First Developer Diary

April 28, 2010

Destructoid uploaded the first Madden ‘11 Developer Diary.

For those unable to watch the video (work, etc), here is a synopsis:

First Minute is fluff about John Madden and watching his TV.
Goes into the playcalling system and how John wanted it to be more authentic, that 300+ plays aren’t realistic.  They completely removed playcalling and built the [...]

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Madden 11 First Look Trailer

April 27, 2010

EA has uploaded the First Look trailer of Madden 11.  The theme of the video is “Simpler. Quicker. Deeper,” unveiling EA’s strategy for this year’s game.

Synopsis of the trailer:

Simpler: The video begins with a description of the new gameflow and gameplan features, claiming that the mode reduces “350 plays down to 1.”
Quicker: The video argues [...]

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Madden 11 Rookie Ratings

April 27, 2010
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Click here for the Madden Rookie Ratings arranged in PDF by MaddenTips.  As many people know, these are the ratings that are put together by EA’s ratings and stats czar Donny Moore.  This year, in Madden ‘11, fans will have the opportunity to help contribute to the rookie ratings of incoming drafted players.  So [...]

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No Surprise: Drew Brees is your Madden Cover-boy

April 21, 2010

Kotaku confirmed something that we basically already know:  Drew Brees is your Madden ‘11 Cover Boy.  But of course, who is Kotaku’s source but our good friend Pasta Padre.  Pasta predicts that the announcement will be made tomorrow during the NFL draft.  So, I guess we ought to start guessing as to what the Madden [...]

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Madden ‘11 to Introduce Dual Stick Controls

April 20, 2010

I do not have much time to comment on this, but Gamespot broke the story this afternoon that Madden ‘11 will be introducing dual stick controls to Madden ‘11.  They have a Q&A interview with Madden ‘11 Developers here, as well as video explanations.
The basic breakdown is left and right are your foot plants/breakdown [...]

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ESPN Integration in NCAA ‘11; Sign of things for Madden ‘11?

April 15, 2010

EA recently updated their NCAA Football ‘11 blog to show off some of the ESPN Integration for this year’s game.  The screen shots look nearly picture perfect, and the game looks like it’s really coming along well in the presentation department.  The question for us, though, is whether this level of integration will make the [...]

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Madden NFL ‘11 Info

April 5, 2010

It’s that time of year again and info about the new Madden is starting to finally come at a regular basis. About 2-3 weeks ago, news came about the catch tuning. Today, a new pic of McNabb as a Redskin was put up. Here’s a comparison taken from Operation Sports:

Lighting improvements are very noticeable… here’s [...]

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Madden 11 video blog

February 7, 2010

EA Sports have posted their first blog (in the form of a video) relating to Madden NFL 11. This is the second year that EA has used halftime in the SuperBowl as an opportunity to make their first public statement on the game. Preceeding the video, Creative Director Ian Cummings posted a written blog which [...]

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Madden Ultimate Team: Good Concept, but not well implemented

January 17, 2010

“Madden Ultimate Team” is the latest add-on to Madden ‘10, and when it was announced a month and a half ago, I was tacitly excited for the mode.  It sounded like a fresh implementation of a build-a-team format that had some interesting online ramifications.  Unfortunately, the implementation is just off and was not well thought [...]

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Madden NFL Arcade Impressions

December 6, 2009

Madden NFL Arcade was recently released by EA on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. This arcade football game has been developed by the same Tiburon guys who make the Madden “sim” game each year and features the official NFL license, meaning you will find all the familiar player and team names that you would expect [...]

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