Madden Creative Director, Ian Cummings is Leaving Tiburon

[mike24forever]

Quote: Originally Posted by coogrfan

I read this five times, and I still don't know what he was trying to say.

Maybe he was typing with his elbows?!?

[RGiles36]

Quote: Originally Posted by LiquorLogic

How long did it take for those people say they missed David Ortiz ?

I'd say 1-2 years before I saw people talking about how Ortiz was onto something with Madden 08 .

[TheShizNo1]

Quote: Originally Posted by coogrfan

Not necessarily. Think about it: they haven't really had six years, they's had six one year cycles. During those cycles they have had to try to overcome a myriad of things that were done wrong initially while at the same time creating a new game that has to ship every August come Hell or high water.

Do they? Phase/Cycle/Year 2-3, you know have an understanding of things, improve on what you already have. I'm sorry, I cannot and will not cut slack for EA for what Madden has and hasn't become. Especially when I look at games like CH2K7&8, NBA2K7,8,&11, TheShow, Fifa, etc.

[JBH3]

I don't see this as a bad thing to be honest.

[LiquorLogic]

Quote: Originally Posted by CHooe

Game tester would be a different title, so I'm correct on the former. On the latter, someone can fact-check me on this but I'm pretty sure he graduated with a degree in CS from the University of Tennessee, and that he used the game tester position as an 'in' into EA.

I don't know what his major was, but he was offered a game tester position before graduating college. A lot of the guys on the development team don't have degrees in a related field.

Quote: Originally Posted by JBH3

I don't see this as a bad thing to be honest.

It's either a great thing, or it won't matter. It certainly can't hurt. Ian wasn't new; he was on the development team since the very beginning of this generation of consoles.

[at23steelers]

I don't think Ian did a fantastic job, but most of us are upset, because we don't know what the future brings. IMO, Ian tried his best and wanted only SIM things added. He talked to the community a lot as well. I wish it was Donny Moore over Ian leaving, but what can you do? I think the marketing team is what controls madden and decides almost all the features in the game. I think Ian got tired of that and left. Hopefully, they fire the marketing people and promote someone like Phil to pick up where they left off.

[Garrett67]

Quote: Originally Posted by LiquorLogic

I don't know what his major was, but he was offered a game tester position before graduating college. A lot of the guys on the development team don't have degrees in a related field.

...and look at Madden. Perhaps they should start hiring people with knowledge .

[Bondgirl0072]

Quote: Originally Posted by LiquorLogic

Change is good. Shaking things up can't do anything but help this franchise. How long did it take for those people say they missed David Ortiz ?

I second this. It is still surprising though.