Madden on the 360

[Crash]

Next-gen Madden premiering Saturday
EA unveiling new Madden with "photo-realistic" graphics during first hour of NFL Draft on ESPN.
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On Saturday morning, many gridiron faithful will gather round the tube for the NFL Draft to see which fresh-faced man-about-campus will suit up for their squad next year. The Bay Area looks to make major headlines that day, and not just because the San Francisco 49ers are expected to take Cal Berkeley quarterback with the number one overall pick. Redwood City-based publisher Electronic Arts is showing off the latest version of its top gun, Madden NFL 2006.

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EA today announced that it will debut the next-generation edition of Madden NFL Football in a 60-second spot this Saturday. The ad will be shown during the first hour of the NFL Draft, which begins 9am Pacific Daylight Time. The ad will only run once during the broadcast.

EA did not mention which next-generation console the footage would be from, but circumstantial evidence points towards the next Xbox, most commonly referred to as the Xbox 360. Microsoft's newest console will be unveiled on MTV May 12, and analysts believe it will be in homes in time for this year's Christmas. Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Revolution, on the other hand, aren't expected to be available until the second half of 2006.

"We have had a dedicated team working on next-generation Madden NFL football and we cannot wait for Madden fans to get a sneak peek at the experience that awaits them," said Frank Gibeau, Senior Vice President of North American Marketing for Electronic Arts.

As a teaser for its fans, EA is posting screenshots of its next-gen Madden on the game's Web page once per day until the TV ad debuts. The first screenshot (in the box above) shows a close-up of the head of one player, possibly a member of the Minnesota Vikings or Baltimore Ravens, as he is falling to the ground during a snowy game. The stadium in the background is in soft focus, but the detail on the face is quite impressive--the individual strands of hair on the player's thin moustache can be discerned as can his frosty breath.

By Tim Surette -- GameSpot
POSTED: 04/18/05 11:37 AM PST

looks like daunte caulpepper

[DarrenMcLeod]

Damn that thing can pump some impressive graphics.

[Null]

Not really madden on 360, Should just be titled Next Gen Madden (which is what it is titled everywhere else)
footage may be from xbox, but who really knows and it wont matter. its how madden is going to look on all 3 nex gen consoles.

[Perfect Stu]

if this ends up being a PS3 exclusive, **** will hit the fan

you cant really judge how well the game will look from that shot...but it's almost guarunteed to blow people away

[Crash]

apparently the game will look like that though, more like a painting than a CG looking game... good thing too, i'm tired of the CG looking graphics. a new screenshot per day until the game is revealed on saturday.

[Canyarion]

Imagine you had to render those characters. A hell of a job.

They should come up with a 3D scanner (I know they have those, but I don't think they use them for rendering) really fast.

[Jonbo298]

Looks better but not 'uber amazing' to me

[Canyarion]

You really can't say much from 1 close-up. You have to see the game in motion I think.

[Jonbo298]

You think so? *gasp*

[Crash]

day 2

[Null]

look pretty good, i especially like the snow. they look all different shapes and sizes of flakes instead of just a bunch of white dots.

[MuGen]

Circumstancial evidence points to the Next xbox....

I highly call that a confirmation that the next NFL 2006 from EA will be on the Xbox 360. But the game looks mad crazy.

[Canyarion]

Now if only this wasn't a sports game, I'd be interested in it.

[DarrenMcLeod]

Originally Posted by Crash

day 2

Is that a banana in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by DarrenMcLeod

Is that a banana in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

no that's just his huge bulge.

Still got nothing on the king of all cosmos...