Madden NFL 25 to Include Actual NFL Referees?

[CoRRuPTMiND93]

OFF TOPIC: this game would be so much better (as far as the atmosphere of the game) if it had a MATURE rating. There's so much you can do with a sports game that has a "real life rating" as I like to call it. just imagine Coaches cursin out players for missing an assignment, Players fighting and talking **** to each other on the field, RIVALRY GAMES . Tis' Would be epic.

[wheelman990]

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If they are far enough to announce real ref's in 14, that means they are done with them. EA isn't allowed to announce a feature if it isnt already complete according to the dev's.

So why is this not gonna just get patched in madden 13? Were only a month in.

lol

[Multi]

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I hope there'll be a Hochuli bench press mini game.

[Multi]

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So why is this not gonna just get patched in madden 13? Were only a month in.

lol

Because they need new features to list on 14's box.

[Bunselpower32]

Has Madden become so uninnovative and irrelevant that we are talking about next year's game before this year's is barely a month old?

[sarlndr]

When did ref's start wearing black pants? Living overseas for years hasn't been good to me as far as keeping in touch with referee fashion.

[GlennN]

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OFF TOPIC: this game would be so much better (as far as the atmosphere of the game) if it had a MATURE rating. There's so much you can do with a sports game that has a "real life rating" as I like to call it. just imagine Coaches cursin out players for missing an assignment, Players fighting and talking **** to each other on the field, RIVALRY GAMES . Tis' Would be epic.

It was tried once with Blitz: The League on Xbox. http://www.gamespot.com/blitz-the-le...eview-6135929/

[prime21time37]

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when i first seen this i kinda laughed to myself thinking about every thing else needed. but i sat back and thought about what this could lead to. if this does become a reality then i believe they will have to focus on getting penalties to work correctly. they also may add penalties to the game. id like to bring back illegal touching penalty (might have been ncaa that had it). they also could include defensive holding or illegal contact, which could lead to even better wr/cb play. the ability to challenge any aspect of a play would also be a nice touch. it would also be nice seeing a full explanation of a penalty. overall it would be a nice touch to the presentation. im not saying id purchasebecause of this feature, but im not going to complain about a nice feature either.

[roadman]

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I can see people are still not reading the OP.

1. This news didn't come from EA, came from the NFL referee union.
2. It hasn't been verified by EA, so, for now, it's a rumor.
3. A plead from Steve for no off-topic discussion.
4. A similar and more threatening plead from a mod on page 2 or 3.

[Big FN Deal]

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While this subject is being discussed, I wish they would add the actually replay to challenges online, at least have an option for it. When playing NBA2k12 online, if they have to review a shot at the buzzer for the end of any quarter, if I am not mistaken, it shows the actually video replay. In Madden online, ranked, CCM, community etc, in a User v User game, it never shows the actually video replay of the challenge.

I am not saying it's some big deal, it's just another little thing there should be an option for. Not everyone wants to get the game over with as fast as possible, I would enjoy actually playing the game of football and experiencing small elements like that.

[Mr_truthman.com]

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OFF TOPIC: this game would be so much better (as far as the atmosphere of the game) if it had a MATURE rating. There's so much you can do with a sports game that has a "real life rating" as I like to call it. just imagine Coaches cursin out players for missing an assignment, Players fighting and talking **** to each other on the field, RIVALRY GAMES . Tis' Would be epic.

That will NEVER happen. This is the NFL. The same NFL that shut down ESPN's hit show "Playmakers". The NFL thought it was "too real". No way they let Madden put a M-tag on their game.

[adfletch71]

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The Madden series is dying a slow death. The once 7 million unit sold on consoles are less than 5 million now and even though the NFL is still popular, Madden is now being a joke around gamer tables and butts of ridicule. If this is something that EA wants too do for Madden14, than that's fine, but there is so much that needs too be fixed in gameplay and other areas, that I just wish they focus on these things that have been broken for almost 7 years. We have Gamechangers and other individuals on this site that interact with the developers, but from past experience these developers are focusing on things that most of the community doesn't even ask for.

Granted I do appreciate the Gamechangers and others that come on this site, but also we have had Ian and Phil along with Gamechangers back in 2010 I recall, and still some people say Madden10 is better than Madden13, go figure!!!. There is something wrong with that picture or there is a really bad disconnect with the developers of the Madden series. Every year sales have dropped since 2010, yet we still don't have things implemented in this series that have been debated since 2006. It really make u wonder if these guys are listening too use or or have some other agenda in mind. Yes madden have improved over the years and we finally have physics, but at a snails pace it have been done. MLB2k series is dead, NBA live series is cancelled, NCAA series is in trouble if they don't turn a corner. Yet we see the NHL series, FIFA, NBA2k series and The SHOW prospering. Why is that, because they are a simulation video game first and they innovate, then everything else follows. That's why they are doing so well and the Madden series needs too take on the same standards.

The SIm Standard, Rgiles, Ryanmoody, the Gamechangers and others won't do any good until these developers wake up and get there head out the sand. We want football, and not EA football, but what we see on Sundays. EA will not prosper until we get that and we have 7 years of proof of this fact. What else u going too do too make up for lost revenue EA, u already charging for online pass, MUT, DLC and other stuff. Get the fundamentals right please!!!!!!!!

[Pared]

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Everyone was warned already. Continue with the off-topic posts and you will be banned. It's as simple as that.

[videlsports]

Wow the world has officially ran out of idea's

[Sanchez_Mareno]

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Pretty meh on the refs being in the game, wouldnt mind penalties being tidied up