10 hour trial for Madden NFL 19 now available through EA Access and Origin Access
Madden NFL 19 can now be downloaded as a timed trial with EA Access on Xbox One and for a trial or unlimited play with Origin Access on PC. Subscribers to the base service will get 10 hours of playtime after which it will expire. The timer is ticking down whenever the game is loaded regardless of whether it is being played, menus are being navigated through, or if there is any activity taking place at all. Because of that make sure to exit out and close the application from the Xbox One or O...
Soundtrack for Madden NFL 19
EA Sports today revealed the full soundtrack for Madden NFL 19, which features 31 songs and the ability for there to be more added throughout the year. A Spotify playlist has been put together (listen here) but it includes only 17 of them at this time. (more…)...
Another big offseason transaction went down today for NBA 2K19
The offseason focus in the NBA has primarily been centered on LeBron James' decision to go to the Los Angeles Lakers and DeMarcus Cousins deciding to join up with the Champion Golden State Warriors and rightfully so. Simulations in NBA 2K18 have shown that Cousins could help make the 2018-19 Warriors the greatest team of all-time, while LeBron will have his work cut out for him dragging the Lakers to a playoff spot in the tough Western Conference.
Today a third major transaction went down...
All the finalized player ratings for launch of Madden NFL 19
EA Sports has now revealed the Madden NFL 19 player ratings shipping with the game for the entirety of the league. The earlier-announced 7 players rated 99 Overall are joined by Julio Jones, Khalil Mack, and J.J. Watt at 98 and Bobby Wagner, Harrison Smith, Jalen Ramsey and David Bakhtiari at 97. Check them all out here.
The Philadelphia Eagles have received a significant Super Bowl Champion bump and have by far the most players rated 90+ (9 of them) and 80+ (26 of them). They're followed...
Madden NFL 19 Presentation Improvements
Having already gone through the full reveals for Franchise Mode, Gameplay, and Ultimate Team, EA Sports has now released the details on what to expect out of presentation for Madden NFL 19. Undoubtedly an area of weakness for the series, presentation is being enhanced this year with halftime shows checking in on scores of games in progress, updated stadium exteriors, 3D graphics package, two new replay cameras, and expanded ability for commentary to carry storylines throughout the games.Ã...
The top rated players in Madden NFL 19
While EA Sports plans to reveal all the player ratings for Madden NFL 19 later in July, many of the ratings have made it out early thanks to a video coming out of EA Play. All teams are scrolled through in the video except for those that start with the letter B. It's possible these ratings are not final and some adjustments could be made before release in early August.
Three players start the year rated 99 Overall: Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Donald, and Antonio Brown. Donald is the only of the ...
Madden NFL 19 Franchise Mode Details
EA Sports today unveiled details on Franchise Mode, going beyond just the brief mention weeks ago of a Custom Draft Class Creator and the specifics of the new specialist positions out of the Ultimate Team mode reveal. Franchise in Madden, from about M13 through M16, was considered to be among the best in the genre but recent years has led to criticism of EA for shifting resources heavily towards Ultimate Team and Longshot and doing little for Franchise.
Improvements to the mode will also ...
Story Mode returns for Madden NFL 19 with Longshot: Homecoming
Given that the debut of Longshot in Madden NFL 18 was so well-received it should come as little surprise that a second season of the mode will be featured in Madden NFL 19. Being called 'Longshot: Homecoming" the mode begins with lead-character Devin Wade now beginning training camp with the Dallas Cowboys and fighting to prove he belongs in the NFL.
Based on feedback EA is increasing the gameplay elements and related-interactions within the mode which were few and far between last year.
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