The XBOX 360 NCAA Football 10 Patch is available and ready to download the next time you start up the game.

Here is what PastaPadre is reporting:

The release patch for NCAA Football 10 which the PS3 received last week has finally been pushed live for the 360. Starting up the game should now prompt download of the patch automatically. Issues addressed include an on/off option for downloadable cheats in online dynasties, fixing of the sliders so they affect gameplay properly, and instituting the “fixed” rosters for online play usage.

Pasta doesn’t mention the fix for the Player Lock being disabled online so i’m interested to know if that’s included.

I think this will be the first of many patches for NCAA 10 as complaints and problem start to arise.

UPDATE:  Congrats to jonnyweb69 and HustlinOwl for winning the User Highlight Contest.

MyMaddenPad.com is fortunate to get our hands on some GameStop Madden 10 Demo Codes and we are giving them away.

Enter into our first User Highlight Contest by uploading your NCAA 10 User Highlight into either the PS3 or the 360 category and you may be picked to receive one of the FREE Madden 10 Demo Codes.

You can go here to upload your video:  http://www.mymaddenpad.com/video/

We will pick a random entry from each category and announce the winner on Thursday July 23, @ Noon.

According to our good friends at Utopia, named rosters have been completed.  Thanks to the guys who put in the work to get all the names in there.

*Step-by-step process:

- On the main menu, go to ONLINE
- Select EA LOCKER
- Pick DOWNLOAD ROSTER
- Select ENTER ONLINE ID and type in the correct ID:
- Then rename and save the file to your system hard drive.

Please note – You do NOT need to add anyone to your friends list. Do not flood these editors with friend requests.

360: Lanteri87
PS3: buckeye02

*process courtesy of ncaastrategies.com

If you are like me, picking the right playbook is essential in any video football game and I think especially in NCAA 10.  I’ve sometimes spend the whole first day just trying to get the right playbook and it’s such a hassle when you have to go to the audibles or practice mode to see all the plays.  Well VGSports has made it easier for you and I by putting out a FREE ebook with all the offensive playbooks as well as the defensive playbooks.

One of the things that makes NCAA Football 10 such a fun game is the sheer variety of offensive styles that you will find in the game. Whether you want to run the Georgia Tech Flexbone, or throw the ball all over the field with the Texas Tech Air Raid offense, you can find a playbook to match.

But with 120 different team playbooks to choose from, finding just the right one can be a challenge.

This year, the VG Sports team has stepped up to the plate to help you out. And best of all, this help is FREE!

Download your FREE NCAA 10 Playbook NOW!

Thanks VG!

http://www.ncaa10tips.com/pc (Windows)

http://www.ncaa10tips.com/mac (Mac)

The NCAA 10 PS3 Patch is out and it fixes the following problems:

• Player Lock available in Online Play
• Sliders effectiveness
• Updated base roster now in Online

No word yet on when the XBOX 360 patch will be available.

PastaPadre has released his second set of NCAA Videos.

Featured in this group are four portions of gameplay with the community based created team the Pastapadre Ninjas. There was one more significant video with the Ninjas in their away uniforms which had probably the best results of all but I’ve been unable to get that video up and may not be able to until the weekend.

Go to PastaPadre.com to view all of the second set of videos here.

Just got an email letting me know that you can get the fixed NCAA 10 EA Roster update via the following gamer’s EA Locker.  EA will post a video later detailing how to use the  roster share feature.

PS3 – eascncaa10
Xbox 360 – EASCNCAA10

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/262073.page

PastaPadre has put out a very nice collection of NCAA videos to get you pumped for tomorrows release of NCAA 10.   The great thing is they are all in beautiful HD.   Thanks Pasta!

Included in this posting is a full game with Purdue @ South Carolina broken down by quarter. Also a short clip from the first High School Road to Glory game and the first few minutes of a game using my Teambuilder created Transformers squad. All videos show gameplay on All-American difficulty with everything else being default settings.

I’m continuing to work on some initial impressions which will be posted on Tuesday however they are somewhat limited as lack of time and now being on the road has resulted in being unable to try out online play or start up an Online Dynasty. Monday evening look for a second set of videos which will feature the community based and created Pastapadre Ninjas!

Check out the rest of PastaPadre’s NCAA 10 Video Blowout here.

NCAA Football 10: TeamBuilder Reveal
Create-a-School is back and better than ever.

by Nate Ahearn

April 23, 2009 – Ever since NCAA Football first made its way onto next-gen consoles, it has been without a hugely popular feature that debuted back in 2000 on the PlayStation. For the last three years (the first iteration of NCAA on Xbox 360) people have been waiting for the re-launch of Create-a-School. Thankfully that wait is now over.

This week in New York City EA Sports revealed TeamBuilder, a reworked Create-a-School feature that incorporates new technology and mechanics to bring your created squad into NCAA Football 10. Cooler still is the fact that fans of the collegiate videogame series will be able to create their dream program well before the game hits store shelves.

This time around Create-a-School (TeamBuilder) is all web-based and operated from your PC. Pigskin fanatics can hop onto TeamBuilder.com,

There are hundreds of pieces to every uniform and many can be tuned to your liking. From the stripes on your pants to whether your logo appears on the helmet or your uniform number (ala Alabama), there’s a lot of depth there. There are more than 70 base styles for your uni and 11 different logo placements aside from the helmet designs that I just mentioned. There’s less customizability to the pants, but it’s a similar mechanic. As fun as it is to fiddle with the look of your uniforms, what really impressed me was the freedom afforded to nailing down a team logo.

(once the site is live) sign in with their EA Sports ID, and then get down to the nitty gritty of designing the look and attributes for their school. EA Sports was kind enough to create IGN University (average GPA 1.1) to give us a look at just how deep the creation goes.

The IGN field EA Sports created for us.

First you’ll need to track down a primary logo which must be a 256×256 PNG file. Next, you’ll need to convert that image (or find another) into a 128×128 PNG. Keep in mind, there really aren’t any restrictions on what that image contains. That means you can take an already-established logo, massacre it in any number of ways in PhotoShop, then upload it to TeamBuilder. EA Sports thankfully used the traditional IGN logo and color scheme for ours. Picking your colors is a simple process that has you place three markers on your logo to ensure that you aren’t using fuchsia when you really just wanted pink (and who doesn’t).

Next you’ll pick from any of the pre-existing college, generic or high school stadiums to act as your battleground. Thankfully the fans in your stadium will be wearing your team’s colors. For IGN University that meant a sea of intimidating red. Be afraid.

After picking out your stadium, it’s time to design the field itself. You can pick from four field types: turf, blue (Boise State style), grass, and multi. Then you can place your logo in the middle of the field and at opposing 20, 25, 30 or 35 yard lines. As if that wasn’t enough, you can then design the text that will appear in both endzones.

From there you’re off to design the attributes and player rosters for your school. This is the one area that worried me about TeamBuilder. Since you can upload your created team to Dynasty or Online Dynasty modes, the fact that there’s nothing stopping gamers from maxing out both their school’s attributes as well as the players’ skills seems like it could create an unfair advantage. All the usual school attributes are tunable. That means you can mess your school’s academic prestige, your fan base, television exposure, even the amount of athletic facilities on-campus. Unsurprisingly, IGN had none.

That’s me handing off to Mike Pereira.

Once it’s time to customize your rosters you’ll first need to select a school’s already established roster and tweak from there. Again, all the usual speed, strength, and awareness attributes can be maxed out if you like.

After you’ve set your created school in virtual stone it’s time to take to the field. You can create and save up to twelve schools that can then be downloaded by your friends over Xbox Live or PlayStation Network. It’s important to note that if you decide to take your team into a dynasty mode (online or off), you’ll need to replace one of the schools from the conference you’re inserting the team into.

It’s about time EA Sports made a Create-a-School mode worthy of this generation of hardware. The online integration and the interaction between your PC and 360 or PS3 should be great if everything goes to plan. It’s also a wise move to offer up TeamBuilder to players before the game ships so you can have your custom squad fully built in time for launch.

Check back on Monday for our preview of Season Showdown, yet another new mode in NCAA Football 10.

Crabtree, Johnson, Orakpo and Sanchez Featured on Platform Exclusive Covers

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that Michael Crabtree, Brian Johnson, Brian Orakpo and Mark Sanchez will be featured on platform exclusive covers of EA SPORTS^TM NCAA® Football 10, available in stores July 14th. Each cover athlete led his team on a memorable run toward the BCS National Championship, helping to shape the competitive landscape of college football in 2008.

Michael Crabtree, formerly of Texas Tech University, graces the NCAA Football 10 Xbox 360® cover. A top 2009 NFL Draft prospect and two-time recipient of the Biletnikoff and Paul Warfield Awards, Crabtree is a highly recognized wide receiver who led Texas Tech in a close race for the BCS National Championship up until the final weeks of the 2008 season. Texas Tech’s victory over Texas in Lubbock is considered one of the defining moments of 2008.

The PLAYSTATION®3 cover features University of Utah’s former quarterback, Brian Johnson. In 2008, under Johnson’s leadership, the Utah Utes became the only undefeated NCAA Division I team, boasting a 12-0 record heading into the 2009 Sugar Bowl. In that game, #7 Utah upset #4 Alabama to finish the season with a perfect 13-0 record. Johnson was named the Most Outstanding Player in the 2009 Sugar Bowl.

The PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) version of NCAA Football 10 will showcase University of Southern California’s former quarterback, Mark Sanchez. In his only season as USC’s starting quarterback, Sanchez led the Trojans to a near perfect 12-1 season, narrowly missing the opportunity to compete for the 2008 BCS National Championship title. Sanchez was named the Most Valuable Offensive Player in the 2009 Rose Bowl.

University of Texas’ former defensive end, Brian Orakpo, is featured on the PlayStation®2 cover. In 2008, Orakpo was unanimously selected as a first-team All-American and named the Associated Press Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. In his final season with the Longhorns, Orakpo won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, the Ted Hendricks Award and the Lombardi Award. Under Orakpo’s leadership, the Longhorns were one of the most dominating teams in the college football last year, defeating numerous top 25 teams including eventual Big 12 Champion and BCS National Champion contender Oklahoma in a memorable Cotton Bowl confrontation.

NCAA Football 10 will bring the excitement of college football to fans across the nation like never before with the all-new Season Showdown. In this new mode, every game counts as fans declare their loyalty to a favorite school and give the ultimate show of support in a nationwide competition. After choosing a school to represent, players will earn credits in-game through head-to-head online matchups and single player modes. Credits not only accumulate in-game but players can also earn credits for their school via new web-based games. Millions of college football fans around the country will be on a mission to prove their school is number one with NCAA Football 10’s Season Showdown.

NCAA Football 10 introduces TeamBuilder, an all-new, online create-a-school feature that will enhance the user’s ability to produce personalized content. With the capability to upload logos and numerous customization options for uniforms, fields, rosters, and much more, TeamBuilder gives users the opportunity to design completely original teams with infinite possibilities. Plus, preloaded logos for several Football Championship Subdivision schools will help users create authentic teams for NCAA Football 10. With its intuitively designed online database that is searchable across several fields, TeamBuilder allows users to share content with ease. A football fan’s dream, TeamBuilder will enable users to experience the excitement and pageantry of college football, defined by their own personalized creations.

With additional features scheduled to be announced between now and launch, football fans are encouraged to visit www.ncaafootball10.com regularly for the most up-to-date information.

Developed in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon, and licensed by The Collegiate Licensing Company, NCAA Football 10 will be available on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, the PlayStation®2 and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment systems and the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable).

EA SPORTS^TM is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world, with top-selling titles and franchises including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA® Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® and NASCAR® racing.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA^TM, EA SPORTS^TM, EA SPORTS Freestyle^TM and POGO^TM. In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA’s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

About the NCAA

The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities for more than 380,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 49,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA Championships in Division I, II and III sports. For more information, go to www.ncaa.org.

About The Collegiate Licensing Company

CLC is a division of global sports and entertainment company IMG. Founded in 1981, CLC is the oldest and largest collegiate licensing agency in the U.S. and currently represents nearly 200 colleges, universities, bowl games, athletic conferences, The Heisman Trophy and the NCAA. The mission of CLC is to be the guiding force in collegiate trademark licensing and one of the top sports licensing firms in the country. CLC is dedicated to being a center of excellence in providing licensing services of the highest quality to its member institutions, licensees, retailers and consumers. Headquartered in Atlanta (Ga.), CLC is a full-service licensing representative, which employs a staff of more than 80 licensing professionals who provide full-service capabilities in brand protection, brand management, and brand development. For more information on CLC, visit: www.clc.com or www.imgworld.com.

About NCAA Football

NCAA Football USA, Inc. represents a coalition of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA), the Football Bowl Association (FBA), the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the National Football Foundation (NFF) and serves as the collective voice to promote college football. Visit www.NCAAFootball.com for more information.

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