EA Sports has released the soundtrack for Madden 12, as they continue to preview the upcoming release. After focusing on team-specific fight songs and in-stadium music last year, the Madden team has returned to a more traditional, hip-hop focused playlist for ’12. Included here are Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Common, A Tribe Called Quest and [...]

EA Sports announced upgrades to Madden Ultimate Team in a release today, with the biggest announcement centered around the ability to make trades. It’s a feature that many in the community asked for in the past, and Madden 12 will finally allow gamers to make one-for-one deals. Ultimate Team will also feature “Legendary Packs” in [...]

With Madden 11 in the rear-view mirror and Madden 12 on the horizon, it’s time to take a look at players who took big leaps last season. Below, their original Madden 11 rating are listed, along with their current, end-of-season marks. All of these players will clearly be much improved for Madden 12. Drop your [...]

In the latest edition of the “Virtual Playbook” series for Madden 12, EA Sports delivers more information on the new Dynamic Player Performance feature. The video includes Reggie Bush and Marshall Faulk discussing the new feature, along with highlights of both players in Madden 12. While we’d still like to see it in action, the [...]

Now that the NFL draft has come and gone, it’s time to look at the potential impact rookies on the defensive side on the ball in Madden 12. We previewed this group of players before their selections, but some have moved up and down based on their teams and their draft positions. We also took [...]

In the lead up to the release of Madden NFL 12, EA Sports has dropped another “Virtual Playbook” video that takes a look at changes and improvements to franchise mode. It’s one of the better videos from EA during this hype period, and the Madden team has seemingly provided at least some of the more [...]

The 2011 NFL Draft has now come and gone. So for all of you Madden junkies out there, it is now time to take a look at how the top players will fare on their teams. Some highly rated players will be relegated to backup duty in the pros, while other late round steals could [...]

The guys at EA Sports have spent the last couple weeks releasing new plays (or sometimes old plays in new formations) through the Madden 12 facebook page. There are 25 in total, and each one is specifically tailored to an NFL squad, accompanied by a brief description of how that team used the play in [...]

EA Sports has posted early details on what gamers can expect to see in Madden 12, dealing specifically with supposed improvements from last year’s title. The new and/or improved features include smarter defensive AI, more realistic tackling, custom playbooks and various presentation upgrades. The full rundown is below, from the Madden 12 blog: Playbooks & [...]

It’s official – Peyton Hillis will be the cover athlete for Madden 12, beating Michael Vick in the final vote