Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Madden NFL 13 Week Nine Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
Nine weeks of the NFL season are now in the books with the Falcons remaining undefeated and the two conferences having better evened out with a combined 13 teams now over .500 (7 in NFC and 6 in AFC). The next roster update for Madden NFL 13 will include the trade of Aqib Talib to the Patriots and release of Stanford Routt by the Chiefs. Players looking at ratings increases coming off their latest performance or from trending upwards as of late include Doug Martin, Russell Wilson, Adrian...
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Trailer for Madden NFL 13 on Wii U
EA Sports today released an official trailer for the Nintendo Wii U version of Madden NFL 13. The game is set to release next week in advance of the console arriving on Sunday, November 18. There has been very little in the way of promotion when it comes to the upcoming sports titles for the Wii U from either EA (Madden, FIFA 13) or 2K Sports (NBA 2K13). For the most part the games are offering a few ways in which to take advantage of the tablet controller while omitting some features tha...
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Evaluating Current Running Back Ratings in Madden NFL 13
Sitting at approximately the mid-season mark has allowed for some more proper examination of current player ratings in Madden NFL 13. Last time it was the quarterbacks, and in a few weeks they'll get checked up on again, but this time around focus turns to the running backs. Of course there is no way to account for everything that goes into a RB's attributes or their circumstances - which can include but are certainly not limited to their blocking abilities, system of splitting carries an...
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Madden NFL 13 Roster Update #10 Details
The roster update following week eight of the season for Madden NFL 13 is scheduled to be out by Saturday morning for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The update lands Carl Nicks, Jon Beason, Nate Burleson, Ras-I Dowling, and Chris Cook on the IR and also includes some new contracts. The trade of Mike Thomas to the Lions has been completed and Leonard Hankerson has been saddled with the "Drops Open Passes" trait. Tom Brady is back up to the pinnacle of 99 overall while DeMarcus Ware has dropped...
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Madden Social Officially Launches
The iOS app for Madden NFL Social is now available bringing together both ends of the new game as it went live two weeks ago on Facebook without any announcement. The free-to-play game can be managed either through Facebook or mobile providing for cross-platform play and blends some aspects of Ultimate Team mode and another Facebook game, Madden NFL Superstars, in a multiplayer turn-based environment. (more…)...
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Madden NFL 13 Week Eight Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
Half the season is now in the books for many teams following the conclusion of week eight of the NFL season. Make sure to check out the evaluation of which quarterbacks are overrated or underrated in Madden NFL 13 based on their performance thus far solely looking at their statistics. For the most part teams were able to avoid any big losses due to injury. Check that... Carl Nicks is headed to the IR. A big shakeup could be coming in Philadelphia where consideration is being made to bench...
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Evaluating Current Quarterback Ratings in Madden NFL 13
There will always be some level of debate when it comes to player ratings in any sports video game. Madden, with the frequent roster updates, gets the most scrutiny as adjustments are made on such a regular basis that it should result in the most accurate representation of a player's current status within the league. Player ratings will be heavily influenced by the past - that is the baseline to adjust from as new data is added - but the purpose should be to present each individual as the...
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Madden NFL 13 Body Editing Removed from Online Connected Careers
As previously reported the ability to edit the body makeup of current players within Madden NFL 13's Connected Careers mode has been removed. This has taken effect through a server-side update to "online" careers. Presumably the feature will be removed from "offline" careers as well but doing so there requires being part of a patch. Thankfully it is only the 'Appearance' section of editing that has been altered removing everything except being able to view height and weight. The full rang...
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