Phil Frazier is Leaving EA Sports Tiburon

[ryan36]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheShizNo1

He was probably holding the company back anyway. Good riddance

Are you kidding me?

[mirrored32]

I don't really like to speculate, but it does 'shake' me a bit being that I have really enjoyed where madden 10 and beyond has been going.

all in all as a fan of Madden, I just hope that the direction madden 12 is going is where we go in the future.

resist major bugs or fix them, i am good.

as for Phil and Ian I wish them well and hope they don't stray to far away from the passion they held for the game in their years on the front lines of developing Madden.

i like a sim game and id on't like virtual trainers. I get the game for franchise mode and creating CAPS for it. so i hope that stays true along with the gameplay.

It just really does make me wonder when two people that were 'faces' of madden 'decide to move on' do. . . just not ready for the change i think. again too early to say my worry might be just in the names leaving.

as long as madden doesn't suffer the direction it is going as of Madden 12 I am ok.

[Nza]

No offense intended to Phil here at all, but this isn't exactly like Gabe Newell leaving Valve or John Carmack leaving id. EA is clearly a pretty cookie cutter operation and while it's obviously important to get talented people to run the ship, which Phil clearly was, ultimately I don't think franchises like Madden are prone to massive swings in direction based on any single person staying or leaving. EA wouldn't roll like that. Companies like these try very hard to make sure noone is irreplaceable.

Now, Phil may be replaced by a corporate suckup who's entire interest lays with maximizing profits rather than expanding the game's core quality while maintaining enough of a profit margin to keep management off his back, which might have a negative effect on the series from our perspective, but ultimately the future direction of the series will in large part be dictated by M12's relative success. It makes sense to build on what works, and if M12 works, I don't think much will change focus wise. If it doesn't work as well as hoped, well chances are pressure would have been applied to people like Phil anyway and we'd see the same negative focus changes, Phil present or not.

[SeventhWard]

I'm stunned. Phil Frazier isn't making Madden anymore? This is more shocking to me than Ian's departure. He's been there for YEARS. Wow!

Aside from Madden, best wishes to Phil Frazier. Keep making games we love wherever you go.

-SeventhWard

[Crimsontide27]

Like any job, there comes a point in time where you feel that you have either maximized your potential, or realize that there are better opportunities out there for you. I wont go into some of the reasons that people are leaving, but rest assured that they are doing something that has been a topic for a few years now.

Its just that now is the time that opportunity is knocking. Dont think for one minute that anyone that has left....or that is leaving ( 2 more very likely within the next 2 months ) , is not doing it on their own free will.

You will hear these names again...count on it

[adfletch71]

I wish Phil luck in the future. Madden needs a change and the direction they was heading was entirely too slow with simulation football. Hopefully Cam Weber understands this and sees that changes are needed for a new direction with the franchise. Madden after 6 years still havent surpassed NFL2k5 in presentation and ALLPRO2k8 in gameplay yet. Still slipping and sliding, no footplanting...etc. Hopefully the future is SIM football for madden, just have easier sliders for the casual fans. We need what we see on sundays and it hasnt been the case for Madden these 6 years.

[frankrizzo380]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ian_Cummings

You do know we made this game right?

I read every post up until this point and there is no reason to continue reading these crappy responses, i lol'd soooo damn hard that my right contact lens popped outta my eye and i cant find it, u owe me a contact lens, and we sir owe u and phil many thanks, madden is the name of the game but u and phil have been the posterboys/media outlets/community spokesmen for the last few years and now we seem to have a great product commin to our gamming consoles in just a few weeks!

Always remember one thing, for every ***** u encounter, there's about 100+ gamers out there who appreciate all of u guys hard work so, i say congrats to the both of u and goodluck on all future endevors, peace out

[MrSkagTrendy]

End of an era, bro. No Phil and Ian next year is gonna be totally weird. Wish them both the best..and let's hope Madden 13 won't be crap, after what looks to be an incredible Madden 12.