Back in 2005, 2K Sports unleashed a new feature called the VIP System in NFL2K5, and those into the world of online player versus player game play quickly found themselves in love …

You know those kids in your Sexual Education class that laughed every time the teacher said the word “penis” — well it seems that those people have taken over the world, and there favorite past time involves …

We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Marc Edelman, a professor of sports and antitrust law at Barry University’s Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law …

If you’ve got some defensive gameplay questions after downloading the Backbreaker demo a few days ago (like how to intercept the ball), 505 Studios and NaturaMotion have got you covered.

After completing the Backbreaker demo download on my Xbox 360 earlier today, I hunkered in for a virtual football session that lasted about an hour or so. My first impressions of the game, based on the limited demo access, is a very fun arcade style third person football experience …

NaturalMotion and 505 Studios have unleashed Backbreaker, their unique take on American football, as a 415 MB demo available on Xbox LIVE this very moment.

Natural Motion’s Backbreaker football game has just gone gold and the company is wasting no time getting to work on a sequel …

Natural Motion talks about the passing game within Backbreaker in this short but informative in-game video tutorial.

Electronic Arts has a new title on the way, one that’s supposed to be announced in January. The latest rumor from the internets is that the title is an NFL-licensed football trainer that will ship with a football shaped peripheral of some sort.

Ripten has been following NaturalMotion and their puffy blue football test animations since our site launched back in 2007. At that time, I was convinced that the company’s physics based euphoria technology (showcased in the animations) was being utilized for the then yet to be released All Pro Football 2K8, however that was not the [...]

As it turns out, the old G.I. Joe Saying “knowing is half the battle” applies to more than just the military. According to the press release sent to me today by EA Sports, a recent study revealed that gamers who played John Madden football were more passionate and knowledgeable about the actual game of football [...]

The Watercooler is a daily Ripten feature that basically gives people something to talk about… but you knew that already, right? I mean, it’s been three days now. This is the best thing you will see on the Internet today, mainly because it is the best thing I saw on the Internet yesterday. But you [...]

EA Sports has revealed a new online mode called FIFA 09 Clubs, introducing 10 vs. 10 online team play, allowing 20 people on 20 different consoles to connect online and play a single match of FIFA 09.

E3 08 bestowed upon us a great gift. Madden 09. With the ability to do backyard-football-like “do-overs” and an emphasis on teaching newer players how to play football, it looks like the Maddenest Madden yet. What more could two Italians straight from the old country wish for? Actually, I’m only one fourth Italian and Range [...]

EA has announced that former Green Bay Packers quarterback, Brett Favre, will grace the cover of the next installment of the Madden NFL franchise.