Frozen Endzone Thaws in Steam Early Access Today

Thanks to EA Sports and their strangle hold on the NFL license, fans have had very few choices in football games for decades. Considering the Kickstarter to reboot Mutant League Football failed... this is the next best thing, or maybe even better?

Frozen Endzone combines robots, football, and turn based strategy; the result is an experience that nobody has ever captured in a videogame before. The game is pretty far along into development, with both single player and online multiplayer, as well as full customization for players and moves. Mode 7 describes the game better than I could;

"I am so excited about this release I just had to quote myself saying how I excited I am!" gibbered Joint Managing Director Paul Taylor, at some point between 4.32 and 4.34 AM last night before returning to his nutrient-rich aqueous medium.

Here’s a recap of the main changes in this version:

Players can now have stats: strength, resilience, “burst” (a small burst of acceleration when getting the ball), evade, intercept radius, block radius
“Handball” (now called “Full Match”) game mode enters beta. This has been totally revamped to accommodate stats and is now the main game mode. Lots of turnovers, interceptions, end-to-end action, and new points zones make this really exciting and strategic.
Team Editor allows you to name your players and set their stats; upload your team to the server and use it in multiplayer or skirmish with it offline
Completely revamped, much more intelligent AI and a selection of new AI skirmishes
Easy-to-use tile-based Pitch Editor (alpha)
Custom Game Mode creator (alpha)
Commentary system (alpha): commentary makes use of player names; in single player, the AI calculations are also used to allow the commentators to analyse your play-style; in multiplayer, the commentators will discuss your previous history with your opponent
Some brand new animations and some big improvements to camera code
There is now in-game audio to go with the music!

By the time you are reading this article, the game should be available for purchase on Steam Early Access. They are planning to add a full single player campaign and a lot more customizations by the end of the year, so showing early support for the game definitely helps it develop. I'm personally hoping for jetpacks to make an appearance in a future version of the game.