Archive for the ‘Madden’ Category
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Madden 09 Roster Update #3 Details
Here is the complete list of changes for the third Madden 09 roster update. There are some ratings adjustments, though just one week of play won't correspond to a significant difference. It is the injuries that dominate the importance of this update. Tom Brady and Vince Young are the biggest names affected. The targeted release of this update has been for tomorrow and I will update with further information on the timing (as of Friday morning the update is out). Producer Phil Frazier did t...
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Madden 09 Sales Increase From Last Year
In an interview with Gamasutra EA Sports president Peter Moore stated that the sales for Madden 09 are up 6% over 08 and have accounted for $133.5 million in retail sales. Despite pre-orders being down, both NCAA and Madden produced strong sales numbers besting last year. This is being attributed primarily to the improved quality of the product. We've also seen other elements come into play this year, with which their affect on sales would be arguable. The first is the community interacti...
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Update on the Madden 09 Roster Update #2
Madden producer Phil Frazier has informed me that the second roster update for 09, which did not arrive as scheduled over the weekend, is now out for both the 360 and PS3. Apparently there were several bugs that were caught in testing that had to be ironed out first before going through yet another round of testing. This update will be the same as originally detailed. Because of the big events from week one such as Tom Brady's injury and subsequent placement on the IR another roster updat...
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NBA Live 09 Demo Thoughts
While I'm going to save a more detailed comparison of the build that was played at the community event for the final version of the game, I wanted to get up some random things I noted from playing the NBA Live 09 demo. You can check out the videos that I recorded here and more impressions of the demo from Andrew over at NLSC. Other than wishing that the NBA Academy had been included in some fashion the demo does provide a good representation of what to expect from the game. (more…...
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Tom Brady Injury Will Make Roster Update Obsolete
In an ironic turn of events the injury that appears to have ended Tom Brady's season will also put a big hole in the delayed roster update for Madden 09 that has been heavily discussed over the weekend. The relief that will come when the update finally does arrive will only be followed by the anticipation of the next one given the dramatic ramifications of the injury. The update will already be severely out of date. While it was absent some recent transactions (along with not including Ch...
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Madden 09 Roster Update #2 MIA
Never would I have imagined the news of the second roster update for Madden 09 would turn into such a dramatic event. With EA stating that the update would be out sometime today people were ready to grab it just in time for the opening Sunday slate of NFL games. As time passed and the possibility of it not arriving today became more and more apparent the frustration erupted resulting in the second most commented article in the history of the site. While much of that sentiment is justified so...
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Madden 09 Roster Update #2 Details
The second roster update for Madden 09 is scheduled to release tomorrow for both the 360 and PS3. There are some ratings adjustments involved but this update is predominantly transaction based. The name change to Chad Ocho Cinco will not occur in this update. Continue on to view the complete details of what is included. (more…)...
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NBA Live 09 Demo Videos
After a day of the NBA Live 09 demo being out for the 360 it looks like in general it has been well received. I've come across issues that are still apparent or marginally improved from when I last played the game but I'll be saving those thoughts for a full write-up this weekend. I really would've liked if they had included some elements of the NBA Academy because outside of 365 and Player DNA elements that are being prominently displayed through the demo it is tough to get a handle on the ...
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