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Madden 15 Gameplay Trailer E3 2014

Released during the E3 press conference by EA in 2014, Madden 15

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Yo Mama3641d ago (Edited 3641d ago )

Same tired a$$ graphics.

I guarantee you they still have three or four identical cameramen standing side by side in the back of the endzone with the same synchronized animations.

I also wouldn't be surprised if the one Aaron Rodgers looking ref is back for a third year in a row.

gamerfan09093641d ago

Madden needs a complete overhaul. The AI is so outdated and the game plays nothing like a true sim. They need to take a year off the series, which they won't because they'd lose 100's of millions of dollars, and rebuild the entire game to make a real sim. I have no clue how the NFL game license works, but I hope 2K or some studio out there can make a true NFL sim. This post is not meant to shit on EA. Making yearly sports games like this is not easy and it takes a lot of work, but NFL fans need something new.

StockpileTom3641d ago

The worst part is the QB AI... it is so terrible no matter what you have the difficulty sliders on.

Yo Mama3641d ago (Edited 3641d ago )

Yep. They need a completely NEW engine. But they can't/won't because they don't have the time. You'd think they'd switch to a similar development cycle as COD. Maybe have two or three teams alternating years. That would buy them time to take a year or two off to make a brand new engine. But they have no need to because gamers eat it up every year.

Blachek3641d ago

What's the most alarming to me is that they aren't being resourceful in the progression of this series. Take the EA NCAA team was largely disbanded after the college lawsuits popped up... why not poach your own talent from your own team with intimate knowledge of the game of football and design tools and let them build you a shiny knew engine that integrates what fans are asking for without hamstringing your own yearly production schedule?

Silver_ShadoWolf3641d ago

But that doesn't do anything. Call of Duty has been the same ever since… Call of Duty! They change out, but use the same mechanics. I wish the series would go Third Person. Make it tactical. Stop making kids think war is just run and gun.

iceman063641d ago

Totally agree. You can tell, if you have played Madden in the last 5 years or more, that they have just kept stacking on top of an outdated engine. That's probably why things like AI don't really advance. It's more like guessed scripting than actual reactions. Plus, I just hate that they continually "refocus" the game...alternating between "this year we've focused on the offensive side" and "this year we've focused on the defensive side". When, in the 26 years of Madden will they say "we have a COMPLETE game of football"!?!
I think what they could do, to buy them a year. Is seriously just release a roster/tweak DLC for a year while they completely overhaul the game. It's not like people wouldn't get it, unless some surprise competition comes calling, since it is the ONLY NFL game.

Blachek3641d ago

If you've played Superstar mode or w/e it's called now, where you control just 1 player. There needs to be more variety to make it interesting, particularly on the defensive side. I agree QTE's aren't necessarily what the game needed, but the defensive side of the ball was in dire need of change. I would have been happy if they took the existing controls and made them even remotely useful. I think anybody can agree that once you are locked up and blocked on the defensive side you might as well put your controller down.

IC3_DEMON3641d ago

to be honest the most rascist trailer ever, if you see it.

johny53641d ago (Edited 3641d ago )

I don't know much about football but does anybody know which game had the best tackle animations or in-game animations in general?

I know Backbreaker had some good dynamic tackle animations but in ones opinion which game has the best physics and animations in football?

lsujester3641d ago

Backbreaker had the base of what could have been a great football game, but camera angle made it very difficult to play at times. Couple that with not having the NFL, it was never going to go that far.

jmc88883641d ago

Madden 64 had the best physics hands down.

If you made a small guy they would be easily tackled.

If you made a 7 foot 400 lb guy you ran over them.

I'm still waiting for another Madden which actually takes into account things like height and weight.

If you have a big QB, he should be harder to bring down.

If you have a small safety, running backs should be able to knock them over.

Granted there's other ways to use physics, but if the collisions 'animate' like there's physics, but they throw out height, weight, momentum, then it's just bs.

Madden has gotten better 'physics' animations, without having actual physics determine what happens.

iceman063641d ago

IMO, Backbreaker had the best physical (true physics) interactions that I have seen. However, due to the limited knowledge of the devs about the actual game, it didn't really reflect the game of football. Madden has a good suite of animations. Their issue has more to do with the lacking physics involved in the interactions. (though they are improving). There are just some nuances that Madden misses.
NFL 2K5 was a game WELL ahead of its time. It had branching tackles and various animations literally 10 years ago. Its been overshadowed now. BUT, if 2K were to come back to football, there would be MANY football enthusiasts excited about that.

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There are no "thoughtful" ads in video games, EA

There are no thoughtful ads in Video Games, EA. Leave them be.

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northpaws11d ago

I think the only type of games that can gets away with it would be sport games, having those sponsors ads on the side like on real life.

But don't put freaking Doritos ads in Star Wars or something, it breaks the immersion. If it is a pop-up ads, then big no.

Hofstaderman11d ago

EA can thoughtfully eff themselves.

Makersbreath211d ago

EA coming back for the crown of being perceived as the worst company in gaming.

Chocoburger10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

One of my favorite series is the THPS franchise, and it was packed with ads, but it didn't bother me. Posters for skateboard companies, JEEP, and Nokia phones. It did sort of fit in with the game world, but that was the past, these days ad would be intentionally intrusive or unskippable loading screen type of imagery. Ugh, I know EA would do it in a horrible fashion. Screw them.

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Report: Sexual Misconduct Investigation Conducted at EA, Suspects Named and What They Did Revealed

EA senior staff has been investigated for sexual misconduct involving female coworkers, and these said people have been named publicly.

isarai16d ago

Aye just call Phil, i mean he somehow made Bobby Kotick's scandal disappear and gave him a few million dollar high five on the way out.

Cacabunga16d ago

I wonder if it will be censored with some in game ads.

MrBaskerville14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

Microsoft did, Phil Spencer played a minor part. He instigated the buyout that led to Kotick escaping all his controversies while getting a golden handshake.

Someone on Twitter calculated that the people hired in Tango and Arkane Austin could get a decent salary for roughly 17 years for the money Kotick was paid.

InUrFoxHole13d ago

Yeah some thing tells me Kotics $ was already guaranteed before MS made the deal. As for the studios... Let's be honest here... none of those studios made system sellers.

XiNatsuDragnel16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

EA about to go down like Activision and then Phil saves the day saying.this is good for the industry and consolidation will help create competition. /s.

MrBaskerville14d ago

Then they shutdown Codemasters and studio behind Jedi Survivor.

Atleast they could hardly do much damage that EA hadn't allready done. EA has shut down most of their studios by now.

ravens5216d ago

What's up with all these horny creeps. You gon be horny, fine. Just not at work take care of that shit before you go in. Rub one out if you have to. Don't be a creep at all. ESPECIALLY at work. But don't be one AT ALL.

Extermin8or3_16d ago

I mean part of the issue is that things transpired outside of work....

MrBaskerville14d ago

That's the thing he mentioned about not being a creep at all.

KwietStorm_BLM16d ago

You think deviants care where they are? Work sometimes makes it an even better situation for them because they can abuse their power.

mudakoshaka15d ago

Nerds think they are Gods when they are making video games.

NotoriousWhiz16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

"it seems that according to EA, given the events transpired outside of work between two adults, and the fact that once investigation has started that the alleged perpetrators didn’t do it again, the investigation is considered closed. [...] The victim still has to work with the people that harassed her."

Yep, EA is disgusting.

Extermin8or3_16d ago

I mean the fact stuff happened outside of work puts EA in quite a difficult position legally. These women don't seem to have reported the matter to the police which kinda ties EA's hands on what they can do. If they don't file reports of the crimes then yeah from EA's perspective it is stuff that happened outside of work. The only exception is the guy that apparently referenced things in the slack channel for work, spending on what he said proving it may be very hard and he may well be able to get away with plausible deniability. I don't like EA and I think these people need to be dismissed but without any legal action being taken, EA can't really do much without risk of being sued themselves for unfair dismissal etc.

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EA to Spend Billions Boosting Share Prices After Mass Layoffs

EA has announced it will engage in a shareholder-pleasing share buyback program just a couple of months after mass layoffs at the studio.

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Yi-Long19d ago

Well, anything to make those shareholders happy, I guess. They're all that matters in this industry nowadays.

badboyz0919d ago (Edited 19d ago )

EA stocks haven't been profitable in over 5yrs. They better hope Take-two don't get the FIFA license lol.