EA Have announced that Madden NFL 11 is out now on both the iPad and iPhone. USA Prices were not provided, but the iPhone version of Madden NFL 11 costs £4.99 and the iPad version costs £7.49. The Main Features of Madden NFL 11 are:
Win With Defense – Total Defensive Control delivers the fun on defense. Play both sides of the ball with equal intensity with the all-new “Total Defensive Control.” TDC allows players to pause the action, position their defense and deliver game-changing hits like never before.
Quick Play Decisions – With the new GameFlow playbook based on the console game’s new feature, players spend less time in the playbook and more time on the field. Keeping the game’s momentum going and shortening overall time per play is perfect for gaming on the go.
Control the Action – With the innovative feature called “Hot Routes Everywhere,” players pick almost any football player pre-snap and literally draw their movement on the field while creating the play on the go. This year, draw routes on passing and running plays, along with defense.
Graphics and Controls Befitting the Game – With HD-quality graphics for iPad, optimized graphics taking full advantage of the new Retina display and 3GS maximized visuals, football players rumble into action in authentic stadiums as gamers get drawn deeper in the experience. Controls are maximized for each device including a unique passing wheel designed exclusively for iPad.
Unmatched Authenticity on Mobile Devices – With 32 NFL teams in authentic stadiums, choose from updated rosters featuring nearly 2,000 real players even seeing players’ names on the their jerseys in the iPad version.
Play Your Way – Whether playing rivals via Bluetooth on the iPod touch or jumping right into a solo game, Madden NFL 11 delivers like never before. Play through an entire 16-game schedule in Season Mode making trades and tracking stats for a team and the entire league. In Playoffs Mode, replay last season’s historic playoffs all the way to the Super Bowl.
Sony has revealed that there will be a Madden NFl 11 PSP Bundle coming out on 10th August. for $169.99, the Bundle comes with a PSP 3000 and a copy of Madden NFL 11.
EA have revealed the 23 tracks that make up this years Madden NFL 11 Soundtrack. The Soundtrack is made up from Original Tracks, Cover Versions, and Team Fight Songs. The complete in-game soundtrack for Madden NFL 11 includes:
Original Recordings:
AC/DC – Thunderstruck
Archie Eversole – We Ready
Blur – Song 2
Bush – Machinehead
Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle
Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil’ Wayne – Let It Rock
Kiss – Rock and Roll All Nite
Ozzy Osbourne – Let Me Hear You Scream
Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train
The Hives – Tick Tick Boom
Todd Rundgren – Bang the Drum
Ying Yang Twins featuring Homebwoi – Halftime
Cover Versions:
Rock N Roll Part 2 – as made famous by Gary Glitter
We Will Rock You – as made famous by Queen
Crowd Chant – as made famous by Joe Satriani
Kernkraft 400 – as made famous by Zombie Nation
Team Fight Songs:
Chicago Bears – Bear Down Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions – Gridiron Heroes
Green Bay Packers – Go Packers Go!
Miami Dolphins – Miami Dolphins #1
Minnesota Vikings – Skol Vikings
Philadelphia Eagles – Fly Eagles Fly
Washington Redskins – Hail to the Redskins
Press Release
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today unveiled the music track listing for Madden NFL 11. This year’s soundtrack features 23 tracks that recreate the ultimate live gameday experience via a collection of crowd favorites, stadium classics, and official NFL team fight songs.
After 10+ years of being a foremost showcase for introducing new artists – including Franz Ferdinand, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, Yellowcard, Wolfmother, Jet, The Bravery, B.o.B., Good Charlotte, OK GO, Fallout Boy and 30 Seconds To Mars – the Madden NFL 11 soundtrack focuses on stadium authenticity with classic fan-favorites by AC/DC, Queen, KISS, Ozzy Osbourne (including his new hit “Let Me Hear You Scream”), Guns N’ Roses, The Hives, Gary Glitter, Blur, Ying Yang Twins and Todd Rundgren. Adding to the unprecedented authenticity are official team fight songs of the Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins and more.
“The term ‘Madden Music’ has come to mean music that matches the intensity of the video game,” says said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing for EA. “This year, we wanted the music to not only define the game, but also the stadium experience. These are the classics that consistently bring NFL crowds to their feet. It’s an exciting new audio direction for Madden NFL, one that we know all fans will respond to. There is nothing like the experience of live football in a packed stadium, and the Madden NFL 11 soundtrack absolutely brings that excitement home.”
The complete in-game soundtrack for Madden NFL 11 includes:
Original Recordings:
AC/DC – Thunderstruck
Archie Eversole – We Ready
Blur – Song 2
Bush – Machinehead
Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle
Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil’ Wayne – Let It Rock
Kiss – Rock and Roll All Nite
Ozzy Osbourne – Let Me Hear You Scream
Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train
The Hives – Tick Tick Boom
Todd Rundgren – Bang the Drum
Ying Yang Twins featuring Homebwoi – Halftime
Cover Versions:
Rock N Roll Part 2 – as made famous by Gary Glitter
We Will Rock You – as made famous by Queen
Crowd Chant – as made famous by Joe Satriani
Kernkraft 400 – as made famous by Zombie Nation
Team Fight Songs:
Chicago Bears – Bear Down Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions – Gridiron Heroes
Green Bay Packers – Go Packers Go!
Miami Dolphins – Miami Dolphins #1
Minnesota Vikings – Skol Vikings
Philadelphia Eagles – Fly Eagles Fly
Washington Redskins – Hail to the Redskins
Madden NFL 11 will be available on August 10th, 2010 for the Xbox 360® video game system from Microsoft, PlayStation®2 and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment systems, Wii™, and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system. Madden NFL 11 will also be available for download globally on mobile platforms including iPod® touch and feature phones.
Madden NFL 11 is developed in Orlando, Florida by the EA Tiburon studio, which also produces NCAA® Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR®, and EA SPORTS™ MMA.
For more information about Madden NFL 11 please visit maddenNFL.easports.com.
All player participation has been facilitated by NFL PLAYERS, the licensing and marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players Association.
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About Electronic Arts
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EA have released a new trailer for Madden NFL 11. this trailer is in-game and shows in-game action from a first person view. it shows a player going from the team bus, to the changing room, to the pitch, to scoring.
EA Have released a new developer interview for Madden NFL 11. this video focuses on Online Team Play, an evolution of last years Co-op Play. Team Play now supports up to 3 players on each team, with the ability to communicate with each player using a mic, meaning you can now play your team with the 3 of you against an opposing team with 3 human opponents. the developers talk about how being a line back means you get to control them whilst the other members of your team control other aspects. there are also in-game performance goals you can aim for whilst playing in a certain position, and obtaining these goals you ability and ratings improve. the boosts you earn in a game are carried into other games and continues to improve.
EA have released a new developer interview for Madden NFl 11. in this interview they discuss gameplay. they talk about how people unfamiliar with the series can pick up and just play due to the games gameflow, whilst more experienced players will benefit from the gameplay's locomotion and what you can do with it. the extra animation they are putting in the game will benefit both new players and experienced players. They also discuss the AI in the game, how they've worked on it so players do what you expect them to do, therefore making it a better experience for any player.
EA have released new screenshots and a video for Madden NFL 11. the Video is a developer interview which focuses on the sound of the game. they discuss how in Madden 10 they had added things like banners but ultimately they hadn't added appropriate sounds to the game. In Madden NFL 11, they set out to add the appropriate music that's used in stadiums, meaning they have licensed songs. They also discuss how they bought in Gus Johnson to bring excitement for the Play by Play Commentary, which they also had professional writers come and and write. They discuss how they moved away from pointless comments in game that have no bearing on whats happening, and added personality to facts.
EA have released 2 new videos for Madden NFL 11. these videos are interviews with some of the developers behind the game. the first video discusses some of the favourite features in the game, whilst in the second video they discuss what happened when the team moved from Madden NFL 10 to Madden NFL 11 and what new features began to be added. during both talks, footage from Madden NFL 11 is shown to highlight some specific things that are mentioned.
EA have released a new trailer for Madden NFL 11. this trailer details 3 main improvements to the game, the game has been made simpler, it takes less time to get through a match, and more robust online features and character animations. this trailer is made from in-game action to highlight each point.
EA have released new screenshots for Madden NFL 11 as well as the boxart for Madden NFL 11. The Boxart confirm that the game is coming out on the Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Playstation Portable, Nintendo Wii, And Xbox 360. The Screenshots released appear to be in-game, but don't appear to be from in-game action.
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