Questions for Madden 12 Creative Dir. Mike Young for 9/1 interview

[derrickh]

Hi, on 9/15 (7pm EST) my podcast Dead Pixel Live will be doing a live interview with Mike Young from Madden 12. If you have any questions you want us to ask Mr. Young about the game, you can post them in the chatroom during the interview. If you can't be there, you can put your questions here and I'll do my best to ask as many as possible. More info is on the DPL website at http://deadpixellive.com/component/c...ke-young-on-91

[jpdavis82]

What was the reason for the Bills new field art not being in the game?

How come some of the top rookies names aren't in the game? I.E. Jake Locker and Julio Jones' names aren't in the game, but Cam Newton and Casey Matthews names are.

Will they add a new half-time and weekly franchise show, both with a studio and play by play highlights next year? This is something they really need.

What are Mike's expectations of where the game is headed with Cam Weber as the GM of EA Football for Madden 13?

[PGaither84]

What artistic changes/additions to Madden 12 are you most excited about/happy with? On the field [in a game] and off [franchise, menus, etc.]?

[jpdavis82]

First of all just a heads up, the interview is now going to be on Sept. 15th, it was pushed back. Get your questions in guys, Mike Young is the creative director now, he's replacing Ian Cummings. Let him know what you want to see next year and in future Madden's.

Here's some more questions I have for Mike Young

Will audio be a big focus in presentation for Madden 13? I've heard there will be a new speech engine in Madden 13, but what other audio improvements have the developers considered? Will there be new crowd chants? Improved crowd noise and more variety? Will there be new play by play and color commentary lines that sound more like tv and less like a video game and not so choppy and patched together?

What visual improvements is the team looking at for next year? Will the Bills new field art, stadium names (i.e. Centurylink Field, O.Co, Sports Authority Field at Mile High, etc..) and other stadium improvements be made? Will we see new crowd and sideline models? Can you add crowds that move around during the game and get out of their seat every now and then to go to concession stands, maybe a large group of them move at halftime, just some ideas. Will they add the "Black Hole", "Dawg Pound", "Terrible Towels" and other team specific crowds to allow for more player/crowd interaction? Also there should be a cut scene showing the raising of the Pirates Flag in Tampa Bay when they get in the redzone.

Mike, you're a Steelers fan, how can the "Terrible Towels" and pouring Ketchup bottles still not be in Madden?

[jack1535]

Are you going to add custom music for TDs, intros, and 3rd down like in NCAA

[RumbleStud]

Whats new or being fixed in the next patch/tuner set?. All I wanna know. Oh and tell him, great game.

[K_GUN]

Mike-

what happened with the PS3 version this year?....there are CLEAR visual differences between the PS3/360 version?....mostly the field textures.....how did this get past you guys?


moving forward...are there any plans to perhaps make an *optimized* version for the PS3?

[Jaaa]

Mike - is commentary going to be the biggest improvement from 12 to 13?