There comes a time in every development cycle where things plateau as the technology is pushed to its limits. With the next generation of consoles on the horizon, developers are certainly preparing, if not working on engines to power their franchises forward. In this last year or so of Xbox360/PS3 (debatable), where does that leave upcoming games for our current consoles?


I have been an avid sports gamer for generations of systems and have thoroughly enjoyed most - if not all...

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Lots of great work was done with the presentation of Madden this year. But there is still a ways to go to make this really look and feel like an NFL broadcast.
1) Sportscenter/NFL Network or some kind of true Network precence. Games need to be introduced properly, starting at the desk with a panel of analysts who break down the game. Go through each team's recent performance, standings, injuries, hot and cold players, predictions and possible playoff implications. This needs to be DYNAMIC...

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Madden 12.

Warranted or not, Madden's release remains one of the biggest dates on the gaming calender. Terms like "Madden Fever" and "Maddenholiday" are a testament to the degree in which this game has influenced and affected our lives. But like any world champion, there comes a time when you show your age and are unable to perform at a peak level. Such has been the case for this franchise ever since arriving on current-generation systems. EA has had a tough time...

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How do you feel about Madden's current state of affairs? Are things headed in the right direction? Will we see a 95+ score for the franchise before the end of this cycle of consoles? Or is this generation a complete write off?

When I look back on Xbox360/PS3 Madden, I look at a missed opportunity to really push the series forward. In 2005 when new hardware was available to take NFL football games to the next level, the developers started from the ground up with extremely blurred...

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I was reading up on Ben PerLee's preview for NBA2K11 this morning. Im really impressed by 2K Sports. I think they really put out quality games with attention to detail and presentation polish. Here is a paragraph for the preview of NBA2K11, as written by Ben:

"First, lets talk polish. When the developers first went about making NBA 2K11 more polished, they started with the cameras. All the angles now support truer broadcast shots, so now you will never play from an angle that is...

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