The Line Drive 9/2/09

by pastapadre
Posted September 2nd, 2009 at 6:54 am

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In response to the story on the AFL Legacy downloadable content EA has informed me that they are working on a “comprehensive” DLC pack that includes AFL content. However the description and pricing listed on the PSN store in affected regions apparently was incorrect. So it appears there will be even more to what was already a worthwhile DLC pack but it will probably not be free.

The next roster update for Madden 10 will come post final cuts. Most likely it will arrive Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday next week in time for the NFL season’s opener on Thursday night.

Are you one of the hundreds of thousands of people to experience the excitement of Season Showdown (according to the official press release)? No? Well get caught up in the fever as the regular season of Season Showdown in NCAA Football 10 has opened!

EA Sports has posted a podcast with Mike Wang of NBA Live 10. Discussion is centered on what to expect from the gameplay enhancements and additions.

EA Sports has made it official that they will no longer be producing Nascar licensed games. Not really a surprise here even with them attempting to champion sales for Nascar Kart Racing. The Nascar license isn’t necessary for an arcade racer targeting that demo on the Wii and they had already dropped the sim offerings.

NaturalMotion has announced the Backbreaker Tackle Alley mini-game will arrive in the iPhone app store later this month. Tough to say how it will translate as I didn’t find the full blown mini-game terribly compelling when I tried it out at E3. It could potentially work well however as a distraction on a mobile device.

Joe Rogan has posted up a video of himself and Mike Goldberg recording some audio for UFC 2010. Nothing about the game to learn from the video except that clearly it’s in active development and likely to be out next summer to compete with EA MMA.

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James

wow talk about ridiculous, just when I thought some free DLC could come out for madden to make the game enjoyable they go and charge for it. Time to sell Madden on craigslist, and they wonder why there are so many used copies.
James

wow talk about ridiculous, just when I thought some free DLC could come out for madden to make the game enjoyable they go and charge for it. Time to sell Madden on craigslist, and they wonder why there are so many used copies.
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/default.aspx JohnZapp

^ik!!! its not free??? that's so stupid im saving up for modern warfare 2 map packs!!! Damnet!!!! Pasta any word on online franchise app???????????
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/default.aspx JohnZapp

^ik!!! its not free??? that's so stupid im saving up for modern warfare 2 map packs!!! Damnet!!!! Pasta any word on online franchise app???????????
notodope

WOW, ea wants money for something that should have been included from the jump? I am not paying for shit. thanks ea, but no thanks.
notodope

WOW, ea wants money for something that should have been included from the jump? I am not paying for shit. thanks ea, but no thanks.
FoeHammer117

Hey Pasta, any word on some back-end improvemnts to Madden 10 Online Franchise? Like more commish powers (resetting games, assigning wins/loses, a real message board with more than a 500 character limit…etc)?

http://intensedebate.com/people/pastapadre pastapadre

There may be some minor changes, but as far as I know nothing major will be added.

FoeHammer117

Hey Pasta, any word on some back-end improvemnts to Madden 10 Online Franchise? Like more commish powers (resetting games, assigning wins/loses, a real message board with more than a 500 character limit…etc)?

http://intensedebate.com/people/pastapadre pastapadre

There may be some minor changes, but as far as I know nothing major will be added.

http://intensedebate.com/people/WWOFTBBNR WWOFTBBNR

So the Euoperns were wrong?!?!?!
http://intensedebate.com/people/WWOFTBBNR WWOFTBBNR

So the Euoperns were wrong?!?!?!
http://intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

in response to the NASCAR news, I was wondering why Gran Turismo was featuring that license but now it makes sense…hard to imagine UFC getting any better!

http://intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

I bet GT does it 10 times better too even though it's more of an afterthought in their game. EA's done good everywhere else so far but NASCAR seemed to be the one game they were clueless on.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Skihawks Skihawks

The graphics look much better on GT….

http://intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

in response to the NASCAR news, I was wondering why Gran Turismo was featuring that license but now it makes sense…hard to imagine UFC getting any better!

http://intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

I bet GT does it 10 times better too even though it's more of an afterthought in their game. EA's done good everywhere else so far but NASCAR seemed to be the one game they were clueless on.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Skihawks Skihawks

The graphics look much better on GT….

MotorCityManiac

Ridiculous to say the least.
MotorCityManiac

Ridiculous to say the least.
http://intensedebate.com/people/dagamesta dagamesta

I read in a Gameinformer April issue about three years ago in what was a April Fools joke colum an EA spokesperson said that they would love to start putting jersey's and stadiums as DLC, not to mention game modes critical to the game. I'm starting to believe that they predicted the future. If EA can charge us $60.00 bucks a pop on this game, than how do you justify all this DLC bs. If this is the case than they should start charging a little less for the unfinished product and let it total 60 when all is purchased.

Yours Truly

Every game is $60 bucks a pop and as the guy said earlier he is buying Map Packs which is DLC. Why so much heat for EA adding enhancements and it is just par for the course for shooter games. Lets stop acting like EA owes it to us to give us extra jerseys.

GILLIGAN

i say they do. what of it amigo?? ea owes it to everyone who bought madden? THAT JUST HAPPENED!!

http://intensedebate.com/people/Skihawks Skihawks

The GameInformer article that you reference came out a year or two ago. It was playing on micro-transactions as this type of sales tactic started to become the norm AFTER the first round of classic stadiums was released with a price for Madden 07.

The article referenced gamers having to buy the game ball, cleats, etc. (stuff no developer would ever sell in a micro-transaction form). So, no the article did not predict the future. This type of stuff has been going on for a few years….
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/Skihawks Skihawks

The GameInformer article that you reference came out a year or two ago. It was playing on micro-transactions as this type of sales tactic started to become the norm AFTER the first round of classic stadiums was released with a price for Madden 07.

The article referenced gamers having to buy the game ball, cleats, etc. (stuff no developer would ever sell in a micro-transaction form). So, no the article did not predict the future. Instead it was making fun of micro-transactions and how publishers are starting to nickle and dime gamers out of more money for stuff that should have been included in the original product….

Ovr293

Yes, you guys need to relax. What we're seeing right now might not be the worst, but until MS and Sony stop screening DLC/patches there won't be any DLC like what you seem to think we're heading towards.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

LOL I still remember that too. Downloadable air for the ball….classic!

That's not exactly where we're at yet and I don't have a problem with this pack in particular. Although, I've really been surprised as to how fast all this has started and hopefully it doesn't get carried away.

http://intensedebate.com/people/dagamesta dagamesta

I read in a Gameinformer April issue about three years ago in what was a April Fools joke colum an EA spokesperson said that they would love to start putting jersey's and stadiums as DLC, not to mention game modes critical to the game. I'm starting to believe that they predicted the future. If EA can charge us $60.00 bucks a pop on this game, than how do you justify all this DLC bs. If this is the case than they should start charging a little less for the unfinished product and let it total 60 when all is purchased.

Yours Truly

Every game is $60 bucks a pop and as the guy said earlier he is buying Map Packs which is DLC. Why so much heat for EA adding enhancements and it is just par for the course for shooter games. Lets stop acting like EA owes it to us to give us extra jerseys.

GILLIGAN

i say they do. what of it amigo?? ea owes it to everyone who bought madden? THAT JUST HAPPENED!!

http://intensedebate.com/people/Skihawks Skihawks

The GameInformer article that you reference came out a year or two ago. It was playing on micro-transactions as this type of sales tactic started to become the norm AFTER the first round of classic stadiums was released with a price for Madden 07.

The article referenced gamers having to buy the game ball, cleats, etc. (stuff no developer would ever sell in a micro-transaction form). So, no the article did not predict the future. This type of stuff has been going on for a few years….
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/Skihawks Skihawks

The GameInformer article that you reference came out a year or two ago. It was playing on micro-transactions as this type of sales tactic started to become the norm AFTER the first round of classic stadiums was released with a price for Madden 07.

The article referenced gamers having to buy the game ball, cleats, etc. (stuff no developer would ever sell in a micro-transaction form). So, no the article did not predict the future. Instead it was making fun of micro-transactions and how publishers are starting to nickle and dime gamers out of more money for stuff that should have been included in the original product….

Ovr293

Yes, you guys need to relax. What we're seeing right now might not be the worst, but until MS and Sony stop screening DLC/patches there won't be any DLC like what you seem to think we're heading towards.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

LOL I still remember that too. Downloadable air for the ball….classic!

That's not exactly where we're at yet and I don't have a problem with this pack in particular. Although, I've really been surprised as to how fast all this has started and hopefully it doesn't get carried away.

thatguy

thats some BS. why should the consumer pay for something that should have been shipped out of the box.
i plain and simple wont buy it.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Skihawks Skihawks

Sadly, for every one person that says they won't buy, EA knows that four people will buy the extras. For me, it depends on price. Anything over 100 MS points is too much (and I am not paying 100 MS points per jersey). EA can't even get the current Jags, Chargers or Browns jerseys correct so my confidence is low that these replicas will be exact….

thatguy

can you tell me whats wrong with the teams you named jerseys? thanks

http://intensedebate.com/people/Skihawks Skihawks

The Jags blacks (to my knowledge, are inaccurate. Also, the Chargers don't have the current powder blue jerseys and the white jerseys are colored incorrectly on the numbers. I received my information from other posts on OS.

Not sure what is up with Cleveland other than the fact that the orange pants aren't in as well as the current brown pants, which are disgusting, are not in the game….

thatguy

thanks ski

thatguy

thats some BS. why should the consumer pay for something that should have been shipped out of the box.
i plain and simple wont buy it.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Skihawks Skihawks

Sadly, for every one person that says they won't buy, EA knows that four people will buy the extras. For me, it depends on price. Anything over 100 MS points is too much (and I am not paying 100 MS points per jersey). EA can't even get the current Jags, Chargers or Browns jerseys correct so my confidence is low that these replicas will be exact….

thatguy

can you tell me whats wrong with the teams you named jerseys? thanks

http://intensedebate.com/people/Skihawks Skihawks

The Jags blacks (to my knowledge, are inaccurate. Also, the Chargers don't have the current powder blue jerseys and the white jerseys are colored incorrectly on the numbers. I received my information from other posts on OS.

Not sure what is up with Cleveland other than the fact that the orange pants aren't in as well as the current brown pants, which are disgusting, are not in the game….

thatguy

thanks ski

Rude Boy

Off topic but WTF is up with the D/C on Madden?!?!?!? Whats worse is u get a loss even if u were winning WTF?!?!?!? Is there a patch in the works???

http://intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

My biggest gripe w/Madden! It makes it unplayable…their servers suck. Every other game I own plays just fine online.

Rude Boy

Off topic but WTF is up with the D/C on Madden?!?!?!? Whats worse is u get a loss even if u were winning WTF?!?!?!? Is there a patch in the works???

http://intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

My biggest gripe w/Madden! It makes it unplayable…their servers suck. Every other game I own plays just fine online.

mitrotm

Pasta–you mentioned awhile back you hoped/thought that there would be a patch for Madden which would enable Gameplay Sliders, and Game Speed Adjustments? Any thoughts/news on those? An autopilot feature like NCAA is another must. Thanks.
mitrotm

Pasta–you mentioned awhile back you hoped/thought that there would be a patch for Madden which would enable Gameplay Sliders, and Game Speed Adjustments? Any thoughts/news on those? An autopilot feature like NCAA is another must. Thanks.
http://intensedebate.com/people/SpEaR_tACLe RvG_SPEAR

dayymm! cant w8 til next roster upd8 and season opener!

Scott

learn to spell you ignorant asshole

thatguy

hey dude, we dont need to start that trash in here.

http://intensedebate.com/people/SpEaR_tACLe RvG_SPEAR

dayymm! cant w8 til next roster upd8 and season opener!

Scott

learn to spell you ignorant asshole

thatguy

hey dude, we dont need to start that trash in here.

Scott

You guys complaining about the EA thing have nobody to blame but yourselves. I'm sure at one time or another, you've paid for DLC for a game. Were past the tipping point now. DLC and micro transactions are here to stay. If anything, they're going to get worse, not better.
Scott

You guys complaining about the EA thing have nobody to blame but yourselves. I'm sure at one time or another, you've paid for DLC for a game. Were past the tipping point now. DLC and micro transactions are here to stay. If anything, they're going to get worse, not better.
http://intensedebate.com/people/dmcnabb5 dmcnabb5

EA needs to fire anyone who though season showdown was a good idea…BIG PILE OF SHIT
http://intensedebate.com/people/dmcnabb5 dmcnabb5

EA needs to fire anyone who though season showdown was a good idea…BIG PILE OF SHIT
http://intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

Yeah I didn't really like it either. I traded it in last month for Madden but from what I remember, unless you were a fan of Ohio State, Florida, USC, and a few others, you had absolutely no chance. That whole game in general was a huge bomb.
http://intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

Yeah I didn't really like it either. I traded it in last month for Madden but from what I remember, unless you were a fan of Ohio State, Florida, USC, and a few others, you had absolutely no chance. That whole game in general was a huge bomb.
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

Yeah I didn't really like it either. I traded it in last month for Madden but from what I remember, unless you were a fan of Ohio State, Florida, USC, and a few others, you had absolutely no chance. That whole game in general was a huge bomb coming off of 09.
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

Yeah I didn't really like it either. I traded it in last month for Madden but from what I remember, unless you were a fan of Ohio State, Florida, USC, and a few others, you had absolutely no chance. That whole game in general was a huge bomb coming off of 09.
K.C.

With all the money EA has made you would think that they would have the best servers a video game company could offer but im wrong. I used to think that it was my internet connections but i was wrong about that. I have open all ports on my router, have high speed comcast internet, A wire connection to my modem and it still mess up 1 out of 4 games. Madden is the only game i get big D/C.They need to fix this. As far as DLC goes thats not a big deal because people don’t complain when it’s a action game. As longs i can play the game without extra DLC im cool.
K.C.

With all the money EA has made you would think that they would have the best servers a video game company could offer but im wrong. I used to think that it was my internet connections but i was wrong about that. I have open all ports on my router, have high speed comcast internet, A wire connection to my modem and it still mess up 1 out of 4 games. Madden is the only game i get big D/C.They need to fix this. As far as DLC goes thats not a big deal because people don’t complain when it’s a action game. As longs i can play the game without extra DLC im cool.
OPPS i meant

well this is to no suprise … EA making us pay for some thing that should be in the game … REMARKABLE!
OPPS i meant

well this is to no suprise … EA making us pay for some thing that should be in the game … REMARKABLE!
alan

so pasta will the madden team be working on some patches
alan

so pasta will the madden team be working on some patches
X2KFootballGodX

LMFAO!!! You people amaze me!! If you bought Madden -2010 you are telling EA that you approve of the product…bottom line.. You basically funded next years Madden of Mediocrity.

The only highlight this year is that plenty of SHEEP have jumped off the conveyor belt leading to the abertois of mediocrity. I hope this trend continues. The suits at EgAy will have to rethink spending a billion dollars for exclusives….

Pasta,

I am still waiting for your blog concerning Madden sales in the gutter this year……Funny when 2K8 dropped you were quick to point out the lack of sales……..*Shakes Head*
X2KFootballGodX

LMFAO!!! You people amaze me!! If you bought Madden -2010 you are telling EA that you approve of the product…bottom line.. You basically funded next years Madden of Mediocrity.

The only highlight this year is that plenty of SHEEP have jumped off the conveyor belt leading to the abertois of mediocrity. I hope this trend continues. The suits at EgAy will have to rethink spending a billion dollars for exclusives….

Pasta,

I am still waiting for your blog concerning Madden sales in the gutter this year……Funny when 2K8 dropped you were quick to point out the lack of sales……..*Shakes Head*
http://www.facebook.com/fedepacheco Federico Pacheco

I'm organizing a Fantasy Football League on ESPN. The link to access is the following: http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/leagueoffice?leagueI… It's called Costa Rica League. Eveyboody is invited to join.
http://www.facebook.com/fedepacheco Federico Pacheco

I'm organizing a Fantasy Football League on ESPN. The link to access is the following: http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/leagueoffice?leagueI… It's called Costa Rica League. Eveyboody is invited to join.
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