Archive for the ‘Madden’ Category
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Former MLB: The Show Lead Designer Becomes Madden NFL Creative Director
There has been both a great deal of turnover and an expansion of the dev team for the Madden NFL franchise at Tiburon this year. Several top names at the studio left in the spring and their positions were filled by the likes of Cam Weber as the GM of football products, Roy Harvey taking over as the new executive producer (following Phil Frazier's departure), and Mike Young being elevated to creative director (previously held by Ian Cummings). Today Kolbe Launchbaugh made official via Twi...
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #17 Details
The post-week 15 roster update for Madden NFL 12 is expected to arrive tomorrow for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. Heading into the holidays and with the regular season nearing completion the update scales back somewhat on the sheer number of changes made and instead continues to make smaller adjustments based on recent and long-term trends. Of note is Drew Brees re-joining the 99 overall rated club, Jason Pierre-Paul continuing to rise and now has reached 93, and both Roddy White and Calvin Joh...
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Madden NFL 12 Upcoming Roster Update Discussion Coming Off Week 15
Week 15 of the NFL season will be remembered largely for the significant upsets that took place. The undefeated Packers went down in a huge surprise while the winless Colts were able to avoid ending the season in that embarrassing fashion. Some of the players with standout weeks included the combo of Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson, Kyle Orton, Reggie Bush, Donald Brown, Antwan Barnes, Brandon Browner, Jason Babin, John Abraham, Aldon Smith, and Jason Pierre-Paul. As always leave your...
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Post-Release Support From EA Sports Slows With Madden NFL 12
Madden NFL 12 is coming upon its 16th week since releasing at the end of August. Though word of mouth has been relatively strong - leading to a better hold in sales - one area of disappointment has been post-release support in the way of patches and 'tuners'. That is no better demonstrated than by comparing the patches that came for Madden NFL 11 vs 12 and the lack of communication regarding any current plans for future support of the title. (more...)...
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #16 Details
The post-week 14 roster update for Madden NFL 12 is scheduled to go out tomorrow for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The update enacts a few significant injuries including the loss of DeMarco Murray and Jim Leonhard for the year while Greg Jennings will probably sit until the playoffs. Jason Pierre-Paul moves up to 91 and for the first time Marshawn Lynch cracks 90. Terrell Suggs and Nick Mangold have edged up to 98 - while Larry Fitzgerald, Maurice Jones-Drew, and Jared Allen move up a point ...
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Madden NFL 12 Upcoming Roster Update Discussion Coming Off Week 14
It was a weekend full of dramatic finishes in the NFL - the improbable Broncos comeback victory, the Texans winning the AFC South with a last second TD, the Titans coming up short to allow that to be clinched, the Lions holding off the Vikings with the help of a missed facemask, and the Cowboys blowing a late-game lead in their typical fashion. Names to look for on the rise due to big performances include Jason Pierre-Paul, Doug Baldwin, Matt Prater, T.J. Yates, Cory Redding, Jake Locker,...
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #15 Details
The post-week 13 roster update for Madden NFL 12 is scheduled to be pushed out on Friday for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. This update appears to represent somewhat of a course correction - most of them throughout the season have brought more players up in ratings than down but this time around there are real significant numbers of players that drop for many of the teams. Tom Brady re-joins the 99 overall rated club for the first time since falling out after week three. Ray Rice and Clay Ma...
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Madden NFL 12 Upcoming Roster Update Discussion Coming Off Week 13
Three quarters of the NFL season is now in the books. Injuries continue to take their toll around the league - Sidney Rice and Marcus McNeill will be headed to the IR and Matt Forte could miss the rest of the regular season. The Redskins may also take a hit as Trent Williams and Fred Davis are expected to be suspended for the remainder of the year. The next roster update for Madden NFL 12 will also see Donovan McNabb dropped from the Vikings and on no team's roster for the first time since ...
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Three Traits Change in Latest Madden NFL 12 Roster Update
The most recent roster update for Madden NFL 12 was the most significant to date in terms of changes being made to player 'traits'. Over the course of the season only six moves had been made to the new system meant to help differentiate players beyond just their ratings. The post-week 12 update added three more - two of which are particularly topical given recent events. Having set up as a likelihood over the last few weeks - discussion on the possibility had been ongoing - Tim Tebow earn...
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #14 Details
The post-week 12 roster update is scheduled to go out on Friday morning for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The changes were locked in prior to both Sidney Rice and Marcus McNeill moving to the IR so they won't be reflected. Kyle Orton, who last week was picked up by the Chiefs too late in the update process, joins them here. Darrelle Revis has dropped out of the group of 99 rated players by falling a single point while Shane Lechler becomes the first 99 rated punter. The Raiders also got boos...
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