Madden NFL 15 News Post

Madden NFL 15 Official Trailer, Ultimate Edition Details and a Few Screenshots

09:08 AM - June 6, 2014 by CubFan23

EA Sports has just released the first official trailer for Madden NFL 15, featuring Carolina Panthers linebacker and Defensive Player of the Year Luke Kuechly.

They have also released details on Madden NFL 15 Ultimate Edition, which includes 30 Madden Ultimate Team pro packs and a draft class pack featuring 10 of the first round draft picks from the 2014 NFL Draft.

You can also see a few new Madden NFL 15 screenshots here.

Deliver on Defense

Set the tone on defense with more control thanks to an all-new arsenal of pass rush moves, contain the open field with intuitive tackling mechanics, and play as a team with redesigned zone and man coverage logic all while being immersed in the play from the other side of the line, with defensive player lock cameras. Madden NFL 15 delivers on defense.

NFL Films Inspired Presentation

Relive the greatest moments in games played with dynamic pre-game and halftime shows , and get your all-access field pass with NFL Films inspired in-game camera angles dropping you right in the heart of an NFL game. Gain a new perspective of the game with six new gameplay cameras to toggle through pre snap on every play. Madden NFL 15 features NFL Films inspired presentation.

Know Your Opponent

Call your plays with confidence using data from millions of online games played by Madden gamers and test your new found skills through intense challenges and conditions in The Gauntlet. Madden NFL 15 gives you the advantage to know your opponent.

Madden NFL 15 arrives on August 26th for Xbox One, PS4, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Read the full press release below.

Fans Get First Look at Gameplay and New Trailer Starring Luke Kuechly

Madden Season is right around the corner, as today EA SPORTS released the first official gameplay video for Madden NFL 15. The video, featuring Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly, underscores the key focus in this year�s game, a commitment to improved defense.

New defensive features and mechanics allow fans to transform into their rival�s worst nightmare, with an arsenal of new pass rush moves, new open-field tackling mechanics, new defensive cameras and much more. More details surrounding Madden NFL 15, including in-depth info on defensive improvements, presentation enhancements and more will be announced next week at E3.

Madden NFL 15 is developed in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon and will be available on August 26 in North America and on August 29 in the EU for Xbox One, the all-in-one entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation�4 computer entertainment system. A version of Madden NFL 15 will also release on Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation�3 entertainment system. To learn more about Madden NFL 15, visit http://www.easports.com/madden-nfl.

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# 61 Only1LT @ 06/06/14 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by PatsSB2015


	Wow, I didn't even look into sales. Maybe that will make EA pay attention to people who want features in that never should have been taken out. It baffles me how they think people would be okay with the idea of less features going forward to any game.

It's still enough sales that they would not be anywhere close to panicking.

I know that Square/Enix was disappointed with only 5mil copies of Tomb Raider sold (pre the Definitive Edition, which sold extremely well, so now they're happy), but I'd wager the investment into producing that title was a lot more than Madden. Exclusive license aside, Madden is very much copy paste and very little R&D. At least I hope they don't spend a lot on R&D with these results.

The biggest expense associated with Madden is marketing and the license.

# 62 victorkingchamp @ 06/06/14 11:43 AM

Man I'm not doing this song and dance again....I don't want to see any more of these heavily edited Madden trailers that never represent the actual product.

I can't judge anything by this trailer. I'll wait for unedited gameplay.

# 63 CM Hooe @ 06/06/14 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Only1LT


	It's still enough sales that they would not be anywhere close to panicking. I know that Square/Enix was disappointed with only 5mil copies of Tomb Raider sold (pre the Definitive Edition, which sold extremely well, so now they're happy), but I'd wager the investment into producing that title was a lot more than Madden. Exclusive license aside, Madden is very much copy paste and very little R&D. At least I hope they don't spend a lot on R&D with these results. The biggest expense associated with Madden is marketing and the license.

Also worth noting that Tomb Raider 2013 had a three-year development cycle. So yeah I imagine the technical budget of that single game blew Madden's single-year technical budget for a very iterative game (as most sports games are year-over-year) out of the water lol.

It's also a tough comparison to make given that EA Sports shares so much tech now; how much of the cost for the development of their common toolset IGNITE goes to Madden, to FIFA, to NHL, to NBA Live, to UFC?

# 64 Cusefan @ 06/06/14 11:51 AM

I thought it looked good, then again I know Madden is a video game.

# 65 therealsmallville @ 06/06/14 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by TheBuddyHobbs


	Wow it looks like EA pulled the usual now that I have watched it over and over... They add true step as a big feature last year and it doesn't appear they have touched it from what I can tell. I guess it will only be the ball carrier again... Oh and don't forget it looks like the living sidelines are as dead as last year... SMH...

You know, repeating the same thing page after page isn't going to magically make anything better. We get it, you see no difference from last year. Move on, and we'll see you back here after you "rent it" (wink wink).

We know nothing about AI improvements (if any). Until we know that, this trailer isn't good or bad; it just is. Hopefully someone unafraid to ask real questions will be able to get their hands on it at E3. None of this "YO YO WASSUP DIS IS COACH _____ BRINGING YOU THE GREATEST MADDEN EVER COMPLETE WITH ORAL SEX SIMULATOR!" that we usually get.

# 66 centauris @ 06/06/14 11:58 AM

the more important question..

will the Madden collector's edition have Sunday Ticket again?

pls god

# 67 Only1LT @ 06/06/14 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CM Hooe


	Also worth noting that Tomb Raider 2013 had a three-year development cycle. So yeah I imagine the technical budget of that single game blew Madden's single-year technical budget for a very iterative game (as most sports games are year-over-year) out of the water lol. It's also a tough comparison to make given that EA Sports shares so much tech now; how much of the cost for the development of their common toolset IGNITE goes to Madden, to FIFA, to NHL, to NBA Live, to UFC?

Also a good point, and was what I was getting at, but you fleshed it out more succinctly.

# 68 mestevo @ 06/06/14 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by PatsSB2015


	Oh, it's still respectable numbers, but pretty disapointing since it was hyped as the big 25th anniversary and the emergance of the next gen game. In my humble opinion, people got upset that Madden NFL 13 took away popular features and that left a bad taste for fans. While NFL brought back some features, it was still a far cry from the all-access features introduced in Madden NFL 12. I'm sure everyone has a reason for not buying Madden NFL 25. I was dead set against buying it until I found out that I could workaround the CPU vs. CPU CFM issue.

They're estimates, don't account for digital sales, and there's currently a transition to new consoles which can do a lot of odd things to sales numbers and trends. EA is also likely getting more $ per box sold than ever before thanks to Ultimate Team.

Sales are fine, and not a big enough discrepancy year to year to really debate the +/- due to vgchartz just being estimates.

# 69 Only1LT @ 06/06/14 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by PatsSB2015


	Oh, it's still respectable numbers, but pretty disapointing since it was hyped as the big 25th anniversary and the emergance of the next gen game. In my humble opinion, people got upset that Madden NFL 13 took away popular features and that left a bad taste for fans. While NFL brought back some features, it was still a far cry from the all-access features introduced in Madden NFL 12. I'm sure everyone has a reason for not buying Madden NFL 25. I was dead set against buying it until I found out that I could workaround the CPU vs. CPU CFM issue.

Sales are declining and have been pretty much every year since the exclusive was reached. I get that. I'm just saying don't underestimate their happiness with declining sales that still reach around the 4.5-5mil mark, on a game that doesn't cost them as much time or money to make as your typical AAA title.

# 70 Only1LT @ 06/06/14 12:05 PM

I thought this article was somewhat timely:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/...ally-deceptive

# 71 Cusefan @ 06/06/14 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Only1LT


	Sales are declining and have been pretty much every year since the exclusive was reached. I get that. I'm just saying don't underestimate their happiness with declining sales that still reach around the 4.5-5mil mark, on a game that doesn't cost them as much time or money to make as your typical AAA title.

Madden is a money printing machine. Remember, people still love this game and it still has a very passionate fan base. The people in this forum represent about .01% of the madden market, were just the craziest of the bunch. The opinions here are just a extremely small sample of what people actually think of Madden or any sports game for that matter.

# 72 carvis#15 @ 06/06/14 12:14 PM

Still couldn't tell anything from that trailer except for the animation by the guys on the chiefs. Does anybody know if tandem tackling was in Madden 25 because it possibly was there in that trailer with the two chiefs players?

# 73 tsbmolina @ 06/06/14 12:16 PM

All I can say is underwhelming. A 3 out of 10

# 74 mestevo @ 06/06/14 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by PatsSB2015


	You can't ignore statistics. If you don't want to go on vgchartz, how about Forbes? They addressed the decline in sales. They addressed the reasons on why that might be. Again, no one is saying that Madden NFL 25 didn't put up big numbers. However, having a big time anniversary game sale lower than the last shouldn't be overlooked either. So to me, it is up for debate. http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain...ts-first-week/

See, now you're just comparing first week sales instead of overall estimates from vgchartz, released as many consumers are spending/preparing to spend $600-$1000+ on next gen consoles - including many purchasing next gen Madden. It's not a simple YoY comparison. Enjoy your debate.

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Originally Posted by TheBuddyHobbs


	That's definitely not true. I see plenty of people on YouTube, Facebook, and other places commenting how Madden is the same every year. Comments such as that. I think more and more people are seeing through EA's shenanigans.

A statement that I'm not sure has ever been true outside a handful of use cases.

# 75 Brooke2011 @ 06/06/14 12:17 PM

Looks like the same madden....with texture upgrades.....pants, jerseys , helmets and skin have been tweaked from last year.....

1.)Player models seem the same
2.)Movement is identical
3.)player equipment is the same

# 76 ballymenasteve @ 06/06/14 12:21 PM

Sorry, to me that isn't a gameplay trailer, it's just a CGI trailer.

Show me footage of someone actually playing. That's gameplay, not this.

Not buying a ticket for the Madden hype train this year

# 77 Only1LT @ 06/06/14 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Cusefan


	Madden is a money printing machine. Remember, people still love this game and it still has a very passionate fan base. The people in this forum represent about .01% of the madden market, were just the craziest of the bunch. The opinions here are just a extremely small sample of what people actually think of Madden or any sports game for that matter.

That is all true. At the same time, when you consider that before the exclusive, Madden sold about 9-10mil on all platforms, with 2K also selling about 4mil that last year IIRC, you have to ask yourself, where did the other 8-10mil Football videogame fans go (I'm sure some bought both, so it isn't as easy as splitting the difference)? If they outgrew the game, how come they haven't been replaced?

While Madden is definitely successful based on numbers of copies sold alone, without even factoring how little it costs to produce it on the technical side due to its iterative-ness, when you look at how much the gaming industry has grown over the last decade and the popularity of the NFL, you also can't help but realistically conclude that EA/Tiburon has failed pretty miserably in growing the brand to much higher levels.

# 78 newtonfb @ 06/06/14 12:26 PM

Almost there...maybe ps6

# 79 aholbert32 @ 06/06/14 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Cusefan


	I thought it looked good, then again I know Madden is a video game.

Yep and that's why my gaming life is much happier than most. I recognize that it's video game and that EA has no incentive or desire to make the game sim. So I accept it for what it is.

The game hasn't had accurate pass interference in almost a decade but people are expecting Madden to have Accurate AI when it comes to things like containment?

To the people who are disappointed please continue to not buy the game. The only way that EA will hear you is with your dollar. But if you buy the game and bitch about things that you know will never change....just stop.

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# 80 Caveman24 @ 06/06/14 12:43 PM

Madden will never be football. It always will be Madden nothing more nothing less.

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