Madden NFL 10 tackles retail on August 14th

by Andrew Yoon on Mar 31st 2009 7:30PM

It's another year, it's another Madden. The ~~best~~ only NFL game in town will make its return this year on August 14th, promising "all-new animation technology." The Madden line follows EA's newfound love for Nintendo, as the Wii version gets special attention this year with a "unique, genre-defining art style" that "epitomizes what fun looks like on the Wii." Cel-shaded Madden, perhaps?

We don't know much more about this year's iteration of the Madden series, except for details garnered from the game's only screenshot. The infamous cover athlete is also currently unknown and will be revealed later this year on April 24th.

Madden NFL10 will be available on Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, PSP and Wii. Update: Big Download has confirmed that no PC version is in the works. "We have no plans to release Madden NFL 10 on the PC this year."

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Tags: ea, ea-sports, Electronic-Arts, football, madden, madden-10, madden-nfl-10, Microsoft, nfl, Nintendo, Wii, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (37)

" The Madden line follows EA's newfound love for Nintendo, as the Wii version gets special attention this year with a "unique, genre-defining art style" that "epitomizes what fun looks like on the Wii."

I don't want to judge it until I see it, but to me that has disaster written all over it.

I dunno. EA's upcoming efforts on Wii all seem stellar. Can they apply that to a more successful Madden? Maybe. The All-Play series of last year is widely regarded as a blunder, even by EA themselves.

And when is the new FIFA game coming out?

I'm usually against the grain here. Madden is the only sports game I play regularly and I always enjoy the upgrades, so I have no problem paying the $60 price each year. 09 has been great, I'm anxious to see what 10 offers.

+1, except 07 and 08 on ps3 09 was business

Ugh

alright now wait to see my Tampa Bay Buccaneer's roster i hope to see they rank high in Madden

not buying this. im tired of giving them my nomey every year, year after year. its like im paying some sort of madden bill

For God's sake, save all the nomey you can ;)

is that a screenshot of the new one? looks pretty damn good. one thing it's always lacked is some depth and looks like they used some nice blur effects to give it depth. i wish they would implement a perks system online.

btw, GO DOLPHINS!!!! (wish they would change their colors :()

did you know they are remaking this?

I used to drink the Kool-Aid and buy it almost every year (except when NFL 2K was still around,) but I finally realized that each year was generally only marginally updated from the previous one. Plus, I stank at the game.

This game is awesome, what are you high or something?

Geez, everyone knows Madden rocks all.

You can trust me.

Everytime i see this screenshot I am in awe.

but i dont want the game.

no new graphics? just animations? these ea sports guys r lazy.

plus i needed a link to my joystiq profile with this comment... theres got to be an easier way...

"unique, genre-defining art style" that "epitomizes what fun looks like on the Wii."

Hey EA, remember how All Play failed because people thought it wasn't the same game that that the PS3/360 got and how you promised to try harder this year? Can you say 1 step forward (call your shot) and 2 steps back (everything else they've "improved" in the past 10 years)

i think this is why ther aren't showing any vids.

Cel-shaded Madden? Put Roethlisberger on a train, and I'll buy it.

I do it every year. Silently wishing that I'd get an experience close to the NFL 2K days of old.

It always disappoints. NFL 2k will always be the superior product that no longer exists.

Turn the crank...another Madden pops out!

@ Wii60

10000000000% agree with you
ESPN NFL 2k5 STILL is the best football video game in the world. 5 years later, I still play the game and update the rosters and have a much better time with it than any madden game out there.

I will admit that madden 09 All Play was impressive compared to 08, especially with improved online and gameplay, but I KNOW EA could be giving us a lot better than what we've been getting.

I hope they call it Madden 2010 and not just Madden '10

Agreed, though I think they've already decided on just "Madden NFL Ten." It's the lack of the "Oh" syllable that throws me off. Maybe they can kick off finally pronouncing the years as "twenty-something" as in "Madden Twenty-Ten." That makes it sound like the future.

well im a college student now and while i don't typically play Madden, it is a very social game, whether it's the same game every year or not. you can get together with anyone and play Madden. that said, i probably still won't buy it. i bought one every year up until Madden '07 (wanted a sports game for Wii).

I'd so buy a Cell Shaded Madden - That would be all kinds of awesome. I think my current copy of madden is 07 - So I'm probably getting close to due for another copy.

Though, if this fun art style is "Big heads" or something stupid and childish like that - I'm not only going to pass, I'm going to be grumpy.

Wait, why does the article not list the PC as one of the platforms?

EA said that Madden 10 would be coming out for the PC as well. Did this change and Joystiq failed to report it? So Joystiq either messed up or Joystiq messed up...

Hopefully they fix the pass rush...you had to send the house to get near the QB in 09.

I yearn for the return of ESPN NFL 2k series.

Too bad monopololistic Electronic Arts snatches everything and almost eliminates competition.

Oh please, 2K did the exact same thing with MLB and drove out the far superior MVP series. MLB 2K is awful, pretty much always has been. At least Madden is a pretty good football game.

I love how people complain about yearly sports games so much, yet Guitar Hero/RB doesn't catch nearly ass much flack.

As a viking fan I just hope they update the sideline decorations for there stadium. They have used the same copypaste side line decorations for the past 7 years or so. I mean christ sake Daunte Culpepper and Randy Moss are still on there... and they were traded ages ago it seems...WTF?!?!

I am sure this one will add a few new bits and pieces to the equation but one thing still irks me about all of these sports games. It's clearly evident in this one screen shot too. The people on the sideline aren't watching the game. This drives me crazy. Maybe it's something that will happen next generation but it relly kills the realism. In Madden 09 you can be running down the sideline for a game winning touch down in overtime and the guys on the sidelines simply don't react. This one bothers me just about as much as the repeating fan in the MLB the Show series. I really like that game too but when you can see the same fan appear 15-20 on screen and move in the exact same way as all of the other clones, very bothersome. Still I'll end up with Madden and the Show.

Adrian "All Day and Night" Peterson for cover athelete, please.

PLEASE??!

and have his legs broken in half via the madden curse?? fuck no.

im a bears fan, so yes... put ap on there :-)

Yeah Madden is pretty bad now...

But really, does it get ANY worse than NBA live 09 All Play?

I wonder if Franchise mode will be broken again for a 4th year in a row? Its amazing EA gets away with putting out broken games every year.

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Madden NFL 10 tackles retail on August 14th

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