No Madden NFL 13 Super Bowl Halftime Blog

[roadman]

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Twittering, blogging, facebooking, etc..... reaches millions for free. Only cost is their time involved.

I do get your point, though tcf.

[Broncos86]

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So I suppose that makes you ignorant to EA not fulfilling and overselling features?

Again, this is factual. It's not a "us vs them" it's not a "hate" thing. Simply stating a proven fact.

Enjoy the train ride I guess.

I really didn't need to have my intelligence insulted, man. And that was pretty uncalled for. My opinion is that, over the last 3 years, the Madden team has done well and delivered a solid product. I've been around here for years and communicated with that team. You disagree. You don't need try that ad hominem angle.

[43M]

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I understand the doubters and the Madden fans that are cautiously optimistic...

But it always cracks me up how people who just bash and hate on Madden and say things like "same crap every year" continue to show up and post on a forum of a videogame they hate and have no hope for. Do you not have anything better to do with your time? Nevermind...I know the answer to that one.

[jbd345]

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Hopefully some kind of integration. I don't get why they can't use CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN, and the NFL Network. When basically everything including Madden is licensed by the NFL. If you want to make "authentic" wouldn't it make sense for them to use them instead of their own? We don't see an EA Sports broadcast on Sundays.

[tfctillidie]

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I really didn't need to have my intelligence insulted, man. And that was pretty uncalled for. My opinion is that, over the last 3 years, the Madden team has done well and delivered a solid product. I've been around here for years and communicated with that team. You disagree. You don't need try that ad hominem angle.

Sorry but being ignorant to things OS have directly reported on while admitting you've always been here, is being ignorant. It's not an insult to your intelligence to say you're ignoring something, but your hyper sensitivity to my comments tells me not to try and explain further.

No offence was meant. Cheers.

[Cre8]

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The only word I can think of after reading so many reactions like - "Here we go again..."

Jaded....

I have seen some growth in Madden, but I am of the same opinion for the most part.

I feel the lacking memory for them to expand the game to what many of us want/expect with the current gen (360/PS3) is going to keep people wondering what will be sacrificed by the time we get to the next iteration of Madden.

[dkp23]

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So will communities be removed? That was a waste. Another year and another hype machine by ea. The worst is when the gamechangers go to test it out, theycant say much and end up saying "don't worry madden fans will be happy". I expect to see the same propaganda this year.

[CRMosier_LM]

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So will communities be removed? That was a waste. Another year and another hype machine by ea. The worst is when the gamechangers go to test it out, theycant say much and end up saying "don't worry madden fans will be happy". I expect to see the same propaganda this year.

I'm pretty sure online communities won't be removed... where did it say that btw?

[Big FN Deal]

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I'm pretty sure online communities won't be removed... where did it say that btw?

If not removed, then I hope they are upgraded. Can't understand why each community didn't have a traditional Lobby for chatting and setting up games.

[huskerwr38]

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The only word I can think of after reading so many reactions like - "Here we go again..."

Jaded....

I have seen some growth in Madden, but I am of the same opinion for the most part.

I feel the lacking memory for them to expand the game to what many of us want/expect with the current gen (360/PS3) is going to keep people wondering what will be sacrificed by the time we get to the next iteration of Madden.

I don't buy that excuse that memory is holding them back. Look at what other sports games are able to accomplish with the 360/PS3, FIFA, NBA 2k, NHL, MLB: The Show. Those games are WAY ahead of Madden in terms of gameplay, animation, player interaction, and just everything else. Just face it Madden is holding back Madden. Heck, Madden isn't even to the level that it was last gen.

[KBLover]

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Nothing is accomplished in one cycle, whether that's making a top notch simulation or a casual friendly arcade game. So as disappointed as we all might be with this generation of Madden as a whole, there is little doubt Madden began trending towards increased realism for M10 and M12 seemed to double down on that last year. Considering that, a simple tweet about "we're coming out big this year", in relation to M13 seems like a potentially Big F'n Deal for increased authenticity, imo.

Thing is...why was M11 NOT what M12 was now and then M12 what M13 is supposedly going to be? Why did M11 step back even though it was under the same leadership as M10?

If they can "skip a year" with M11, who says M13 won't "skip a year" and the M14 pick up the M12 torch "full sprint".

I'm not saying you're wrong, but I'm saying the skeptics aren't either.

And if nothing is accomplished on a cycle...perhaps we should just wait until the cycle where everything is set and finished and buy THAT game?

[KBLover]

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I don't buy that excuse that memory is holding them back. Look at what other sports games are able to accomplish with the 360/PS3, FIFA, NBA 2k, NHL, MLB: The Show. Those games are WAY ahead of Madden in terms of gameplay, animation, player interaction, and just everything else. Just face it Madden is holding back Madden. Heck, Madden isn't even to the level that it was last gen.

Agreed - it's the code, not the platform. If they are running into memory or whatever else issues, they need to streamline the code and memory management.

The lags in M12 for just changing menus is insane. That's not because the PS3 is too weak to handle menus.

[Big FN Deal]

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Thing is...why was M11 NOT what M12 was now and then M12 what M13 is supposedly going to be? Why did M11 step back even though it was under the same leadership as M10?

If they can "skip a year" with M11, who says M13 won't "skip a year" and the M14 pick up the M12 torch "full sprint".

I'm not saying you're wrong, but I'm saying the skeptics aren't either.

And if nothing is accomplished on a cycle...perhaps we should just wait until the cycle where everything is set and finished and buy THAT game?

I don't want to make a long drawn out post about all the subtle and seemingly blatant signs for me believing it's different for M13 but I will state this. For the longest time prior to M10 many people had complained about the hype train and how EA wouldn't tell gamers upfront what not to expect in the next Madden. However, right when all the marketing hype was getting started for M11, we were told upfront that there would be little to no offline/online franchise changes but that it would be a major focus for M12.

I tend to believe that businesses for the most part don't have humanistic traits but that they trend, one way or another. So looking at the recent Madden trend of seeming to avoid over selling when knowingly about to under deliver and the legacy next gen Madden trend of the uniform message espoused by EA, which currently seems to be authenticity, being the vision for how the game is made, M13 should be another substantial upgrade, imo.

[Broncos86]

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However, right when all the marketing hype was getting started for M11, we were told upfront that there would be little to no offline/online franchise changes but that it would be a major focus for M12.

Exactly. They were very open and upfront about what to expect for M11.

[SoAwesome]

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How shocking.