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• Happy Maddenoliday!

  Happy Maddenoliday! As you know, we've been raving about the game for the past 6 months and that can only mean so much, but the reviews are finally out and it has been such a relief to see that the critics agree (we're sitting around a 90 average... Posted Aug 14 2007, 10:37 PM | with 113 comment(s) Filed under: Ian Cummings, Game Play, Producer, Madden08

• Bluffing your plays on nextgen platforms

  What's up Madden fans, I hope you guys are awaiting "Maddenoliday" this year with as much anticipation as we are. Since we're getting so close to ship, I figured I'd address one of the concerns that I've seen on the boards regarding... Posted Aug 11 2007, 02:00 AM Filed under: Ian Cummings, Game Play, Producer

• What is Next Gen Blocking?

  Note from Ian Cummings: This week I thought VJ LeBlanc, a former offensive lineman (and the engineer that actually implemented all the new blocking logic) would be much better suited to writing a blog explaining all the new features and improvements with... Posted Jun 22 2007, 04:09 PM | with 345 comment(s) Filed under: Game Play

• Sideline Catches, a Return to Greatness

  Hello again faithful blog readers…welcome back for another installment of game play goodness by your old pal Ian Cummings. I was really happy to see the feedback from my last post regarding gang tackles, so here's another follow up for a highly requested... Posted Jun 15 2007, 06:17 PM | with 197 comment(s) Filed under: Game Play

• Gang Tackling in Madden NFL 08

  After the last blog post describing some of the shots from the marketing video, I went ahead and took some time out this week to try capture some of the new gang tackling stuff directly from my XBOX 360 here at my desk. I saw a few posts calling me out... Posted Jun 08 2007, 07:19 PM | with 258 comment(s) Filed under: Game Play

• Madden 08 Gameplay Trailer: The Devil is in the Details

  So I just got my head above water this week to actually take a look at the Madden 08 trailer that our marketing team put together. There is a ton of great footage in there, but it moves extremely fast, so I thought it might be cool if I went over each... Posted Jun 01 2007, 04:55 PM | with 211 comment(s) Filed under: Game Play, Video

• More Madden 08 News

  More Madden News Waiting for a build, and just thought I’d respond to some of the comments real quick: Item #1: Edit Player Item #2: Fantasy Draft Item #3: Giants & Black Shoes That is all. Posted May 14 2007, 01:41 PM | with 538 comment(s) Filed under: Madden, Game Play, Madden08, Features

• Gameplay 101: What I learned from Madden 97

  Hey Madden fans – I’m back again with another blog post. This time, I wanted to take it back a decade and look at gameplay 10+ years ago. It’s easy to get caught up in all the nextgen elements like mid-air collisions and gang tackling and ultra realistic... Posted May 07 2007, 08:24 PM | with 88 comment(s) Filed under: Game Play

• Producer Blog: What Drives Ian Cummings Crazy?

  Welcome all to my first production blog for Madden NFL 08. My name is Ian Cummings, and I am the producer responsible for gameplay for Madden NFL 08. You may have seen posts from me before – I’ve been in production since Madden 04, so I’ve given lots... Posted Apr 25 2007, 10:41 PM | with 293 comment(s) Filed under: Ian Cummings, Game Play, Producer