Madden 10 Gets Online Co-Op
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Earlier tonight on GameTrailers TV one of the new online related features for Madden 10 was revealed. The game will have online co-op! Keep in mind that what has been described as the bigger of the two online announcements is being saved for the E3 press conference on Monday.
Online co-op is something I’ve been hoping for Madden to incorporate for a few years now. It sounds as though it will be limited to two people facing off against the CPU or two people against two other people so it’ll be built on in future iterations. I look at three or four users on a single team as being ideal. Attempting to max out a full 11 would likely be futile.
There is still some confusion about the mode and how it will be setup. Is it just two against the CPU or against other users? Is it just one-off games or is there a ranked mode for it along the lines of Online Team Play from other titles? Can you play franchise games with online co-op? Are you locked into a single position or is it open to switching throughout the game? Hopefully all this will be cleared up shortly and I’ll update. Seems as though answers to these questions will have to wait until E3.
As suspected this opens up the liklihood of Monday’s announcement being something completely new for online play. As I posted in the E3 preview it would seem anticlimatic to make a big announcement that a mode from another one of their titles was being added to Madden. Clearing online co-op out of the way now leaves either Online Franchise or something completely unique to come.
May 29, 2009 at 3:52 am
I'm with you all the way Pasta. Can't wait 'til August!
May 29, 2009 at 3:55 am
YAWN. Who really gives a crap about online coop in madden. this isnt like first person shooter. Why doesnt EA actually give fans what they want REAL ONLINE LEAGUE, ONLINE FRANCHISE, we ask for this like 8 yrs
If i don't have online franchise
I only one thing to say to ea
GO KILL YOURSELFS
May 29, 2009 at 5:26 am
I second your yawn…
May 29, 2009 at 12:57 pm
I third your yawn. All of these new "features" are things that should've made their way into the game a couple of years ago.
May 29, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Sorry I used "their" instead of "there" in my above statement. I do know how to use english correctly.
May 29, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Yeah man online co-op is garbage. Playing on the same team as your friend is only cool on defense, cause on offense no one is good enough to block for their boy or run precise enough routes where the QB won't throw an ill advised pic
May 29, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Give Mo Diddley enough confidence to know that you will be where you are suppose to be and Mo Diddley will deliver!
May 29, 2009 at 8:23 pm
a fourth yawn, here……
May 29, 2009 at 3:57 am
I'm hoping for online franchise as well. I'm sure that has to be the other feature. Any ideas what the other possibilities are Pasta?
May 29, 2009 at 4:02 am
If not online franchise than maybe an insanely expanded and interactive online league system could be another possibility. That would have to be a substantial upgrade to leagues to make a big deal out of it.
May 29, 2009 at 4:02 am
Well gosh I was gonna buy the game anyway, but, if you insist EA, just keep adding more and more awesome features every week. Now I really can't wait until E3.
What do you guys think it's gonna be?
I don't have a clue, but I'd like to see some kind of truly in depth MMORPG type mode with a custom player. Yeah, NHL 09 sort of got that started, but it's not even close to where it could be.
May 29, 2009 at 4:03 am
Well gosh I was gonna buy the game anyway, but, if you insist EA, just keep adding more and more awesome features every week. Now I really can't wait until E3.
What do you guys think it's gonna be…if it actually is something brand new.
I don't have a clue, but I'd like to see some kind of truly in depth MMORPG type mode with a custom player. Yeah, NHL 09 sort of got that started, but it's not even close to where it could be.
May 29, 2009 at 4:29 am
im pumped for online coop. my friend and i will be playing this way. we used to offline years ago but now itll be so much better being online. pasta try and find out the info you mentioned in your article i want to know too
May 29, 2009 at 7:22 pm
If you need a QB who can put the ball where you can make a play look up Mo Diddley. Mo Diddley can make a pro bowler out of a a sack of beans!
May 29, 2009 at 4:32 am
Cool, I to have been waiting for this with Madden, and I agree with you Pasta I would love to have it be up 4 on either side. Some of the most fun times I have had online with a sports game is playing Team play. It's nice to have a few laughs with your teammates as opposed to being yelled at being called racist names and other swears against someone you are beating on.
May 29, 2009 at 7:29 am
People called you racist names playing Madden b4? LOL! How do they know what race you are? That's just lame. I know I cheese a lot but I do that to take a stand against EA making an inferior product but I never ever cross the line and get into name calling against my opponent. After all it's just a video game
May 29, 2009 at 4:38 am
yeah this is going to be awesomeness cant wait nhl 10 looks amazing btw
May 29, 2009 at 4:55 am
I still can't get enough of the graphics.
May 29, 2009 at 3:04 pm
they suck right now
May 29, 2009 at 5:17 am
I'm not knocking Online Coop but I don't get what the big fuss is about it. I would prefer them to focus more on offline franchise then online play. Not everyone plays online. In fact the majority of gamers don't.
May 29, 2009 at 1:49 pm
every year online is growing. 2009 ea had something like a 300% increase. its the direction things are headed.
May 29, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Yeah, I believe EA hosted somthing like 5,000,000 online games across all their sports title. Josh, your claim is way off.
May 29, 2009 at 7:23 pm
and mo Diddley participated in 4,950,999 of those 5 million online games. How? Because Mo Diddley is everywhere
May 29, 2009 at 7:01 am
Although this sounds alright, the fact that there's only ONE more online mode announcement coming really makes me depressed.
I was hoping the lesser news story (this one) would be online team play along the lines of NHL 09. This announcement is actually a pretty big bust…
Now I hope for the love of God the big announcement is online franchise mode.
Best case scenario is that this is just a VERY little announcement, and several online modes are to come, including online franchise and online team play, with an EA Sports Football League thing.
May 29, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Do not fell lost my lost sheep. Mo Diddley is here to the rescue. Join me as I conquer this years online co-op. I shall lead you to victory as Mo Diddley is like the post office I just deliver baby!
May 29, 2009 at 7:02 am
Or I hope that Pasta screwed this up and what the Gametrailers (didn't see the announcement) thing was trying to say was that team play has been added.
May 29, 2009 at 7:20 am
Mo Diddley's "Buy Meter" is at 7.8 now
Keep it up EA if the buy meter reaches 9 I'll buy it
May 29, 2009 at 7:24 am
I can't wait to play with BUF with co-op. 1st I'll pick the QB then I will make sure that TO(my co-op teammate) never gets the ball. and if my teammate sends me a message about not getting the ball I'll just block him and run bootlegs away from his side of the field.
May 29, 2009 at 2:28 pm
So, you're saying you're going to be trying to lose, and no one wants to play with you? Thanks for the warning.
May 29, 2009 at 6:43 pm
No what I'm saying is that if my co-op partner chooses TO I will never pass him the ball. So if we are teammates I would recommend choosing someone else other than TO. Capish?
BTW Mo Diddley never throws games; Mo Diddley always plays to win. If I'm down by 7 and score a TD with little time left on the clock Mo Diddley will go for 2. If the other team has the ball on 4th down with the game on the line I will bring the heat. Why? Because that's how Mo Diddley rolls. I GO ALL OUT!
May 29, 2009 at 9:20 am
wait whoa AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO HEARD IAN CUMMINGS SAY "ONLINE FRANCHISE"? if u listen closely after Hasselbeck throws a TD to Housh he says maybe they will try out online franchise WOW cant wait for the next annoucement !!!!
May 29, 2009 at 2:43 pm
No I swear I heard him say it too.
May 29, 2009 at 4:11 pm
he did say it…and i believe he said it by accident lol..oh well good for us
May 29, 2009 at 9:48 am
Mo Diddley's "Buy Meter" is at 7.8 now
May 29, 2009 at 11:45 am
Stop front'n, you know you buying the game foo…
May 29, 2009 at 4:38 am
Well I was gonna buy the game anyway, but, if you insist EA, just keep adding more and more awesome features every week. Now I really can't wait until E3.
What do you guys think it's gonna be…if it actually is something brand new?
I don't have a clue, but I'd like to see some kind of truly in depth MMORPG type mode with a custom player. Yeah, NHL 09 sort of got that started, but it's not even close to where it could be.
May 29, 2009 at 1:45 pm
I think the "big" announcement will be Online Franchise or League mode, it just seems that's where it's heading. Game looks like it could be epic though.
May 29, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Ugh.
May 29, 2009 at 2:06 pm
I want an online Franchise but still I want more than just 2 ppl and I want to face humans not just cpu online.
May 29, 2009 at 2:16 pm
finally
May 29, 2009 at 2:16 pm
i got excited for nothing..
i could care less about madden online
especially when there could be someone on my team screwing my win up
its all about franchise.. make it better
May 29, 2009 at 3:36 pm
do any of u ppl have friends?????? how could u not be excited about being able to play with 3 of ur friends thats just pure fun. i just really want mini games to be playable online
May 29, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Roll wit Mo Diddley and Mo Diddley shall lead you to victory! My pinpoint passing will place you in the top tier of the greatest to ever play. Mo Diddley is a proven winner Mo Diddley is the X-Factor between the elite and the novices.
May 29, 2009 at 2:29 pm
All this talke of online franchise – I haven't really played Madden on 360 besides exhibition. Do they not have a mode comparable to NCAA's online dynasty? I didn't know that actually. Well, if that's the case, my main want is online franchise. My bro and I played our online dynasty on NCAA into the ground last year, and we're both ready to get one going with Madden if they add online franchise. Gonna get TO his ring!
May 29, 2009 at 3:33 pm
im lovin the co-op addition!!!
May 29, 2009 at 3:40 pm
WAIT, He did say "AFTER PLAYING, THEY CAN GO AND TRY ONLINE FRANCHISE"
its official …Online Franchise
May 29, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Can someone please explain to me what Online Franchise would actually entail? Would it be that you could just play with your franchise team or that you and up to 31 other people could do a franchise online?? The second part I think would be pretty awesome.
May 29, 2009 at 3:53 pm
I dont know if anyone already mentioned this, but in the video on Gametrailers last night that announced the co-op, Ian Cummings said, at about 1:07 in the video, people who try online co-op may want to then try the Online Franchise. So, im thinkin maybe he slipped up and the next big online announcement.
May 29, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Yep, I just saw for myself earlier. Just looking around and I was like what. Does anyone know about this. Glad to see you saw the video too. I saw it on Youtube though.
May 29, 2009 at 4:20 pm
HEY PASTA…Can U Find Out If U Will Be Able To Change Teams In Franchise Mode Or ReBuild A Stadium W/O Moving The Team??? Both These Features Were Left Behind From Last Gen THANKS!!!
May 29, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Link for 2 min. video. Between 1:04 and 1:08 Ian says coop is a way to get more people online and then maybe they will go try out online franchise after that.
Madden NFL 10 Video Game, E3 09: Exclusive Co-Op Trailer | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com
May 29, 2009 at 5:37 pm
yeah he does say try online franchise
May 29, 2009 at 6:30 pm
online co-op is garbage man!!!
May 29, 2009 at 6:43 pm
So what I'm saying is that if my co-op partner chooses TO I will never pass him the ball. So if we are teammates I would recommend choosing someone else other than TO. Capish?
BTW Mo Diddley never throws games; Mo Diddley always plays to win. If I'm down by 7 and score a TD with little time left on the clock Mo Diddley will go for 2. If the other team has the ball on 4th down with the game on the line I will bring the heat. Why? Because that's how Mo Diddley rolls. I GO ALL OUT!
May 29, 2009 at 6:55 pm
I love this addition. However I hear people complaining about being 2 vs. 2. I would make a bet that if they got to much bigger (11 vs. 11) the game would run so slow. People would really be mad then. What if someone on your team lost connection?? You would be hot. What if someone left during a game? You would be hot. What if the host team was getting beat and the host quit? Waste of time and you would be hot!!
May 29, 2009 at 7:32 pm
That's why you roll wit a proven winner like Mo Diddley. Mo Diddley doesn't quit! EVER! No disconnects no quits just a complete thrashing of my opponent. If you want to roll wit a winner look me up
May 29, 2009 at 10:58 pm
I might have to.
May 29, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Can anyone imagine all the problems this is going to have … The patches that take a month to be certified, the lag, ect..
May 29, 2009 at 7:34 pm
There are 3 things that you can count on in life.
1-death
2-taxes
3-Mo Diddley lighting up some opponent online.
May 29, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Yep, on the video over at EA Beta he did say "online franchise" at about 1:39 into the vid…Yes!!!!
May 29, 2009 at 8:05 pm
They give away online franchise in this trailer at 1:04… it seems official.
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-madden-nf...
May 29, 2009 at 8:14 pm
pasta do you think that ea will try to make co-op online bigger..for example making a possible up to five people on a team
May 29, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Yo, I just heard Ian Cummings say their is a online franchise!! Check out mymaddenpad Youtube's page.
May 29, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Go to Madden 10 Online-Co-op Announced. He says it on that video.
May 29, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Guess we can already guarentee Madden 10 in the running for pastapadre Game of the year now…
May 29, 2009 at 9:26 pm
I saw the new video on IGN.com regarding Online Co-op in Madden. The lead developer stated that co-op is designed to bring new people online which may lead them "to try online franchise after that".
I think he let the not-to-secret secret out of the bag….
May 29, 2009 at 9:26 pm
I saw the new video on IGN.com regarding Online Co-op in Madden. The lead developer stated that co-op is designed to bring new people online which may lead them "to try online franchise after that".
I think he let the not-so-secret secret out of the bag….
May 29, 2009 at 10:44 pm
Was I the only one who almost had an orgasm when he said Online Franchise