EA Trax Returns to Madden NFL 16, Teaming Up with Spotify

[CM Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by MajorSupreme

Man, it felt like there was always at least one song from Yellowcard in Maddens 04-08, those guys were great.

Slightly OT - they're still around, and their 2012 album Southern Air I thought was some of their best work to-date.

Unfortunately, their longtime drummer and for my money the most talented member of the group, Longineu Parsons III, left the band after the touring for that album. Consequently, their latest album, 2014's Lift A Sail, went in a different sonic direction than the pop-punk they've been known for for the past decade.

I'm glad I got to see them play a show live during the Southern Air touring, they were phenomenal to hear in person.

[MajorSupreme]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

Slightly OT - they're still around, and their 2012 album Southern Air I thought was some of their best work to-date. Unfortunately, their longtime drummer and for my money the most talented member of the group, Longineu Parsons III, left the band after the touring for that album. Consequently, their latest album, 2014's Lift A Sail, went in a different sonic direction than the pop-punk they've been known for for the past decade. I'm glad I got to see them play a show live during the Southern Air touring, they were phenomenal to hear in person.

Lucky. I'd love to see them live.

[rtkiii]

Music is usually horrible and forgetable. E3...get here and be gone these lame news tidbits

[mjavon]

Glad to see EA trax make it back. Songs were hit and miss, but I remember discovering a handful of good songs/artists through Madden back in the day.

Not sure how much it'll matter though, since you can play Spotify over your in-game sounds now. Nonetheless, it's a welcome alternative for me.

[redsox4evur]

Quote: Originally Posted by zoom zoom

I have always hated the inclusion of so much music that got in the game because EA can get paid by record labels and such. There was never any sense that the music made real sense. I'm ready for Microsoft, Sony, and game makers to start letting us rip out own music and use that in games. I have no idea why that ceased to be a thing. But yeah, I turn off menu music all of the time.

I think it's the other way around. I think EA has to pay the record companies to use these songs in their games. But I could be wrong.

[mestevo]

Quote: Originally Posted by elgreazy1

I can't knock EA Trax, it's helped me discover many new bands, although I wish this was an actual in-game implementation as opposed to a just a promotional thing.

Agreed, though on PS4 you can listen to Spotify while playing a game, so there's that.

Outside of that though, this is just branding for a Spotify playlist and a cross-promotional deal.

[l8knight1]

OMG, E3 will never get here.

[maafla1]

A waste of money and resources. What the heck does a soundtrack have to do with realistically replicating NFL football. Get rid of the soundtrack and use that money to beef up the gameplay.