madden nfl 13
In Real Life

Madden NFL 13 Will Feature "Tebowing"

This is sure to rankle a ton of axe-grinders, which makes it remarkable the development team for Madden NFL 13 chose to poke this snake. But there will be a “Tebowing” celebration animation in the game this year, according to Mike Young, the game’s creative director.

May 17, 2012
Nintendo

Madden Hopes Its New Theme Will Be Music To Your Ears

Madden NFL 13 will sound a lot different this year. Some quarterbacks will call audibles in their own voice. Bone-crunching hits have been mixed in from NFL Films audio. The crowd is going to explode on big plays and go stoic on drive-killing turnovers.

April 26, 2012
Nintendo

Calvin Johnson Will Be On The Cover Of Madden 13

The fans have spoken. Madden 13‘s cover athlete will be Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson.

News

Hello Friends, Madden Has A New Commentary Team

Though it began so promisingly, the Gus Johnson era of calling the play-by-play in Madden NFL is over after two years. The game’s analyst, Chris Collinsworth, is likewise out. The reason? Neither of them got in the booth together. For Madden, or for any other purpose.

April 20, 2012
PlayStation

The Secrecy Behind The NFL’s New Look Required A Uniform Effort From EA Sports

The flawless revealing, two weeks ago, of the NFL’s new uniforms and their designs required an unusual level of secrecy. But it was a particularly nerve-wracking process for the Madden NFL developers, the game’s creative director told me.

March 26, 2012
In Real Life

Like The Rest Of Us, Madden Submits A Bracket And Prays It Gets A Winner

Indianapolis. St Louis. Griffin. Flynn. Washington. Seattle. Smith. San Francisco. Denver. Tebow. And now, Madden. The dominoes that fell in Peyton Manning’s release, free agency and his signing on Wednesday with the Broncos tumbled all the way to the cover of the NFL’s signature video game.

March 1, 2012
News

Madden’s Cover Madness Names Its First Sweet 16 Candidates

Back on Super Bowl weekend, I tried to pick the 64-man field — two players from each of the NFL’s 32 teams — who would be vying in EA Sports’ fan-voted playoff for the Madden NFL 13 cover. Half of the picks I made were pulled out my arse. The other half were regrettable for other reasons.

February 5, 2012
News

Here Are The 64 Players Vying For The Madden 13 Cover… I Think

In past years I’ve used the Saturday before the Super Bowl to handicap the field for the next cover of Madden NFL. Since the last time I did that, EA Sports put the honours up to a fan-voted, 32-player tournament in 2011, and on Thursday announced it was doubling that field to 64 for 2012.

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