Archive for the ‘Madden’ Category
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Ultimate Team Proving Lucrative for EA
The Ultimate Team modes that debuted in the FIFA series and has since expanded out to Madden and NHL have always been slanted towards users who are willing to pay out of pocket for advantages. Unlike regular downloadable content in the context of a mode they present much more potential to bring in money and continue to do so over the course of months or even the whole year. It has been well known that Ultimate Team has been making quite a bit of money for EA and in doing so focusing on copies ...
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Madden 11 Week 13 Ratings Change Suggestions
With teams having completed three quarters of their regular season schedule every division has a tight competition taking place going into the final weeks. The upcoming Madden 11 roster update should bring about some significant ratings changes as players continue to establish their levels of performance as more than a trend or aberration. This update though may have more impact with the number of good players that will move to the IR. Matt Cassel was bumped up to an 85 in the last update b...
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Madden 11 Roster Update #14 Details
This week's roster update for Madden 11 takes into account week 11 and week 12 of the NFL season. Two weeks worth of data on top of the first 11 games of the season makes this one of the most significant updates provided this year. Peyton Manning has lost the coveted 99 rating. Dropping a point to 98 is significant in this case as Manning has been a steady 99 in Madden for years. Another 99 from earlier in the season, Chris Johnson, drops a point to 97. A very big game followed by absolutel...
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Madden 11 Week 12 Ratings Change Suggestions
Due to going a week without a roster update for Madden 11 cause of the holiday, the update on Friday will include two weeks worth of adjustments. That should make for a significant shift for some players and teams as the NFL season heads into its final stretch. Standout players in NFL week 12 included the Chiefs combo of Dwayne Bowe and Jamaal Charles, the Bears duo of Jay Cutler and Matt Forte, and Peyton Hillis who is now up to 13 touchdowns. Jacoby Ford deserves a bump at least in specta...
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Madden 11 Week 11 Ratings Change Suggestions
Though there will be no roster update for Madden 11 this week due to the holiday it is worth tracking player performance for the next one to come. That update will include developments from NFL week 11 and week 12. Standouts from week 11 include Steve Johnson who has become a go-to receiver for the Bills. He has nine TDs with three of them in the comeback win over the Bengals. Dez Bryant has six straight games with a TD, Sam Bradford has eight TDs to just one INT in the last five games, ...
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Second Madden Developer Podcast
A second podcast featuring developers from the Madden NFL series released today and features Ian Cummings, Donny Moore, and Larry Richart. Some of the topics discussed include this week's roster update, real time physics, the studio move of the NBA franchise to Tiburon, and how defense and value are focuses going into Madden 12. There are also responses to several questions that came in from the community and the mention that Franchise mode will be talked about in the next podcast. The podc...
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Madden 11 Roster Update #13 Details
The post NFL week 11 roster update for Madden 11 is set to arrive as usual on Friday. This update will be most notable for the boost given to Michael Vick after his amazing performance on Monday Night Football and his continued success throughout the season. Vick has received a six point increase and will now be a 93 overall. The six point jump is significant, but many will likely still feel he is underrated considering his performance this year and emergence as a potential MVP candidate. T...
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Madden 11 Sales Now Struggling
Last year Madden 10 came out relatively weak early on and then showed great strength through the holidays providing a year-over-year increase from Madden 09. That development was based largely on very good word of mouth. Madden 11 initially broke out of the gate with a 12% increase in first month sales. Now it has tailed off and overall is down 18% year-over-year. There are several reasons why Madden 11 is now having trouble holding its ground. (more…)...
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