I’m now convinced that EA Sports has my phone tapped. I literally had a conversation on the phone last night talking about how this year’s Madden was vastly improved in so many areas over last years iteration. But that said, there were still things I missed from the last gen version of the series — things like trading cards.

Well here they are … sort of. Cards will contain players, coaches, and jersey options, but special ability or perk cards offering up things like “rocket arm” or “scrambling legs”  don’t look like they made the next-gen transition. You will however be able to collect cards and do something new with them — build a custom team. Read more…

 

Even though this eagerness process repeats itself every year, nevertheless, Madden 10 is one of the most anticipated titles of 2009. To help quench some of this anticipation, Ian Cummings, the Lead Designer on Madden 10, has recently posted updates in regards to the development process on a weekly basis. This week, Cummings talks about new animations that have been added to WRs/DBs for a more overall realistic experience.

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Last year at E3, we were able to unearth information about a yet to be released NFL Head Coach game which ended up being confirmed several months later. This year’s conference has its share of surprises as well.

It has been confirmed to me that the chain gang and on field referees will in fact be making a return to Madden banded NFL football in the 2010 installment of the game. That’s all the information I have at this time, but be sure to check back often for updates.