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Madden NFL 18

Madden NFL 18 is the first game in its franchise to use the Frostbite engine. The game also introduced a new story mode titled Longshot.
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Madden NFL 18 slider guide for realistic American football

In-game screenshot of an Eagles player being tackled by his opponents.
Madden NFL 18 is not the best rendition of EA's American football simulators, but it's far from being a bad game. Probably the worst thing about it is its wrong sense of realism. However, this can be fixed by changing the game's sliders.

EA announces livestream and donations for Jacksonville, gets sued

A screenshot of Travis Kelce wearing his home uniform in Madden NFL 19.
Electronic Arts have announced they would be hosting Jacksonville Tribute Fund on 06 September 2018 where they would also donate $1 million to victims and their families. Turns out one victim sued them before the event could happen.

Further Madden tournaments cancelled due to Jacksonville shooting

Two American football players about to collide on a playing field.
EA has released an official statement following the Jacksonville shooting, where the company's CEO, Andrew Wilson, announced the remaining three Madden tournaments are going to be cancelled due to EA revising esport event security.

Madden NFL 19 vs Madden NFL 18 graphics comparison

A New York Giants' quarterback celebrating after a successful touchdown.
It’s a Frostbite engine battle in our newest graphics comparison where we take a look at EA's Madden NFL 19 and its prequel. It's pretty much the same game if you ask us, but maybe we're going blind. Watch our new video and be the judge.

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy tops the UK sales charts

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is the sixth PlayStation exclusive to debut at number one this year. Crash Bandicoot fell to number three. F1 2017 and Madden NFL 18 both debuted in the top five, almost matching sales of last year’s editions.

Is NFL 2K5 better than EA's American football game series?

Screenshot of a quarterback making a run.
As the EA licensing grip on the NFL seems to never weaken, what alternatives are there for American football fans? Is NFL 2K5 the most valid one? We blew the dust off our PS2 and gave this old school goody a spin to answer this question.

EA's Q3 FY18 financial results show that some people still play The Sims 4

American football player waving to the crowd in Madden NFL 18
EA has shared its preliminary financial results for the fiscal quarter that ended in December, 2017. Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wilson said that players have clocked in 'hundreds of millions of hours in our games across console, mobile and PC'. The Sims 4 player base has grown 35 percent.

Madden NFL 18 Longshot ending fail

Madden's first-ever story mode, Longshot, is very reminiscent to that of the NBA 2K series. EA really did a great job portraying the story of an NFL's prospect's road to the Draft. However, it's not all so perfect. Watch our video to see the graphics fail we got with the story's ending.

Madden NFL 18 vs Madden NFL 17 graphics comparison

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It's the Ignite engine versus the Frostbite engine in our newest graphics comparison video where we take a look at EA's Madden NFL 18 and its prequel. Watch our video to see all the visual differences in motion.

Madden NFL 18 available now

American football player waving to the crowd in Madden NFL 18
EA Sports released the Standard Edition of Madden NFL 18 today. The game comes equipped with all kinds of enhancements and a story mode. Online team play will be available via MUT Squads.