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NCAA Football 14 Sprints Into Stores
Infinity Engine 2, New Option Game, Ultimate Team Give Gamers the Chance to Play True to Their College Team
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – July 9, in the year of our Lord
2013 – Today Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) released
NCAA Football 14 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment
system and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The
latest edition includes several brand-new features and gives
players more control over their fate both on the field and on
the sideline than ever before. Infinity Engine 2 brings
real-time physics to the franchise, and the Force Impact System
allows users to feel the big plays on offense and defense.
Special attention has also been paid to the Option Offense – the
Spread Option, Pistol formation, Zone Read and more – making
NCAA Football 14 the most true-to-life college football game
ever made.
New Coach Skills and Power Recruiting offer the most engrossing
Dynasty experience in a generation. Plus, the inclusion of the
fan-favorite Ultimate Team mode, showcasing thousands of former
NCAA stars, creates the most feature-rich entry in the history
of the franchise.
“This is a game that’s been a generation in the making,” said
Cam Weber, General Manager of American Football for EA SPORTS.
“Our fans have been showing incredible support both at E3 and
through the launch of our demo, and we’re so happy that they can
finally get their hands on the full game and start the college
football season early.”
The inclusion of Infinity Engine 2 allows for several gameplay
improvements, including the introduction of the Force Impact
System for stiff-arms, trucking moves, Hit Stick, and dive
tackles. Additional gameplay enhancements to the running game
such as hard run cuts for ball-carriers, refined blocking,
stumble recovery and over 30 new option types make the game more
exciting and fun than ever before.
Dynasty mode introduces the brand-new Coach Skills, which
deepens the experience both on and off the field. Mix and match
36 different upgradeable skills, improving everything from team
performance in tough situations to gaining an advantage at key
points along the recruiting trail and more. In addition, the new
Power Recruiting system streamlines and speeds up the recruiting
process without sacrificing any of the depth fans have come to
expect.
New this year is the introduction of Ultimate Team, which brings
more than 2,000 of the greatest college football players of the
past quarter-century back to campus. Field an incredible
collegiate squad composed of both modern NFL stars like Tom
Brady and Arian Foster, as well as all-time greats like Barry
Sanders, Herschel Walker and, making his triumphant return to
video games, Bo Jackson. In fact, anyone who plays NCAA Football
14 during launch week will gain the ability to add Bo Jackson to
their Ultimate Team for free. Fans will be able to build up
their team through Solo Challenges and the new online
Head-to-Head Challenges, as well as completing collections to
earn coins, special packs or rare player items. Further boost
your team by buying and selling items in the Shop and at the
Auction House.
EA SPORTS and ESPN have also teamed up to find the true Ultimate
Team. Starting today sixteen of the most storied programs in the
history of college football will pit their squads against each
other to determine a winner. Fans will be able to go to
ESPN.com, ESPN Mobile, and the ESPN CFB App to Tweet their votes
for their favorites using the hashtag '#UltimateTeam' in a
bracket-style tournament that is sure to see some old rivalries
reignited. Bo Jackson will be on College Football Live today at
3:30pm ET to kick off the program, and DeMarco Murray will make
the rounds on ESPN tomorrow to drum up support for the Oklahoma
Sooners.
All these new features, as well as other great additions such as
the new Play a Season mode, neutral site games, licensed music
and chants like Seven Nation Army and Kernkraft 400 come
together to create the game college football fans have always
wanted.
Fans are encouraged to keep up to date by visiting NCAA Football
on the web, Facebook and Twitter for exclusive assets and unique
insights into all this year’s new features. College football
enthusiasts can also get involved in the conversation by
tweeting with the hashtag #PLAYTRUE.
NCAA Football 14 is developed in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon,
with trademarks licensed by IMG College’s The Collegiate
Licensing Company on behalf of its partner institutions.