Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Madden 11 Week 11 Ratings Change Suggestions
Though there will be no roster update for Madden 11 this week due to the holiday it is worth tracking player performance for the next one to come. That update will include developments from NFL week 11 and week 12. Standouts from week 11 include Steve Johnson who has become a go-to receiver for the Bills. He has nine TDs with three of them in the comeback win over the Bengals. Dez Bryant has six straight games with a TD, Sam Bradford has eight TDs to just one INT in the last five games, ...
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New NFL Game May Be Revealed At VGAs
A trailer teasing the reveal of new game announcements that will be made at the 2010 Video Game Awards show includes a brief glance of an NFL football game. That hints at an NFL licensed product being unveiled at the show which takes place on the evening of Saturday December 11th. With the recent rumor leaking that EA Sports is planning to revive NFL Blitz that would likely be the best bet as to what is coming but it isn't a certainty. The video flashes by so quickly that it is just a few f...
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EA Sports May Be Working On NFL Blitz
It was only a few days ago that EA Sports released their first version of NBA Jam and now comes a rumor that the company may be resurrecting the NFL Blitz franchise. Giant Bomb has posted up their belief that a game is in the works at Tiburon with a release coming likely in 2012. The belief is that EA purchased rights to multiple franchises and NBA Jam was just the only one made public initially. This is somewhat interesting because it remains unclear from where the rights to NBA Jam were a...
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Second Madden Developer Podcast
A second podcast featuring developers from the Madden NFL series released today and features Ian Cummings, Donny Moore, and Larry Richart. Some of the topics discussed include this week's roster update, real time physics, the studio move of the NBA franchise to Tiburon, and how defense and value are focuses going into Madden 12. There are also responses to several questions that came in from the community and the mention that Franchise mode will be talked about in the next podcast. The podc...
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Madden 11 Roster Update #13 Details
The post NFL week 11 roster update for Madden 11 is set to arrive as usual on Friday. This update will be most notable for the boost given to Michael Vick after his amazing performance on Monday Night Football and his continued success throughout the season. Vick has received a six point increase and will now be a 93 overall. The six point jump is significant, but many will likely still feel he is underrated considering his performance this year and emergence as a potential MVP candidate. T...
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Madden 11 Sales Now Struggling
Last year Madden 10 came out relatively weak early on and then showed great strength through the holidays providing a year-over-year increase from Madden 09. That development was based largely on very good word of mouth. Madden 11 initially broke out of the gate with a 12% increase in first month sales. Now it has tailed off and overall is down 18% year-over-year. There are several reasons why Madden 11 is now having trouble holding its ground. (more…)...
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Madden 11 Week 10 Ratings Change Suggestions. Should Vick be 99?
After a huge week 10 the question now arises as to whether Michael Vick actually deserves to be a 99 overall in Madden 11 and the argument can certainly be made that he should be. It would be an unprecedented leap to go from starting the year at a 73 and getting incremental upgrades through roster updates only to reach the pinnacle by the end of week 10. He currently sits at 87 and there has never been a one week jump that could even compare to going from that place to a 99. Really though w...
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Madden 12 Top Cover Candidates: Midseason Report
The NFL season has now reached its mid-point. This means many players have established themselves as potential cover candidates for Madden 12 based on their performance this season and the circumstances that surround them. There are many factors that go into determining how likely a player is to receive a cover. EA Sports has gone more towards players with cleaner images as of late, they look for high marketability and how they will do as a spokesperson, recent success is a big influence bu...
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