Madden lead producer leaves EA Tiburon (David Ortiz - Old)

[Flawless]

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165973

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We've confirmed that David Ortiz (no, not the Red Sox slugger), the lead producer on the Madden series for the PS3/360 platforms, has left development house EA Tiburon (which makes all of the company's pigskin titles). Our inside sources tell us that Ortiz cited family reasons for his leaving, but we've also heard rumblings that he grew frustrated with the inner workings of the studio. An EA spokesperson sent us this statement concerning the departure: "David's been a valuable part of our team at EA Tiburon, and we wish him the best. Dale Jackson, an EA veteran for more than a decade, continues to lead the Madden NFL development team." We've also learned that longtime EA Tiburon producer Phil Frazier will take over Ortiz's role and head up development on the prettier versions of Madden. Frazier was a major player in making the series successful during the PS2/XB/GC days, and more recently was involved in NFL Tour's development. Speaking for all football fans, here's to Madden NFL 09 ending up looking more like Frazier's earlier works.

[RAZRr1275]

Quote: Originally Posted by Flawless

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165973

Wow. I never thought that he'd go.

[BSherrod]

That sucks, kinda confirmed what I thought was going on down in Orlando.

[Benz87]

I hope this is a positive and not a negative. They say the new guy helped make NFL tour and that game is an absolute mess. It's a less fun version of NFL street.

[jorge380]

Great news maybe this game goes unto a better direction,sorry but the last 3 years this game has been trash on next-gen.

[Vadiplomat04]

Quote: Originally Posted by jkwon0709

I hope this is a positive and not a negative. They say the new guy helped make NFL tour and that game is an absolute mess. It's a less fun version of NFL street.

No this guy was the lead producer on Madden back in the early 2000's, so thats a positive.....now you guys can't say EA doesn't care about Madden anymore, they just let go a good producer to open up for a guy that worked on Madden in the Ps2 and Xbox days. I hope you" port over the old engine" people will be happy now.

[TJdaSportsGuy]

I won't lie. I'm not that upset about this. I never liked Ortiz's demeanor in interviews...he always seemed to have the "this is the way we're doing it...deal with it" mentality. I could be wrong. Either way, I'm looking forward to what a new head honcho could do for the franchise.

[K_GUN]

my impression of ortiz on next-gen madden

" i think this year the player models are really sexy"