Madden NFL Has Now Predicted 8 of the Last 10 Super Bowl Winners

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Quote: Originally Posted by nyrangers81

It wouldn't have been a correct point total except for a fluke safety. So that argument that "madden is realistic because of the point different" is hilarious this year especially. And did Madden correctly sim the missed PI call in the end zone? I guess so since it's so impossible to get PI called in the first place.

Lol but hurt. Go cry in a corner crybaby

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"Madden NFL Super Bowl predictions are incredibly accurate due to the game’s authentic gameplay, the development team’s unparalleled access to NFL resources and its prominent place in NFL culture. Because of these factors, over the past 25 years, Madden NFL has become known as the 33rd franchise." LOL. That's all I got. Authentic? Out of the box? Yeah, right...

[Squall Leonhart]

Like it even means anything, lol. The game plays like garbage.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

....Madden NFL Super Bowl predictions are incredibly accurate due to the game’s authentic gameplay, the development team’s unparalleled access to NFL resources and its prominent place in NFL culture. Because of these factors, over the past 25 years, Madden NFL has become known as the 33rd franchise....

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[RyanMoody21]

Now where are all those people who claim the game "never claimed to be simulation" and "it's just a video game".

We can sit back and laugh all we want, bottom line the reason this game continues to devolve is that is what EA truly feels is product is.

Madden NFL Super Bowl predictions are incredibly accurate due to the game’s authentic gameplay, the development team’s unparalleled access to NFL resources and its prominent place in NFL culture.

I don't care what aspect of the game is being discussed or how small the nuance or detail this should serve as the response.

There is a 7 page debate on the XP system and players changing positon with valid arguments on each side. While its fanbase argues over a excluded options impact on the game, EA touts to the masses how "incredibly accurate" and "authentic" it's game is.

You tell me who has lost touch and is taking it too serious, consumer or company.

[BleedGreen710]

You know whats even stranger?

The last 4 teams to play the Eagles in their home opener in Philadelphia have all went on to win the Superbowl.

[Maelstrom]

Hey, don't feel bad, Bernard Pierce is a Eagles fan & went to college in Philly. At least he got a Super Bowl ring.

Obviously, the blogger here is biased toward Madden. Or, maybe he is being paid by EA Sports.

You notice a few months ago that all Operation Sports members were warned by admin to stop badmouthing EA under the threat of being banned?

Hmmmm, I woder why that was? Maybe they are in EA's pocket. They consistently give extremely high ratings to EA games, but then you read actual costmer comments about the game & find out about all the glitches & problems.

[CM Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by Maelstrom

Obviously, the blogger here is biased toward Madden. Or, maybe he is being paid by EA Sports.

The text of the original post is a direct copy-paste from EA Sports' Madden NFL website. So yes, the writing here is "biased towards Madden" because it came from the horse's mouth, so-to-speak.

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You notice a few months ago that all Operation Sports members were warned by admin to stop badmouthing EA under the threat of being banned? Hmmmm, I woder why that was? Maybe they are in EA's pocket. They consistently give extremely high ratings to EA games, but then you read actual costmer comments about the game & find out about all the glitches & problems.

The rule was implemented after the Madden NFL 10 development cycle - during its release and support phase. This was a time when Ian Cummings, Phil Frazier, Donny Moore, etc. were regular posters on this forum, and there was an unprecedented level of interaction between developers and fans without any middle-man PR guy, blog editor, or whatnot mediating the conversation. Madden NFL 10, though a tremendous step forward for the series, wasn't a perfect game, and many voiced constructive criticism about it. However, there were also those who voiced their opinions of the game less constructively, instead posting far more negative thoughts about the game, the staff who made it, EA Sports, and so on. The sheer volume of personal attacks, slanders, and blasphemies about the game and towards the developers themselves frankly were uncalled for, and it rightly drove away every one of the EA Sports developers who posted here. Few of the OS posters who were targeted by the new rule prohibiting attacks on developers exhibited any decency, restraint, or ability to voice any criticism of the game in a constructive and useful manner, and they deserved the punishments handed to them. The policy is not unreasonable as a one-strike policy keeps the boards clean from trouble. The rules of OS are further easy to abide by; I've been here since 2002 without issue.

Related, EA Sports isn't in the pocket of Operation Sports. This accusation has come up since the NFL 2K days, and it's been denied every time. The two have an obvious working relationship - EA Sports provides exclusive video game media to Operation Sports such as news, previews, screenshots, videos, and review build access in exchange for publishing of that information to the site, which drives web traffic and ergo advertising revenue to Operation Sports. Consequently, the content posted provides word-of-mouth advertising for the EA Sports product in question. It's never been a direct monetary relationship, however. Why would EA Sports give OS any monetary support whatsoever when the company has its own website and forum to drive traffic to?