Archive for the ‘Madden’ Category
  • Madden NFL 13 Divisional Weekend Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
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    Posted January 14th, 2013 at 11:45 am 81 Comments »
    An amazing weekend of football in the Divisional Round has led to the 49ers at Falcons for the NFC Championship and Ravens at Patriots for the AFC Championship. The 49ers are the road favorites and the Patriots, even with the loss of Rob Gronkowski for the rest of the season, are heavily favored. Players that stood out this weekend and are likely to receive a ratings upgrade in the next Madden NFL 13 roster update include Trindon Holliday, Corey Graham, Michael Crabtree, Colin Kaepernick,...
  • Revisiting the Top Stories of 2012: Former Madden Developer Rips EA Sports
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    Posted January 11th, 2013 at 4:30 pm 11 Comments »
    One of the most fascinating developments of the year came late as a former Madden NFL developer went on an unprecedented Twitter rant regarding the state of the franchise and the stifling environment in which he had departed from. It was insight into the ongoing process and frustrations that may be faced by those who work on the games that the public rarely if ever hears. Certain elements of that are true of all major corporations but with it being Madden in particular it struck a nerve with...
  • Three Sports Games in Top 10 of 2012 Sales
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    Posted January 10th, 2013 at 5:15 pm 23 Comments »
    The latest sales numbers for North America are in for December and three sports games have made the top 10 not just for the month but for the entire year as well. Madden NFL 13, NBA 2K13, and FIFA 13 have closed out 2012 with strong results that pushed them into place alongside some of the top games in the entire industry.  (more…)...
  • Madden NFL 13 Roster Update #19 Details
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    Posted January 10th, 2013 at 11:15 am 63 Comments »
    The roster update following Wild Card Weekend for Madden NFL 13 is expected to release by Saturday for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The update returns players from IR and readjusts depth charts for the teams now eliminated from the playoffs. All teams, not just those involved in the postseason, continue to receive changes to player ratings following further evaluation. Arian Foster edges up to 98 with Duane Brown and Marshawn Lynch moving to 97. Russell Okung rises 3 points to 91, Justin Tucker ...
  • #3 of 2012: Madden NFL 13
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    Posted January 9th, 2013 at 6:15 pm 17 Comments »
    The Madden NFL series is easily the most heavily scrutinized of all the sports video game franchises. As the biggest seller in North America - only FIFA tops it worldwide - much of the criticism it receives is justified but some of it is not. EA Sports has to accept that the product will be held to the highest standard and produce on a level to meet expectations. There are no excuses why they should not be able to do just that. Yet this generation they've come up short more often than not...
  • Madden NFL 13 Wild Card Weekend Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
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    Posted January 7th, 2013 at 2:00 pm 32 Comments »
    With Wild Card Weekend in the books not just the eight teams involved but all others are expected to get sweeping ratings changes with the next Madden NFL 13 roster update and/or over the course of the month. Last week's update was significant but primarily intended to return injured players and readjust depth charts for the teams headed into the offseason. Based on performances in the Wild Card games players like Duane Brown, Erik Walden, Johnathan Joseph, Leon Hall, Reed Doughty, ...
  • Madden NFL 13 Roster Update #18 Details
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    Posted January 4th, 2013 at 12:15 pm 69 Comments »
    The roster update for Madden NFL 13 as the season heads into Wild Card Weekend has already gone live on the Xbox 360 and PS3. This update incorporates two weeks worth of performances as EA did not provide one - the only week of the regular season they didn't - over the Christmas holiday break. For the non-playoff teams players that were on the IR have been returned to active status and depth charts adjusted. Additional ratings changes will be made through the playoffs and following the Super...
  • Madden NFL 13 Week 17 Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
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    Posted December 31st, 2012 at 11:00 am 183 Comments »
    After taking a week off due to the holiday a roster update encompassing results from week 16 and 17 for Madden NFL 13 is slated to go out in advance of Wild Card Weekend. A number of records were broken this season and with the final game Russell Wilson tied Peyton Manning's rookie passing TD number and Adrian Peterson just missed out on Eric Dickerson's rushing mark by a mere nine yards. If anyone were to make a claim for a 100 overall rating it would be AD after the remarkable season he ju...