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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[New XBL Games on Demand: Stuntman, FaceBreaker, NFL Tour]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/20/new-xbl-games-on-demand-stuntman-facebreaker-nfl-tour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/20/new-xbl-games-on-demand-stuntman-facebreaker-nfl-tour/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/20/new-xbl-games-on-demand-stuntman-facebreaker-nfl-tour/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/weird-but-true/" rel="tag">Weird But True</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/opinions/" rel="tag">Opinions</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/new-in-pop-culture/" rel="tag">New In Pop Culture</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/20/new-xbl-games-on-demand-stuntman-facebreaker-nfl-tour/"><img hspace="0" height="300" border="0" width="530" vspace="0" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/07/god-facebreaker.jpg" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Another Tuesday, another batch of Xbox Live Games on Demand. This week it's <em>NFL Tour</em>, <em>FaceBreaker</em> and <em>Stuntman: Ignition</em>. They're available for $20 each in the US. (As usual, pricing and availability vary by region.) Also, you should probably think long and hard before picking up <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/nfltour?q=nfl%20tour"><em>NFL Tour</em></a> or <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/facebreaker?q=facebreaker"><em>FaceBreaker</em></a>.<br />
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Xbox.com: <a href="http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/offers/f0000001-0000-4000-8000-000045410835?cid=SLink"><strong>Add <em>NFL Tour</em> to your Xbox 360 download queue</strong></a> ($19.99)<br />
Xbox.com: <a href="http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/offers/f0000001-0000-4000-8000-000045410861?cid=SLink"><strong>Add <em>FaceBreaker</em> to your Xbox 360 download queue</strong></a> ($19.99)<br />
Xbox.com: <a href="http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/offers/f0000001-0000-4000-8000-0000545107f4?cid=SLink"><strong>Add <em>Stuntman: Ignition</em> to your Xbox 360 download queue</strong></a> ($19.99)</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/20/new-xbl-games-on-demand-stuntman-facebreaker-nfl-tour/">New XBL Games on Demand: Stuntman, FaceBreaker, NFL Tour</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/20/new-xbl-games-on-demand-stuntman-facebreaker-nfl-tour/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19561830/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/20/new-xbl-games-on-demand-stuntman-facebreaker-nfl-tour/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>FaceBreaker</category><category>Games-on-Demand</category><category>microsoft</category><category>NFL-Tour</category><category>Stuntman-Ignition</category><category>xbox</category><category>Xbox-Live</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NFL Tour demo kicked through Xbox Live uprights]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/09/nfl-tour-demo-kicked-through-xbox-live-uprights/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/09/nfl-tour-demo-kicked-through-xbox-live-uprights/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/09/nfl-tour-demo-kicked-through-xbox-live-uprights/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a></p><center><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="gtembed" width="490" height="400">	<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /> 	<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=28736"/> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <embed src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=28736" swLiveConnect="true" name="gtembed" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="true" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="490" height="400"></embed> </object></center>The NFL season is winding to a close, and things are getting pretty exciting. But it's also getting tortuously serious. What if you got into football not for stats and paydays but just the sheer fun of the game? What if you simply want to run fast on a wall with streaks behind you and do The Worm? For you, friend, for you -- there is <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/search/?q=NFL%20Tour">NFL Tour</a></em>.<br /><br />A new demo of the game has just been dropped onto Xbox Live for your turbo-juking, casual dressing enjoyment. Speaking as big fans of <em>NFL Blitz</em>, we're looking forward to giving another arcade-style pigskin game a whirl. But we're more interested in hearing what you think. Share your thoughts right after the break.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/09/nfl-tour-demo-kicked-through-xbox-live-uprights/">NFL Tour demo kicked through Xbox Live uprights</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://209.11.233.28/archive/2008/01/09/demo-nfl-tour.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/09/nfl-tour-demo-kicked-through-xbox-live-uprights/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1082595/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/09/nfl-tour-demo-kicked-through-xbox-live-uprights/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>football</category><category>nfl-tour</category><category>PS3</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hut, hut, hut! NFL Tour demo tackles the XBLM]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/09/hut-hut-hut-nfl-tour-demo-tackles-the-xblm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/09/hut-hut-hut-nfl-tour-demo-tackles-the-xblm/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/09/hut-hut-hut-nfl-tour-demo-tackles-the-xblm/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-marketplace/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Marketplace</a></p><center><a href="http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2008/01/09/demo-nfl-tour.aspx"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/nfltourottopmuch.jpg" align="top" vspace="4" border="0" alt="" /></a></center>Are you ready for some non-<em>Madden</em> football that features a much more simplistic control scheme, where you travel the country, play over the top arcade football and make field entrances that rival the WWE's? If so, you can download and check out the new <a href="http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2008/01/09/demo-nfl-tour.aspx"><em>NFL Tour</em> demo</a> that is available on the Xbox Live Marketplace today. The 710MB demo is available to Live members in Canada and the States and should give NFL fanboys a glimpse at what the <em>Tour</em> can offer to fill the non-realistic football niche. Hop in the bus guys, we're going on an <em>NFL Tour</em> ... yeehaw!<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/09/hut-hut-hut-nfl-tour-demo-tackles-the-xblm/">Hut, hut, hut! NFL Tour demo tackles the XBLM</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2008/01/09/demo-nfl-tour.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/09/hut-hut-hut-nfl-tour-demo-tackles-the-xblm/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1082263/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/09/hut-hut-hut-nfl-tour-demo-tackles-the-xblm/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ea</category><category>ea-big</category><category>ea-sports</category><category>nfl-tour</category><category>xblm</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dustin Burg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hands-on: NFL Tour demo]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/04/hands-on-nfl-tour-demo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/04/hands-on-nfl-tour-demo/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/04/hands-on-nfl-tour-demo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/hands-on/" rel="tag">Hands-on</a></p><center><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="gtembed" width="425" height="347"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=28736"/> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <embed src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=28736" swLiveConnect="true" name="gtembed" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="true" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="347"></embed> </object></center>
<p>You don't have to play the newly released <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/03/american-psn-updates-for-january-3rd/2#comments"><em>NFL Tour </em>demo</a> for more than a few minutes before you realize that something is wrong ... very, very wrong. From the game's incredibly woeful character models and jerky animations to the most annoying commentator in the world, EA's <em>NFL Tour</em> feels like it should have been an added feature buried deep inside the bowels of the next edition of <em>Madden</em> than to be unleashed upon an unsuspecting gaming audience.<br />
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The game tries to combine several aspects from <em>NFL Street</em> and the career mode we've come to expect in <em>Madden</em>. However, judging from the demo, it looks as if it fails on both fronts. <br />
 </p><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/04/hands-on-nfl-tour-demo/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Hands-on: NFL Tour demo</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/04/hands-on-nfl-tour-demo/">Hands-on: NFL Tour demo</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/04/hands-on-nfl-tour-demo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1077187/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/04/hands-on-nfl-tour-demo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ea</category><category>ea-sports-big</category><category>electronic-arts</category><category>nfl-tour</category><category>nfl-tour-09</category><category>trey-wingo</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Holisky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSN Thursday: mostly jammin', a little juking]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/03/psn-thursday-mostly-jammin-a-little-juking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/03/psn-thursday-mostly-jammin-a-little-juking/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/03/psn-thursday-mostly-jammin-a-little-juking/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/01/03/playstation-store-update-16/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" alt="nfl tour" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/nfl-tour-tackle.jpg" /></a></div>
Today on PSN a double dose of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/rock-band-weekly" target="_blank"><span style="font-style: italic;">Rock Band</span> tunes</a> finally squeezes its way through the pipeline, bringing with it a mess of <span style="font-style: italic;">Guitar Hero III </span>tracks. If toy instruments aren't your forte, consider investing in some new cars for <span style="font-style: italic;">ProStreet</span> (how can you resist a bimmer for a mere $2.50?) or shed those pads and wrap your arms around a real man in the free <span style="font-style: italic;">NFL Tour</span> demo. That, or sit back and <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">watch</span> be jealous that Japan is actually <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/20/gt5-prologue-scores-third-place-in-japanese-charts/" target="_blank"><span style="font-style: italic;">playing</span></a> <span style="font-style: italic;">GT5 Prologue</span>.<br /> <br />Euro folk can peep this week's "surely not" offerings over on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/01/03/european-psn-releases-for-january-3rd-surely-not-edition/">PS3 Fanboy</a>. Full details of the US update are posted after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/03/psn-thursday-mostly-jammin-a-little-juking/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>PSN Thursday: mostly jammin', a little juking</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/03/psn-thursday-mostly-jammin-a-little-juking/">PSN Thursday: mostly jammin', a little juking</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/01/03/playstation-store-update-16/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/03/psn-thursday-mostly-jammin-a-little-juking/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1076792/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/03/psn-thursday-mostly-jammin-a-little-juking/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gt5-prologue</category><category>guitar-hero-3</category><category>nfl-tour</category><category>PS3</category><category>psn</category><category>psn-thursday</category><category>rock-band</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Ransom-Wiley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Cheater) Shawne Merriman elected to grace NFL Tour cover]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/12/cheater-elected-to-grace-nfl-tour-cover/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/12/cheater-elected-to-grace-nfl-tour-cover/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/12/cheater-elected-to-grace-nfl-tour-cover/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a></p><a href="http://www.easports.com/nfltour/"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="313" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/10/nfl-tour-cover-revealed.jpg" /></a>Congratulations, voters -- you've elected San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne "<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2635475">They weren't steroids, it was tainted supplement I won't identify</a>" Merriman to the cover of EA's <em>NFL Tour</em>, a relaunch of the <em>NFL Street</em> series. The contest, launched at the <a href="http://www.easports.com/nfltour/">official website</a> in September, pitted Merriman against Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor and Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeny.<br />
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It's almost unfortunate to think that a cheater, suspended for four games last season for violating the National Football League's substance abuse policy, gets to be on the cover of a video game. What a wonderful lesson for kids: "It's okay if you juice, Timmy, you just might go to the Pro Bowl after you serve your suspension. If you're lucky, you might end up on the cover of a video game!"<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/12/cheater-elected-to-grace-nfl-tour-cover/">(Cheater) Shawne Merriman elected to grace NFL Tour cover</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.easports.com/nfltour/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/12/cheater-elected-to-grace-nfl-tour-cover/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1011317/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/12/cheater-elected-to-grace-nfl-tour-cover/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>EA</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>NFL</category><category>NFL-Tour</category><category>PS3</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Dormer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
