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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# 121 Only1LT @ 06/06/14 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CM Hooe


	No, EA is absolutely not being "lazy" by focusing their feature set and upgrades to a different target audience than the one which is most vocally present here.

They aren't lazy, but they aren't being that smart either.

Bottom line is that about 14mil people bought a Football videogame in 2004 when there were competing products. Fast forward to today and look at what we have. The landscape has changed. The gaming industry is exponentially bigger today than it was 10yrs ago. It's at a point where it's bigger than the movie industry and is widely accepted, in some form or another, by pretty much everyone. That is a drastic occurrence. As popular as the NFL was 10yrs ago, it is even more popular today as unfathomable as that may seem. Madden is the only licensed NFL game in existence. When you take anyone of those factors alone you would think that Madden would be in a great position, yet with ALL of those factors happening which are extremely favorable and should be conducive to driving the brand to new heights, that 14mil number of Football videogamers that purchased a Football game 10yrs ago, has not only not grown, it's dwindled by anywhere from 7-9mil people. Amidst all of love that videgames and the NFL has gotten over the last 10yrs, they decided to stop buying them and they have not been replaced, let alone expanded upon.

Now I'm not saying that EA/Tiburon should necessarily be listening to OS or like minded sim gamers for advice, but who ever they are listening to isn't doing them much good either.

The title still sells well when compared to other most other AAA titles, but when compared to the target market that was there, for them to have fumbled their audience away the way they have, given how many advantages they have been blessed with, relatively speaking, it isn't the success you would think at first cursory glance.

# 122 Madwolf @ 06/06/14 02:00 PM

Doesn't look much different to me so far.

# 123 SageInfinite @ 06/06/14 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CM Hooe


	I'm not sure what you are referring to, but the uniform manufacturer switch was a BFD in the Madden NFL 13 build-up and I remember several press releases and blogs about it. Tiburon worked directly with Nike in making that switch happen and had early access to the teams' new uniforms. Granted, there were a few notable errors, most memorably the Chicago Bears' orange pants, but Tiburon was if anything ahead of the curve, at worst on the curve to that end.

I think he might be talking about the gloves. That's the only thing I can think of.

# 124 SmashMan @ 06/06/14 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBuddyHobbs


	I know Madden will probably never be SIM. But kicking and screaming is the only way they might pay attention.

Yeah. I mean it's worked so far, right?

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Originally Posted by CM Hooe


	I'm not sure what you are referring to, but the uniform manufacturer switch was a BFD in the Madden NFL 13 build-up and I remember several press releases and blogs about it. Tiburon worked directly with Nike in making that switch happen and had early access to the teams' new uniforms.

I think some of (if not all?) accessory designs are from the Reebok days. Don't quote me on that because I'm not a huge equipment guy so I couldn't tell you personally, but I think I've seen that mentioned.

# 125 howboutdat @ 06/06/14 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dghustla


	in those 15 seconds you see the same animations and the same routine play with the same bad AI that's been seen in the series for years. If you like madden then it's the status quo, if you don't like Madden gameplay or you're on the fence it most likely was underwhelming to you. 1 picture of Kap created more optimism about the game than their trailer prolly not what they intended. With that said there is still room for the game to be a solid product, I don't think most on here are judging the final product based on this trailer especially with E3 next week. But in terms of creating exciting about any aspect of the game other than graphics it just didn't do that in the eyes of most.

im not sure how anyone would be excited by a 15 second clip that cuts the scene every 3 seconds to another one. and there are numerous here already saying m15 is trash based off this 15 second clip. Personally i thought m25 on ps4 was the best madden ive played in a long long time. again its not perfect and no game is or ever will be . Some will just find faults no matter what. The game plays well in m25 , i run an online league , and have done so for years, so i think i might know if the game has improved or not from a true feel for the game view. I was tired of madden too, up until m13 . they showed improvement, and improved more on m25. so im just gonna have to actually play m15 before i can say its not gonna be any good or not. However, these few clips , dont really show you much of anything. Which is what i expected

# 126 SageInfinite @ 06/06/14 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by howboutdat


	im not sure how anyone would be excited by a 15 second clip that cuts the scene every 3 seconds to another one.

If that clip showed movement and interactions that resembled the NFL more than Madden, plenty of people would be excited. Look how excited people were by one screenshot. People are starving for something to be excited about. The majority of people here don't want to "hate on" Madden.

# 127 CM Hooe @ 06/06/14 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Only1LT


	Bottom line is that about 14mil people bought a Football videogame in 2004 when there were competing products. Fast forward to today and look at what we have. The landscape has changed. The gaming industry is exponentially bigger today than it was 10yrs ago. It's at a point where it's bigger than the movie industry and is widely accepted, in some form or another, by pretty much everyone. That is a drastic occurrence. As popular as the NFL was 10yrs ago, it is even more popular today as unfathomable as that may seem. Madden is the only licensed NFL game in existence. When you take anyone of those factors alone you would think that Madden would be in a great position, yet with ALL of those factors happening which are extremely favorable and should be conducive to driving the brand to new heights, that 14mil number of Football videogamers that purchased a Football game 10yrs ago, has not only not grown, it's dwindled by anywhere from 7-9mil people. Amidst all of love that videgames and the NFL has gotten over the last 10yrs, they decided to stop buying them and they have not been replaced, let alone expanded upon. Now I'm not saying that EA/Tiburon should necessarily be listening to OS or like minded sim gamers for advice, but who ever they are listening to isn't doing them much good either. The title still sells well when compared to other most other AAA titles, but when compared to the target market that was there, for them to have fumbled their audience away the way they have, given how many advantages they have been blessed with, relatively speaking, it isn't the success you would think at first cursory glance.

At one point it was estimated that one in three households in the United States had a Sony PlayStation2 console, and the console sold just over 155 million units worldwide lifetime. Comparatively speaking, the sales of the the XBOX 360 and PS3 _combined_ barely top that, and Madden also ships on two fewer platforms now given the discontinuing of the Nintendo console and PC releases.

Gaming is a bigger industry, yes, but the biggest advances commercially absolutely haven't been in the console space with the exception of the biggest blockbusters (Call of Duty, etc.). Mobile devices such as the iPhone and iPad, along with the unique Nintendo Wii motion-controlled console, introduced a huge pool of people from brand-new demographics into the universe of potential video game buyers beyond traditional console and PC gamers.

There's any number of reasons to explain how Madden sells compared to ten years ago beyond Madden itself, above are just a couple.

# 128 Only1LT @ 06/06/14 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by howboutdat


	well i guess when i see peps wanting to say how aweful m15 is gonna be , and how bad the gameplay already looks, after seeing about 15 seconds worth of tossed together , quick moving footage, is nothing more than some being close minded. You cant gather hardly anything from this "gameplay trailer" Most of whats being said ,is mostly being based off their past maddens they didnt like. Not the fact its been getting better since m13. As for the player lock camera, i only played the last ncaa demo, it was a camera angle you could choose that was behind the d player you picked, closer to field level, but alittle to far back from player imo. I TOTALLY agree with you on the part about needing a more 3rd person view to make the game more SIM. Ive said this for years. The normal overhead , see all of the field and everyone on it with nothing blocking your view, is UNSIM in itself and generates alot of unsim gameplay due to being able to see more than a real player could at once.Its not a true measure of ones football IQ as well as , your not seeing it as a real NFL player sees it. Im sure all qbs in NFL would love to see their games from that overhead view for this very reason. I personally would love a better on the field camera. In madden 10 co -op online they had it pretty close to how it needs to be , and you could switch players on d in the middle of a play. The main thing they needed to fix with that view then was allow the ability to look around your player. So im hoping one of the new 6 camera angles gives us a better on the field view myself, one for the reasons you mentioned , although as you noted if everyone doesnt have to use it , it only really helps the lobby players be bettter by having a cheating view of field while you play like a real football player view. The other reason i want this , i actually want to get a better feeling like im actually on a nfl field, playing in a nfl game.That madden 10 co-op gave me that feel more than any others ive seen. So for those reasons i hope they have a good camera angle on the field.

I hear you. I can't speak for anyone else, but there are things that I can discern about the end product just by looking at videos. I play a ton of games and have played every Madden game ever except the Apple II version. It isn't much of a stretch to be able to look at a vid and see CERTAIN aspects of the game that are unchanged, or... not good. If I had never played Madden before then I could see saying some things as being a snap judgement, but I think after 25yrs of playing the game, I'm qualified to at least make extremely educated guesses about much of what I see. Throw in that I usually never get contradicted by the end product and I feel even more confident in making assessments.

Aside from that, it's a trailer. EA wants me to have a positive opinion of the game by watching, so much so that I buy it, so why can't I have a negative opinion of it, just by watching?

Agree on the camera angle stuff. I'd kill for them to address the inherent unrealistic gameplay issues that come with the Skycam. I just don't see it happening. As it stands it would be a fun diversion and increase immersion, but if the game isn't based around it and is optional, it's pretty useless in a head to head sense. Quite disadvantageous too as I'm sure, almost no one will use.

# 129 michiganfan8620 @ 06/06/14 02:11 PM

The gloves seem like the same old ones, but the cleats appear to be updated for some players. In the Sherman screenshot, Demaryius Thomas is still wearing the LT cleats from like 7 years ago. Sherman however, appears to be wearing cleats from last season. Granted, they aren't the playoff ones that will probably be what most players will wear this year, but at least it is an update. And I don't get why the gloves haven't been updated. NCAA had updated gloves for 14 that had team logos and were the one's for the upcoming season.

# 130 JKSportsGamer1984 @ 06/06/14 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SageInfinite


	If that clip showed movement and interactions that resembled the NFL more than Madden, plenty of people would be excited. Look how excited people were by one screenshot. People are starving for something to be excited about. The majority of people here don't want to "hate on" Madden.

This! Well said.

# 131 aholbert32 @ 06/06/14 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBuddyHobbs


	Well depending on what happens at E3 they might really have to start listening. Competition benefits everybody. As evidence by Madden 2005 and NFL 2k5. Both great games.

Every year we do this. Are u really holding out hope that 2k is releasing an nfl game?

Also if that happens, the only thing that will change is sim players will go to 2k and the rest will stay with Madden.

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# 132 MajorSupreme @ 06/06/14 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SageInfinite


	If that clip showed movement and interactions that resembled the NFL more than Madden, plenty of people would be excited. Look how excited people were by one screenshot. People are starving for something to be excited about. The majority of people here don't want to "hate on" Madden.

I want to buy Madden. I really want the game to succeed. But I have not seen a reason to buy the game off retail these past two years. I think I will break down and buy it this year if I hear/see some good things at E3.

# 133 SageInfinite @ 06/06/14 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by michiganfan8620


	The gloves seem like the same old ones, but the cleats appear to be updated for some players. In the Sherman screenshot, Demaryius Thomas is still wearing the LT cleats from like 7 years ago. Sherman however, appears to be wearing cleats from last season. Granted, they aren't the playoff ones that will probably be what most players will wear this year, but at least it is an update. And I don't get why the gloves haven't been updated. NCAA had updated gloves for 14 that had team logos and were the one's for the upcoming season.

Those cleats look like the same ones in Madden 25.

# 134 GQVikesFan @ 06/06/14 02:21 PM

The sidelines seem to be the same. I wonder if the photographers and camera men will still be wearing shorts and shirts during snow games.

# 135 SageInfinite @ 06/06/14 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MajorSupreme


	I want to buy Madden. I really want the game to succeed. But I have not seen a reason to buy the game off retail these past two years. I think I will break down and buy it this year if I hear/see some good things at E3.

A majority of us would love to support, hype, and play Madden all year long. I couldn't care less if another NFL football game was made by another company if I felt like EA made the best product.

# 136 Only1LT @ 06/06/14 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CM Hooe


	At one point it was estimated that one in three households in the United States had a Sony PlayStation2 console, and the console sold just over 155 million units worldwide lifetime. Comparatively speaking, the sales of the the XBOX 360 and PS3 _combined_ barely top that, and Madden also ships on two fewer platforms now given the discontinuing of the Nintendo console and PC releases. Gaming is a bigger industry, yes, but the biggest advances commercially absolutely haven't been in the console space with the exception of the biggest blockbusters (Call of Duty, etc.). Mobile devices such as the iPhone and iPad, along with the unique Nintendo Wii motion-controlled console, introduced a huge pool of people from brand-new demographics into the universe of potential video game buyers beyond traditional console and PC gamers. There's any number of reasons to explain how Madden sells compared to ten years ago beyond Madden itself, above are just a couple.

That is fair. A little off though as well.

The number of PS3s sold is around 87mil worldwide. The number of 360s sold is just under that. Basically the same. The Wii sold 110mil IIRC. I'm not saying that there aren't people with both, but that's still an increase over the PS2 era numbers even if you added in the Gamecube and Xbox sales. Granted, given how much the industry has grown, the console space hasn't really grown as much as the mobile industry, I will not argue with you there, but it has grown.

So if, at worst, the console space has seen zero growth, but has just stagnated, that still does not paint a favorable picture for how a company that had a target audience of 14mil customers lost about 60% of it, when the industry experienced exponential growth in some sectors, it had no competition (more on that later), and it is based on one of the most popular and recognizable brands in this country (the NFL).

Again, compared to most AAA titles, Madden sells pretty well (ie a success), but to stop there and not look at all the other factors that surround this title, you aren't really understanding how unsuccessful they have actually been.

# 137 BezO @ 06/06/14 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by howboutdat


	im not sure how anyone would be excited by a 15 second clip that cuts the scene every 3 seconds to another one. and there are numerous here already saying m15 is trash based off this 15 second clip. Personally i thought m25 on ps4 was the best madden ive played in a long long time. again its not perfect and no game is or ever will be . Some will just find faults no matter what. The game plays well in m25 , i run an online league , and have done so for years, so i think i might know if the game has improved or not from a true feel for the game view. I was tired of madden too, up until m13 . they showed improvement, and improved more on m25. so im just gonna have to actually play m15 before i can say its not gonna be any good or not. However, these few clips , dont really show you much of anything. Which is what i expected

I was going to respond to a few of your statements, but this will do.

I haven't looked at the OS rules in a long time, but things tend to go smooth when folks keep their opinions on the games and off other members. Just saying.

But to respond, I know what football looks like and I know what changes I've been waiting for Madden to make. A few seconds of certain plays is all I need. Outside runs are one of those plays. What the o-line does and how the d-line reacts is one of the things I used to critique very hard. How the contain & force defenders react is another. Nothing's changed in regard to what I know should happen.

Show me a few seconds of a drop back pass and I'll instantly know if they've addressed my concerns on those types of plays. Show me a QB scrambling out of the pocket...

Your version and my version of plays well are different. Our expectations are different. Respect that and stop name calling. I'm not saying anything about you personally because you like what I feel is not much more than a prettier Tecmo Bowl.

# 138 Rams_3 @ 06/06/14 02:40 PM

It's looks like the Colin screen shot looks way different than the video we seen. Colin had more detail in his jersey, especially when u look at the shoulder pads. Maybe the video is from and earlier build. One last thing why come we still don't update the equipment. I guess that didn't make the transformation lol.

# 139 BigBadTom @ 06/06/14 02:40 PM

Im praying to god that the listed info above isn't the full feature list. It seems to be severely lacking in listed improvements

# 140 CM Hooe @ 06/06/14 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Only1LT


	So if, at worst, the console space has seen zero growth, but has just stagnated, that still does not paint a favorable picture for how a company that had a target audience of 14mil customers lost about 60% of it, when the industry experienced exponential growth in some sectors, it had no competition (more on that later), and it is based on one of the most popular and recognizable brands in this country (the NFL).

Just curious, where's you 14m number coming from? I assumed 2004 when Madden 05 and NFL 2K5 released, but those two games combined didn't sell 10m according to VGChartz and most certainly there was some crossover in sales between the two games; I know I bought both.

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