Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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EA Sports Introduces Pat Tillman in Madden NFL 13 Ultimate Team
While Madden Ultimate Team mode features various legends the introduction of a former player today marks the first time that one has been added essentially in the form of a tribute. Pat Tillman is being made available, with the support of the foundation set up in his name, within Ultimate Team beginning this evening as multiple cards of his go live. Tillman of course played for the Arizona Cardinals from 1998-2001 before leaving his football career to serve in the Army. He died in 2004 f...
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Salary Cap Issue in Madden NFL 13 Connected Careers Getting Fix Delivered Tomorrow
EA Sports has announced that a server side update for Madden NFL 13 will go live tomorrow on the Xbox 360 and PS3 that will address the issue experienced by some in Connected Careers mode where the team under control registers as being falsely and dramatically (in the billions) over the salary cap occurring at some point beyond the first season. Needless to say anyone who encountered the bug had their progress essentially halted and time invested in the mode wasted. It was poor form by EA...
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Madden NFL 13 Roster Update #15 Details
The next roster update for Madden NFL 13 is scheduled to release by Saturday morning for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The update includes moves to the IR for Mohamed Sanu, Ryan Broyles, Titus Young, Jake Long, and David Stewart while Brian Urlacher shifts down the depth chart due to his injury. Rolando McClain and Cedric Griffin get bumped down in status due to suspension but the news on Brandon Browner starting to serve his this weekend came in too late. Ryan Grant has also returned to the Packers...
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NCAA Football 13 Gets a Handful of Under Armour Alternates
EA Sports has faced justifiable criticism for introducing the "Uniform Store" in NCAA Football 13 and then failing to keep up with the significant number of new ones that were introduced over the course of the season. Until today only eight alternates, all Adidas, had been rolled out. Under Armour however finally makes an appearance with the release of two uniform packs today. Hawaii and Boston College come as a set with their respective patriotic representations for $1 (80 MS Points) ava...
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Madden NFL 13 Week 13 Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
Three quarters of the season is now in the books and the playoff picture is starting to come into focus. A few injuries of note this week as Mohamed Sanu, David Stewart, and Ryan Broyles head to the IR and they could end up being joined by Jake Long, Dustin Keller, and Terrell Suggs. The Lions will also be without Titus Young after dismissing him from the team now for a second time. Some of the standout offensive performers of the week include Bryce Brown, Russell Wilson, Tony Romo, Dez B...
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Former Madden Developer Speaks Out Regarding Frustrations and Disappointments
There are always the arguments about why a product, in this particular case Madden, may not live up to expectations. Generally those discussions take place between people who don't have the necessary information to make a true determination regarding the various failures or misguided decisions that were made along the way. In more dramatic cases details may come from sources directly in the know speaking out and quite possibly against their own good within the industry and apparently when no...
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New Madden Ultimate Team Features Now Active Through Two Updates
Both of the updates announced earlier this week for Madden NFL 13 are available now on the 360 and PS3. The patch that arrived, which was followed today by a server-side update, did so with the primary intention of delivering new features to Ultimate Team mode. Have you tried out "Draft Duels" or any of the other new additions to Ultimate Team such as the ability to save multiple lineups? Made any observations on other changes that have been identified with the patch? As always leave your...
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Madden NFL 13 Roster Update #14 Details
The roster update following week 12 of the season for Madden NFL 13 is scheduled to arrive by Saturday morning. Coming off a holiday week and with all teams now have completed their byes it's an especially extensive update that includes over 600 total changes. Jason Babin has been released by the Eagles in this update, and his rating dropped by 4 points, but the successful waiver claim by the Jaguars came too late to include this week. Rolando McClain still hasn't been officially released by...
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