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Head Coach going solo, Ryan covering PS3 NCAA

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Apr 23, 2008 10:47 am PT

Following "surprising" amount of feedback, EA Sports will offer NFL coaching sim stand-alone for 360, PS3 on Sept. 2; BC QB covering Sony console edition of college pigskin.

EA Sports is constructing one heck of an elaborate trick play for the latest installment of NFL Head Coach. Benched after a modest performance following the 2006 season, EA said in February that it would be giving the coaching sim another go this year, with Super Bowl XLI-winning Colts chief Tony Dungy fronting the cover. Dungy cover duties were promptly called into question a month later, when EA said that NFL Head Coach 09 would only be available as part of the Madden NFL 09's 20th-anniversary $90 collector's edition bundle, available August 12.

Aspiring virtual skippers were apparently none too happy about the compulsory purchase of Madden NFL to receive Head Coach 09, a fact EA Sports president Peter Moore noted yesterday in his company blog. "I have to admit, even I was surprised by how much feedback we've gotten the past few weeks since we announced it as a featured item of our Madden Collector's edition," said Moore.

As such, EA has said that in addition to being packed in with the $90 Madden bundle, NFL Head Coach will also be offered as a stand-alone product on September 2. Available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the game will retail for $49.99.

In related EA Sports football news, the publisher also took the wraps off of the NCAA Football 09 cover athlete for the PS3 edition of the game. With Arkansas tailback Darren McFadden named to the Xbox 360 game, EA said today that Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan will grace the PS3 edition of NCAA Football 09. Now awaiting the 2008 draft, Ryan finished his career at BC as the school's all-time leader in pass completions, and was named the ACC's offensive player of the year in 2007. The NCAA Football 09 season kicks off July 15 on and will be available for the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, and Wii.

35 Comments

  • EaglePride25

    Posted May 6, 2008 12:02 pm PT

    i got the first head coach when it came out and it wasnt all that bad. very addicting. and that new madden video that came out looks pretty good too. im pumped and im marking my calender for august 12th.

  • unrealgogetr

    Posted Apr 24, 2008 11:39 am PT

    Lets see $90 bucks for two games and $110 for 1 game the wait till september for something I could have bought together with the 2. Way to go EA I dont want 2 spend 20 extra bucks and wait like 3 weeks for a game that I could have gotten 3 weeks earlyer and Cheaper

  • ghost867

    Posted Apr 24, 2008 10:13 am PT

    Way to high-ball us EA. Unless the game has a substantial amount of content, it's only worth $40.

  • Dreski83

    Posted Apr 24, 2008 8:31 am PT

    I would have been a little more pleased to see a $40 price, but I'll take that as a nudge to hopefully robust content

  • Myzz617

    Posted Apr 24, 2008 6:23 am PT

    I hear you on the MADDEN TIP!!! They going to have a SE or something of some sort i bet

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Apr 24, 2008 5:24 am PT

    Already pre-ordered NCAA 09 for the Xbox360!

  • Karmacodelc18

    Posted Apr 23, 2008 11:11 pm PT

    Hm. Matt Ryan eh? Hes gonna end up in Baltimore or something what a waste of his talent.

  • Obliterati

    Posted Apr 23, 2008 6:41 pm PT

    Nice to see EA reacting to input from their customers. I guess if we make enough noise, even the evil corporate overlords have to pay attention.

  • CommanderShiro

    Posted Apr 23, 2008 6:14 pm PT

    Wooo Matt Ryan!

  • djkearse36

    Posted Apr 23, 2008 5:10 pm PT

    weird, I NEED MORE MADDEN INFORMATION!

  • crippla87

    Posted Apr 23, 2008 4:55 pm PT

    Make that 60 whoopers my friend.

  • enoslives7

    Posted Apr 23, 2008 4:42 pm PT

    EA is worthless. They rehash the same crappy game every year and expect people to dish out 50.00 bucks.

  • taj7575

    Posted Apr 23, 2008 3:56 pm PT

    nobody gives a crap who covers, for all i care it could just be a cover saying NCAA FOOTBALL 09 with no pic of anyone.

    i just want a good college football game, which EA sadly cannot make without putting a bunch of bugs and unfinished gameplay into it.


    MAKE A GOOD FREAKING FOOTBALL GAME. PLEASE!

  • thebeast619

    Posted Apr 23, 2008 3:10 pm PT

    good to see the ps3 and 360 to have differnt cover althetes

  • halosniper52

    Posted Apr 23, 2008 2:43 pm PT

    I will be buying Madden NFL 09's collector's edition even tho im not sure head coach will be any good I will give it a try.

  • aznhayato7

    Posted Apr 23, 2008 2:36 pm PT

    I think Darren McFadden is the better cover athlete.

  • darknferno12

    Posted Apr 23, 2008 2:11 pm PT

    I'm still waiting for a game where you can play as an NHL linesman, Video goal judge or NFL ref, chain gang maybe an NBA ref with betting mini games

  • theycallmeryan

    Posted Apr 23, 2008 1:15 pm PT

    I'll buy the better deal, Madden 09 and Head Coach 09 for just $90.

  • THA-TODD-BEAST

    Posted Apr 23, 2008 1:15 pm PT

    At least EA is starting to listen to the players more. You guys remember how they changed the unlock system for BF: Bad Company due to complaints?

    Maybe they're changing for the better? Who knows. I sure hope so!

  • ccputgat2m

    Posted Apr 23, 2008 1:13 pm PT

    hey specialed,

    the combo price was 90, the normal madden price, 60, so i subtracted and came up with 30. in the article it says 49.99, 50 - 30 =20. so its 20 more as a stand alone.

    iam so smart

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