News

Madden 13 Swears It’s Not The Same Old Song — So It Had To Get A New One

No sports video game — no video game, I’d argue — is as harangued as Madden NFL. Read any forum thread, read the comments to any story, including this one, and the list of gamer demands for the upcoming release is quite long and quite detailed. “New music” doesn’t appear in any of it.


May 24, 2012
News

Here’s Tebow Tebowing In Madden NFL 13

On Friday, Mike Young, the creative director for Madden NFL 13, revealed that the game would feature the notorious “Tebowing” posture, whose namesake drops to one knee in a solemn and evidently religious celebration. Operation Sports today published the first screenshot of what that would look like. In fact, they said it came on a fake punt play.


May 21, 2012
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.


May 14, 2012
In Real Life

Can We Interrupt This Video Game For A Studio Update?

One of the few broadcast features in Madden NFL 12 that I didn’t punch away with a quick button press was the official league bumper video at the end. You know, when the smooth narrator puffs up and says “This telecast is copyrighted by the NFL” and lays down the law of the league’s expressed written consent.


May 10, 2012
News

ESPN’s NFL Studio Host Says He’s Appearing In Madden

In a series of revelatory tweets spotted by Operation Sports yesterday, Hal Chapman Wingo III, better known as “Trey”, the host of ESPN’s NFL Live studio show, said he would be appearing in Madden NFL 13.


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.


April 19, 2012
News

Whether Fans Pick Megatron Or Cam Newton, Madden Will Be The Big Winner

When I chided him for seeding Detroit’s all-galaxy receiver Calvin Johnson at No. 6 in the Madden cover contest, Anthony Stevenson didn’t back down. “OK, who is it seeded above him that you would replace?” he asked.