Madden 18 News, Info, Features, Trailers, Release Date

majesty95

Admin
Staff member
It's that time of the year again! Madden 18 info is starting to drop. As we have the past three years (Madden 17, Madden 16, Madden 15), we will keep you up-to-date on all of the latest news and info regarding Madden 18.

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Madden 18 Release Date

August 25, 2017 (Friday)
G.O.A.T Edition - August 22, 2017 (Tuesday)
EA Access (XBOX ONE) - August 17, 2017 (Thursday)

Official Madden 18 Trailers



Madden 18 Features and Details

From Amazon

  • Powered by Frostbite Madden Like You've Never Seen Before
  • Play Now Live
  • Play the best real world NFL match ups each week
  • Target passing
  • Play Styles - Arcade/Simulation/Competitive
  • Coverage Assignment
  • Coach Adjustments
  • Favorite Ways To Play MUT and Franchise
Madden NFL 18 takes a significant visual leap with the power of the Frostbite engine. See stunning new stadium exteriors surrounded by vast cityscapes and watch the spectacle of NFL game day come to life in the most photo realistic game to date. Play each match up to your specifications by selecting from three new Play Styles or play the best real world match ups each week in Play Now Live! With the introduction of even more ways to play, coupled with your favorite modes, Madden Ultimate Team and Franchise, this is Madden like you've never seen before.

From Madden 18 Website

PLAY NOW LIVE
Take the field with your favorite team or play the best weekly matchup using live updates containing the latest rosters, custom commentary and up-to-date stats from NFL.com then continue your season all the way to the Super Bowl from Play Now.

PLAY STYLES
Play the game you want by selecting from three new and unique play-styles catering each matchup to your specifications.
  • Arcade - Action packed excitement filled with spectacular plays and scoring with limited penalties.
  • Simulation - True to player and team ratings using authentic NFL rules and gameplay.
  • Competitive - Your stick skills are key, earn big rewards for your skill or receive bigger penalties.
TARGET PASSING
For the first time ever, no longer are you tied to throwing at your open wide receiver. Throw to who you want, in the exact spot on the field with all-new Target Passing, giving you, ultimate control over where the ball is thrown.

COACH ADJUSTMENTS
Customize the AI to fit your game plan and make situational changes to your strategy on the fly as the game demands it.

BUILD, PLAY, AND WIN WITH ULTIMATE TEAM
Play games, collect rewards, and upgrade your team with daily, fun, and engaging content updates including legendary NFL players exclusively found in MUT. Continuously craft your squad to elite status on the road to building your Ultimate Team dynasty.

CREATE YOUR DYNASTY
Play weekly full game matchups or get through a season quickly by playing as just the offense, defense, or key moments from the game. Join up with other players and battle through the season in a fully connected league experience. Choose to play and manage your Franchise from your smart phone using the Madden Companion App.


Madden 18 Pre-order Details

From Amazon and PlayStation Store

Pre-order today and receive up to $50 in additional value including three days early, full game access to Madden NFL 18: G.O.A.T. Edition. Start building your dynasty on day one with one of five Elite G.O.A.T. players, an Elite Player from your favorite NFL team, 12 Squad Packs, 2500 contracts and one uniform pack in Madden NFL 18 Ultimate Team, the complete NFL team-building mode where you build, play and win with your ultimate team of today's NFL superstars and legends.

Elite G.O.A.T. Edition Players
  • Tom Brady
  • Barry Sanders
  • Jerry Rice
  • Ray Lewis
  • Deion Sanders

Madden 18 Videos

3-on-3 Team Play in Madden 18


Madden 18 Best-on-Best Defensive Assignments


Madden 18 Spectator Mode

 
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woodsmall12

All-Star
So 3 on 3 does very lil for me to be honest ... I'm thinking NBA Jam or NFL Blitz

The graphics in that trailer are really polished and the lighting is next level (awesome)

Anxious to see how defensive assignments work ... that is big news in itself but gut reaction says that implementation will break something else lol

Target passing? Similar to the cone passing years back or is this involve the joystick even more with leading a receiver? Could be similar to MLB the show when aiming a throw where is slows down time for a few seconds?
 

majesty95

Admin
Staff member
I'm kind of concerned about target passing as well. I don't really want the old vision cone back. But I would like to lead guys better. Will be interesting to see how that plays out. Also, hoping that defensive assignments work well. I can see the difficulty in it. Hopefully after two years of working on it they have it nailed down. I think 3-on-3 is going to be 11-on-11 but you can have 3 users on each side of the ball. Just a guess. 2-on-2 team play from PS2 days worked liked that.
 

Burns

Hall of Famer
Heinz Field in Madden 18
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woodsmall12

All-Star
Heinz Field in Madden 18
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Just wondering if this will just be a picture inserted like MLB the show between innings and in this case maybe to start the game ... love the look and feel of it but if the rest of the game plays out like this than prepare to have ur mind blown
 

majesty95

Admin
Staff member
Just wondering if this will just be a picture inserted like MLB the show between innings and in this case maybe to start the game ... love the look and feel of it but if the rest of the game plays out like this than prepare to have ur mind blown

I'm guessing its part of the pre-game intro. That might even be for a playoff or Super Bowl game. But they've definitely put a lot into this. I'm going to bet that the reason we haven't seen as many improvement in the past few iterations of Madden was because they've been dedicating a lot of resources to 18. I feel pretty good that this will be the best Madden ever feature wise. Hopefully with the different gameplay styles it will be gameplay wise as well.
 

majesty95

Admin
Staff member
ID the Mike was a new feature that's been talked about quite a bit. MUT Squads is obviously new and very popular. There's also new WR/DB mechanics that were mentioned on Twitter.
 
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