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Madden NFL 13 Demo Arrives August 14th, Details Included

12:31 PM - August 10, 2012 by Steve_OS

The official Playstation Blogcast (roughly at the 18:18 point) announced the Madden NFL 13 demo arrives on Tuesday, August 14th for PS3 and Vita, which means 360 owners should see the demo that morning.

No details have been announced, but at least we know the release date.

Thanks to iloveparkmin for the earlier link.

UPDATE: Madden NFL 13 demo details

The Madden NFL 13 demo includes the New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins.

UPDATE #2: You can choose difficulty settings. 5 min quarters and it's an entire game. It will also have full commentary. No sliders this year. You can change play style between game flow and conventional.

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	The Madden NFL 13 demo offers two Play Now matchups. One features the Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants visiting the San Francisco 49ers in a rematch of last season�s NFC Championship game. The other involves the Seattle Seahawks traveling to the Washington Redskins, who are of course led by rookie QB Robert Griffin III. And before you step onto the field for either of these matchups, you�ll get to check out the redesigned pregame presentation. That includes a broadcast TV-inspired segment that features some top players in the upcoming game you�re about to play, and is followed by Jim Nantz and Phil Simms in the booth talking about the story of the game. On the field, you have access to everything that�s new in Madden NFL 13. This includes Total Control Passing to accurately place the ball anywhere on the field as the QB; the Ball Hawk mechanic to aggressively play the ball in the air as a defender; play action abort to cancel out of a play action when sensing pressure as a QB; use of Kinect (Xbox 360 only) to control pre-play audibles and adjustments with your voice; and of course the Infinity Engine that brings physics you can feel on every play. We also encourage you to use the Madden NFL 13 demo to create yourself with a Game Face for use in the full version of the game on August 28th. This year marks the first time you will be able to put yourself in the game as a player or coach using your Game Face before leading a virtual version of yourself to gridiron glory. Visit http://www.easports.com/gameface for details.

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# 61 DeuceDouglas @ 08/10/12 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DookieMowf


	Why do you say demo is coming out late? Doesn't it usually drop about two weeks before release day?

Yeah. Last year it was three weeks before release and the year before that it was two weeks. They've seemed to alternate between two and three weeks for the last several years.

# 62 fsufan4423 @ 08/10/12 10:46 PM

I just hope the Vita version is payable. I have no douts the console version will be a beast.

# 63 videlsports @ 08/10/12 11:02 PM

Time to go let's go Madden, if it's bad it's gone. Also with all those features on the demo, some people don't need season pass.

# 64 ezio @ 08/10/12 11:14 PM

Can't wait for the demo. Also, very excited that the Sehawks are included and it's a full game and 5 min. quarters.

# 65 shaunlmason @ 08/10/12 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Big FN Deal


	I stand corrected, upon closer inspection it's much more a mauve shade of purple, lol. My apologies, pink should be reserved for Dipset.

It's fuchsia (#FF00FF)

# 66 SageInfinite @ 08/10/12 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Broncos86


	Am I alone when I say the pre-game intro with the individual players posing for the camera is painfully cheesy? I'll be button-mashing through that.

No you're not alone. I'm a presentation guy and I will be skipping it because it the same thing EVERYTIME. SMH.

# 67 DickDalewood @ 08/10/12 11:46 PM

Damn, now THIS is a demo.

I can only laugh at some of the things people were saying just a few days ago, lol.

I can't wait to give this a go.

# 68 Reed1417 @ 08/11/12 03:02 AM

ah i'm so excited for this demo! i love the Seahawks new uniforms they are sexy haha.

# 69 Skyboxer @ 08/11/12 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Triathlete_201


	Wondering the same thing as well.

Yes Kinect feature are in.

# 70 Skyboxer @ 08/11/12 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by EASPORTS_AJ


	Hey guys, this is AJ. I'm a Community Manager at EA SPORTS (you may have heard me on the Madden or NCAA Podcasts.) I was gonna hop on and explain what the Ball Hawk mechanic is, since I see some questions. Basically, it's kind of like the Defensive Assist button (A/X), but for making a play on a ball in the air. When the ball is in the air, you click onto the defender - hold Y/Triangle - and it will take you to the highest point (aggressive point) and attempt to make a pick. This does NOT replace the old use of timing your picks by tapping Y, just as defensive assist didn't replace making tackles for yourself. You can still control your player and move him to a spot exactly as you could before. This just helps the people who struggle to get their defensive players in the right spot before attempting a pick. You can still swat the ball with LB/L1. Hope this helps clarify things a bit.

Will there be a risk reward involved in this mechanic? Someone with low rating could totally whiff???

# 71 Find_the_Door @ 08/11/12 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by EASPORTS_AJ


	Hey guys, this is AJ. I'm a Community Manager at EA SPORTS (you may have heard me on the Madden or NCAA Podcasts.) I was gonna hop on and explain what the Ball Hawk mechanic is, since I see some questions. Basically, it's kind of like the Defensive Assist button (A/X), but for making a play on a ball in the air. When the ball is in the air, you click onto the defender - hold Y/Triangle - and it will take you to the highest point (aggressive point) and attempt to make a pick. This does NOT replace the old use of timing your picks by tapping Y, just as defensive assist didn't replace making tackles for yourself. You can still control your player and move him to a spot exactly as you could before. This just helps the people who struggle to get their defensive players in the right spot before attempting a pick. You can still swat the ball with LB/L1. Hope this helps clarify things a bit.

Really hope this isn't a do it all easy button. Intercepting passes is easy enough as is...

# 72 Darth Aegis @ 08/11/12 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by daniel77733


	Awesome!!! I can play as my 49ers in the demo. Hopefully, the game doesnt screw me over when I force Bradshaw to fumble and the referees say he's down even though he's not.

Sounds like sour grapes

lol

# 73 EASPORTS_AJ @ 08/11/12 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by CRMosier_LM


	10 to 1 says AJ prefers non distinct color lol. Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2

Pink? Say what?? Lol

# 74 EASPORTS_AJ @ 08/11/12 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Batum Shaka Laka


	Really hope this isn't a do it all easy button. Intercepting passes is easy enough as is...

No, a player still has to be within distance to actually make a play on the ball. His ratings still come into play, etc. If the guy is clear across the field he's not going to be able to get all the way over and make a play unrealistically. Like I said, it's just there to help guys who have a hard time getting into position to make a play or time picks.

# 75 shaunlmason @ 08/11/12 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by EASPORTS_AJ


	Pink? Say what?? Lol

It's fuchsia.

# 76 ryan36 @ 08/11/12 12:55 PM

Well either way pink = banned.

Spoiler

# 77 EASPORTS_AJ @ 08/11/12 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jmik58


	So it takes through all the way through the process... from positioning, to movement, and through the jump? Or does it just get you in position to where you have to release the button and then tap it again to initiate an attempt to pick it off? I can't believe we haven't heard of this. I struggle with defenders in pass coverage ... kind of a big deal to me. I'm anxious to see how it performs.

No, you don't have to let go and press the button again. Just hold Y all the way through the play. If you're out of position or too far away to make a play you can still whiff on the play though. It's not going to equal automatic picks. Just helps guys who have a hard time with the left stick get to the right point if they're in position on the field to make a play and have time to do so.

# 78 Cnada @ 08/11/12 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by EASPORTS_AJ


	No, you don't have to let go and press the button again. Just hold Y all the way through the play. If you're out of position or too far away to make a play you can still whiff on the play though. It's not going to equal automatic picks. Just helps guys who have a hard time with the left stick get to the right point if they're in position on the field to make a play and have time to do so.

Thanks for popping in to OS AJ and letting us in on this feature.

Appreciate all your work on the podcast, E3Videos and webcasts (they were the best, since we got info earlier and in detail not just a sizzle piece but rather interview with the feature specific developers)

Marc

# 79 SageInfinite @ 08/11/12 01:06 PM

I'd be nice to see this on offense too. I feel like receivers aren't aggressive enough in Madden. I hope your blockers are more aggressive this year as well.

# 80 SageInfinite @ 08/11/12 01:45 PM

Also I wonder if you can adjust gamespeed in the demo? That would definitely help me out.

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