback Alex Smith of the San Francisco 49ers to the stage to demonstrate the new title. The first question posed to Smith: "A young English football star who lead Yale high school to a national championship in 1974." The answer? Peter Moore.

As Smith prepared to leave the stage, Moore noted that the 49ers will be playing the Arizona Cardinals in the next few days. Smith responded, "It's only the Cardinals."

In talking on his company's recently announced football title NFL Tour (PS3, X360), Moore described the game as being a "more arcade experience" in comparison to a game like Madden. "It allows you to extend your football experience through Spring," he said.

[Via ShackNews]