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By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Dec 16, 2005 1:45 pm PT

Electronic Arts signs Colorado Crush quarterback John Dutton as cover athlete for Arena Football.

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Even though the Arena Football League is still miles behind the National Football League, the game still has its stars. John Dutton, a former pigskin tosser at the University of Nevada is one of the sports' brightest, and will be immortalized as the first cover athlete for the first game of Electronic Arts' Arena Football franchise.

Dutton led the Crush to the 2005 championship, and he has a history of winning. The QB also earned some finger hardware in 2002 when he was named the MVP of ArenaBowl XVI as the play-caller for the San Jose SaberCats.

Arena Football is set for a February 7 release on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The game re-creates the high-octane action of the AFL, with eight-on-eight matchups, a smaller field of play, and high scoring. For more information, check out GameSpot's scouting report.

31 Comments

  • xxGnarKillxx

    Posted Dec 19, 2005 2:20 pm PT

    for everyone who has asked what arena football is, it is exactly what it sounds like. a football game being played in an arena. with a 50 yard field and barriers along the sidelines. this is a game that must be played at 4 am with your drinking buddies, yay

  • hirushubi2

    Posted Dec 19, 2005 12:31 pm PT

    why would they even put an unknown athlete on the cover of an unknown sport it doesnt make sense maybe they should have made a cover kinda of showing what the game would be like its ok on like madden or any other high profile sports game because everyone knows the sport and the athletes you may not think the cover of a game plays a big role in its sales but o believe me it does especially on a sports game that is not as popular as some other ones

  • killercortez88

    Posted Dec 19, 2005 12:23 pm PT

    what is arena football

  • zymase

    Posted Dec 19, 2005 10:40 am PT

    I'm surprised they're even making a game, I figured they locked down the AFL rights to sit on it, so their competitors couldn't make any kind of football game based on any league.

  • diablo89

    Posted Dec 19, 2005 6:07 am PT

    this game is gonna suck, arena football isnt even that popular. yet.

  • NeoJedi

    Posted Dec 19, 2005 6:00 am PT

    Arena Football ?? What's next, Pee-Wee Football ?? Geezous EA, instead of coming up with lame football games no one wants to play, how about making the existing franchises better (eg : NHL, Madden).

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Dec 19, 2005 5:40 am PT

    who's gonna buy this?

  • gskcp

    Posted Dec 19, 2005 3:46 am PT

    i think they should make a high school football game, however, make it either seperate parts, or many several discs, this way to make it so you CAN play your favorite high school team.

  • Atarii

    Posted Dec 18, 2005 9:39 pm PT

    EA can waste their time making this game.... it won't sell. I predict a total flop. EA can buy all they want, but forcing a game because THEY (EA) make it won't help sales.

  • ANU81SS

    Posted Dec 18, 2005 4:53 pm PT

    they should buy license to dodgeball and make a game for that

  • cdriccio

    Posted Dec 18, 2005 1:19 pm PT

    If you guys haven't watched Arena Football before, you should. They show a game on NBC every Sunday during the season... Which starts around the Superbowl and ends in June. For me, it's football year round. And AFL is much faster paced and Higher scoring. And you can see them live for cheap. I have season tickets to my home team. 2nd row in the endzone... $150. I don't even buy sports games, and I despise EA b/c all they do is charge everyone $50 for the same crap from last year with in extra bell or so, but I may get this just to support the AFL. Face it, they aren't going anywhere any time soon. They're in their 20th season.

  • SavoyPrime

    Posted Dec 18, 2005 10:11 am PT

    Hmmm...I wonder if Arena Football cover athletes will be cursed.

  • BigJ411

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 3:19 pm PT

    WOW! WHAT AMAZING NEWS..........man who the hell cares about Arena Football, I know I dont. This title is going to be sold for $29.99 wait and see

  • comedian31

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 2:22 pm PT

    If they made a high school football game, I would buy that because I wanna see if they have me in it.

  • littlerukh

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 10:57 am PT

    Hey, ESPN covers highschool football. You know it's coming.

  • LordOfMidnight

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 9:40 am PT

    Well, at least it's an alternative for people like me that hate the NFL.

  • Charles_Johnson

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 7:24 am PT

    NCAA 2006 is the best FB game. EA has put out lately. They should focus more on Madden.

  • secily

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 6:58 am PT

    Think the curse will cover arena football?

  • Phoenix_of_Fury

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 9:54 pm PT

    Arena football is great. The Crush are great.

    Instead of knocking the game, perhaps we should all wait until it comes out to make judgement. You never know, it could be better than NFL.

  • Poltergeist13

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 9:30 pm PT

    Wow a football game with a white dude on it. The day has come where EA realized white people played football to, of course it would be Arena Football. Maybe 4 or 10 people will buy this...lol.

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