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05:26 AM - September 7, 2010 by JayDouble

From Us To You, Title Update #2
by Ian Cummings 09/07/10 11:41 AM

Salutations from the Madden team to our community. Today, we are pleased to announce the release of the 2nd title update, bringing with it a brand new game mode for you to enjoy as well as some fixes, improvements, and new content. Below is a summary of what to expect when you see that bar hit 100%:

Note: PS3 users will automatically update if they are signed online. Xbox 360 users will also automatically update, but will need to download the Madden Moments LIVE DLC separately (it�s a free download you can find in the Xbox 360 menu under �game content�)

Madden Moments LIVE: Ever dream of recreating the pivotal moments of a big game? Madden Moments LIVE allows you to do exactly that and more. No pre-game here; Madden Moments LIVE drops you right into clutch situations and tests your ability to be a true playmaker. Each week over the course of the season, the Madden team will be releasing new moments for you to enjoy from the biggest NFL games of the weekend.

We�re kicking things off with �March of the Saints,� a series of Madden Moments LIVE that put you in control of Drew Brees and the �Who Dat� nation as they stage some of the most improbable comebacks in recent history on their road to the Super Bowl.

Remember their answer for Miami�s Wildcat offense after being down by 21�Can you bring the Saints back? How about the game they literally stole in Washington, even after losing the coin toss in OT�Can you get the stop and a score of your own? What about that **** NFC Championship game�Do you have what it takes to make Brett Favre retire (again)? There�s only one way to find out, and it�s absolutely free in the 2nd title update. Start playing some online games to collect some coins, though, because future Madden Moments LIVE entries will be purchasable every week. You can even stay ahead of the game and purchase the whole season�s worth. Madden Moments LIVE is just one of the ways the team we can show we are committed to supporting our games post-release and extend to life of Madden NFL 11. You can expect 2-4 new moments each week, and we�d love to hear some suggestions from you on our forums about which moments from the 2010 season YOU think deserve to be called �Madden Moments.�

Content Updates:

Pre-Play Functionality

� You asked for it, you got it! Pre-play functionality makes its return to Madden. A new menu option called, �Strategy Pad Shortcuts� is available. When turned on, you will see the hot routes, coverage audible, and shifts menus using the same buttons as Madden NFL 10.

Ultimate Team Improvements

� You can now view your opponent�s lineup in Ultimate Team

� New iem tiers added

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

� Breast cancer awareness mode is now available for play. You can access it by scrolling right from �Play Now�. In addition, franchise games that take place in October (in Franchise mode, not next month) will be given this theme. The Madden team is proud to support the NFL in the fight against breast cancer.

Miscellaneous

� Scouting has been added to Online Franchise games

� Fixed overtime rules for preseason and regular season in Franchise mode

� Online Franchise: Fixed a feedback issue when commissioners attempted to add friends via Online ID

� Tie breakers for divisional winners now work correctly in Online Franchise

� Fixed issues resulting from challenging a play after using Supersim

� Fixed a feedback issue where the game wasn�t informing players when their selected storage device had insufficient space, which could cause data loss

� Fixed a feedback issue related to the tracking of tie breakers for division clinchers

� Fixed a menu pop up problem when an opponent resumes, calls timeout, or uses a challenge while a player has the Friendly Quit pop up on screen

� Multiple game stability fixes implemented

� Miscellaneous gameplay balancing (with more coming in title update #3)

Presentation

� Multiple lighting tweaks for improved stadium lighting

� Numerous improvements to player models and uniforms � including Titans AFL, Jets throwbacks, Vikings alternates, Jaguars uniforms

� Many camera shot improvements improved & tweaked for cut scenes

� Fixed a warping animation on the placekicker during FG and extra point attempts

Server Side

� Added penalization to quitters and awards to users to help address quitting in Ultimate Team head to head games

� Added various Game Reporting improvements for unranked games and Online Franchise. Also included various game stat fixes

� Fixed an issue where too many boosts were being deducted for each OTP game

� Fixed an issue where posting a card for auction would incorrectly show the length of the contract

� Fixed an issue with Ultimate Team injuries so that injured players will correctly come out of depth charts and lineups at the end of a game, and players will not be able to enter new games without addressing injuries and readjusting depth charts

� Fixed an issue where Ultimate Team coin rewards were incorrect for quitters

We are well aware that some of the current high priority issues out there are not yet fully addressed in this title update, so a quick reminder that the turnaround time from the 3rd party approval process is lengthy, and this update basically was completed right when the demo came out. As we mentioned in this blog a couple of weeks ago, there is another nice batch of updates and improvements coming right around the corner (see that blog for the prioritized list that we�re looking at). One specific update we�re looking to implement is correcting the QB spy glitch. You can expect this change and others as part of our next patch, which is on track for release in the 2nd half of September.

Regardless, we hope that this update will get you charged up and ready to hit the virtual field. You�ve got Madden Moments LIVE, you�ve got your old-school pre-play controls back, you�ve got a bunch of other fixes, the NFL season is upon us�so now it�s time to get on the sticks. See you on the gridiron!

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# 181 FADED @ 09/07/10 08:25 PM

pre-snap controls are still all mixed up though. :\

# 182 xmanny02x @ 09/07/10 08:25 PM

the patch for 360 has been fix i downloaded my madden moments live then just restart the game and you should have both madden moment live and breast cancer awareness option under play now scroll to the right and its there.

# 183 jlukes @ 09/07/10 08:37 PM

The patch isn't fixed. The pre-snap controls are now FUBAR.

Left analog stick does nothing and LB/DL shifts dont work even w/ dpad. I hit RB and then left on the dpad and it put one of my LB into a corner zone.

Oh, and don't try to skip any more cut scenes while you are on defense, it will just intiate a player hot route audible.

Couldn't they have at least played one game with the new pre-snap controls to see if they worked before sending them out to Sony and MS?

# 184 ManningMind @ 09/07/10 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jlukes


	Did they even play test this new concept to see if it makes sense? Calling an audible on offense still requires you to to hit x twice... you can't hit his audible and then the right stick to change the play out of the same formation, you have to still cycle through the bottom menus.... and two audible back to the same play, you still have to hit x twice and then LT to audible back to the original play. Unreal. This "patch" has to be the most poorly executed patch i've ever seen.

Bro if you want to audible from the same formation by just using your R stick. Press the audible button TWICE, THEN you can press right (long pass), left(PA), down(run), up(short pass). It was like this before the patch. A lot of people jus didnt notice it.

# 185 jlukes @ 09/07/10 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ManningMind


	Bro if you want to audible from the same formation by just using your R stick. Press the audible button TWICE, THEN you can press right (long pass), left(PA), down(run), up(short pass). It was like this before the patch. A lot of people jus didnt notice it.

Did not know that. Thanks man. Doesn't make up for everything else though. And I am normally one of the biggest Madden supporters/defenders you'll find

# 186 ZoneKIller @ 09/07/10 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by RayManHCP42


	They are no longer the powerful franchise we all fell in love with so long ago. It is what it is.

I'm using that in my sig

# 187 tj064 @ 09/07/10 09:02 PM

Does anyone know if you have to restart your online franchise for the updates to work or not?
and does anyone know what this does "� Scouting has been added to Online Franchise games"
i cant see any sort of scouting at all

# 188 jskatt21 @ 09/07/10 09:08 PM

What was wrong and then changed with the Vikings Alternates and other jerseys?

# 189 truballer845 @ 09/07/10 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tj064


	Does anyone know if you have to restart your online franchise for the updates to work or not? and does anyone know what this does "� Scouting has been added to Online Franchise games" i cant see any sort of scouting at all

u dont ever have to restart your prexisiting franchise or anything when patches come out,

# 190 sniperhare @ 09/07/10 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jskatt21


	What was wrong and then changed with the Vikings Alternates and other jerseys?

I'm assuming it fixed the Jaguars stripe on the front of the jersey, they changed it to fit the captain patch last year and the game shipped with the original style.

# 191 SteelerSpartan @ 09/07/10 09:23 PM

I hope somebody like Pasta calls them out on this new "Old Controls" setup fiasco

To me, its borderline lying what they said in regards to this a month or so ago

They need to explain themselves about how and why they have refused to put the "true" old controls back into the game after they said they heard the community on this

I was all set to jump on board in the next week or so with this game,all happy to be returning to another season of NFL, but sadly Im left feeling like Clark....

# 192 TJdaSportsGuy @ 09/07/10 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jlukes


	The patch isn't fixed. The pre-snap controls are now FUBAR. Left analog stick does nothing and LB/DL shifts dont work even w/ dpad. I hit RB and then left on the dpad and it put one of my LB into a corner zone.

Totally and 100% false. I was able to shift my DL and LB's just fine using the method you claim doesn't work. Additionally, I was also able to press my coverage or back off using the old style "Y" plus up or down on the d-pad.

Are you guys who are saying this isn't working even doing it right?

# 193 Analyzer52 @ 09/07/10 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TJdaSportsGuy


	Totally and 100% false. I was able to shift my DL and LB's just fine using the method you claim doesn't work. Additionally, I was also able to press my coverage or back off using the old style "Y" plus up or down on the d-pad. Are you guys who are saying this isn't working even doing it right?

Same here worked fine for me on xbox 360 offline getting ready to try it online.

Only one that doesn't work is oline shift but I can live with that just press down on the d pad instead on left trigger.

Everything works just like it use to not sure why people are having problems.

This is great now I won't have so much trouble switching between this and NCAA.

# 194 bonannogiovanni @ 09/07/10 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Benzhiyi


	It runs 25 off the game clock, but only 20 off the play clock. Maddening isn't it?

Wow I didn't realize, now I think EA did it on purpose, to give us more time to make adjustments, however it's like having a 45 second play clock, weird....

# 195 jlukes @ 09/07/10 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TJdaSportsGuy


	Totally and 100% false. I was able to shift my DL and LB's just fine using the method you claim doesn't work. Additionally, I was also able to press my coverage or back off using the old style "Y" plus up or down on the d-pad. Are you guys who are saying this isn't working even doing it right?

TJ, i've been playing madden for the past 16 years, I know how shift my guys around. It isnt working for me. The left analog stick does nothing and when i use the d-pad (hit right bumper to engage LBs and then left on the dpad) it put my LOLB in a corner zone. doesn't make any sense but its what is happening on my system. Shut down, restart, same thing.

# 196 Zuke @ 09/07/10 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TJdaSportsGuy


	Totally and 100% false. I was able to shift my DL and LB's just fine using the method you claim doesn't work. Additionally, I was also able to press my coverage or back off using the old style "Y" plus up or down on the d-pad. Are you guys who are saying this isn't working even doing it right?

It is not the Madden 10 way it is like a hybrid of the SP and M10

I thought we were told that they were going back to M10's way and it is not that way for me.

# 197 stmark @ 09/07/10 09:55 PM

playaction pass still doesn't work properly i'm pissed off smh

# 198 ras95 @ 09/07/10 09:56 PM

i been trying to download this patch and every time it finish downloading and starts to install an error message pops up saying en error occurred during the install operation (80029564)......does any one know why its doing this and or know how to fix it? because wont let me play online unless i have to patch

# 199 tj064 @ 09/07/10 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by truballer845


	u dont ever have to restart your prexisiting franchise or anything when patches come out,

thanks
but does anyone know about the scouting thing?

# 200 buckeye02 @ 09/07/10 10:18 PM

Im glad that this patch is out. It will prob be the last patch I use for Madden this year. Update 1.03 looks like it will do more harm than good.

Two things here:

1) Gameplay balancing. Gameplay isnt bad now. And I guarantee that the "gameplay balancing" in 1.03 will make certain areas of gameplay worse and make the game unplayable. They did this last year, and the NCAA team has done it this year.

2) Improved KR blocking. Umm no. Im returning kicks for TDs too much as it is. You just gotta get the right guy, not every returner in the NFL can return tds every other week. Improved blocking is going to give me like 2-3 a game.

I just wish the roster update would have came to day too. I heard froma Mod over at EA that it will be out Thursday though, so im ready!!!

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