Back from E3

[Russell_Kiniry_EA]

Been a while guys, sorry...

Between finishing NCAA 10, some family health issues, and the trip to E3 I've been unable to get around much in the last few weeks. Hopefully things return to a bit more normal state soon.

I'm going to take some time this week to look at the boards and see what I can answer/comment on.

But yeah, there were some impressive games at the show (both EA and other companies) and I hope some of you guys got to stop by and check out NCAA.

-Russ

[moylan1234]

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welcome back i love the vids i've seen and can't wait for the game one quick question. over on strategies they're discussing the play clock. will it cut from 40 to 25 like last year or count down all the way from 40?

[yanks26ngoin]

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Russ, were there any significant changes made to Campus Legend, other then renaming it Road to Glory?

Also, was the E3 build the final build of NCAA 10? What was your favorite game shown at E3, other than the games Tiburon developed?

[jp7588]

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Good luck with the family health issues. I hope all is well.

So..... When are we getting a demo?

If you can't answer that I understand, I've got another question. The popular opinion amongst those who got to play the game is that it plays largely the same as last year. What do you think about that? I know after IGN posted a preview saying it felt pretty much the same as '09 on the field OMT posted here that he completely disagreed with that. Just wanted to get your 2 cents.

I also think OMT mentioned a gameplay feature that had not been revealed to the public yet (this was before E3, if it actually happened). Am I crazy? I don't remember hearing about anything new.

There's no doubt that it feels very similar to last year's NCAA on the field. The default gameplay camera angles are the same, animations are carried out at the same speed and the general ebb and flow on the field is the same that I remember from years gone by. That's certainly not a bad thing, but it's definitely going to feel like familiar territory to series veterans.

I can't disagree with this guy more. NCAA 10 plays nothing like 09. There is no "wide open gameplay," there is a pocket and pressure on the QB, the CPU throws deep, there are incomplete passes that aren't dropped, balls get batted down at the line (to name a few things that are very noticable), and there is a big gameplay feature that we haven't announced yet.

Sheesh.

I knew i wasn't crazy

[countryboy]

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First and foremost, I hope everything is ok with your family. Second welcome back.

[JohnDoe8865]

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Hi Russ, hope things are well...

Onto a major issue for the people anticipating NCAA 10 - Rosters on Teambuilder site are completely jacked up. Please let us know, when you get the time, if NCAA 10 is shipping with these rosters. This would really hurt online play because seemingly each team is either missing players or have players that graduated last year.

[MtneerManiac]

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Rosters, rosters, rosters, rosters!

That is my question. Are the rosters on Teambuilder right now the one that will be in the game when it's shipped?

If so ... that's an absolutely HORRIBLE job of doing rosters, whoever did them.

[grunt]

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I am glad you are back because the natives were getting rowdy.

[CKW11]

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Hi Russ, hope things are well...

Onto a major issue for the people anticipating NCAA 10 - Rosters on Teambuilder site are completely jacked up. Please let us know, when you get the time, if NCAA 10 is shipping with these rosters. This would really hurt online play because seemingly each team is either missing players or have players that graduated last year.

Yeah this is a pretty big issue, and me along with alot of other ppl are very VERY curious about this. If you could shed some light on this it would be fantastic.

[Eski33]

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Russell,

One item I was hoping to hear news about was OnLive. Do you have any information in regards to this new console that is supposed to be the future (one console gaming)....

By the way, NCAA 10 is looking sweet. I hope you guys look into bringing back team-specific entrances and classic teams and uniforms. Would love to have the opportunity to replay Catholics vs. Convicts from the 80's.....

[Russell_Kiniry_EA]

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Play Clock will stay like it was last year to keep amount of time you need to finish a game down.

We still have a little to talk about with Campus Legend... But I can't say what yet

It wasn't the exact build that you will see when the game comes out but pretty darn close, there will not be any massive changes.

If I had to pick a top 3 non-Tiburon it would be (in no order): Dante's Inferno, Mass Effect 2, and Alien vs. Predator. At least of the games I actually got to look at game-play. It's hard to push out Splinter Cell and Batman though...

[MtneerManiac]

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I admit it, I laughed.

(Off flame topic: Mass Effect 2 ... good taste, Russ. )

[countryboy]

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Just a quick question. How much tuning will be done between now and when the game finalizes?

Were you able to take any feedback from E3 and make changes to the game based on that feedback? And if so, could you mention a few of the things that were tuned?

[UGA-Showstoppah]

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Hope everything's cool with the family....going through that in my world as well.

I wanted to thank you and the developers for all your work. There's a lot of people on this board who love NCAA and I'm sure I don't speak alone when I say that we appreciate all the work you've all done.

As you can see the Teambuilder rosters being final are a hot subject. Welcome back and thanks for any information you can provide.

[yanks26ngoin]

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Play Clock will stay like it was last year to keep amount of time you need to finish a game down.

We still have a little to talk about with Campus Legend... But I can't say what yet

It wasn't the exact build that you will see when the game comes out but pretty darn close, there will not be any massive changes.

If I had to pick a top 3 non-Tiburon it would be (in no order): Dante's Inferno, Mass Effect 2, and Alien vs. Predator. At least of the games I actually got to look at game-play. It's hard to push out Splinter Cell and Batman though...

If it has the interface from last gen, and better situtations in Evening Activity and the opportunity to pick what we want to do for the Evening Activity, and the downloaded rosters in it, I am sold.

Also, at E3, do you guys use 1 console for the game or do you have it available on more the 1 console? I ask this because from the video's it only seems like it was played on the 360.