Archive for the ‘Madden’ Category
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Madden NFL 12 Receives Rookies in Ultimate Team Mode and Reveals Their Ratings
EA Sports is introducing 30 of this year's crop of rookies to Ultimate Team mode in Madden NFL 12 and began doing so during the first round of the NFL Draft. There are also 6 players that get "Future Stars" cards which represent a rating that could be from the peak of their career. Even more important though is that obtaining a rookie card means starting with that same player in Madden NFL 13's Ultimate Team mode. This also acts as the first opportunity to get an idea of how these rook...
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Madden NFL 13 Trailer and Replay Footage
In addition to the general rollout of information for Madden NFL 13 earlier today EA Sports has released a gameplay trailer as well as a stretch of replay footage from the game. The trailer goes over some of the upgrades to gameplay while the other video actually demonstrates many of them in action and includes a pre-game intro. Also check out additional screenshots which have been added to the gallery, FB Album, and G+ album. Continue on to check out the videos and leave any though...
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Calvin Johnson Wins Tournament to Become Madden NFL 13 Cover Athlete
Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson has won the fan-voted cover athlete tournament for Madden NFL 13. He beat out Cam Newton for the honor despite a strong "CAMpaign" on his part. It was a worthy final duo with both representing great on-field performance as well as having exceedingly marketable personalities. Megatron rolled over the competition throughout the tournament disposing of Matt Stafford, Dwayne Bowe, Arian Foster, Rob Gronkowsi, and Aaron Rodgers. He becomes the firs...
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First Look at Gameplay and Presentation Improvements for Madden NFL 13
EA Sports today discussed for the first time some of what to expect in Madden NFL 13 in the areas of gameplay and presentation. While the gameplay enhancements are largely similar to those earlier revealed for NCAA Football 13 where Madden seems to really have put forth exceptional effort is in the area of presentation. Also of note is that the main menu reveals that you can be a coach in career mode (remember too that legendary coaches are in), there is still no screenshot feature, an...
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Pre-Order Bonuses for Madden NFL 13 Providing Exclusive Legends
Both Amazon and Gamestop have posted their pre-order incentives for Madden NFL 13 and they feature exclusive legends for use in Ultimate Team and the brand new Connected Careers mode. Integrating legends has become all the rage since the NBA 2K franchise succeeded to a great extent by doing so. EA has followed by introducing them into Madden, NHL, and most recently NCAA Football 13 through various initiatives. Amazon: Joe Gibbs and Lawrence Taylor Gamestop: John Madden and Barry Sand...
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Feature Reveal Plans for Madden NFL 13
EA Sports has posted their schedule for feature reveals relating to Madden NFL 13. Though the descriptions are vague there is quite a bit to glean from them. We do already know that a new announce team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms are being introduced. A focus that lays heavily on defense has also been discussed. The first big news will come this Wednesday which is also when the winner of the cover tournament will be announced - presentation and gameplay details are expected. "Connected Ca...
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New Broadcast Team in Madden NFL 13
Madden NFL 13 will feature a brand new announcers. The CBS duo of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will call the action in the booth. Nantz does play-by-play while Simms provides analysis - the two will be entering their ninth year together this coming season. It's unclear whether they will act as a second broadcast team or if they are replacing Gus Johnson and Cris Collinsworth but the likelihood is those two are being pushed out. (more…)...
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Cam Newton “CAMpaign” Lays Out Challenges to Calvin Johnson and the Fans
Typically a hype video wouldn't warrant a posting but in the case of Cam Newton calling out Calvin Johnson - the two are facing off right now for the honor of being the Madden NFL 13 cover athlete - this one is more intriguing and actually relevant. In the video Newton challenges Megatron to a live streamed game of Madden 12 and even gives out his own gamertag, PSN name, and an email address for fans who would like to try and get in a game with him. This represents a whole new level of engag...
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