Archive for the ‘Madden’ Category
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Thoughts on Madden 11’s Online Scouting
Last week the online scouting feature was revealed for Madden 11. This was to be an compelling addition, something that could lead to more balance in online play and the ability to better implement and execute strategy. No team in sports goes into a game without having knowledge of their opponent so this is a natural extension of the sport to gaming. Then the disappointment set in when it was found that "coins" (used to buy scouting reports) will be for sales on the marketplace and the scoutin...
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Madden 11 Team Ratings Released
EA Sports has unveiled the team ratings for Madden 11 via Gamespot. The top rated team in the game will be no surprise with the reigning Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints pulling in a 92 rating. The Colts, Ravens, Jets, and Vikings round out the top five while the Rams sit in the basement with a 66 rating. The biggest shifts from the final update for Madden 10 are seen with a six point increase for the Washington Redskins and an eight point drop for the Arizona Cardinals. Those changes co...
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Madden 11 Introduces Online Scouting
ESPN has posted an article detailing a new addition to Madden of online scouting. In online games players will be able to view the tendencies of their opponents in a variety of situations. You can check out the full article here. "Online scouting tracks all of your play-calling and what you like to do in different situations," explains producer Donny Moore. "We're tracking every online game that you play: online ranked, unranked, and 'Madden Ultimate Team' head-to-head." And according to M...
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New OT Rules for Madden 11 Online Games
Given that it now appears the NFL regular season and postseason will have different rules for overtime the question was how they would implemented in the different modes for Madden 11. In franchise mode the standard OT rules of year's past will apply to regular season games while the new rules will apply in the postseason. However with Play Now games and online for ranked games they could have chosen to go with either method of OT. GiantBomb has now confirmed that the new OT rules will be i...
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Supreme Court Rules Against NFL Being Single Entity
The case of American Needle v. NFL took an interesting turn today with the Supreme Court ruling that the league can not use the single entity argument in an antitrust lawsuit. American Needle has been suing after they lost the ability to create NFL licensed merchandise. They were able to produce official NFL hats with teams that they had individual agreements with until the league made a league-wide deal with Reebok that granted exclusive 10 year rights. The lower courts had found that anti...
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New Batch of Madden 11 Screenshots
EA Sports has released a brand new set of screenshots for Madden 11. These 10 screens feature Chris Johnson, Vince Young, Maurice Jones-Drew, Drew Brees, and several presentation-related scenes. Check out the fan dressed as Santa in the one above! Take a look at them all in the screenshot gallery and be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments!...
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Gus Johnson Made Official for Madden 11
Audio presentation was identified as one of the most disappointing areas of Madden 10 and EA Sports has addressed that for Madden 11 with the replacement of play-by-play announcer Tom Hammond with Gus Johnson. Johnson will now team up doing PBP with Cris Collinsworth as the color man. Though we've known about his addition to the game for a month the excitement about the change really hasn't died down. His inclusion is being received extremely well having garnered 34% of the vote in the poll fr...
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New Madden 11 Preview Video
The latest preview for Madden 11 comes from Inside Xbox. There is nothing new to be learned about the game from the interviews conductied and it is anything but an extensive preview, but what is provided is some action through replay footage interspersed throughout. One moment in particular that stood out was the toe tapping in the back of the end zone on a catch. Continue on to check out the video and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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