Archive for the ‘Madden’ Category
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Madden NFL 15 Early Play Period in EA Access Limited to Six Hours
When EA Access was announced the service appeared to offer significant value but there were some questionable terms laid out as well. The "Play First" period, which offers the ability to play games "up to five days" prior to release, could be limited to as few as two hours and have portions of the game blocked. The time restriction seemed more likely to apply to story-driven games than the sports games which are is pretty much the sole force behind EA Access in its early days - and Season Ti...
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Giveaway: Madden NFL 15
This post has been temporarily lifted for those who may have missed it the first time around to get entries in before the drawing takes place tonight. The semi-regular site giveaways continue with an opportunity to win a copy of Madden NFL 15 on the system of choice! Additional giveaways for the upcoming games will take place closer to their respective releases. There are several ways to qualify and each one counts for entries so the more you complete the more chances to win. The g...
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Madden NFL 15 Stream on Ultimate Team
EA Sports is wrapping up the live streams for Madden NFL 15 with attention turning to Ultimate Team. This one follows a series of others on gameplay, presentation, and Connected Franchise. For those interested in Ultimate Team it offers a more detailed look at the new features coming to the mode this year. The company also released a few new blogs about how to become a "MUT Master" and changes to managing lineups. (more…)...
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Press Row Hangout: EA Decides Against Releasing a Demo for Madden NFL 15
EA Sports made it official yesterday that there would be no demo for Madden NFL 15. Poor timing, that coincided with the EA Access subscription service moving out of beta and becoming available to all on Xbox One, compounded the frustration which was expressed by many through social media, news sites, and forums. I was joined by Rich Grisham and T.J. Lauerman to discuss the development on a special edition of the Press Row Hangout. What the lack of a demo means for Madden 15, for the futu...
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Press Row Hangout Clips: Madden NFL 15 Connected Franchise News and The Importance of Franchise Modes
In the final two clips from the most recent Press Row Hangout the panel discusses the details that were released for Connected Franchise mode in Madden NFL 15 and how companies are now approaching Franchise/Dynasty modes. The first segment is primarily about Madden's upgrades and what might still be lacking while the second examines how 2K Sports is putting effort into Franchise with MyLeague in NBA 2K15 while EA Sports believes its relevance is slipping and instead is shifting focus to othe...
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No Demo Coming for Madden NFL 15
EA Sports today finally addressed the topic of an upcoming demo for Madden NFL 15 by telling Polygon there will be no demo at all. This is another in a line of traditional promotional steps that the company has deviated from with Madden 15 but certainly the one that will stand out above them all.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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Madden NFL 15 Stream All About Recent Connected Franchise Mode News
Late in the week EA Sports held a live stream to go over Connected Franchise in Madden NFL 15 which comes on the heels of fairly successful streams focused on gameplay and presentation. This one for Franchise acts more as a summary of all the details that were released than an expansion on them, and important areas like the Draft are curiously skipped by, but there is also opportunity to see more gameplay and Franchise-specific presentation which hasn't been talked about as much as it pro...
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Complete Details on Connected Franchise Mode for Madden NFL 15
After a long wait for information on Connected Franchise mode EA Sports today sent out full details and video going over the new features and improvements in Madden NFL 15. Typically Franchise is promoted early on in the marketing process but this year was held until late which created concern over how much work had been put into the mode. ComplexEmbed.Application.initialize({cId: "BocXJnbzo0Lrn0OUyp-F1vye2Udv__vP",adSetCode: "c97892cb0a1a41319ad2a24af1b27bdb",site: "pastapadre",kw: ""});...
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