Details on items that have been fixed with the second patch for Madden 09 are the topic of a brand new blog posted by producer Ian Cummings on the Madden 09 website. Included are the disconnects that have been plaguing online, franchise progression, fixed exploits including the WR Direct Snap and Deep Ball glitches, field degradation, and gameplay improvements. Most of the gripes consumers have had with the game look as though they'll be addressed in the coming patch. Not sure there is much ...

The patch that was expected around release time for Madden 09 has now gone out for both the 360 and PS3. The 360 received the patch early this morning while the PS3 has had it for the last couple days. The list of what was addressed in this patch can be found below. 1. Changed default quarter length of online leagues to 5 minutes. 2. Solved a very rare stability issue that occurred when using a couple of playbooks. 3. Eliminated a button mashing glitch during high latency online games. 4...

Madden 09 producer Phil Frazier has revealed the details of the first patch for the game which is expected to be available on or around the release date of August 12th, as well as some potential areas to be addressed by a second patch and ideas for downloadable content. The first patch will predominantly be fixes that most people wouldn't have even noticed. The biggest one of the bunch is likely the adjustment that has been made to reduce frequent long kick returns. This wasn't something ...

Madden 09 producers Phil Frazier and Ian Cummings stated earlier this evening that a patch that would add a feature (something that has not been done by Tiburon before) is going to be attempted. The feature which they are hoping to patch in is accelerated clock. The patch process is a lengthy one, so even if they started working on it now there is no guarantee that it would be ready by the time the game launched. Given that adding in features through a patch is difficult since they would be...