Editorial
Looking Back at EA Sports’ Legendary 2004-05 Lineup
“EA Sports. It’s in the game.” There was once a time when hearing Andrew Anthony voice that iconic tagline let you know that you were...
NHL 22 Feels Good, But Not New
We are right smack in the middle of the NHL 22 Technical Test. This initial test of NHL 22 is in closed beta, which leaves...
INTERVIEW: Equipment Guru Goes Over Baggy Sleeves, Custom Cleats, and More in Madden 22
In the second of our interviews with Madden 22 developers, we got a hold of Head EA Madden Ratings Adjustor and Equipment Guru, Dustin Smith....
INTERVIEW: Equipment Guru Talks Future Facemask Creator, Madden 22 Process, and More
Creativity is part of the reason we love sports games. The ability to alter reality and see something from your mind’s eye play out in...
Is Free-to-Play The Future Of Sports Games?
Whether you agree with Konami’s decision to make eFootball free-to-play or not, you must realize sports title were coming to this point. Unfortunately, the on-going...
INTERVIEW: Clint Oldenburg Talks Lack of Stunts, Refs in Madden 22
One of the benefits to giving interviews to developers is that we get to ask for questions from the SGO Community. Often, different players have...
INTERVIEW: Clint Oldenburg Reveals Madden 22 O-Line Improvements
The offensive line is the powerhouse of the offense. They keep the quarterback safe and open up lanes for running backs to make big plays....
INTERVIEW: Madden 22 Producer Clint Oldenburg Talks Catches, Animations
A consistent source of complaints about gameplay in the NFL Madden series is the animations. Specifically, catch animations interrupt movement in an unnatural way. This...
Are Sports Games Heading Towards Free-to-Play?
Last week, Konami made the unexpected announcement that it would be making two major changes to its Pro Evolution Soccer series. First, it would be...
Hypermotion Isn’t an EA Sports Game Changer
This month, rumors swirled over what old sports franchise EA might reveal ahead of its EA Play Live event. Might we see the return of...
Top 10 PlayStation 5 Tips You Might Not Know
Hopefully, some of you were lucky enough to get your hands on next-gen consoles from Santa this Christmas. If not, maybe bookmark this article for...
What We Want to See in eSports Boxing Club
We’ve finally made it to the holiday season. It’s felt like three years since the quarantine started in March, but it’s finally the season of...
EA Community Manager Expresses Frustration With Madden NFL Development
Every weekday, Madden Community Manager, Israel “Kraelo” Cruz hosts ‘Good Morning Madden’ on the official Madden twitch channel. The 30 minute shows offers a way...
The Easiest Layup Missed: Have Sports Video Games Dropped the Ball For Social Injustice?
We are in that weird in-between period in the life cycle of sports titles where the ramping down of one game for its updated replacement...
With #NFLDropEA Trending, Madden 21 Becomes Lowest-Rated game in Metacritic History
Twitter blew up this weekend with a new Madden 21 hashtag: #NFLdropEA. Madden NFL 21 was released worldwide on Friday, August 28 and critical reviews of...
Gridiron Champions: A Lesson Learned
Back in 2017, an unknown company known as Imackulate Vision (IMV) Gaming came out of nowhere to announce “the return of college football” video games...
Sports Gaming is Dead
It’s about time we admit something: sports gaming is dead. Ok, it’s not really dead. In fact, it’s still going pretty strong, if not stronger...
