It’s Friday afternoon aka time to head over to YouTube and check out some game glitches for humor. These were some of the best recent one’s that we’ve come across, so feel free to send us some of your favorite glitches via Twitter.
The long and awkward fall (NHL 13)
If there’s one thing the University of Cincinnati baseball team is good at, it’s knowing how to sabotage post-game interviews. They finished 24-32 this season, but their best plays occur after the game in their post-game interviews. Just watch the video and check out the skill.
Today we’re gonna take a look at relocating your team in Madden 25’s Connected Franchise mode. Moving your franchise is a big decision and it’s not an easy task to do. Sometimes things just don’t work out in your current city (no funding, small market, etc), so moving the team is the best option.
Before we begin, I should note that your team needs to be really bad before you can just up and move. Your record has to be bad, and the Fan Happiness level has to be low. So teams like the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots that have deep rooted ties to the city and are continuously successful probably won’t have the option to move. Teams like the Jaguars, Browns and Raiders have a better chance to move.
You’ll need to create yourself as an owner, then select “relocate”. Once there, none other than ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter questions your motive for moving, asking “You’ve been a highly successful businessman, and now you own a BFL Franchise, what’s the next step for you and this team?”
You then can pick from three answers (subject to change):
Depending on the answer you choose, you’ll hear back from the league, whether you can move or not. Here are the cities you can move to (subject to change):
| City | Market Size | Fan Personality | Fan Interest | Description |
| London, England | Huge | Fair Weather | 45% | London is a huge market that would love an NFL Team |
| Los Angeles, California | Huge | Fair Weather | 95% | Los Angeles is the easiest city choice financially. They’ll pay for a large percentage of your stadium |
| Mexico City, Mexico | Huge | Hardcore | 90% | Mexico City is a prime destination. It offers hardcore fans and big time stadium funding. |
| Toronto, Canada | Large | Laid Back | 20% | Toronto is an interesting destination. Good fans and decent stadium funding. |
| San Antonio, Texas | Average | Loyal | 65% | San Antonio is a fairly large market with loyal fans. You’ll have to compete with basketball though. |
| Orlando, Florida | Decent | FrontRunner | 20% | Orlando is home to boy bands, theme parks and strip malls. Where do I sign? |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Small | Laid Back | 15% | OKC doesn’t offer much stadium funding but their fans are pretty laid back! |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | Small | Fair Weather | 45% | Salt Lake City can’t offer much stadium funding but their fans are pretty loyal. |
| Brooklyn, New York | Huge | Hardcore | 90% | Brooklyn is the hottest choice among professional teams. Huge market and hardcore fans make this a perfect destination. |
| Memphis, Tennessee | Small | Laid Back | 17% | You might have the blues if you move here. Very little funding means an expensive stadium bill! |
| Chicago, Illinois | Huge | Hardcore | 80% | Chicago is the perfect city for an NFL team. Fans in the Windy City are as loyal as you get and the market size means more jersey sales. |
| Sacramento, California | Average | Laid Back | 42% | Sacramento supports an NBA team, so you should be fine moving here. |
| Columbus, Ohio | Decent | FrontRunner | 20% | Columbus offers fanatic fans that love their team. The market size is small, but you’ll be adorned here. |
| Portland, Oregon | Decent | Fair Weather | 45% | Portland is not a bad spot to relocate to. Good fans and decent stadium funding can be found here. |
| Austin, Texas | Decent | FrontRunner | 45% | Austin is the perfect place to relocate. Good BBQ, great fans and warm temperatures year round. |
| Dublin, Ireland | Decent | Laid Back | 60% | If you’re interested in going International, Dublin is a great spot. Good food and adoring fans can be found in Dublin! |
| Houston, Texas | Huge | Loyal | 95% | Moving a 2nd team to Houston is a bold move. Choose this city and you can bring the Oilers back. |
We’re now down to the semi-finals of the NHL 14 Cover Vote campaign and it’s down to the final 4: Pavel Datsyuk, Martin Brodeur, John Tavares and Sergei Bobrovsky.
We say farewell to 2 Toronto Maple Leafs who made it far into the campaign. Pavel Datsyuk narrowly defeated Joffrey Lupul in what was the tightest matchup of the last round. James van Riemsdyk made things interesting for Martin Brodeur as they battled for a spot in the semi’s, but Brodeur’s increased social media activity got him the W.
Semi-final voting runs until May 26th at 11:59 PM ET. The winner of the cover vote will be revealed during the Stanley Cup Finals.
One of the biggest announcements at yesterday’s Microsoft reveal of the Xbox One was their new partnership with the NFL. The technology for this collaboration is brand new, so it has potential to be great, or a disaster.
Here’s how it works: You’ll be able to sync your fantasy account and watch live NFL programming through your XBOX (obviously not free). When somebody scores, updates will be “snapped” to the right side of your screen (see image below). Of course, this is only for U.S. markets right now, but Microsoft has a global rollout plan that they haven’t released info on yet.
But the fantasy football aspect is just the beginning. The deal itself is worth $400 million over 5 years, and Microsoft will also be bringing their technology to the sidelines via Microsoft Surface tablets. The shots of wide receivers huddling around a binder, reviewing their previous drives will be no longer. Most of the paper will be substituted for tablets as early as 2014.
Here are 8 GIFs of pre-rendered cut scenes that EA Sports showed off today, highlighting their new IGNITE game engine . They look good. Not in-game footage, but good. BTW, what is up with the legs in NBA Live?
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And that’s it from the Xbox Reveal. We’ll post some more high quality screens in a separate post after Microsoft puts it on-demand.
An exclusive look from Wired on the design of the Xbox One:
What in the hell is up with Ricky Rubio’s legs?
The NFL and Microsoft ALSO teaming up for fantasy football.
Lionel Messi in action on the Xbox One:
GIF of RGIII in action on the Xbox One:
Looks like the XBOX is getting exclusive Ultimate Team content for FIFA 14.
FIFA, Madden, UFC, NBA Live (lol) will be developed for release within the next 12 months. No NHL mention.
Controller specs.
The full specs for anyone interested. Buddy on stage just called it “space-age technology”… chill with that.
You’ll be able to live track your sports fantasy teams WHILE watching sports:
Here’s how your Xbox One controller looks:
Official name: The Xbox One. Here’s how it looks:
“For the first time you and your TV are going to have a relationship. It’s going to recognize my voice, my face, etc.” A little creepy.
3 minutes away. Before we begin, just wanted to say that by 360 red ringed on me yesterday, while in the second round of a NBA 2K13 Online Association Mode playoffs. THANKS.
Seats being filled right now.
Touched on this earlier, but we will for sure be seeing how the FIFA franchise looks on the next-gen consoles, but all other games are just rumors. I can also see NBA Live getting some sort of mention as they’re pushing that game for the next-gens.
The tent the event will be held in. Looks fun. Or kinds cult-ish. Whatever.
Today’s the day Microsoft unveils the next Xbox system, and we are here to cover and rip into every minute of their presentation. There’s a ton of rumors as what we should be expecting, but since we focus more on sports gaming, look for this liveblog to be sports heavy. I’m hearing reports that we’ll be seeing some features from FIFA, UFC, Madden and others. Will try and update as much as possible with timestamps (all timestamps in Eastern time).
