First Madden '10 screen: Peter Moore invites us to play 'Spot the Improvements'

If they can support that graphical quality and NOT fall victim to A) Mr. Roboto animations and/or B) 10-25 FPS, hell, I might even give it a shot. And I fucking hate sports.

I already see unrealistic problems with the game. Max Starks is actually effectively blocking for Ben, which never happens.

Just kidding, love my Stillers, and that screenshot is impressive. Haven't bought a new madden since 04, it might be time

Maybe they'll finally put a Steeler on the cover? Haha, just kidding, no Pittsburgh fan wants that. It'll be Fitzgerald...or Favre again :P

dynamic control of depth of field. rag doll physics. higher-res jerseys?

Glad the sideline's as static as ever.

What I see, is players on the sidelines, not watching the action on the field.

No other football games can beat Joe Montana Sports Talk Football '94. That was the last football game I've cared about. I've picked up cheap used copies of Madden the past few years. And I think out of the 2 newer maddens, I've played them for a grand total of 1 hour. IDK, maybe its because they are TOO realistic, but I just can't enjoy them.

Dang. Now I want to break out my old Genesis.

all i want is the classic three across play selection window like prior to 2005. (yet pc versions retained!)

I don't really care about more detailed stitching patterns in the uniforms...or whatever they did.

I'd buy Madden in a heart beat if they finally got into this generation and let physics calculations dictate the actions of their players instead of the canned animations. If they integrated the Backbreaker tech with Madden, I'd buy three!

A lot of people have been commenting about how the players on the sidelines aren't watching the play. I'm pretty sure they're actually watching the receivers up field. They ARE all looking in the same direction, even if they're not looking at the LoS.

The depth of field is nice, though. Hopefully it won't get in the way of gameplay. Depth of field in games to me just doesn't seem right. In a one lens setup, it works, but humans have two eyes (two lenses), and field of view is kind of important when you're trying to make a pass. If I can't clearly see the LB about to stuff my QB AND my WR down field, there are going to be problems.

Number 55 doing the Macarena?

Forget Madden, how about NHL '10 screenies! Info!

Best sports game in a while.

Anyone else getting tired of Madden? It looks great, but just for the price doesnt have a long replay value anymore to me, just wondering if anyone else was getting burnt out?

Every year it's the best yet, yet every year you have to buy the newer version because the old one got stale. 39.99 and I would buy it.

It looks almost as good as I do....lol

The Madden fans will see the 'improvements' even if they're there or not. Its one of the reasons why these same fans keep buying the same game over the years

Can't you morons see that they've added real time lighting to the asses and crotches of the players?

Going to Gamestop to preorder NOW!

OMFG!!! Honestly for the first 3 seconds i thought it was a photo of a real game.

Each year i am not worried about spending money, i am worried about the gameplay...
From EA - 2KSPorts i've noticed some change in the sports games but it seems they rather spend too much time/ resource into the Menu interfaces.

Madden09: there is no reason for me and a friend to get confused after a couple of drinks on how to load our profiles( on 360) when the game was first bought...


NBA 2K9: Yes ref thats right, whistle me for the "charge" since my opponent likes to switch his camera angle and draw charges from half court...

WTF man.

I'm hoping the detail we can't see in the screenshot is who developed it. In Maulok's World of Wishes, Moore's announcement will be something like this:

"Coming this August: Madden NFL 2010, developed by Visual Concepts."

Hopefully it's improved pass rush ability.

Aside from Graphic improvements and real time football physic reactions, can Madden still be improved? I tend to think no.

Sweet I hope this Game comes out soon so I can Buy 2009 at GameStop for $10 for the PS3

I thought that was an actual picture of a football game at first. Of course, I hadn't completely scrolled down the page, and I was just seeing the helmet sheen.

Why is the right tackle 20 yards down the field? Throw the flag! Ineligible Receiver!

#74 must be playing tight end.

will madden 10 for pc be the ps2 version or the nextgen console version? inquiring minds want to know

Hopefully next year's edition won't have a bunch of bugs introduced down the line that make franchise mode unplayable.

Now the only question is if it will return to the PC this year.

A few things:

- I see the chain gang in the background, that's new.

- Big Ben has the Super Bowl patch on his jersey, but doesn't have the Steelers patch on there. The Super Bowl patch would be a new feature.

- On field referees are new.

- Big Ben has a towel, that is also new.

- It looks like they have added the US flag to the back of the helmets.

They added the ability of pass-blocking to the Steelers O-line. Those are the things you can't see but they add in to the game. Those tricksters at EA...

...calling the game "the most detailed and comprehensive edition of Madden in the history of the franchise."

shouldn't EVERY new madden game be all that?

madden looks the same it has not changed.The game play is weak and boring.2k5 forever

I really want to see what they do with NCAA Football 10. I've been looking forward to it.

I can't believe no one has mentioned that the ball is making contact with his hands.

Two Words: Butt Sweat.

'Nuff said.

Looks pretty good, except for Ben Roethlisberger's apparent weight loss. I think EA needs to work on presentation a bit, but of course gameplay always has priority over that. The only real improvements I see in this shot are:
-Improved player detail (hopefully the framefrate doesn't suffer from it)
-Refs are on the field again. They somehow could see penalties without even being on the field, hell, there weren't even any side judges in 09.

I'd like to see pure simulation-style football in Madden 10. I want to see:
-more realistic player movements
-more, improved tackling animations (Madden 09 was pretty good in those aspects, but theres always room for improvement)
-Chain measurments for possible first downs
-Injured players being carted, or assisted off the field
-Something INNOVATIVE! Like the First-person view that 2K sports did.
- I want to be able to run over referees if they get in the way

I dont want to see (or hear):
-Cris Collinsworth
-Cameras in the crowd flashing every second
-players "walking through" each other
-severely injured players walking off the field on their own
-players getting hurt from performing TD celebrations (I swear I did a celebration with Burress in 09, and he was crawling on the ground for a few secs as if he was hurt)

o hey look another madden game. Does he do the commentary?? how old is he now ?? (not joking) (and if hes dead, sry im not a football fan)