OK, first things first, take a look at the Madden NFL 08 Stage Video from Gamespot.com.  Now at around the 7:30 mark or so they start talking about the ability to edit stadiums and what not, then they go into the fact that you can create your own custom teams via fantasy draf, which also includes Hall of Fame players.  No big deal right?  I mean, this was done before, but not with the Hall of Fame players.

Well, the thing they bring to the table now is the ability to take those created teams and created stadiums online! After they made the stunning declaration, the Madden producer (I forgot his name at the moment) also said that they have a pretty deep uniform editor as well. I think you can pick your logo, change the team colors, the uniforms, whether you want the logo on both sides of the helmet or not, etc. So, basically what Madden is going to have sounds like about 75% of the entire APF2K8 football game.  The thing that i really wished Madden had was the ability to actually have online leagues with those teams. 

Overall I think this is rather big news that has flown relatively under the radar at this point. 

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There's a new Ian Cummings Madden 08 Next Gen blog up HERE at EA Sports, and it looks like some good stuff.   He covers team specific celebrations, weather effects & how it will cause less agile players to slip in the mud/ice, new defender fakeout logic, and enhanced play action effects.

And, to top it all of, he's got video showcasing all of the above.

Be sure to check it out..
I can't wait to get to Orlando and see this game first-hand.

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"The largest adjustment that's been made to this year's title is the inclusion of Player Weapons, a new system that evaluates the skills and abilities of every single athlete on a team. Essentially the evolution of the Playmaker system from previous years, Madden 08 assigns one of 26 separate classifications to athletes that exemplify certain traits on the football field. Each one of these rankings, from the Precision Passing stat for Matt Hasselbeck to the Possession Receiver boost for Tony Gonzalez highlights actions that these athletes are well known for. Of course, there are the star players as well, who possess multiple skills and attributes that can't be classified by one simple award. That means that Go To Guy receivers like Randy Moss or Defensive Enforcers like Ray Lewis will standout as they shred offenses and defenses alike.."

Read full story HERE from IGN.com.

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"EA Tiberon has headed to the next-gen grid iron twice so far with less than stellar results. EA has often been criticized that once it snaked the exclusive NFL license, it would slow down the pace of adding new features or fixing issues because they didn’t have any competition. Low and behold in 2007, 2K comes back to foray with All-Pro Football, and now gamers finally have a Madden title that’s as feature rich as the last generation with a number of added features. Are the last two years of lackluster Madden forgiven after our play sessions with Madden NFL 08? Yes and no..."

Check out the full story HERE from GameInformer online.

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