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A new Madden 08 Producer's Blog with EA's Danny Doeberling has been posted to the Madden site. It goes through some of the little hidden gems of Madden 08. It's a pretty fun read.. "Hey, what’s going on gamers? I’m Danny Doeberling, a producer on the gameplay team currently handling all things post play. I’m here today to talk about some of the fun stuff that I’m working on that I think you’ll enjoy stumbling on when the game finally gets to your living room. Every year, we always concentrate on how we can improve gameplay, including but not limited to the main features that we will be attacking this year. Trust me, we all get attached to different features during the planning stages and unfortunately they don’t all make it in the game (Read Ian’s first blog because he can attest to it). Once those things have been fleshed out we always try set aside a little time to do some of the cool hidden moments though. These are the things that the casual fan would say “wow how did I do that?” while the hardcore Madden player would say “wasn’t that was the celebration that he did in the third quarter of the playoffs to take the lead against the Jets?” That’s right - I’m talking about player specific celebrations. Every year we try to get reference of our favorite celebrations, get them at motion capture, and get them assigned to the player that did them. EA never really has done too much to publicize these, so I thought this would be a good forum to show some of these things off and get some of your ideas of what you want to see in the game. Let’s start with my favorite one. This is such a great video clip that makes me laugh every time I see it. It’s from Kelley Washington in the preseason, and definitely worth checking out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMuvjLcuvTI So, anyways this is definitely one we had to get in the game. Capturing this was not the easiest thing however. As you can see below, this one went through many multiple takes. I don’t think we ever got it perfect, but it’s pretty darn close – and our actors did the best they could. I think they enjoyed doing these a little too much too. Here is a sneak-peek of those sessions, and a shot of it in game for Madden NFL 08. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOV_aC0h570 Now if only we could have only played it in reverse like the video...maybe next year. Say what you will about Terrell Owens but the man knows how to celebrate. He owns the largest collection of player specific celebrations out of anyone in Madden. Feel free to use this knowledge to test your friends and then laugh when they can’t come up with the answer. This year we added another one to his arsenal and it comes from the Cowboys’ second touchdown against Houston. Here it is from start to finish… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I-UQQqfp90 Hopefully, you enjoyed a little peek into some of the things hidden underneath the surface of Madden NFL 08. Lastly, I also wanted to mention that I am a huge college football fan (C-A-N-E-S Canes!). Who knows, some of your favorite players might give a little nod to their alma maters in this year’s game. I’m not cracking…you’ll have to find those yourself. Now, I want to open it up to some discussion. What was your favorite player-specific celebration you have seen in Madden’s past? What celebration would you like to see in next year’s game? - Danny Doeberling"
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