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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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Member Comments

# 281 romeosdistress @ 09/09/10 02:39 AM

i played a game last night online. i had 3 ints and a ff before halftime. are you guys trying to blitz and cover one and one and get bad results?

# 282 MattRobinson17 @ 09/09/10 08:22 AM

Question:
I have two 360's my sons one is connected to xbox live, mine is not, I took the hard drive off mine and put it on his and downloaded the patch. I checked and it was loaded, transferred the hard drive back to mine and it wasn't there, I did it twice, can somebody explain to me why it didn't transfer? Thank you

# 283 roadman @ 09/09/10 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by noodie 5


	The issues with defense were more pressing than the strategy pad and breast cancer awareness month. As it is, the game is still basically unplayable online because the defense are dumber than stones and offline you cannot play on all madden because even if set to 0, the computer breaks way too many tackles. Their priorities are backwards every year. This game goes back on the shelf until the next patch. I refuse to give them credit, ever since t hey secured that nfl liscence they have been putting out unfinished garbage.

I would say that the defensive fixes would take more time to fix. I don't want anything rushed and broken further as people are saying about the NCAA patch.

It's not about priorities.

# 284 RGiles36 @ 09/09/10 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by roadman


	I would say that the defensive fixes would take more time to fix. I don't want anything rushed and broken further as people are saying about the NCAA patch. It's not about priorities.

Not only that, but it's standard operating procedure. The first patch normally is for stability fixes. As a bonus, we got numerous updates with uniform adjustments and new game modes. The second patch (this yr it's the 3rd) is normally used to swoop in and fix the larger issues.

# 285 roadman @ 09/09/10 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by kpkpkp


	Im on the 360 and still dont see the Breast Cancer Awareness Games....either in my chise, or in the main menu. I know I got the patch, since I DL'ed it, and the option for the M10 audible controls are in my options menu now (it wasnt before.) What gives? I got like a half patch. I even tried clearing my cache and re-DL'ing it... but still no breast cancer awareness games.. Anyone else having this problem?

You need to go to Madden Moments Live and download that. Once you download Madden Moments Live, you need to go back to the dashboard and then reenter the game and Madden Moments Live should show up and BCA will show up in the play now area.

# 286 Chuck Snardley @ 09/09/10 11:22 AM

I was definitely expecting more from this patch, maybe more with #3.

No matter what tweaks and patches that are thrown at this title it will still fall short of anything resembling authentic. You basically see three different kinds of penalties, (sure wish there were defensive holding, illegal contact, personal fouls for late hits...all the penalties you would see on Sunday), the playbooks are so limited and dull, you can't shift formations, you can only motion a player in one direction (no yo-yo motion), and I could go on and on and on and on but it doesn't matter. Though the game is a tad enjoyable to play, it is still not worth the sticker price.

# 287 MattRobinson17 @ 09/09/10 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by kpkpkp


	Im on the 360 and still dont see the Breast Cancer Awareness Games....either in my chise, or in the main menu. I know I got the patch, since I DL'ed it, and the option for the M10 audible controls are in my options menu now (it wasnt before.) What gives? I got like a half patch. I even tried clearing my cache and re-DL'ing it... but still no breast cancer awareness games.. Anyone else having this problem?

I have the same problem...

# 288 Exonerated @ 09/09/10 11:40 AM

just played in a BCA game. Nice banner. Nice logo. Pink gloves. Pretty cool.

# 289 Postman17 @ 09/09/10 11:55 AM

Can any one tell me how to get the patch for the 360. I have put my Madden cd in many times and have not gotten any updates at all. I don't knw if its my settings but I do know i dont have it. Thanks in advance.

# 290 kbmnm247 @ 09/09/10 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by colkilla


	i will assume the sock thing is about my post. first, i didn't say anything about the tint of them, THEY ARE BROKEN in the game, i would just like for it to work properly. second, who the hell are you to question what i would like fixed on the game? pound sand man...

You obviously missed my point. I said on one hand people b*tch about socks and equipment and all that authentic stuff and then EA adds something that makes the equipment, towels, etc authentic for a month of the season (something that The Show gets praised for) and people STILL complain.

My god, is there an age requirement on this forum or what?

# 291 Knapper @ 09/09/10 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by rgiles36


	Not only that, but it's standard operating procedure. The first patch normally is for stability fixes. As a bonus, we got numerous updates with uniform adjustments and new game modes. The second patch (this yr it's the 3rd) is normally used to swoop in and fix the larger issues.

Ok, I am still lost what was and when was the first patch? I tried to search for it using Google but got nothing.

# 292 dacoop2 @ 09/09/10 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by alifeincomplete


	Yes, twice. I deleted the patch the first time and tried again only to get the same results. It's like there are a few of us, but no one cares enough to start a dedicated thread for it and it gets quickly buried by those with the patch posting legitimate impressions. It's incredibly frustrating. So much so, actually, that I deleted the patch again and shelved the game until it's fixed. Fortunately for me, I work at an electronics store I just picked up NHL 11 off the shelf to hold me over until I can actually play the copy of Madden that I paid $60 for.

Same thing happened to me.

# 293 RGiles36 @ 09/09/10 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Knapper


	Ok, I am still lost what was and when was the first patch? I tried to search for it using Google but got nothing.

None of us really know what it was for, which suggests to me it was for something under the hood. I believe it was a day one or day two patch.

EA hasn't told us what it was for, but they steadfastly say that they've released two patches so you don't forget it!

# 294 jimbo1215 @ 09/09/10 03:00 PM

I'm on 360 and still getting freezing issues after exiting an online game post patch. This is really a gamekiller.

# 295 MattRobinson17 @ 09/09/10 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dacoop2


	Same thing happened to me.

Me too and it's frustrating...

# 296 nolesfan69 @ 09/09/10 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Postman17


	Can any one tell me how to get the patch for the 360. I have put my Madden cd in many times and have not gotten any updates at all. I don't knw if its my settings but I do know i dont have it. Thanks in advance.

This is what I did and it worked.

1. Log out of Xbox live.
2. Put the Disk in your 360 wait for the game gets to the main menu screen.
3. Log back into live.
4. You should be promted to update your game.

Hope this helps!

# 297 carlcarlson33 @ 09/09/10 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by alifeincomplete


	Yes, twice. I deleted the patch the first time and tried again only to get the same results. It's like there are a few of us, but no one cares enough to start a dedicated thread for it and it gets quickly buried by those with the patch posting legitimate impressions. It's incredibly frustrating. So much so, actually, that I deleted the patch again and shelved the game until it's fixed. Fortunately for me, I work at an electronics store I just picked up NHL 11 off the shelf to hold me over until I can actually play the copy of Madden that I paid $60 for.

I have the same problem and it bites. I also have nhl 11 and played that but I want to finish my season in Madden.

# 298 utsrinu @ 09/10/10 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by pridewar12


	has anyone heard of the patch on the ps3 making the game freeze? ive downloaded the patch on 3 seperate occasions and everytime i try to play a game in any mode, it freezes during the load screen. can someone tell me if they know anything about that. i was just talkin to EA customer service for an hour and got absolutely nothing from the bitch i was talking to

Was gone for a few days. Just downloaded the patch, and the game freezes every time during the load screen after I have selected teams.

# 299 bknapple @ 09/10/10 02:24 AM

Not to beat a dead horse, but after browsing about 20 pages or so, Ive noticed a lot of complaints? Are these really with merit, or just complaining to complaints sake?

Ill just say this as I am downloading 1.02... Be happy you got a patch at all. I was one of the morons who gave mlb2k10 a shot and the 360 got 2 good patches that made the game worth the 60 bucks, but ps3 users were tossed to the woodshed due to the show owning in the ps3 market. so those of us who bought the ps3 mlb2k10were left with no fixes. I eventually gave up and returned it for 30 GS credits and used it for red dead instead. So as of May, there were 2 patches for 360 and 0 for ps3.

It makes me satisfied as a customer to know that the madden team said they would give out a patch now, what was on it, and followed through. There will always be problems. But what's worse? A patch that fixes issues and creates a couple more.. Or no patch at all and all customers left in frustrated confusion?

# 300 jjv1uk @ 09/10/10 02:38 AM

any one else having problems with the patch i cant play a game now just stays on the loading screen

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