Archive for the ‘Madden’ Category
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Madden 10 Roster Update #11 Details
The second to last roster update for Madden 10 is slated to arrive today (update: will arrive Saturday morning) for the 360 and PS3. Given that it has been a month since the last update and represents only the fourth update in the last 11 weeks the changes are significant. There will be one more this season which will arrive right before the Super Bowl. There has still be no word on when or even if there will be another update for Online Franchise which has been without one since October. S...
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Madden Ultimate Team First Impressions
EA Sports introduced the Ultimate Team idea with FIFA 09 and will be doing so again coming up for FIFA 10. However for Madden 10 the Ultimate Team mode is provided for free. This was a good move in that it allows everyone to try it out while on EA's end it increases the number of potential users who will be completing microtransactions to improve their teams. While the concept is great and the mode has some fun ideas it does end up feeling like the way to go is to pay money for the card pac...
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Madden Ultimate Team Now Available
The patch that adds in the free game mode Madden Ultimate Team has arrived for the 360 and PS3. When starting up Madden 10 the prompt to update will be given and after that the new menu option will be displayed in the game. I will be going through the mode today and have up some videos and impressions tonight or tomorrow. Until then feel free to leave your thoughts on Madden Ultimate Team in the comments! (more...)...
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Madden Ultimate Team Arrives Tomorrow
Madden Ultimate Team, the downloadable game mode addition for Madden 10, will be available tomorrow for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. MUT will be free but because it is arriving as a patch and not downloadable content the exact time for when it is expected to go live is unknown. EA Sports has also released a tutorial video which provides a good overview of the mode. Continue on to check out the video and leave your thoughts in the comments. (more...)...
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Week 17 Ratings Change Suggestions
The next roster update for Madden 10 is finally set to arrive come Friday. This will be the second to last and the most significant considering the final one will adjust primarily only based on performance in the playoffs. Some teams have experienced nosedives since the last update and a few others have stepped up so there are some big changes to be made. Two players who have been mentioned in the last two articles deserve recognition yet again. Jamaal Charles and Jerome Harrison really eme...
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#2 of 2009: Madden NFL 10
The ranking of games in the best of 2009 list is based primarily on the personal amount of enjoyment had with a particular title. Some other factors include whether advertised features were fully delivered on, post-release support, community interaction and communication, overall gameplay experience, feature set, and online play performance. Again this is a personal take on the games. The analysis is weighted largely towards those which I had the most fun with while considering them as a who...
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AFC Wild Card Spots Up For Grabs Sunday
The playoff picture in the NFC is clear except for who will have what seed but in the AFC there are seven teams vying for the final two spots. The Jets and Ravens lock those up with wins on Sunday but should one or both lose there are scenarios that could result in the Steelers, Broncos, Texans, Jaguars, and Dolphins finding their way in. I wanted to see just how this could all play out using simulations in Madden 10. For the games in question I adjusted depth charts and estimated playing t...
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Week 16 Ratings Change Suggestions
The next roster update for Madden 10 is nearing with its release slated for January 8th just in time for Wild Card Weekend. With the regular season nearing an end some players seem to be shutting it down while others are stepping up or seizing opportunities. Matt Moore has performed admirably for the Panthers which goes to show even more how Jake Delhomme was overrated in the game through the season. Moore deserves a decent boost based on his six TDs in the past two games while avoiding thr...
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Week 15 Ratings Change Suggestions
While the next roster update for Madden 10 remains scheduled for January 8th the tracking of performance from week-to-week continues here. Last week a lot of my reaction was to seeing teams that had been struggling for quite some time actually receiving more upgrades than downgrades in the last update. Since then there has been some bounce-back by teams such as the Steelers and Giants. With such a tight race for the playoffs between a few teams in the NFC and a bunch of them in the AFC the end...
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Ads in Madden 10 Causing Some Dismay
In-game advertisements in sports games are nothing new. For the most part they have been integrated well to actually enhance the immersive nature of the sports they are attempting to replicate. Madden 10 certainly has its share of sponsors displayed in differing ways though the majority of which don't get in the way of the game being played. However since the latest patch was released there has been a level of discontent building in the community regarding the pop-up ads that appear above...
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