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Thursday, March 9, 2017
Understanding The Show 17 Franchise backlash
Posted on March 9, 2017 at 01:15 PM.
On Monday this week, Gamestop's "The Show Mondays" finally featured franchise mode. After it was viewed, a lot folks in the forums, myself included, felt a little underwhelmed by the video.

This led too many expressing their disappoint, some in constructive ways and some in far from constructive ways. It also led to some attack people for not being pumped up and expressing their disappointment. After a bit of negativity, one of the mods decided to shut the entire forum down for a ... Read More
Sunday, January 8, 2017

Another cover for a fictional NCAA 17

We all miss the NCAA Football series. The the summer wait until Madden's release became much longer after we had our college football series stolen from us. No longer did we have the endless "are the rosters ready yet" posts on the forum. (Not that those are truly missed.) No matter ... Read More
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Another cover for the fictional NCAA 17

We all miss the NCAA Football series. The the summer wait until Madden's release became much longer after we had our college football series stolen from us. No longer did we have the endless "are the rosters ready yet" posts on the forum. (Not that those are truly missed.) ... Read More
Thursday, December 22, 2016
No Part 3 until after Christmas
Posted on December 22, 2016 at 02:10 PM.
Hey guys,

First off, sorry for the delay in "How to Bring Back the NCAA Series Part 3." Last weekend I was extremely sick and writing just wasn't in the cards for me.

While I'm doing better, still a little weak, Christmas being this weekend means I'll be on the road with family. I cannot realistically see a way to get freed to write the next part in my series. I hope those of you that have taken the time to read and leave feedback on the first two parts will understand ... Read More
Sunday, December 11, 2016

Another Fictional cover for the fictional NCAA Football 17

We all miss the NCAA Football series. The the summer wait until Madden's release became much longer after we had our college football series stolen from us. No longer did we have the endless "are the rosters ready yet" posts on the forum. (Not that those ... Read More
Sunday, December 4, 2016
A fiction cover for a fictional NCAA 17

We all miss the NCAA Football series. The the summer wait until Madden's release became much longer after we had our college football series stolen from us. No longer did we have the endless "are the rosters ready yet" posts on the forum. (Not that those are truly missed.) No matter how you feel about the lawsuits that led to the end of ... Read More
Monday, September 5, 2016
A superficial wishlist for Madden 18
Posted on September 5, 2016 at 12:57 PM.
Madden 17 is a huge step in the right direction. It isn't perfect but it does mark the biggest move in the right direction we've seen in years. For those not familiar with my "superficial wishlists" for MLB The Show, I'll explain real quick. On these, I don't focus on gameplay issues. I only focus on issues that some might consider superficial or not as important. While I agree there might be some bigger issues than these, I have more fun focusing on the little things and letting others hammer out ... Read More
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
MLB The Show 17 Throwback Jersey Wishlist
Posted on August 9, 2016 at 02:04 AM.
xLet's pretend that MLB The Show 17 doesn't have a cap on the number of jerseys and as such we can get more than two throwbacks. Which ones would you want?Name any throwback you want. But for the sake of this thread, no missing current jersey. As a Cubs fan I've mainly listed Cubs throwbacks, of course. So please add in your favorite team and your favorite throw backs.

Here's the few I can think of off the top of my head.

1. 1908 Chicago Cubs home and away. I would ... Read More
Saturday, July 30, 2016
A Superficial Wishlist returns! The Show 17 Edition
Posted on July 30, 2016 at 10:41 PM.
Last year I wrote a superficial wishlist for MLB The Show 16. It was a lot of fun to write last year and you can see it here if you want to see what was in last year: http://www.operationsports.com/thesc...r-the-show-16/

Of course, some of these will be repeats of that list so if you scroll back you might see some familiar ideas as The Show team still hasn't added them. But what I saw was the fact I wrote off even the possibility of getting custom ... Read More
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Improving WWE 2K's Universe Mode
Posted on November 1, 2015 at 12:42 PM.
WWE 2K16 is a much improved game from last year's bare bones next gen offering. We see a much larger roster, improved custom creations and a very fun Stone Cold Showcase.

But the mode most people spend the most time with is still frustratingly bare bones. While Universe Mode my have improved some areas, it still doesn't allow for the total control most of are begging for in this mode.

As a result, I figured I'd write a few ideas I have about improving the mode as a ... Read More
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Remembering Madden 93 Championship Edition
Posted on July 7, 2015 at 01:02 AM.
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Years ago when EA Sports was still EASN, they released a "rental only" version of Madden 93. What made this game unique from the main yearly option was it featured only past Super Bowl champions and runners up. I remember renting ... Read More
Sunday, June 14, 2015
A superficial wishlist for The Show 16
Posted on June 14, 2015 at 05:55 PM.
Wishlists are always fun. Some can include gameplay improvements, others can get into improvements for deeper modes. I know I've worked on both styles. But this list is purely superficial. None of the stuff I will have listed here will make or break the next edition of the show. But these are some ideas that would add more ambience to the game. Some is long overdue and others are just simple ideas that we most likely won't see but would add to the feel of being at the ballpark.

**Note, ... Read More
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Madden 2016 wishes
Posted on January 15, 2015 at 10:31 PM.
We'll it is time to dream. Of course Madden 16 is already in production so some of these wishes might be a bit too late for anyone to see. Overall I have enjoyed Madden 15. No it isn't perfect but it has been fun. But with that said here are some of my wishes for the next version of the game:

1, Custom draft classes - With no NCAA video game we need to be able to customize our draft classes as we we see fit. EA could either turn off their "stories of the draft" or allow us to enter ... Read More
Sunday, August 10, 2014
No Custom Draft Classes is a True Oversight By EA
Posted on August 10, 2014 at 04:52 PM.
With no college football title this year or for at least the foreseeable future, Madden gamers will not be able to simulate the future of the NFL with real future stars. At least as of yet it has not been reported that we may edit any of Madden 15's draft classes.

For some this will not be a big deal at all. Since this is a virtual future, the EA generated classes will be enough for many gamers. And some may prefer actual classes, but will be fine making due with EA's fake group. ... Read More
Madden Wait Seems Longer With No NCAA
Posted on August 10, 2014 at 01:00 PM.
Madden use to come out early August. This timed it close to the start of preseason so as we began seeing football on TV, we could start our virtual fix.

A couple of years ago it was pushed back to where Madden had long time been released, the end of August/early September. This was noticed by long time players but the wait was not bad. The reason was simple: we had a new football title in the latest NCAA game.

This year the void is there, especially for gamers that ... Read More

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