Zox, Author at VG Strategy

NCAA Football 13 New Hot Route Screenshots

Earlier this week we reported on some of the new hot routes in Madden 13. Those same hot routes will be incorporated into NCAA Football 13. You can now hot route your running backs to wheel routes, swing routes, and block and release routes (also known as blue routes). Wide receivers and tight ends can no longer run slant out routes, instead they have been converted into whip routes.

I realize that for the less football savvy gamers out there, these terms could be somewhat confusing so I decided to put together a few screenshots of all of the new hot routes in NCAA Football 13.

: Running Back Wheel Route

: Running Back Swing Left

: Running Back Swing Right

: Wide Receiver Whip Route

: Running Back Block and Release Route (Blue Route)

EA Sports Hockey IQ Details

One of the big announcements from EA Sports this week that was largely overlooked is the addition of a new feature in NHL 13 called Hockey IQ. If this new feature works as advertised, it will be something that everyone can get behind, since everyone wants a more realistic game.

Essentially Hockey IQ is just making every player on the a little bit more aware. The developers spent more time on NHL 13’s AI then the past 3 years combined. A similar feature was announced last month for FIFA 13 so it looks like this new technology is being shared amongst many EA Sports games.

The most noticeable changes come in the increased awareness of goalies. In previous NHL games, the goalies would only be aware of the player with the puck and would be oblivious to everyone else. This year everything has changed.

Check out the video below and let us know what you think in the comments section.

New Hot Routes in Madden 13

madden nfl 13 new hot routes

Shopmaster over at MyMaddenPad.com has been gathering some fantastic information from the EA Sports developers live at E3. Today he confirmed that their will be plenty of brand new hot routes making their way into Madden 13.

Those hot routes include running back swing routes, running back wheel routes, block and release routes (aka the blue routes), and whip routes. The standard hot routes that we have been forced to play with for years got old very quickly and many of them were never realistic to begin with. When have you ever seen a running back run a fade route in the middle of the field?

With the addition of the brand new physics engine, the ability to disguise defensive coverages, and now brand new hot routes, Madden 13 will feel like a brand new game for the first time since it moved to next gen consoles. This is absolutely something to be excited for.

Note: The Madden 13 team ratings have come out. If you haven’t already seen them, they can be found by following this link.

Madden 13 Team Ratings From E3

madden nfl 13 overall team ratings

Madden 13 was on full display at E3 in Los Angeles with lots of exciting news coming out each day. Today the guys over at Operation Sports put together an image with all 32 teams’ overall ratings in this year’s game. We put that data into a list that you can copy and paste or share with your friends, we just ask that you link back to this article. Please keep in mind these ratings could change between now and late August but based on the playable Madden NFL 13 game at E3 these team ratings are accurate.

Every year the NCAA Football franchise seems to keep raising team ratings while Madden seems to lower them. This year there are 5 teams in NCAA Football 13 with 99 overall ratings. The Packers and the Patriots are the top teams in the game right now at 86 overall. The Colts are the worst rated team at 66 overall.

Check out the full list below. Who is overrated? Who is underrated? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section or in our Madden 13 forum.

Bears – 81
Bengals – 74
Bills – 74
Broncos – 76
Browns – 67
Bucs – 69
Cardinals – 75
Chargers – 78
Chiefs – 76
Colts – 66
Cowboys – 79
Dolphins – 68
Eagles – 84
Falcons – 81
49ers – 81
Giants – 84
Jaguars – 70
Jets – 79
Lions – 77
Packers – 86
Panthers – 76
Patriots – 86
Raiders – 70
Rams – 71
Ravens – 80
Redskins – 78
Saints – 78
Seahawks – 73
Steelers – 85
Texans – 78
Titans – 72
Vikings – 71

NCAA Football 13 Top 25 Rankings Announced

ncaa 13 rankings

Yesterday the overall team ratings were released. Today we have the top 25 rankings for NCAA Football 13. Alabama comes in with the #1 ranking but their overall rating is only a 97 which is a bit curious. Teams like Wisconsin and Texas are rated as 99 overall even though their national rankings are #16 and #22 respectively.

The full national rankings that will be featured in NCAA Football 13 are below. Let us know what you think in the comments section.

1 – Alabama
2 – USC
3 – LSU
4 – Oregon
5 – Oklahoma
6 – Georgia
7 – Arkansas
8 – Florida State
9 – Michigan
10 – West Virginia
11 – South Carolina
12 – Michigan State
13 – Kansas State
14 – Clemson
15 – Virginia Tech
16 – Wisconsin
17 – TCU
18 – Ohio State
19 – Nebraska
20 – Stanford
21 – Boise State
22 – Texas
23 – Oklahoma State
24 – Notre Dame
25 – Florida

Colts vs. Redskins Gameplay (Andrew Luck vs. RG III)

For the first time ever, we have a look at RG III and Andrew Luck in Madden 13. The top 2 draft picks battle it out in this video from EA Sports at E3. This time we have over 10 minutes of raw gameplay.

The first thing that jumped out at me was the announcing still being not completely realistic. In the pre-game they talk about a shutdown cornerback going up against a star wide receiver. Everyone knows if and when the Colts and the Redskins meet the story that they will be talking about is Robert Griffin III vs. Andrew Luck.

Check out the video below. Let us know what you think in the comment section or in our madden forum.