Archive for the ‘Madden’ Category
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #11 Details
The post-week nine roster update for Madden NFL 12 is scheduled to release for both the Xbox 360 and PS3 on Friday morning. No changes at the top with the 99's this time around but Tom Brady drops a point to 97, Nnamdi Asomugha falls from 97 to 95, and Nick Mangold goes up to 98. The Bears' Robbie Gould is now the highest rated kicker in the game (tied with Ryan Longwell) with an overall of 96. Albert Haynesworth was released in time to make this update but his signing by Tampa Bay came t...
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Madden NFL 13 Cover Candidates: NFC Mid-Season Report
Having now reached just about the mid-season point the picture of just who might be in the running for the cover of Madden NFL 13 has started to come into focus. EA Sports is likely to involve fans in another voting initiative - for the purposes of analysis it will be assumed that another tournament of 32 (one player from each team) will take place. This is a look at the 16 NFC teams while the AFC will be posted on Friday. In determining the player representative from each team a number o...
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Madden NFL 12 Week Nine Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
The post-week nine roster update for Madden NFL 12 will hit late this week - and after Eli Manning got his "clutch" trait back the question may now come of whether Joe Flacco should join the club or if Philip Rivers will fall out of it. With mini-camps lost due to the lockout many expected ugly football to begin the season but surprisingly offenses were pretty sharp. Now, at the mid-season point, defenses seem to have caught up. Names to look for an increase from this week include Julio J...
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Eli Manning Regains the Clutch Trait in Madden NFL 12
There has been minimal movement from roster updates in terms of 'traits' for Madden NFL 12 so far. Most notable however have been Calvin Johnson gaining "Clutch" following week four and Eli Manning losing his after just the first game. Manning had been described as being on the edge in the first place, barely qualifying to be amongst the initial group of 36 players, and the poor outing in a loss to the Redskins slid him out. Since then he's had some ups and downs but four 4th quarter come...
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #10 Details
The next roster update for Madden NFL 12 is scheduled to go live on Friday for the Xbox 360 and PS3 and follows the completion of week eight of the season. Tim Tebow takes a sharp drop of 5 points to 71 overall while Chris Johnson continues to slide and now is down to 86. Also of significance Johnson lost his long-held 99 rating in speed. His backup Javon Ringer gets bumped up 3 points however to 75. Adrian Peterson becomes the latest to reach the pinnacle having moved up to 99 overall wh...
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Madden NFL 12 Week Eight Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
There were only a few great individual performances in terms of statistics in week eight of the NFL season - but several teams that surprised or were especially disappointing. The upcoming roster update for Madden NFL 12 will likely do some damage to the Dallas Cowboys who have seemed to get the benefit of the doubt in past updates by moving up despite losses, while teams like the Saints and Redskins will take a hit and others such as the Rams and Lions will see improvement after snapping th...
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #9 Details
The post week seven roster update for Madden NFL 12 brings three new players to the cusp of reaching the ratings pinnacle - as Jared Allen, Drew Brees, and Joe Thomas all receive bumps up to 98 overall. The biggest winner in the update is DeMarco Murray who gets boosted from 71 to 78 after breaking the single-game Cowboys rushing record in his first start. Meanwhile Chris Johnson, who at times last year was rated 99, drops 4 more points and now sits at 89. He will fall even farther if he ...
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Madden NFL 12 Week Seven Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
Week seven of the NFL season will be largely remembered for the horrid offensive displays seen around the league - with the exception of teams like the Saints, Cowboys, and Texans (with the former two rolling over winless teams). Rather than being about good defense it appears most cases were due to poor QB play and just sloppy execution. Several QBs will probably take a hit in the upcoming Madden NFL 12 roster update and other skill position players, like Chris Johnson, are sure to see d...
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #8 Details
The next roster update for Madden NFL 12 is scheduled to release on Friday and will be most notable for being the one to follow the trade deadline. Moves reflected include Brandon Lloyd to the Rams, Aaron Curry to the Raiders, and the addition of Carson Palmer who joins the Raiders. Detroit fans will get to use Ronnie Brown for a week - the trade was voided too late to have it removed for this update. The Vikings and Redskins are also set to go with new starters at QB as Christian Ponder...
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Madden NFL 12 Patch Now Available
The first comprehensive post-release patch for Madden NFL 12 is out now for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The timing of the arrival falls in line with recent years - about six weeks after release of the game. The patch addresses many of the gripes had with Madden 12 including frequent rain for certain teams in Franchise mode, better organization of custom playbooks, a fix to a QB sneak exploit, edited players no longer losing their "roles" in Franchise, and some work has been done on the commen...
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