Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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AFC Candidate Predictions for Madden NFL 13 Cover Athlete Tournament
At the mid-season point I put together a list of potential candidates for the Madden NFL 13 cover. The assumption was made that another tournament would be held and for the purpose of that analysis any players that were eligible the year prior were eliminated as were those scheduled to be free agents. Now that the season is complete and details about the cover tournament have come out it's time to reassess who may be in play for the honor this year. 64 players will be included - 2 from ea...
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Madden NFL 12 Upcoming Final Roster Update Discussion Following the Super Bowl
The 2011-12 NFL season is officially in the books. The New York Giants prevailed over the New England Patriots 21-17 as Eli Manning captured the MVP. Manning has seen his Madden NFL 12 ratings rise throughout the year beginning at 87 overall, currently sitting at 95, and will probably get another bump in the next update of 1-2 points. He lost his "clutch" trait early in the season and quickly earned it back - he's definitely no longer borderline in that regard going forward. The last rost...
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Review: Madden Bowl XVIII
Coming off the disaster of a broadcast last year EA Sports and ESPN managed to pull off a fairly unoffensive show this time around for Madden Bowl XVIII. Though it had a largely dull and unfunny entire first hour - taking far too long to get to any Madden action - there were at least some attempts made to be entertaining. (more...)...
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Cover Tournament Expands to 64 Players for Madden NFL 13
The cover tournaments and voting campaigns have been a huge success for EA Sports. It gets the game in the news increasing awareness over a much larger span of time than a simple cover announcement while engaging fans at an early date. For Madden NFL 13 the cover tournament is being blown up even bigger.Ā 64 players will be eligible - 2 players from each team will face off in the entry round with the winner moving on to fill out the bracket of 32.Ā The announcement of what players are eli...
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #21 Details
The second to last roster update for Madden NFL 12 is expected to go out for both the Xbox 360 and PS3 on Friday. Heading into the Super Bowl it primarily reflects the results of the Conference Championship games and those four teams that were involved while sprinkling in changes for a few other teams and also adjusting depth charts and removing injuries for the off-season. Patrick Willis goes back up to 99 overall and two more players have joined the "clutch" trait club as in Justin Smit...
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Offensive Lineman Getting Extra Ratings Attention for Madden NFL 13
Though there is little to go on at this juncture regarding the extent to which it will ultimately developĀ a tweet from Donny Moore has revealed that ratings for offensive lineman will be getting worked on for Madden NFL 13. One of the gameplay interns is Clint Oldenburg, a former NFL and UFL offensive lineman, who apparently will be taking on the task of making lineman ratings more meaningful and better reflective of their true impact and influence. That'll probably require a revamp rather ...
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Madden Bowl XVIII to be Broadcast Live
The live Madden Bowl broadcast last year was widely ridiculed and rightfully so (see my review). It was an unmitigated disaster. Not only was the programming dull - primarily filler with very little footage of the athletes actually playing Madden - but obscene messages were on full display throughout the evening. EA and ESPN will hopefully be better prepared and provide more relevant content for Madden Bowl XVIII which takes place in Indianapolis on Thursday. Coverage begins at 9ET/6PT on...
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Potential Landing Spots for Peyton Manning Should He Play Next Season
It's become clear in recent days that Peyton Manning is unlikely to return to the Colts next season. Whether that will be due to his release (he's owed $28 million guaranteed if kept on the roster come March 8th) or his retirement due to health concerns - Indy looks to be planning a fresh start with a new coach, GM, and Andrew Luck. If his health allows him to return there are a number of teams that, by adding Peyton Manning, would become instant contenders. Here is a look at those who co...
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Madden NFL 12 Upcoming Roster Update Discussion Heading into the Super Bowl
Super Bowl XLV will be a rematch of the epic Super Bowl XLII from four years ago as the New England Patriots and New York Giants prevailed yesterday in some fantastic Conference Championship games that came down to the final plays in regulation and overtime. Some of the names that stood out due to big performances include Vince Wilfork, Victor Cruz, Vernon Davis, Sterling Moore, and Lardarius Webb.Ā And then there are of course the goats who will bear the brunt of the fault for the losses...
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There Will Be No Madden NFL 13 Blog at Halftime of the Super Bowl
EA Sports has announced there will be no blog released at halftime of this year's Super Bowl for Madden NFL 13. For the previous three years the company has taken the opportunity to announce some base features or explain the general direction of the upcoming title at that time. Generally the blogs have been directed to the more hardcore crowd that would actually be paying attention to Madden news in February, and though they didn't amount to "big" news that marketing certainly wanted to hold...
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