Jon Robinson at ESPN has posted up his "Five Things to Know" article for Madden 10. Amongst the features discussed are Pro-Tak (the new tackling animation technology), the QB avoidance stick, the Wildcat, and the new player ratings philosophy. You can read the article in full here. "Pro-Tak is a new animation technology that helps drive several new features in the game," explains Fraizer. "This includes nine-man gang tackles, a brand new pocket for the offensive line, steerable blocks, stee...

A week ago the Inside EA Blog revealed the Wildcat in Madden with a few screenshots of the Dolphins in the formation. Today's blog posting goes further into the Wildcat including some videos of it being run in Madden 10. One even includes second round draftee Pat White. Yes, folks, the Wildcat will be in Madden NFL 10 in full force, including many new animations that were specifically motion captured to support it. Today we will show the Wildcat in action, specifically the Jet Sweep, Power,...

A "key features" list for Madden 10 has been posted up on on the Playstation website. At first glance the list comes across as somewhat vague but it actually contains a good deal of information much of which is new. The embargo for Madden comes up on Wednesday so I'll be able to talk more about some of these features then. Pro –Tak™ – This all new animation technology provides unprecedented control over the outcome of every play. Drag defenders towards the first down mar...

EA Sports has released a document that lists out the player ratings for all the rookies. This isn't just the overall numbers but breaks it down for every single rating category. This is a good opportunity to understand the new ratings philosophy which has stretched out ratings with a bigger discrepancy between great, good, mediocre, and poor players. The overall rating doesn't always reflect how effective a player is within their skill set. Given the timing in development it has been stat...