Madden 09 News Post

Phil Frazier Says No 3rd Patch or DLC For Madden 09

06:02 PM - October 17, 2008 by AndyP

Madden Planet has the scoop.

Quote:


	"Update #3? At this point, we are not planning to release another update. We will continue to listen to our fans and if any other widespread issues come up we may change this plan but the fixes made in update #2 solved all of the major problems people were experiencing with the game. Those that continued to have problems had success after completely wiping their old Madden data from their hard drive. DLC? Shortly before the release of Madden NFL 09, we had mentioned that we were looking into the possibility of releasing some post-launch DLC. At this point, DLC isn�t in the cards. Providing DLC is something that will stay on our radar down the road and is certainly something we�d love to provide to our most passionate fans, however at this stage we are no longer actively looking into this for 09."

Game: Madden NFL 09Reader Score: 7/10 - Vote Now
Platform: NDS / PS2 / PS3 / PSP / Wii / Xbox 360Votes for game: 88 - View All

Madden NFL 09 Videos

Member Comments

# 21 Jono078 @ 10/17/08 08:53 PM

I still don't like the delay in the snap that they added in patch #2.

Really hope in Madden 10 they make it about 3 seconds instead of 5 minimum or let us choose with a slider perhaps.

For someone like me who plays 5 min qtrs it was painful playing the likes of the Colts.

# 22 Xeper84 @ 10/17/08 08:59 PM

Thanks for the update now i can sell madden on ebay

Haven't really played it for 3 weeks so it wouldn't make a difference

I just have a BLAST with nba 2k9 on my pc and i hate basketball

# 23 SoxFan01605 @ 10/17/08 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jono078


	I still don't like the delay in the snap that they added in patch #2. Really hope in Madden 10 they make it about 3 seconds instead of 5 minimum or let us choose with a slider perhaps. For someone like me who plays 5 min qtrs it was painful playing the likes of the Colts.

Yeah, it does make playing a longer gasme almost imperative. I actually like the delay (I play longer games though...lol) butt it should at the very least be a toggle option...maybe like in MLB games where you can turn off batter walk ups or other little animations.

# 24 carnalnirvana @ 10/17/08 10:03 PM

what really makes me mad is that they made me hold on to my copy unitl now when the trade value is basically nothing..........

after playing live and fifa madden is a definate rental next year..... those games are so much better.....

the devs need to stay off the boards ...... dont come here and lie to people to get sales!!!!!

# 25 Spanky @ 10/17/08 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carnalnirvava


	what really makes me mad is that they made me hold on to my copy unitl now when the trade value is basically nothing..........

BINGO!

Perhaps I was being naive in thinking the DLC had a real good chance to materialize, giving us CPU sliders (was that too much to ask for?). So I held onto my copy (actually kept it collecting dust on the shelf) when I could have gotten more cash for trade-in value. Now it's only fetching $27 at GameStop.

I've purchased four games this year. I think NCAA 09 (post patches), NHL 09 and FIFA 09 are fantastic and I've having a blast playing them. Everytime I look at my copy of Madden 09 with Favre on the cover I curse myself for not renting this first.

# 26 njmcfreak @ 10/17/08 10:49 PM

Damn, this blows. My Madden is going to hit that GameStop shelve tomorrow, I'm glad it was a gift. I could barely play this game as it is and with no more updates it pointless to own. There is only like 10 more months until Madden 2010 guys keep you heads up. HAhahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahhahahahhahah ahahhahahah

# 27 Moegames @ 10/17/08 11:05 PM

I dont really care anymore.. im holding my true finaly judgement on Madden 2010. If it bombs or comes out just as flawed as 09.. im totally done until a new development team takes over for EAport's football games or something else drastic happens...but i have high hopes for Madden 2010, i honestly do..i think they heard our cries and have seen our input and suggestions. If we ..the core gamers of madden mean ANYTHING To tiburon..we'll see a Madden next year that explodes with LIFE, that has that REAL atmosphere of NFL Football, that character, that fresh feel to it, that adrenaline filled football game we all been waiting for for so long.

Personally, im gonna give Madden one last shot next year..but thats it, if Madden 2010 dont deliver again, im TOTALLY done.

1. We want all the freaking bugs fixed, all the flawed gameplay elements changed totally around to where they are no longer an issue.

2. We want "choice" i feel us gamers that shell out money each year deserves CHOICE in madden, if we dont have choice in NFL football videogames..ATLEAST give us choice in the only NFL football game and this means sliders for both ends, a huge selection of game functions and of course various camera's including a custom camera option.

3. And this is JUST AS IMPORTANT AS 1 & 2. We MUST have a NFL Football videogame that has "heart & soul" which means atmosphere splattered all over the game..from pregame, during the game, half time show, end game show, playoff atmosphere, superbowl atmosphere,etc. We WANT and DESERVE not only a well playing madden but a madden thats also FUN and EXICTING TO PLAY!! This means tons of cut scenes, so many that they dont repeat too often. Also pregame stuff.. coaches, players, team staff, fans,etc gettng pumped in various cut scenes,etc..every game is DIFFRENT..lets not do this same routine each game..MIX IT UP..dont let it get old like in Head Coach..geezus, a monkey could do better. Look..just make madden fun and exciting.. make sure when we play a regular game that the play off games dont feel like a regular season game..i mean..how hard is taht to grasp or see? Then maybe take a peak at NFL2k5, do something like they did for half time or just something that makes it feel like a "real" half time show. More player emotion on the field, on the sidelines,etc.. lets see "GANG" celebrations after a TD.. just make the game feel REAL! Thats all you guys gotta do.. and you'll have a HUGE following of proud Madden players.

Its such a HUGE part of NFL Football..that Heart and soul i talk about..its wat the players thrive off of and more importantly, its what the fans thrive off of.. if Madden does not possess this important ingredient..its simply gonna feel dead as a door knob, stale, boring, repeative,etc.. PUT SOME LIFE INTO MADDEN 2010 FOR ONCE!!

Why not? You never tried it before..how about this, take our word for it this one time and listen to the "real gamers" not by some corporate yuppy, sitting behind a desk that hardly picks up his sticks *gamepad*.... look we deserve this, Tiburon Devs!! Give us what we been patiently waiting for...cant you see your destroying your hopes and this feeling of looking foward to the next madden? I havent looked forward for a next year's NFL football game in YEARS!! We suffered enough...

# 28 Garrett67 @ 10/17/08 11:07 PM

Now that Live has stepped it up, isn't it funny how EA's most popular game is the worst?

They really, and I mean REALLY need to scrap the entire game.. the code, the animations... everything and start over from null. They have just been piling **** on **** every year , and that pile is about to avalanche.

# 29 bigpapa_bliss @ 10/17/08 11:17 PM

DLC - Developers Lacking Commitment

Actually, a COMPANY lacking commitment to a once great product !

I feel bad for all the people who where anxiously waiting for some hope of making a once again lackluster product even playable.

Luckily I sold mine at Gamestop for $30 3 days ago.

# 30 coogrfan @ 10/17/08 11:24 PM

Quote:


	"We're already hard at work on the 2nd patch and are also evaluating releasing a FREE DLC."

That doesn't sound like any sort of a promise to me.

Phil and Ian made it abundantly clear that the DLC was something that might or might not happen. If you chose to take this as some sort of guarantee, that's entirely on you.

# 31 bubba4 @ 10/17/08 11:46 PM

Your friend invites you to a party. He says that he is THINKING about having steak and shrimp for the grill, along with a keg and no host open bar! But he delivers cheese and crackers with Coors Lite.

Now he never promised all those goodies he listed.

Should you be upset?

Bubba4

# 32 fantasysportsguy @ 10/17/08 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roadman


	I don't see why one company would blame another company in public except only to deflect the blame. To me, it's really a mute point either way.

It's a "moot" point also.

# 33 BobbyColtrane @ 10/18/08 12:05 AM

the funny thing is how we're getting shafted on the DLC when the stuff in the DLC should have been included in the game in the first place, not a patch or DLC! CPU sliders and controller configurations???

dude this is next gen, madden has had sliders and alternate control schemes for years!

DLC should be stuff like uniforms and stadiums, not basic things EVERY OTHER SPORTS GAME has like sliders and controller configs.

it's rich how this DLC has been labeled for "hardcore fans" or whatever. it's basic to the game! next year they'll put out a game without a football and offer it in DLC!

# 34 boooey @ 10/18/08 12:19 AM

now they can list the contents of the DLC as "New Features" of Madden 2010

# 35 Vikes1 @ 10/18/08 12:46 AM

I am disappointed, but thankfully not surprised.

At least the last letdown of this years Madden game has dropped.

I guess I'll have to try the dummy profile thing.

# 36 kmart2180 @ 10/18/08 12:48 AM

Tough/sad news for us Madden fans. But Im sick of even talking about 09. This just confirms that I can trade it in earlier than I expeted. I was holding onto it just for the sake of seeing if the CPU sliders could help fix the cpu run game.

**** PHIL or IAN ********* PLEASE READ THIS *****

Can you's please make sure the game gets tested ahead of time next season. Like what was the point of community day if what they reported is either non-exsistant or doesnt get fixed? And have them play the CPU cause thats where 100% of the problems are. Dumb AI

TEST THE GAME , TEST THE GAME, TEST THE GAME.

How can some of this stuff make it through testers? Assuming you's do use testers.

# 37 clarkerots @ 10/18/08 01:10 AM

Translation, we have your money and now we'll work to get it again next year. I know this is disappointing to all and I know this next sentence may sting a little but.......you're all partially to blame. EA continues to let you down, and you continue to have hope. The same people who are frustrated and say this sucks and this is the last straw and they won't buy Madden next year, you'll be in line at midnight for Madden 2010. Online cheesers are the target market now and that's all you have, that's all the NFL has given you. This was predicted years ago when EA purchased the right for no competition. It will continue on the downward spiral until hell freezes over, the NFL exclusive contract is over, and a company stands up to take the giant down.

# 38 Benicio10 @ 10/18/08 01:16 AM

With the downward spiral Madden has taken throughout next gen ...

Imagine, guys ... Imagine what NFL2K9 would have been by now on the Xbox 360 if they never stopped developing the franchise ...

IMAGINE!!!

# 39 clarkerots @ 10/18/08 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave374


	Imagine how good Madden could have been if NFL2k stayed around as competition?

Excellent point. To make a horrible situation even bleaker......all the NFL2K5 fans have the "what if" scenario, and there's always hope that someday 2K will once again make an NFL football game. What happens if EA loses the NFL in 2012 (or whenever the contract stops being renewed) and after years and years of no football 2K says "not interested anymore".

# 40 kmart2180 @ 10/18/08 01:39 AM

What they really need to do is release every 2 years and then just keep giving us updates. Or even a DLC if they wanna add something new. But if the problems they are having are being caused do to time restraints, well then I assume they need more time.

I say take the extra time and make us an amazing game. (cough nfl2k5) a game that some might still play 5 years later(cough nfl2k5) Even though why would they do that, so atleast make it worth 2 years of playing until the next one released.

There is no point in rushing out a game just to make its time table. Cause we end up with this rushed garbage. God I wish I had patience cause I am one of the million knuckle heads who cant wait to get it every year only to have its garbage weight crash down and piss all over me.

Every year I see "Its gonna be the best ever" And I really wanna believe it but I keep gettin burned. You'd think Id learn my lession. Problem is I love the NFL so much that I have to have it. And hope that its better than the last. But I should def. invest in gamespy next time around.

I just think EA knows they got are $$$ every year so really they could roster update add a gimmic feature and they'd still sell over 1mil. Until that end's I guess why try or care?

God I

Ian is for real. He is mine/our only hope.

« Previous 123 4 5 6 7 8 9…12 13 Next »

More Links

Phil Frazier Says No 3rd Patch or DLC For Madden 09