Archive for the ‘Madden’ Category
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Madden 11 Run Blocking Detailed
EA Sports has posted a new blog for Madden 11 that goes over the improvements to blocking in the running game. Four different run plays are featured with the Power O, HB Counter, HB Stretch, and Inside Zone broken down. You can check out the full blog posting here. The new Run Blocking AI will open up more running lanes and allow users to establish a true ground attack like we see proficient running teams do on Sunday. It all starts with blocking, without blocking the greatest running back...
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Clearing Up How GameFlow Works Online
A comment I made on Twitter the other day struck up a discussion that made it obvious the implementation of GameFlow for online play in Madden 11 hadn't been clarified completely. GameFlow play-calling will remain as an option for unranked games, and can be either turned on or off for Online Franchise, but GameFlow will be activated for all ranked games. With GameFlow turned on either party can access the full playbook it just requires a button press in every instance in which the desire is...
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Madden Rookie Screenshots: NFC
Those of you who follow on Twitter and Facebook were able to check out screenshots of some of the rookies in their pro uniforms over the course of last week. Those are still up and can most easily be found on the Facebook album (make sure to "like" it while there!). These screens go beyond that group, offering up different shots of the same players and screens of others who were drafted. To see the previous AFC set of images click here. I tried to grab as many as possible in Madden 10...
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Madden 11 Pre-Release Reviews Limited to Single Event Viewing (Update)
(Update) According to a statement from EA, they are in fact going to send out review copies before the review embargo is lifted. They did not however deny that there will be a "review event" held or detail the timeline involved with that and when copies would go out. Not too long ago Activision took a lot of heat for a review tactic they used with Tony Hawk: Ride. Any publication that wanted to publish a pre-release review was granted the opportunity to do so by attending a play "event"....
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Poll: Favorite Addition So Far to Madden 11
Recently I posted a poll to gauge what new addition to NCAA Football 11 was the most highly anticipated at the time. Now with a bunch of information having spilled already for Madden 11 it presents a good opportunity to get an early feel for what new element of the game is creating the most excitement. Two of the items on the list, the GameFlow play-calling and locomotion engine, have been extensively detailed by EA Sports. The other two main ones to this point are Gus Johnson as the play-b...
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Madden Rookie Screenshots: AFC
Those of you who follow on Twitter and Facebook have been able to check out screenshots of some of the rookies in their pro uniforms over the course of the week. Those are still up and can be most easily found in the Facebook photo album (make sure to "like" the page while there!). These screens go beyond that group, offering up different shots of the same players and screens of others who were drafted. I tried to grab as many as possible in Madden 10 by using the NCAA 10 draft classes. It ...
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Madden 11 GameFlow Video
The introduction of the GameFlow play-calling system in Madden 11 is clearly going to be the feature that gets the most promotion this year. It seems that EA Sports believes this feature will have wide spread appeal and bring in some gamers who may be intimidated by the intricacies of the game. It has already been discussed in some videos, brief details laid out in the press release, previewed by various sites, and got spotlighted in the first trailer. Now EA has posted an even more detaile...
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Grading the NFL Draft for Madden 11
With the NFL Draft complete teams have begun to take shape for the coming season. How they will perform in Madden 11 can be examined based on the early ratings out for rookies and other draft deals that were made. I've gone though and graded each team based on their drafts and expected impact in Madden 11. Taken into consideration are the base ratings for the rookies from the first three rounds, the importance of their positions, and potential improvement at those positions compared to last...
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