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Old 04-09-2012, 07:33 PM   #1
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NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

As with I did for NCAA 12, 11, and '09, I'm putting together various information about NCAA Football 13 into one thread. This will be for collecting information and not for praising or bashing EA. If you want to complain or praise a certain feature, please do so in the specific thread of said feature which will likely be linked in here somewhere.

Game Description: NCAA Football 13 continues the rich tradition and pageantry of gameday Saturday. Storm out of the tunnel with your favorite team and build a national powerhouse as you fight for your chance to win the National Championship. Make your mark and lead your team to glory with NCAA Football 13.

Release Date: July 10, 2012
Confirmed Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3
Cover Athletes: Robert Griffin III and Barry Sanders(1988 Heisman Trophy winner, if you somehow don't know who he is)
Pre-Order Bonuses:
Amazon: 5 Nike Pro-Combat uniforms - Army, Georgia, Oklahoma State, Oregon, & Michigan State
Best Buy: 5-star quarterback for Road to Glory mode.
Gamestop: Heisman Challenge mode 3-player pack - Mark Ingram, Tim Tebow and Matt Leinart
Wal-Mart: Prima Digital Mini Guide

Game Website: http://www.ea.com/ncaa-football

NCAA Football 13 playbook

Playbook #1 Sights and Sounds: Revel in the pageantry of college football game days with NCAA Football 13. Featuring new team run-outs, mascots and pre-game traditions along with significantly enhanced audio and new trophy presentations, NCAA Football 13 will deliver the passion and excitement of college football to fans across the nation.

Watch videos and look at photos from the EA site: http://www.ea.com/ncaa-football/1/pl...hts-and-sounds

List of what was shown/talked about in webcast
Spoiler


Playbook #2 Gameplay: With a new passing system that changes the way quarterbacks and receivers play and respond, combined with a new read and react defensive AI system. NCAA Football 13 delivers greater realism on the virtual gridiron.

Watch Videos and look at photos from the EA site
http://www.ea.com/ncaa-football/1/playbook-gameplay

List of what was shown/talked about in the Webcast
Spoiler


Playbook #3 Dynasty: Game days come to life with mid-game updates featuring a new studio analyst, plus enhanced commentary from NCAA veterans Kirk Herbstreit and Brad Nessler. Recruiting now goes deeper than ever with the addition of dynamic grades and ability to scout players. Plus, there are even more ways to interact with your dynasty from the web.

Read more and see Videos/photos at EA site:
http://www.easports.com/ncaa-footbal...box360-dynasty

breakdown of some new Dynasty Features
Spoiler


Playbook #4 Heisman Challenge: There are familiar faces on the field in NCAA Football 13, which now features a selection of former Heisman Trophy winners. With the new Heisman Challenge mode, fans will have the ability utilize the skill set of a legendary Heisman Trophy winner in a quest to match his award-winning historical performances and win the Heisman Trophy once again.

Details to be revealed on May 30th

Playbook #5 Road To Glory: The experience of being a collage football superstar is now even more exciting with a new feature in Road to Glory that allows to see and feel the game differently during key moments, increasing on-field awareness and creating amazing opportunities.

Details to be revealed on June 11th

Features and Improvements: (dates are when I added them to list)
4/09 - Newly Approved Kickoff rules for 2012. Info from TGT
4/09 - Online Dynasty Live Dashboard. Info from TGT
4/09 - Audio Improvements: new Crowd mix, 24 new school specific chants, and improved Commentary system
4/09 - Broadcast Presentation 2.0: updated ESPN broadcast system presentation.
4/09 - True Progressive Lighting(progresses overtime instead of only after each quarter/half)
4/09 - Motion Blur
4/09 - New and Updated Stadiums: FAU and North Texas new stadiums are in, plus various other stadiums updated(ex: Rice, Tulane, Iowa State)
4/09 - New Practice Field
4/09 - more traditions: Texas cheerleaders, USC song girls, Military Academies with Paratroopers, more trophies and much more.
4/09 - over 230 new/updated uniforms.
4/09 - more options for players' head when editing/creating players
4/09 - New teams: UT-San Antonio, Texas State, and UMass are in per their move from FCS to FBS. South Alabama will not be in NCAA 13.
4/13 - Read and React Defense: Players on defense(on offense) have to see the ball before making a play on it(No more psychic DB's).
4/13 - 25 different pass trajectory zones (Drop it over LB's, lead your receiver using left stick)
4/13 - 20+ new dropbacks, including new screen play dropbacks
4/13 - New rollout passing animations, will still be difficult to complete passes throwing against your body, as you will not have enough arm strength
4/13 - Icons are dimmed out, until they are actually "ready" to make a catch
4/17 - 430+ new catch animations
4/17 - improved punt coverage
4/17 - read and react defensive AI
4/17 - New Play-Action Abort Fake
4/17 - New Play-Action Pick Up Blitz
4/17 - New QB animations including: 20+ new dropbacks, shovel pass, throw-on-the-run, and sack evasions.
4/17 - Improved option pitch animations
4/17 - Total Control Passing: 20+ new pass trajectories, added control to passes via left thumb-stick
4/17 - Route Awareness: Icons dim at start, light up as the receivers run their route and expect the ball.(does not prevent a pass to be thrown or effect user catching)
4/17 - Improved punt coverage, and added new punt formations.
5/7 - Gems and Bust in recruiting
5/7 - Ability to scout, pre-season, and off-season duties from the web
5/7 - Improved Athletes in recruiting(triple threat athletes)
5/7 - improved recruiting pitches(more dynamic), new pitch, Playing Style, based on stats and on-field performance.
5/7 - improved recruiting search ability
5/7 - ESPN Bottom Line Ticker, in-game updates on scores and results from other games in the week
5/7 - ESPN Studio updates from Rece Davis, Rece also does the intro to games.
5/18 - changes to transfers - new reasons for leaving(playing time, home sick, coach leaving), new options to talk players into staying.


Official NCAA 13 blogs
Feb 2 - Heisman Cover vote
Feb 2 - NCAA 13 Cover Athlete
Apr 2 - Sights and Sounds Community
Apr 2 - Sights and Sounds Presentation
Apr 2 - Audio Blog
Apr 13 - NCAA Football 13 - Gameplay
Apr 13 - NCAA Football 13 - Community Gameplay
Apr 16 - Barry Sanders to share NCAA FOOTBALL 13 cover with Robert Griffin III
May 7 - Dynasty Improvements
May 7 - Operation Dynasty Deep Dive
May 7 - Dynasty Presentation

OS NCAA 13 Football Threads
November 12th(2011) - Chaotic Conference Calls Scramble NCAA Football 13 (Kotaku)
January 30th - Five Things to Improve NCAA Football 13
February 1st - NCAA Needs National Signing Day
February 26th - NCAA Football 13 Cover Athlete - RG III
March 12th - Voting Begins to Determine Who is on the NCAA Football 13 Cover with RG3
March 12th - NCAA Football 13 Features New Passing System, Enhanced Commentary and More
March 19th - Four Heisman Legends Remain to Share NCAA Football 13 Cover with RG3, Vote Now
March 26th - NCAA Football 13 Cover Vote Down to Barry Sanders vs. Herschel Walker
March 29th - NCAA Football 13 Sights and Sounds Interview Questions
April 2nd - NCAA Football 13 Pre-Order Offers (Gamestop, Best Buy, Walmart, Amazon)
April 2nd - 3 More NCAA Football 13 Blogs with Audio Samples and Motion Blur Video Included
April 2nd - NCAA Football 13 Sights and Sounds Details with Video and Screenshots
April 2nd - NCAA Football 13 Sights and Sounds Live Webcast Available Now
April 4th - NCAA Football 13 Video - Just a Little More Gameplay Footage
April 6th - NCAA Football 13 Interview - Sights and Sounds
April 13th - NCAA Football 13 Video - No More Psychic DB's, 25 Different Pass Trajectory Zones
April 16th - Barry Sanders Joins RG3 on Cover of NCAA Football 13
April 16th - NCAA Football 13 Screenshot - Michigan State Green Has Been Fixed
April 17th - NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Trailer
April 17th - NCAA Football 13 Screenshots
April 17th - NCAA Football 13 Hands-On Preview (Kotaku)
April 18th - OS Roundtable: What do you think of the NCAA Football Gameplay Enhancements?
April 18th - Tweaking the Gameplay of NCAA Football 13 (IGN)
April 21st - NCAA Football 13 Hands-On Gameplay Impressions (Tradition Sports)
May 7th - Five Most Interesting Dynasty Schools: #5 Boise State Broncos
May 7th - NCAA 13 Dynasty webcast 05/07 2PM EST
May 7th - NCAA Football 13 Dynasty Video and Screenshots
May 7th - New NCAA 13 Dynasty Recruiting Features Detailed
May 7th - NCAA Football 13 Dynasty Presentation Additions Overview
May 8th - NCAA Football 13 Will Not Feature In-Game Saves
May 8th - Five Most Interesting Dynasty Schools: #4 Oregon Ducks
May 9th - NCAA Football 13 Screenshot Shows Five Pro Combat Unis
May 9th - NCAA Football 13 Recruiting Database (TSO)
May 10th - Five Most Interesting Dynasty Schools: #3 UCLA Bruins
May 10 - NCAA Football 13 Video - USC Intro with Rece Davis In Studio Update
May 10th - NCAA Football 13 Preview - More Details on Rece Davis (Kotaku)
May 11th - Five Most Interesting Dynasty Schools: #2 North Carolina Tar Heels
May 11th - NCAA Football 13 Podcast #5 - Dynasty
May 11th - NCAA Football 13 Dynasty Article (Kotaku)
May 12th - Five Most Interesting Dynasty Schools: #1 Stanford Cardinal
May 14th - A Few More NCAA Football 13 Screenshots
May 16th - NCAA Football 13 Screenshot - Oklahoma vs. West Virginia
May 17th - NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Video - Oregon vs. USC - Part 2


Other Media Websites article links
Nov. 12 2011 - Chaotic Conference Alignments Scramble College Football’s Video Game, Too - Kotaku
Feb 27th - Robert Griffin III covers 'NCAA Football 13' - ESPN.com
March 21st - Robert Griffin III talks video games, draft - ESPN.com
April 2nd - 'NCAA Football 13': Sights and Sounds - ESPN.com
April 2nd - Coming Out Of The Tunnel - Gameinformer.com
April 2nd - http://ps3.ign.com/articles/122/1222148p1.html - IGN.com
April 3rd - EA Integrates Battlefield 3 Paratrooper into NCAA Football 13 - gamerlive.tv
April 4th - http://kotaku.com/5899247/uscs-song-...n-a-video-game - Kotaku
April 17th - ‘NCAA Football 13’ ends psychic defense - ESPN.com
April 17th - Barry Sanders talks 'NCAA 13' cover - ESPN.com
April 17th - NCAA Football 13 Strengthens Its Aerial Attack - GameInformer
April 17th - A Backup Quarterback Pushes You to be Better in NCAA Football 13 - Kotaku.com
April 17th - Tweaking the Gameplay of NCAA Football 13
April 18th - The Spartans Will Fight in the (Correct) Shade in NCAA Football 13 - Kotaku
April 21st - TSO-GC's NCAA Football '13 Gameplay Impressions - Tradition Sports
April 22nd - Impressions of NCAA Football 13 Gameplay - The Gaming Tailgate
April 24th - Boneyard section to appear in NCAA ‘13
April 30th - Interview With 'NCAA Football 13' Producer Ben Haumiller
May 7th - NCAA 13 Makes Its Dynasty Pitch - GameInformer
May 9th - http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/tec...ols-recruiting - ESPN.com
May 10th - http://kotaku.com/5909126/ncaa-footb...with-an-update - Kotaku
May 11th - There’s a New Way to Pitch in NCAA Football - Kotaku

NCAA Quick Clips from EA

NCAA Football 13 Gameplay USC Intro with Rece Davis In Studio Update
Spoiler


NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Oregon vs. USC - Part 2
Spoiler

Last edited by Solidice; 05-18-2012 at 06:32 PM.
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