Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Madden NFL 17 has already received a commentary update
The new commentary team of Brandin Gaudin and Charles Davis has proven to be one of the most promising changes made for Madden NFL 17. One of the assurances from EA Sports is that the duo will be recording new audio for the game regularly throughout the season. "This means that if a player or team has a monster week, you will hear about it shortly after in the game. Brandon and Charles will be in studio with us throughout the course of the season, recording the latest content to help bridge...
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First set of Madden NFL 17 videos
Madden NFL 17 is now available through EA Access on Xbox One, so consumers (those it's working for currently) on at least one of the two big consoles can now spend considerable time with it whether that be to get a jump-start with the game or to determine whether it's going to be worth a purchase. Over the coming days look for some mode-specific impressions, videos, multiple podcasts, and then on Monday a review for Sporting News. Until then here are the first few videos featuring unedited ...
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10 hour trial for Madden NFL 17 now available through EA Access on Xbox One
Madden NFL 17 is out now to download as a timed trial with EA Access on Xbox One. Subscribers to the service will get 10 hours of playtime after which it will expire. The timer is ticking down whenever the game is loaded regardless of whether it is being played, menus are being navigated through, or if there is any activity taking place at all. Because of that make sure to exit out and close the application from the Xbox One home screen when not in use. The 10 hours are there to play wh...
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Formation Subs return with Madden NFL 17
EA Sports announced early this week that Formation Subs will be included in Madden NFL 17's Franchise Mode. While initially left out of the feature set it'll now make it in with the patch that arrives alongside the game as it's released. Operation Sports has a developer blog detailing the Formation Subs which allow for the designation of players to be on the field in particular formations regardless of how the depth chart is sorted. The ability to set formation substitutions was one of t...
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NFC Team Ratings for Madden NFL 17
The Panthers lead the way in the NFC with the team ratings for Madden NFL 17 despite losing the top rated cornerback in the video game (Josh Norman) and a few other solid contributors from last season. One factor to remember however is that Kelvin Benjamin will be back and he alone will make the offense more dynamic. The Packers, Seahawks, Cardinals, and Cowboys follow closely behind. Arizona and Carolina have tied for the best offense while the best defense resides in Seattle. These r...
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AFC Team Ratings for Madden NFL 17
In what may be the first case ever of a reigning Super Bowl Champion entering the next Madden rated the same as a team that went 3-13, both the Denver Broncos and Tennessee Titans begin Madden NFL 17 rated 82 Overall. Denver of course lost Peyton Manning (while terrible last year he still had a good Madden rating) and Brock Osweiler, replacing them with Mark Sanchez and rookie Paxton Lynch. QB obviously drives a big part of a team Overall. Malik Jackson and Danny Trevathan also departed...
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Madden NFL 17 Soundtrack
The importance of soundtracks in sports video games may be at an all-time low due to services like Spotify and the need to turn off music completely by those who record videos or stream but it's still noteworthy when they are revealed. The 40 tracks featured on Madden NFL 17 were announced today along with a Spotify playlist featuring some of the music. (more…)...
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Complete database of Madden NFL 17 ratings
EA Sports today released the full database of player ratings for Madden NFL 17. You can check them all out in this sortable spreadsheet which also includes tabs found at the bottom for individual team-by-team rosters. With Madden NFL 17 the Overall Rating has been lowered across the board and that'll elicit some immediate reactions. On the surface the lowering of the Overall Rating makes it look like a new philosophy to the ratings system has been implemented and that they've been mor...
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