Year in and year out, we on the Madden team strive to
deliver the most entertaining and authentic football experience a fan could
hope for. Thanks to the online connectivity of the current consoles, we can
take direct feedback from you all (the fans) and continue to improve the game
after we ship it so you don't have to wait until next August. This first Madden NFL 10 title update focused
on improving online experiences as well as general gameplay tuning, additions,
and improvements.
Downloading this update will fix a few random stability
issues player's encountered in Online Franchise, address the false start
grieving issue, and fix the video lag for players with latent network
connections. Players who have been
uploading their highlights to share with the community will be happy to hear
that the update will improve the quality of those videos. Fans will be happy to hear that the
"broadcast" camera angle was added to the game after a multiple year hiatus.
Also of note, the Playoff and Super Bowl field conditions have been brought
over into online franchise. Finally,
based on a ton of feedback, ranked games are now set to 7 minute quarters with
accelerated clock turned on in order to get both teams a fair amount of
possessions and more realistic stats.
We are also very excited about some of the gameplay fixes
included in the update. We did a good
bit of tuning to broken tackles so that a big bull dozing back has a much
better chance of running over a tiny defensive back, and smaller, weaker back
has a much smaller chance of slipping away from 4 or 5 defenders. The sliders for Break Tackle and Run Blocking
are now more responsive, and you should also notice defenders benefiting from
improved pursuit angles (especially on outside run plays). Fatigue will play
much more of a factor affecting player ratings, adding even more strategy to
managing your substitutions. Special
Teams got a little love too. We fixed
the incorrect spotting of punts out of bounds and adjusted the Run Blocking
slider so that it doesn't affect your kick returns. Holding calls on kicks have also been removed
so that you don't end up having to kick 30 yard extra points or miss out on
that game winning field goal.
We are fortunate to have such an extremely passionate (and
vocal) fan base, and will continue to listen to your thoughts and suggestions
as we continue to make Madden NFL 10 all it can be. This first title update will NOT require you
to restart your franchises in progress.
A complete list of the fixes for this first update (and
current plans for the 2nd update) can be found on our new FAQ.