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FEATURE: CONNECTED CAREERS

Submitted on: 06/07/2012 by Dustin Toms via OS
When I first heard that the franchise and superstar modes were taken out of Madden NFL 13, I was livid. Why on Earth would you destroy the offline gamer’s dream? Not cool EA, not cool.

But after getting my hands on the game, I know exactly why they “ditched” the modes. Connected Careers is basically the three modes combined into one, creating what seems to be the most immersive football gaming experience to...

OVERVIEW

Madden NFL 13 Ultimate Team is a free-to-play game mode that perfectly combines Madden NFL Football, fantasy football, and player trading cards. Earn, buy, auction, and trade players to build your ultimate team of NFL legends past and present and make your run for an NFL title. Pick a captain from your favorite NFL team and compete...

AUDIO

Madden NFL 13 delivers a superb audio experience that faithfully replicates NFL Sundays with CBS Sports' Jim Nantz and Phil Simms calling the action, QB cadences, authentic sound effects and actual on-field player chatter, all provided by NFL Films, and a fully-scored orchestral theme that conveys the emotion and excitement of professional football.

PRESENTATION

Madden NFL 13 delivers world-class presentation with an all-new living front end, dynamic in-game transitions, a live ticker, and drastically improved usability. Every game has the feel of a nationally televised broadcast with CBS Sports commentators Jim Nantz and Phil Simms calling the action from the virtual 3D booth.

Madden Ultimate Team Producer Update
Posted by EA SPORTS at 12:40PM on Friday, August, 05, 2011


Hello Madden Ultimate Team fans!

My name is Tom Lischke, and I’m the new Producer for Madden Ultimate Team. I want to give you an update, share some good news, and tell you how you can help shape...

Madden NFL 12 Demo Available Today
Posted by EA SPORTS at 01:23PM on Wednesday, July, 27, 2011


Madden NFL 12 Demo available today through LIVE and PlayStation Network.

The highly anticipated Madden NFL 12 demo is available through Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network beginning today. The demo features...

Madden NFL 12 Pigskin Pro-Am Ustream Double Play
Posted by EA SPORTS at 11:11AM on Wednesday, July, 27, 2011



No we’re not forcing baseball and football together; that’s the wordiest title we could come up with and still make our point. In conjunction with the National Football League and NBC Sports , we’re staging...

Online Communities Detailed
Posted by Jake Stein at 09:18AM on Monday, July, 25, 2011

Online Communities: Power to the Player

There are always a few gripes that seem to come up every year when it comes to online play in the Madden franchise. Shady players dominating the leaderboards, no OTP stat tracking, and the big one, wanting to play at a different setting than what EA SPORTS considers the standard for ranked...

Madden NFL 12 Online Communities
Posted by EA SPORTS at 09:03AM on Monday, July, 25, 2011


I’ve been waiting for this day for months now, and it’s finally here, the debut of Madden NFL 12’s newest online feature: Communities. Around this time each year, the design team starts getting together, kicking around ideas and looking at priorities for what we want to add to next year’s game. We started Madden NFL 12 by looking...

Online Franchise Update
Posted by Justin Dewiel at 04:58PM on Thursday, July, 07, 2011


Hey guys, Justin Dewiel, your EA SPORTS Community Manager for the Madden NFL franchise, here with a short update on where we currently are with Franchise mode, and a look at where we’re heading. So many times throughout the year I get the pleasure of revealing features that you, the community, have been asking for.

Revealing our Offline...

Madden Ultimate Team: Top Community Request
Posted by Jake Stein at 01:01PM on Friday, June, 17, 2011


Hey Madden Ultimate Team fans! EA SPORTS Game Changer Jake Stein back and wanting to breakdown one of the biggest community request for MUT: TRADES! That’s right; Madden NFL 12 will now allow players to trade cards in Madden Ultimate Team.

First of all, ANY type of card is eligible to be traded. Whether it is the most...

League Manager's Direction and working relationship with EA SPORTS for Madden NFL 12 Online Franchise
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posted by Derek in Madden 12 News, leagueManager Features, Updates, EA SPORTS Game Changers News

Today, via their official EA SPORTS forums, the Madden team announced that they have made no significant changes to Madden NFL 12 online franchise. With this information...

Madden Ultimate Team 12 Details
Posted by EA SPORTS at 11:57AM on Friday, June, 17, 2011


Hey Madden Ultimate Team fans!

I'm Donny Moore, Ratings Czar and Live Content Producer on Madden NFL 12—in charge of everything dealing with players, teams, stats, and live updates throughout the year. First, let me explain what that means exactly. Madden NFL 12 has one of the most robust online feature sets in all of sports , which...

Madden Ultimate Team: Top Community Request
Posted by Jake Stein at 13:01PM on Friday, June, 17, 2011


Hey Madden Ultimate Team fans! EA SPORTS Game Changer Jake Stein back and wanting to breakdown one of the biggest community request for MUT: TRADES! That’s right; Madden NFL 12 will now allow players to trade cards in Madden Ultimate Team.

First of all, ANY type of card is eligible to be traded. Whether it is the most...

Madden Ultimate Team 12 Details
Posted by EA SPORTS at 11:57AM on Friday, June, 17, 2011



Hey Madden Ultimate Team fans!

I'm Donny Moore, Ratings Czar and Live Content Producer on Madden NFL 12—in charge of everything dealing with players, teams, stats, and live updates throughout the year. First, let me explain what that means exactly. Madden NFL 12 has one of the most robust online feature sets in all of sports...

Dynamic Player Performance Examined
Posted by Aaron Boulding at 10:52AM on Friday, June, 03, 2011


“In the NFL, no player performs the same in the fourth quarter, as he does in the first.”

That quote from John Madden sums up the intentions behind Madden NFL 12’s new Dynamic Player Performance feature. Simply put, things happen in football games that change the way players behave and Madden NFL is going to reflect that....

Dynamic Player Performance Features
Posted by Wes Reinhart at 13:12PM on Thursday, June, 02, 2011


Welcome back fellow Maddenites!

Wes Reinhart here, designer and engineer, overseeing the Dynamic Player Performance feature for Madden NFL 12. I have been at Tiburon since '07 working on various Maddens as well as Head Coach 09. Like you, I am a huge NFL fan and I love any feature that blurs the line between the NFL and Madden,...

First Look: Dynamic Player Performance
Posted by Jake Stein at 12:55PM on Thursday, June, 02, 2011


Hey Madden fans! EA SPORTS Game Changer Jake Stein here again and in this blog I'm going to be touching on a brand new addition to the Madden franchise, Dynamic Player Performance (DPP). Now at first glance when you hear the term "Dynamic Player Performance" you might be led to believe that is just a fancy marketing term that does not...

Madden NFL 12 cover reveal!
Posted by EA SPORTS at 08:57AM on Tuesday, May, 31, 2011


The Madden NFL 12 cover, featuring Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis, is official! Hillis was chosen by fans as the Madden NFL 12 cover athlete through a five week voting campaign anchored by ESPN SportsNation. The Madden NFL 12 Cover Vote was the most successful fan engagement campaign in EA and ESPN history with more than 12 million votes...

Hello Madden Fans and Franchise junkies! My name is Shopmaster – an EA SPORTS Game Changer. I was at Tiburon Studios recently to take a look at Franchise mode in Madden NFL 12. Last year, Josh Looman (senior designer) said that they were going to upgrade Franchise mode in Madden NFL 12, and now it’s time to see what the team has accomplished. From jumping into it, I think Looman and the Madden development team has done an awesome job at giving hardcore...

Hey Madden fans-

I'm Josh Looman, senior designer on Madden NFL 12, in charge of everything new in Franchise mode this year. First, let me explain how much I care about Franchise mode to give you some insight into how excited I am about this year’s features.

I was the sole designer on Franchise mode for Xbox and PS2 in Madden NFL 04, 05, 06 and 07. A lot of the features we added back then are some of my all-time favorites....

Hey Madden fans, I’m Patrick Bellanca, Assistant Designer here at Tiburon, and I’m really excited to talk about Superstar mode in Madden NFL 12. There’s a lot of really cool stuff to cover so let’s get at it.

The instant you get into Superstar mode, you’ll notice the entire interface has been redesigned to match the visual style of the rest of the game. The main hub has the same menu style as Franchise mode and Online and should...