New Madden 10 screens break through the line

by David Hinkle on Apr 21st 2009 10:45AM

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Hot on the heels of the Peter Moore Challenge, EA Sports has handed off a couple of new screens for Madden NFL 10. The game is set to tackle retail shelves in August, and as one might imagine, these first screens have the requisite amount of biceps, pigskins, and blur everywhere, so dive into our gallery below to check them out.

Now, on a more personal note, we would like to call out EA Sports for its flagrant abuse of referees. It's not nice to show referees being trounced to death in your new screens. They're a vital part of the game. It's their job to make bad calls and screw over your team.

Madden 10 (4/20/09)

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

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i don't like the blur

Yeah! Seriously, whats up with that? Thhats not in the game, so why is that in the game?

The blur is depth of field and is there to give it a presentation feel like when watching it on TV. They have a blog about the new feature http://insideblog.easports.com/archive/2009/03/24/breaking-down-quot-the-shot-quot-the-first-madden-nfl-10-screenshot.aspx. Check it out, you might learn something.

The blur doesn't like you.

I'm not saying it was bad to do it, but lets be honest.. the blur has nothing to do with the actual game, they just wanted to hide the shitty always glitchy animations.

But, I'm still going to pay 60 bucks and be pissed off when I play it. Damn you EA!

So....., is referee's falling the new feature in Madden 10? What next, the Gatorade guy getting punched in the face because he gave a player water instead?

well i think that is a relevant addition. i don't play Madden all that much (my friends love it so i play every now and then) but i know that before you could just run right through the ref like he was hollow. but anyone who watches NFL ball knows that refs get knocked around all over the place during games. it's pretty common to see a linebacker or receiver getting tangled up with a ref out there. makes it more realistic i guess.

@LordChimp

Actually you are right... The collision detection for referee is a new feature. You use to be able to just run right threw them but know you can run them over...yes. Make a bad call now...

@LordChimp

Actually you are right... The collision detection for referees is a new feature. You use to be able to just run right threw them but know you can run them over...yes. Make a bad call now...

Ecco will always be my favourite dolphin.

after last season when refs were getting in the way and i think one just about tackled a player i hope you can run them over. or there should be a mode that lets you play as a zebra trying not to get in the way but you have to keep up and keep watching the play

Wow, first they innovate by giving us bad calls and now refs can interfere in plays?

If there's a frustrating part of a sport that you just wish with all hope could be fixed in real life, rest assured "it's in the game".

I thought the arrow was pointing out the weird shadowing.

err... oops. look below for who i am responding to.

did anyone else stare at that guys junk for ages before realising the arrow was pointing at some dude on the floor?

no? me neither.

i think your eyes trailed off to his crotch cause its definately pointing at the ref's butt...

before i read it i thought they were pointing out the details in the pads

I think the most revealing thing in these pictures is the Dolphins' wildcat offense. Cheesers everywhere are celebrating with joy. =p

its funny how they add blur just for that live action photograph feel. its a freakin game dont blur it! way too much cheese for me.

btw cant wait for the game.

I'm glad refs can get knocked down now when they get in the way and not just cause receivers to stop instantly as he collides into the unmovable objects that were the refs in recent years of Madden.

The real question is... why is Ronnie Brown throwing the ball?

Wildcat formation

It's obvious they wanted to show that the Wildcat was in the game, so Brown under center, throwing, handing off, etc.

wildcat! did you watch any football last season?

Wildcat, in case you didn't get it the first 3 times. Judging by the fact that it was all the craze last year and you couldn't watch Sportscenter for about 6 months without them mentioning it, I'd say you didn't catch it the first 3 times.

Wildcat? You mean the FLASH formation that the Browns used in 2007 with Josh Cribbs? :P I know what it is, but why would you showcase that?

Yeah, the wildcat formation. Who can forget that touchdown pass he threw against the pats last season? AGAINST THE PATS!!! TAKE THAT PATS! :P

The better question is why not?

"but why would you showcase that?"

Because it was VERY popular last season. People might actually buy the game just because of it.

wildcats!

People would buy the game if they didn't change anything since PS2. This is an NFL game. Just "NFL" sells 4 million copies at least.

No but seriously I like this feature and I'm sure I'll use it 3 or 4 times in the next year.

Any formation that helps us beat both AFC finalists from the previous season, back to back, is made of win.

Ronnie Brown created a legend using the Wildcat that would stand against any in Dolphins lore that day against the Pats, even going up against Marino's Clock Play and Camarillo's catch against the Ravens - four rushing TDs and one passing!

Everyone get excited for your $60 roster update!

That's why everyone's still playing Madden 06, right? Go rent a copy of 06 and 09. Play them both and tell me it's just a roster update. You're a fool.

I hate people who make stupid comments like this before having any ideal about the game. Madden has been blogging for about two months now about all the changes in Madden 10... http://insideblog.easports.com/. And the game doesn't even come out until August. They have been putting to rest the rumor of just a roster update. Please check it out yourself.
If you don't like sports games thats cool but don't be a retard when commenting about it... To be honest Madden adds more to its game the next year then any other sports game.

But the helmets are so shiny. I just cannot resist...

Go out and buy Madden NFL 2005 on PS2 and then come and tell me which game had more features dumbass.

I buy the "roster update" every year and I still admit that the game is a fucking piece of trash.

But I owned NFL 07 for PS3, and NFL 09 is much better than that, sure. But it still doesn't beat ESPN 2k5 or Madden 2005 on the PS2. Until they can accomplish that, I'm not impressed.

I think they should redo all of the menus. Nobody likes them, they are so slow and not very efficient. Its the small things like that 2k sports and others care about that EA doesn't. Am I ignorant just because I want my NFL game to actually care about making even the little things the best they can be?

Haha, I'm right there with you.

I WISH the game were just roster updates, starting with about Madden 2004 and never changing since then. Madden 2004 was the epitome of the series imho.

Once they switched over to the next gen systems things took a huge step backwards because they tried to re-innovate.

ia nerds who have never played a sports game bash madden.

Madden sucks, get over it.

As a dolphins fan, I'm excited to see the Wildcats in Madden.

As a madden fan, I'm very scared to see the Wildcat is in Madden.

The Panthers just became the #1 team in madden 10, assuming the formation works.

YAY!!!!

Wildcat! Wait how come the Dolphins logo on the helmet is a mix of the pre-1996 version and the modern one? The sun is the old version and the Dolphin is the now version. Kinda strange.

That's a great observation about the helmets.

I wasn't going to buy this game just for the fact that I didn't play 09 that much and still have like 4 ps3 games that I own and haven't played but being a huge Dolphins fan and knowing I can play with the wildcat, I think I may just pick it up.

I've yet to read the developers blog but hopefully there are some good upgrades that make it worth 60

I'd also like to see actual screen shots of when you are playing the game and not the replay angles and shots. I rarely watch replays so if the dop if only there, it's kind of a waste.

There doesnt really seem to be that many improvements that'd make me want to buy this game. Hopefully they'll release some more before it comes out

I wonder if this means Ronnie Brown will be the cover athlete this year.

My vote is for DeAngello fantasy football season saving Williams, naturally.

Why would the Dolphins wear home jerseys at the Jets' stadium??

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