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Madden 18 announced: Tom Brady (G.O.A.T. Edition), Frostbite, teaser trailer, XB1/PS4
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The Albatross
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I'm going to buy as many copies as people say they aren't buying. It's important to me.
Dr. Black Jack
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Holy shit there had better be a Goat Simulator DLC spoof of this.
Doug Heffernan
Member
Are they trying to make Madden great again?
Ok that teaser got me hyped, looks like story mode has you going to the combine.
Its about time Madden brought back the NFL combine, which is huge
I really hope you can create your own player tho
The Albatross
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Sounds like they're adding different play styles... Arcade, Simulation, and Competitive. Very interested in that as it's difficult to please all people. I hope they don't lock online play (e.g., CFM) to "Competitive" style or something. Like there should be ladders for each, and adjustable for your CFM (which I imagine it will be). So, just like how other games do it, if you want to play Arcade or Simulation online you should be able to join a specific ladder/lobby for that.
socksfelloff
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Calling an unreleased game a GOAT is the most hyperbole thing I've ever seen!
The Albatross
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AyaisMUsikWhore
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To patriots players in a row? There's got to be a new record for this right?
boiled goose
good with gravy
Clean action shot would have been better.
It's not an Appealing cover
It's not an Appealing cover
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Ignite was their hybrid physics engine after locomotion.
Frostbite appears to be just graphics as I see alot of the same legacy animations.
You also get the game early by buying the goat edition so goat is tuesday regular friday
WilsonX100
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i dont get how people can hate this man and fail to see this. same with lebron really.
WilsonX100
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he looks pumped. like a big play just happened. seems fitting really
Oh god, you actually believe this.
Kurt Angle
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Madden curse faces its biggest challenge
one on one with the dark empire
one on one with the dark empire
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
I thought they would never use brady becuase he was on nfl fever covers or qb club. Guess they said F it lol
thekillermuffin
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The last Madden I bought was 13. Looks like I'm getting a copy of Madden 18 this year.
DarkConfidant
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Madden curse incoming.
I blame Goodell. He probably got EA to put Brady on the cover.
I blame Goodell. He probably got EA to put Brady on the cover.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
If they didn't think who was on the cover mattered they wouldn't be making a big deal out of it every year. I loathe tom brady and hate everything he stands for. It's the first year this gen I thought about passing up on madden
Megalosaro
Banned
Tom Brady's nickname is goat
Lmao
GitarooMan
Member
No lies detected.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Oh it's not the cover, just felt underwhelmed and fatigued by last years game. Would take a lot for me to get on board this year
Kurt Angle
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you'll be there day 1 carrying his supermodel looks with you home
valinthyne
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My god it's so beautiful. 😢
Clearly an attempt by Goodell to try to sideline Brady with the curse though.
Clearly an attempt by Goodell to try to sideline Brady with the curse though.
Of course I believe it. Most people I know aren't annual purchasers of Madden (they might be if it was even a mediocre game, but it's shit) and most people I know (that care about football) can't stand Tom Brady. I doubt either of those situations is unusual. Ergo, my point stands.
pwnzernator
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Will be best selling madden of all time.
The Albatross
Member
How do Frostbite games handle that now? When they announced Frostbite as the graphics engine last year, I figured it had something to do with the new, 4K capable consoles (Pro and Scorpio) because I'd imagine Frostbite has better graphics scaling than whatever graphics engine they've been using for Madden games in the past.
I can't imagine this would negatively affect sales. I mean, they had a legit murderer on the cover with Ray Lewis in Madden '05, one of the best selling Maddens ever (and one of the best Maddens ever too), and then he came back for a special edition Madden '25 anniversary edition. Madden '25 sold poorly (comparatively) but not because of Ray Lewis.
Also as much as people really strongly hate Tom Brady, he's the #1 selling jersey in the NFL like 3 years in a row, and not all of them are people in New England. He's also been in the top 5 jerseys for nearly his entire career... from like 2003 and on, every year. THere's just not enough people living in New England to buy a Brady jersey every year to keep him on that top 5, and #1 for several years in a row.
Brady on the cover won't negatively affect sales. Cover athletes haven't affected sales before (freaking Browns hybrid full back Peyton Hillis was the cover boy in M'12, a player that 99% of NFL fans couldn't name today), and if Brady affects sales, it's going to be positive, not negative.
xDUMPWEEDx
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Unknown?
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EA would change Madden's name to Tom Brady Football if that happened.
Kurt Angle
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you know his jersey was the highest selling in the nfl last year right? - http://m.nflshop.com/pages/Top_Selling_Jerseys
your salt is insignificant
Dak will beat his ass for you though
Banjo-Kazooie
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The best part is, Brady could get hurt this year and the Pats will still win the AFC, and be in the super bowl with Jimmy G leading them to victory. Team is stacked this year
dave is ok
aztek is ok
The one true goat.
That's hilarious!
PsihoPerihelion
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More like M.A.G.A. edition, amirite.