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Thursday25th Feb 2021
News Madden NFL 21 Coming to EA Play Next Week, Star Wars Squadrons in March
Flag on the play
Update: EA has announced more of what it has in store for its EA Play subscription service over the coming months, with Star Wars Squadrons also set to join the vault in March. There’s no word on when the dogfighting title will be available for members to download, but it’ll follow Madden NFL 21, which is slated for 2nd March...
Friday5th Feb 2021
News Madden NFL 21 Tips Kansas City Chiefs for Super Bowl LV
Mahomes to overcome Brady
The build-up to Super Bowl LV has been interesting to observe. The Kansas City Chiefs, with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback and offensive weapons like Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill, are the favourites – but you just can’t rule out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tom Brady, with six rings, knows how to get the job done, and...
Wednesday27th Jan 2021
News Madden NFL 21 Will Host This Year's Pro Bowl
It's in the game
For those of you who don’t know, the Pro Bowl is an annual exhibition match designed to celebrate the best players from the NFL each season. It sees the top stars and coaches from the NFC and the AFC duking it out in a one-off game, and historically takes place on the weekend before the Super Bowl. This year, of course,...
Friday8th Jan 2021
News Madden NFL 21 Adds SpongeBob SquarePants Stadium, Challenges, Clothing
Gameplay challenges inspired by Nickelodeon show
Update: As promised, EA Sports has released an update for Madden NFL 21 which goes further than we ever anticipated with the SpongeBob SquarePants content. As of today, you'll find a new arena in the yard: SpongeBob Reef-Top. This is, as you'd expect, packed with references to the Nickelodeon show...
Thursday7th Jan 2021
News Madden NFL 21 Makes Some Adjustments to Franchise Mode
Pick six
Back when Madden NFL 21 was under the microscope last year, EA Sports promised that it was committed to improving the popular Franchise Mode over the course of the season. Now as we near the NFL playoffs, the developer is rolling out a major update for the title that will make some minor but appreciated tweaks to the campaign. The headl
Thursday3rd Dec 2020
News Madden NFL 21 Throws a Quick Pass to PS5, Upgrade Available Now
Ahead of schedule
Just like FIFA 21, the PlayStation 5 upgrade for Madden NFL 21 is also available now. The next-gen version weighs in at 50.46GB, so it’s smaller than its PlayStation 4 counterpart, which bloated to around 70GB with patches installed. Obviously this next-gen version brings with it some major tweaks, like the integration of Next...
Wednesday18th Nov 2020
News Madden NFL 21 Improves Gameplay with NFL Next-Gen Stats on PS5
Next-gen stats
EA Sports has finally detailed Madden NFL 21 for the PlayStation 5, and its headline feature is the integration of NFL Next-Gen Stats. You may have heard about this while watching NFL broadcasts for the past five seasons. For those of you who don’t know, there’s a lot more going on with each player’s padding than protection from...
Saturday14th Nov 2020
News Madden NFL 21 PS5 Trophies Emerge, And EA Sports Couldn't Even Update the Icon
Sacked
You’ve just got to laugh, haven’t you? Madden NFL 21 has completely missed the PlayStation 5’s launch after the PlayStation 4 version secured Metacritic’s worst ever user score, and despite being due out on 4th December, we’re yet to see it in action. Well, now the Trophies have rolled out on Sony??
Friday6th Nov 2020
News Star Wars: Squadrons PS5 Patch Pales in Comparison to Xbox Series X Update
Other EA updates outlined, including Apex Legends
Electronic Arts has detailed the sort of enhancements PlayStation 5 owners can look forward to when it comes to its range of titles, and the results aren't entirely consistent. Apex Legends appears to come out on top the most with a performance and resolution boost up to 1440p, with even more...
Tuesday27th Oct 2020
News Madden NFL 21 Cuts to PS5 from 4th December, Free PS4 Upgrade
Rushing in fashionably late
Madden NFL 21 won’t be rushing to the PlayStation 5 in time for launch, but it will still reach the Endzone before Christmas, as EA Sports has attached a 4th December release date to its next-gen football game. While the playoff brackets should be starting to take shape by then, you’ll be able to enjoy all of the...
Tuesday25th Aug 2020
News Madden NFL 21 Sparks Fresh #FixMaddenFranchise Campaign
As EA Play trial gets ripped to pieces
Madden NFL 21 is nowhere near as bad as its Reddit community would lead you to believe, but football fans are frustrated with the state of the series. The new release attracted ire earlier in the year when it announced that the updates for Franchise mode expand to X-Factor abilities and an extended Wild Card...
Thursday13th Aug 2020
News Madden Embraces NFL Street with The Yard
New mode is all about backyard football
Madden NFL 21 will follow in FIFA’s footsteps and incorporate its own adaptation of the street-focused Volta football mode named The Yard. Inspired by backyard football, this brand new option introduces its own rules and progression, challenging you to develop your own avatar in 6v6 matches where the centre...
Saturday4th Jul 2020
News Madden NFL 21 Devs Comment As #FixMaddenFranchise Trends
But it has very little to say
EA Sports has commented on a social media campaign which trended earlier this week, as fans registered their dissatisfaction with Madden NFL 21’s improvements to the popular Franchise mode. Earlier this week, the publisher released a blog post outlining the additions and improvements
Wednesday1st Jul 2020
News Snoop Dogg to Star in Madden NFL 21's Rags-to-Riches Campaign
High school prospect to superstar
Snoop Dogg will make a cameo in Madden NFL 21’s revised Face of the Franchise mode, which will see you work your way up from high school prospect to bonafide NFL superstar. As part of a blog post, EA Sports has revealed how the campaign will expand upon last year’s effort, as you start out playing backup...
Saturday20th Jun 2020
Gallery Madden NFL 21 Screenshots Showcase Raytraced Helmets
A nice detail
Let’s hope these Madden NFL 21 screenshots are truly representative of the PlayStation 5 version of the game, because it looks ridiculous. Our favourite detail so far – aside from the rain lashing down on new Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady – is the way EA Sports is using raytracing to reflect entire stadiums on the...
Friday19th Jun 2020
News FIFA 21, Madden NFL 21 Will Use PS5's Controller to Heighten Immersion
Feel next level
If you buy FIFA 21 or Madden NFL 21 for the PlayStation 4, you’ll be able to upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version for free – and here’s what publisher EA Sports has in store for us. Both titles will use the new DualSense controller to provide “rich and responsive haptic feedback” that promises to let you “feel the rhythm...
News EA Sports Introduces PS5 Versions of FIFA 21, Madden NFL 21
No word on NBA Live 21, NHL 21
We can safely say this trailer features football and not annoy anyone in the process. This first look at FIFA 21 and Madden NFL 21 on the PlayStation 5 is surprisingly light on gameplay – especially when the two titles will launch later this year. Alas, they do look nice – even if it’s not especially clear how...
Tuesday16th Jun 2020
News Madden NFL 21 Owners Can Upgrade to PS5 from PS4 for Free
But there are a few catches
If you purchase Madden NFL 21 on the PlayStation 4, you’ll be able to upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version free of charge – assuming you claim your copy prior to the release of next season’s game. American football tie-ins tend to launch prior to the start of the season, so you’ll have until around August 2021 to...
Thursday7th May 2020
News Watch Six Seconds of Madden NFL 21 Next-Gen Gameplay
Into the endzone
Is it gameplay? Probably not, but that’s what EA Sports is describing this six-second look at Madden NFL 21 to be, so we’ll take the publisher’s word for it. Much of this trailer taken from Microsoft’s big Inside Xbox showcase centres on Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes but we are treated to a teensy glimpse of...
