The latest Madden 10 Roster includes the increase and decrease of Team ratings.  I don’t think this has ever happened before but is very refreshing, unless you are a Redskins fan who dropped a high 4 points.  Some of the big winners are obviously the 3-0 New Orleans Saints who went from a 75 to an 86, an 11 point differential.

This updates includes changes made to the depth chart, like Frank Gore being moved to #2 and Correll Buckhalter getting an increase and moving to #1 on Denver’s depth chart.

Continue on to view all of the details of changes made with the latest roster update:

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The first patch is now available for the PS3 according to PastaPadre.com and should be released for the 360 sometime today.  This 1st patch for Madden 10 has been in the works for a while and is much anticipated by the community at large.  The patch fixes some of the glaring issues with Madden 10 and another patch is in the works.

The Patch addresses the following issues:

* Added Super Bowl and Playoff field conditions in Online Franchise

- I haven’t seen the Superbowl yet for online franchise so I can’t say what difference this would make.

* Fixed false start griefing issue with online games

- I haven’t seen a lot of false starts online and frankly haven’t heard a lot of people complaining about it.

* Fixed video player issues (sometimes video would hang) in Online area

- The video player on EASportsworld.com has been a big issue with me as well as the next fix.

* Improved quality of uploaded video highlights

- This was just horrible.  I didn’t even want to upload any videos after seeing how bad they were.  Last years highlights were so much better in quality and I thought this year that they would provide more features.  Hopefully they will add the broadcast camera to the highlight package.

* Switched ranked online games to seven minute quarters

- Wow, 7 minutes.  I didn’t see anything wrong with the time before.  Maybe going to 6 would have been better.  I think 7 minutes is going to be way too long but I haven’t played it so I will post my thoughts tomorrow about how this affects the game.

* Random stability fixes

- I don’t know what to think of “Random Stability Fixes”.  I really hope this means the random times the game disconnects.  Over half of my losses have been disconnects apparently on me when I’ve been leading at that.  I’ve actually started giving mercy cause I don’t want the game to disconnect and give me the loss.

* Added broadcast camera

- The Broadcast camera gonna be pretty sweet. Now I hear that you’ll be able to play with it.  I’ll try to play a game with the broadcast camera and see how it goes.

* Tuned slider effectiveness

- Not really a big slider guy, but my friend says he’ll be testing that out because some sliders were just not effective when turned all the way down or up.

* Made fatigue affect ratings more

- I’m really interested to see how this will affect the gameplay if it affects it at all.  I’m real big on fatigue and it playing a crucial part of the game.  I can’t nothing more than someone bombing it to Moss 3 straight times and on the 4th time he’s just as fast and hands are just as good.  I think if done properly this will affect the running backs more than anything.  I think EA does a good job with the fatigue as far as subbing guys out, but a green Adrian Peterson should not be as effective as a dark orange Adrian Peterson.

* Tuned broken tackle chances

- I’m gonna miss breaking all those tackles with Matt Forte … lol.

* Reduced/removed holding on kick attempts

- definitely something that needed to be fixed.  Hopefully it is removed from the game.

* Improved-toe drag catch logic

- Maybe I don’t throw too many out routes or sideline catches but I haven’t seen any to drag catch to begin with so any improvement should be good.

* General pursuit improvements

- this was fixed with the last updated rosters as far as the offense taking bad pursuit angles after interceptions.  I haven’t seen that problem too much on defense.

* Man coverage improvements

* Fixed double pass online exploit

The two fixes I’m most excited to see are the fatigue affecting ratings.  I think this is something that is done right could greatly affect the gameplay and also force players to switch up their plays.  I’m also excited about the Man coverage improvements.  I don’t really know what to expect from the improved man coverage but I will definitely look at that to see how much improved it is.  One of the tests I will run is how good the person checking the RB out of the backfield will cover.

Here is a video of the new Broadcast Camera:

The biggest debate every year for Madden are the rosters and it brings up many questions also, like:  “How many times are they going to be updated?” “Who is the fastest player in Madden?” and the ever popular “Who the hell is doing the rosters for EA?”.  Well EA has created the Donny Moore’s Madden NFL Roster and Ratings Forum and it is the premier location for all roster and ratings discussions.  Donny Moore (Roster Guru for Madden) is calling on the fans for help.

We know many are disappointed (including myself) with EA’s announcement of how frequent the rosters will be updated but let’s at least make sure it’s right when it does come out.  Each team has it’s own thread.

You can view the forum here: http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/forums/show/402.page

According to PastaPadre, our good friends at EA will not be releasing the roster update this week.  EA says they will release this roster update with the anticipated content update for next week.

We don’t like to react prematurely to performance issues so we don’t plan to update the rosters this week. We will be back next week with a comprehensive update that includes key performance changes as well as any major depth chart adjustments. Looking ahead, we plan to update the rosters as needed throughout NFL season. Expect several updates per month as we evaluate player and team performance each week. Feel free to give me feedback via the forums or through Twitter to help shape the final roster.
- EA Sports

The details for the upcoming roster are now available from a few sources and we get to take a look at the changes that have been made.  The changes include everything from depth chart adjustments to jersey number changes.  One of the best things about this new roster update is the increase in pursuit ratings for all offensive players.  Since the release of the game this has been a glaring flaw in the game play.  I have personally returned about 60% of all interceptions back for a TD, mostly because the offensive guys just took horrible pursuit angles.

Continue on to check out all the changes !  Is there something or someone EA left out, let us know and we’ll pass on the info to Donny Moore.

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EA released Madden 10 for the iPhone yesterday and it is available to purchase from the iTunes store for $7.99.

I downloaded it yesterday and from what I’ve been able to play with so far looks really good (for an iPhone game).  EA Mobile is also announcing that “multiplayer” is soon to come, and that “roster updates” and “authentic jerseys” will be available via in-app purchasing in a later update.

I will have a full Review of Madden 10 for the iPhone up later today.

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According to the EA’s Inside Blog posted by Ian Cummings; the first Madden 10 patch is set to release as early as next week. This comes as a huge relief from those annoyed with some of the bugs in the game like holding on every other field goal which have probably cost me 10 plus games. Anyways, there is surprisingly a lot more fixes than I thought would be in the first patch but that may be the reason why it has taken this long to put one out.

Here is a list of fixes in the upcoming patch:

* Added Super Bowl and Playoff field conditions in Online Franchise

* Fixed double pass online exploit

What do you think about what was addressed and what should be included in the 2nd patch?

As a new owner of the iPhone 3GS, I was tuned in to Apple’s Rock n’ roll Event where they showcased new features, gadgets and other things in the iPod world.  So I’m following Engadget’s Live Blog from the event and low and behold they show screenshots from Madden NFL 10.

This year the NFL is celebrating their history by having teams dome their American Football League jerseys from the 60’s.  The NFL kicked off the Hall of Fame game with two members of the AFL (Bills and Titans) and now EA is doing their part in helping celebrate the AFL teams with AFL uniforms, trophies, and achievements but not without a cost.

Electronic Arts today announced downloadable content for their yearly gridiron rehash, Madden NFL ‘10. In the DLC dubbed the “Legacy Pack,” gamers can travel through time to the bell-bottomed 60’s and play as each of the eight original American Football League teams.

Not only will you be able to play as the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs (as the Dallas Texans), New England Patriots (as the Boston Patriots), New York Jets (as the Titans of New York), Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers and Tennessee Titans (as the Houston Oilers), but every team, and referees for that matter, will don their classic uniforms as well.

New Trophies and Achievments await football enthusiasts as well when the pack goes live September 24 priced at 560 MS Points or simply $6.99

(via Blast)

The NFL Season kicks off this Thursday night when the defending Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers host the Tenessee Titans.  The 53 man rosters have been set, but they are not set in Madden 10 and the Community is waiting feverishly for the new rosters to be released.  According to EA representatives they are trying to push out the new rosters as soon as possible and hopefully before Thursday night’s kickoff.

There were a boat load of transactions this past week to cut down to 53 and I know Donny Moore (EA Roster Guru) is hard at work so no worries there.  I think the more important thing than the new rosters is when a patch for some of the bugs and problems in the game.

I will keep you updated on everything as I hear them.