Madden NFL 25 News Post

EA Pushes Back Connected Franchise Playbook to May 20th

01:45 PM - May 6, 2013 by RaychelSnr

EA was scheduled to release everything we wanted to know about Connected Franchise mode in Madden NFL 25 (or at least the first half of everything we wanted to know) tonight with Madden 25's Playbook #3. Tweets are flying online that suggest EA might have cancelled their reveal tonight, pushing it back to May 20 instead with a two part reveal of the 'new' mode. It's possible EA felt they couldn't reveal just part of Connected Franchise and wait a couple of weeks to reveal the rest, so they're doing it all on the same day.

Update: EA confirms the playbook has been moved back, "We're going to reveal all Connected Franchise features on the 20th so fans can get all the news about the mode and it's features at one time. So we're not canceling the first Connected Franchise Playbook, but are rather combining it with the other one so that all the details are announced at the same time (May 20th). We'll also be supporting the announcement with assets (blogs, videos, etc.) in the days after the announcement, like what we've been doing with the already-released Playbooks."

Here is the updated schedule.

Connected Franchise - (May 20th)
Cement your legacy as one of the all-time greats and take ultimate control of your franchise.
Madden Share - (June 24th)
The best content from around the Madden NFL universe, right at your fingertips.
Madden Ultimate Team - (July 1st)
Enjoy new ways to play and build your team in this year�s edition of Ultimate Team.
All-25 (July 8th)
Celebrating 25 years of Madden NFL's best of the best.

So there you go. Are you bummed? Understanding? Anything in between?

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# 41 howboutdat @ 05/06/13 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by EASPORTS_AJ


	Dude... I understand you are disappointed, but this is not some marketing ploy. Instead of releasing half the picture, we are releasing the whole thing at once. I don't know what else to tell you. It's not malicious. Obviously I can't say anything right now, but your questions about CFM will be answered on 5/20.

ok well maybe so sir, but im just voicing how it looks coming from this company. i mean , this sounds like an issue a group run by teenagers would have , saying we gonna release some info this day , then wait till last minute to just put it all together for one day two more weeks down the road.i mean i never understood why they had to break it up into two parts to being with . i mean , you just gotta understand, coming from a company who has deserved the worst company in US two years in a row, who decides to keep people hyped about something to only say 9 hours before release, we not doing it today sorry.... i mean, why would anyone think its just a simple " we just want to release all the full info on it at once" ? again this type of reaction only comes due to past track record. So if they want better reactions , maybe they should work harder to do better and create a better image for themselves. for one by sticking to their word.thats a good start. i do understand wanted to let it all out at once , shoulda been posted that way from the start though.i hope its worth the wait .guess we will have to wait until the 20th to see . just hope not to be let down again by what is shown. as for what u asked for about GTA 5 .... here is some really good info on it http://kotaku.com/ive-seen-grand-the...diff-487200782 . as well as it has a 3:53 minute video at bottom of article which is the latest video released on it.

# 42 aholbert32 @ 05/06/13 03:28 PM

LOL. Wow some of you people are entitled. The GTA example is a horrible example. Rockstar rarely announces dates when they are going to drop information...they just release it when they want to. Probably to avoid situations like this thread where people are complaining that they have to wait a few weeks for info.

# 43 WFColonel56 @ 05/06/13 03:38 PM

All of this............over 2 weeks

# 44 PantherBeast_OS @ 05/06/13 03:45 PM

While I was looking forward to the reaveal today and all. It ain't nothing big. I whether have all the info at once any way. I would hate to get one part and have to wait 2 more weeks for the second part. I like the idea of pushing it back to do both at once.

# 45 TreFacTor @ 05/06/13 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by aholbert32


	LOL. Wow some of you people are entitled. The GTA example is a horrible example. Rockstar rarely announces dates when they are going to drop information...they just release it when they want to. Probably to avoid situations like this thread where people are complaining that they have to wait a few weeks for info.

It's worse for Grand Theft Auto...I think if Rock* had delayed their video's last week, the internets would have blown up!

# 46 aholbert32 @ 05/06/13 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Big FN Deal


	In general terms a push back on a reveal is no big deal but in terms of this game, this gen and this studio, it's yet another disappointment in a long line of them. If I found CCM in M13 to be solid, then yeah, no biggie waiting to see how much better it got for M25 but people like myself were interested in this news to get the bad taste out our mouth from CCM last year. CCM and next-gen Madden in general, are not something I think most people can't wait to upgrade because the previous edition was so great, they just can't wait to see what the new edition hopefully fixed or completed. smh That said, I'm not going to rant and rave about it too much because at this point disappointment around EA football games is the norm this gen but I understand anyone that chooses to.

I HATED CCM last year so the info they release will be key to me purchasing the game this year. So I have as much interest as anyone regarding what they have done to CCM and whether those changes will make me buy the game. With that said, comparing the push back of a video and a blog to the multitude of issues Madden has had over the last few years is silly.

There is ZERO justification for flipping out over this even if you have been dissapointed with the game in the past. Its just a blog and its a blog that will be released in two weeks. This is just another case of the "I WANT IT NOW" culture we live in. I could understand if EA cancelled the blog entirely or decided not to release the blog until after release but two weeks.....come on.

# 47 howboutdat @ 05/06/13 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Big FN Deal


	Fixed that for you.

hahaha , that is funny and true big FN deal. i understand to alot of people in todays world the word principle means nothing to many anymore. However to some , the word still means alot. This is about the principle of this that is the issue. True its not the end of the world. I didnt see anyone say it was. People have a right to be upset when anything gets canceled at the last minute.Most people dont care for not having an advanced notice. The fact of the company its coming from ( and the extreme tiredness many people have had with them due to their lack of actions over the last 9 years is why this type of thing gets this type of reaction) . So try to understand the root problem alittle more . For if they produced a great game normally , people wouldnt have thought much about this. In a post above someone mentioned how GTA (Rockstar) didnt release info until they want to , and dont give advance notice just so this type of reaction dont happen. However there is a HUGE dif in GTA series and madden. GTA series , when it is released , is ALWAYS an awesome game. It does not dissapoint so many every single time its released. So really there is no real compairison there. Rockstar games rock , and dont let down, EA on the other hand.... well. let the vote speak for itself.

# 48 volstopfan14 @ 05/06/13 03:51 PM

Ulitmately, it isn't a big deal but it seems pretty unprofessional to announce this schedule then wait until the very last minute to postpone it for no reason other than PR. If they wanted it all on the same day, why did they separate it in the first place?

# 49 WFColonel56 @ 05/06/13 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Big FN Deal


	Fixed that for you.

Over everything people can stand on the soapbox about in regards to madden. People want to use stand on the soapbox about having to wait 2 weeks for CF info...........

I hope you guys understand how foolish that looks.

They didnt tell you at the last min that there wouldnt be a madden demo. They said that they now realized that it was stupid split up the info for CF.

I wonder what the tune would be if they instead decided that they would release all of the info 2day?......Since we both know what that tune would be that is why this "outrage" is stupid.

I personally find it hilarious that they did this. That they didnt see that it was incredibly stupid to split the dates up to begin with. When I first saw they backed out I LOLed in real life

# 50 ch46647 @ 05/06/13 03:52 PM

My frustration is not with them pushing back this announcement. I was really not looking forward to this as much, because I was dissapointed with the gameplay improvements. The frustration is with exactly what Big F'n has mentioned. The constant let down year after year that EA Tiburon has given its most loyal fans.

Rockstar is not a good comparison at all. Everyone knows that Rockstar is going to deliver an absolutely phenomenal experience with GTA 5. The excitement comes from seeing just how phenomenal that experience will be. With EA, most people are just hoping they can get back to an enjoyable game experience. One that EA has not delivered in over 8 years. (Obviously some enjoy Madden in its current state, but its pretty obvious from forums and user commments everywhere that a majority are not)

# 51 roll2tide @ 05/06/13 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by EASPORTS_AJ


	Dude... I understand you are disappointed, but this is not some marketing ploy.

Welcome to a fan base that is as frustrated as it is knowledgeable, as skeptical as it is optimistic.

Just once....instead of being disappointed, or given reasons/excuses why things weren't done/couldn't be done, or being told how much better it will be next year.....I'd like to be blown away. Not with every feature....not every year....just once in a while. Just wow me every now and then with how well something actually works. Please.

# 52 WFColonel56 @ 05/06/13 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Big FN Deal


	So EA Tiburon announces they are revealing the first news of the new Connected Franchise for M25 on May 6th, then decides to wait until May 20th and anyone disappointed speaking out about it is "another case of the I WANT IT NOW culture"?, yet what I posted about this being another disappointment in a 9 year history of disappointments is silly? LOL

It is silly because your "another disappointment" is the equal of being a kid and not receiving your birthday present when you wake up but getting it after dinner. All that changed was when you got it.

Now the present (info/game) could suck. But it would have sucked equally in the morning (today) or after dinner (20th)

# 53 cuttingteeth @ 05/06/13 04:05 PM

Internet would have been fun to see 30+ years ago between the announced waits between Star Wars movies.

# 54 aholbert32 @ 05/06/13 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Big FN Deal


	So EA Tiburon announces they are revealing the first news of the new Connected Franchise for M25 on May 6th, then decides to wait until May 20th and anyone disappointed speaking out about it is "another case of the I WANT IT NOW culture"?, yet what I posted about this being another disappointment in a 9 year history of disappointments is silly? LOL

LOL. Yes. I dont even agree with your "9 year history" statement but lets say for arguments sake, you are correct. One, why the **** would you still be disappointed if a company has disappointed you for 9 yrs straight? Two, the disappointments have always been game related (missing features, bugs etc.) not related to PR. If anything the one thing EA has down is the ability to advertise and hype a game up before release.

I read everyone person's post about how "this is about principle" and "how disappointed they are" as "WAAAAH! I WANT THE INFO NOW!!!" Like said before, I'm as interested as anyone to find out about CCM. Did I want the 1st part of the CCM blog today? Sure. Did I feel the need to lecture EA about disappointment and principle when I heard it was cancelled? No, because they had a reasonable excuse for it and its just two weeks.

I dont have to make my decision about buying the game until August so why do I give a **** if I dont get all the info I want on May 6?

# 55 Hooe @ 05/06/13 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by californ14


	No, the disappointment is equal to being promised continuously a Birthday present at a given time and of a certain quality and continuously waking up on your big day to find the gift missing...

To continue this metaphor, insanity is continuing to expect a birthday present and not moving on with one's life with recalibrated expectations.

# 56 aholbert32 @ 05/06/13 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CM Hooe


	To continue this metaphor, insanity is continuing to expect a birthday present and not moving on with one's life with recalibrated expectations.

Yep for 9 years, Dad says he's gonna bring you a present and he never comes. WAAH!

# 57 aholbert32 @ 05/06/13 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Big FN Deal


	LOL, this really is my last time posting about it but WTF? If that "kid" was told they would get their present that morning but then told a few hours before they had to wait until that night and their last 9 birthday presents were shotty at best, then yeah, I think that kid has every right to be disappointed. FYI, the kid is NOT the one at fault in that analogy.

After 9 years the kid is partially at fault for his disappointment. The kid should get a clue after 9 yrs or at least lower expectations.

# 58 aholbert32 @ 05/06/13 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by californ14


	I guess if we had another gift giver; but alas we are stuck with one football game gift giver.... Insanity is doing the same action and expecting a different result.... What we are is optimistic, which generally is a better way to live then being pessimistic and thinking eac new Madden game is gonna suck...

Which is also insane. Every year you expect a certain kind of game. Every year EA makes it clear what kind of game it wants to make. Every year you guys are disappointed when EA does what it said it would. Yep, thats insane.

# 59 aholbert32 @ 05/06/13 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Big FN Deal


	Not to be factious but it's sad seeing people blame a metaphorical kid instead of their metaphorical parents. No wonder the metaphorical society has gone to ish. lol

****ty parents.....stupid kid. LOL.

# 60 mestevo @ 05/06/13 04:26 PM

This thread reminds me of the ATT "we want more" commercial.

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