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After drop-offs in early sales from 2009 to 2010 by the Tiger Woods PGA Tour and UFC Undisputed franchises, NCAA Football 11 did not suffer the same fate in its opening week. On the PlayStation 3 and X-Box 360, sales for NCAA Football 11 increased by just over three percent compared to NCAA Football 10.

On the same consoles, sales for UFC Undisputed 2010 dropped 30% in week one while Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 fell a little over 3%. (TW 11 for the Wii decreased a staggering 83% in its first week.) In their first month on the market, UFC Undisputed 2010 dropped 59% compared to last year and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 fell 68% (all consoles).

The PlayStation 2 version of NCAA Football has been nothing short of a roster update and redesigned menus for several years and saw sales drop from 34,823 to 12,286. Produced because there has been a market for it plus low development cost for the studio, this low number may finally signal the end of development for the franchise on the PS2 - the same console where the franchise rose to prominence. ...

The Solid Verbal's latest podcast features an interview with NCAA Football 11 designer Russ Kiniry.

Hosts Ty Hildenbrandt and Dan Rubenstein talk NCAA 11 with game designer Russ Kiniry and chat about recruiting tips, gameplay engines, new tweaks to this year’s edition, and online dynasties.

Check out the podcast here at The Solid Verbal website. ...

Examiner.com NCAA 11 Exclusive Interview With Designer Ben Haumiller

I recently had an opportunity to have a Q & A with Ben Haumiller, NCAA 11 designer for EA Sports. Ben was gracious enough to answer some important questions the community has had for this year's game as well as some long standing questions that have come up over the years:

Q - A lot of people are saying, in a good way, that this year's game "feels" like the old PlayStation 2 days. Is that a feel you were looking to recapture or is that just a positive by-product of Locomotion?
A - Obviously the goal every year is to capture the gameplay magic we had on the early 2000’s versions of the game. Our plan wasn’t to specifically recreate that gameplay, but instead do our best job to create the most realistic and fun gameplay on this generation of consoles. Locomotion had a huge impact on the success we’ve had this year both in the feel of the game but also in the look of the game since locomotion has changed the way the players move giving them a more natural appearance.

Read the rest of the interview after the break ...

Thanks to the dilligent work of Steelerfan & Fairdale Kings over the past few days, the PS3 & 360 rosters are done and completed. Enjoy and get those dynasties started! The file is meant to be shared with the community freely.

Rosters - Names Only, No Edits
PS3: gamingtailgate
360: FAIRDALE KINGS

Rosters - Edits and Players Created:
PS3: IronDragonU OR luvtotha9s
360: CcAaRrSsOoNn3

How to get the rosters:
Team Management > Roster Sharing > Download > Download (again) ...

NCAA Football 11 is now available across the United States! As you crack open the case and check out the game for the first time, make sure to share your thoughts and feedback with the NCAA Football community.

Click Read More to leave your thoughts! ...

NCAA Football 11 will be available in stores tomorrow, July 13th, and a patch will be available at the same time. Based on feedback from the community on the Demo, and internal testing, EA SPORTS has addressed several issues after the game was sent to Microsoft and Sony. The following changes were made for the July 13th patch:

Click Read More to see the list of changes announced with this patch. ...

From 2-5 PM EST today, EA SPORTS is hosting the NCAA Football 11 USTREAM Launch Party on Facebook.

Courtesy EA SPORTS: The day before NCAA Football 11 we are hosting the 1st ever NCAA Football USTREAM Launch Party. Come back here on Monday July 12th from 2-5pm EST. We will previewing the entire game at your request. If you want to see Navy vs. Army in alternate uniforms at the Rose Bowl, Done! If you want to see the new recruit call in online dynasty, you will see it here first.

Along with that we will have designers in house, and most importantly we will be giving away copies of the NCAA Football 11, that will be overnight-ed to the winners so they can have the game on launch day.

Head over to Facebook now for more info and to RSVP for the event! ...

The EA SPORTS Game Changers Championship Series kicks off with the launch of NCAA Football 11!

The Championship Series is a four-week event for NCAA Football 11 gamers on the PS3 and X-Box 360. Go online and play anyone who is also currently signed up for the event. Afterwards, post your score and feedback for your foe on the site. At the end of the competition, there will be bowl games for prizes including a copy of Madden NFL 11 for the winner.

Sign up for the Series here and Forums for the event are located at this link.

Click Read More for full details and guidelines for the event. ...

In this edition of The Gaming Tailgate podcast, JBHuskers, cdj and gschwendt give their final NCAA Football 11 pre-release thoughts.


To submit show feedback or suggest a topic for a future show, e-mail the guys at podcast@thegamingtailgate.com or post your thoughts in the comments section.

Continue on to download or listen to the podcast on MP3. ...

The NCAA Football 11 embargo has been lifted! Let's let the floodgates open as we march on to the release of NCAA Football 11! Below is a list of all the media that is in this thread. We will be adding more media throughout the weekend.

• NCAA Football 11 Intro Video
• New Orleans Bowl Pre-Game
• BCS Championship Pre-Game & Post-Game
• Playbook Previews: Air Force, Arkansas State, Auburn, Michigan, Nebraska, Wake Forest, Option Run, & Pistol
• Online Menu & Lobby Run Through
• Player Equipment Run Through
• Miami, Texas A&M, Nebraska, & Notre Dame Team Entrances
• Ole Miss Rebels Team Entrance & Wild Rebel Offense
• Ohio State vs. Michigan - Heisman Difficulty (Full Game)
• Troy vs. Arkansas State - All-American Difficulty (Full Game)
• OL / DL Interaction - Eastern Washington vs. Alabama
• TeamBuilder Match-up - Nebraska vs. Nebraska Tech (Full Game)
• Texas vs Alabama (Rose Bowl) - All-American Difficulty (Full Game)
• A brief look at the Dual Stick Controls
• Fresno State vs Nevada - Online Game - cdj vs gschwendt
• SMU vs. Texas Tech (Full Game)
• Virginia vs. Maryland in Snow (Full Game)

Check out all of the videos after the break. ...

EA has just posted an article detailing the new stadiums that were added to the game this year as well as going over the major and minor renovations made to existing stadiums.

With over 150 stadiums, NCAA Football 11 is one of the most environment rich console games available. While it is no easy task, with hundreds of changes that need to be tackled every year, we feel that NCAA Football 11 is our most accurate and authentic reproduction of college football stadiums ever.

Take a look at the stadiums that are new to NCAA Football 11, as well as major and minor updates we have made.

http://ncaafootball.easports.com/blo...logId=Stadiums ...

NCAA Football 11 Updated Hands-On
Let your story be heard in EA Sports' upcoming college football game.

While I may not spend much time online anymore with my sports games, I always find time for a little NCAA Football online. The dynasty feature in NCAA is probably my favorite mode in any sports game, and taking it online (either against friends of perfect strangers) is a great extension of an already fun mode. Naturally, NCAA Football 11 is bringing online dynasty back, and I've been playing with the system for the past week to check out some of the changes.

Continue after the break to read the rest of the review ...

Check out IGN's preview of Online Dynasty:

NCAA Football 11: Online Dynasty Preview
The next generation of building your collegiate powerhouse has arrived.

Building a "Dynasty" on a single console all by your lonesome was always a bit of an oxymoron in early NCAA Football titles. After all, shouldn't a dynasty be seen by more than one person? In recent years, EA Sports has opened things up to the world of online multiplayer and have allowed fans to join up and compete with their favorite college teams in a league of their own creation. New to NCAA Football 11's Online Dynasty Mode is the ability to manage your squad from quite literally anywhere in the world with either a laptop or one of the many iDevices currently on the market.

I've spent the last week and a half toying around the new Online Dynasty Mode and have been very pleased with the mode's overall performance. Currently I have one public and one private dynasty. The private league has members of the media filling out the ranks, while my public league contains only my Florida State Seminoles and any other folks lucky enough to score an early copy of NCAA 11. Needless to say, the public dynasty moved at a much quicker pace as I was the commissioner, meaning I had control over when the dynasty would advance. Since I didn't know any of the other players personally, I had little issue advancing weeks whenever my team was ready.

Continue after the break to read the rest of the story as well as some video previews. ...

Game Informer has posted their review of NCAA Football 11. Check it out and share your thoughts with the community.

They say success on the football field starts with the running game. With all the crazy multi-receiver and option formations in college football these days, this isn’t necessarily as true, but it’s a philosophy that NCAA Football 11 uses to great effect. The new locomotion running engine gives the game a powerful foundation, and it drives the franchise forward by offering a fluid experience every time you touch the ball. It’s one of the key components that takes this series to the next level.

The locomotion engine’s fluidity and realism transfer to the animations you see out of the ball carrier and the defenders tackling him as well. Instead of seeing a player pop in and out of specific right analog moves like in NCAA 10, such as a running back jumping hard left or right on a juke, movements in NCAA 11 are more precise. A player will gather his body, plant his feet, shift his weight, and then start accelerating again. It’s not all just a pretty-looking sequence, either. You can combo moves better than in NCAA 10, and you don’t even have to use the right analog special moves to reap the benefits of the new engine. Using just the left analog stick feels nice and smooth, and I feel like I can make small cuts and adjustments to follow my blockers and find daylight without having to sacrifice control, jack the right analog, or have an obvious running lane. ...

It seems as though EA Sports has taken an interesting marketing tactic this year. Popping up across various blog sites dedicated to specific college football teams are articles titled Where I Come From and speaking in terms of that specific team. Each of these is labeled as "This post is sponsored by EA Sports NCAA Football 2011! This is our first post of NCAA Football 11 sponsored posts throughout the week." In addition to that, some are beginning to see video advertisements appearing on some of these pages that include a brief clip of various teams stating their "Where I Come From" mantra. So far Google News has managed to pick up quite a few of these blogs ranging from teams like Syracuse, Michigan, Washington State, Alabama, and many others. Click the Google News link above to see if you can find your team. Continue after the break to read a description about the campaign from a USC blogger. ...

This Friday at 11am central, the NCAA 11 embargo will be lifted, and The Gaming Tailgate will be posting videos that have been requested by the community. These will include some full game videos, some playbook videos, and some breakdowns focusing on OL/DL interaction...just to name a few. Additionally, we will be able to give our full impressions on the ...

There's just over one week remaining until the release of NCAA Football 11 and numerous retailers are offering incentives and deals for pre-ordering the game.

Amazon is offering a free Fathead, Dell has the game for $39.99, and Walmart.com provides a $20 eGift card. Click Read More to see the current listing of game deals and pre-order bonuses. ...

ESPN Video Games has posted a photo gallery for the Top 25 teams in NCAA Football 11. Each photo also lists the overall, offensive, and defensive rating for each team.

Click Read More to see the Top 25 and links to each picture. ...

NCAA Football playbook guru Anthony White has posted a new blog discussing the Pro Style offense in the game. Click Read More to view the blog. ...