It isn’t too early to start thinking about Madden 17. The game may still be months away but the team at EA Sports is already hard at work. Below, we have compiled every possible piece of information regarding the upcoming Madden NFL 17 game.
Madden 17 First Trailer
Madden 17 Pre Order Options
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Madden NFL 17 Standard Edition ($59.99)
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Madden NFL 17 Deluxe Edition ($79.99)
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Madden 17 Release Date
EA Sports has confirmed that Madden 17 will be released on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016. EA Access subscribers will get to play early as usual.
Madden 17 Cover Athlete
The Madden 17 cover athlete was announced on Thursday, May 12, on ESPN on the 3 PM PST/6 PM EST edition of SportCenter. Rob Gronkowski will be on the cover.
Madden 17 Features
Madden 17 Offense Improvements
We’ve added a tiered system to the types of special moves different players are able to pull off – depending on their attributes, ratings and speed. So now, expect your bigger bruising backs to be more effective with truck moves and stiff arms, while smaller, shiftier backs have more effective jukes and spins. Now don’t worry if you’re not a magician yet on the sticks.
New Ball Carrier UI Prompts help teach moves available to you, while the new Path Assist helps you navigate and anticipate down field. Additionally on lower skill levels, you can put the work on us and we will pick the appropriate moves for you, unlocking the fun for all of our players.
Madden 17 Defense Improvements
While the new tools on offense make you a better, more creative ball carrier, the New Defensive AI System is built on up to date NFL Strategies – such as Gap Play, Force Defenders and improved Zone Coverages. It’s time to force your opponents to stop being so one dimensional.
New Gap Play AI brings a new level of NFL authenticity and strategy to your defensive teammates. Each of your teammates has a gap assignment on run defense that puts them in position to better defend the run. Force defenders protect the outside of the field, pushing the ball carrier back inside allowing cut back defenders to make the big play. Finally Zone Coverage has been completely overhauled, with the addition of 8 new zone concepts never before seen in Madden.
Defenders have more awareness of threats to each zone and can pattern match receivers, creating defensive counters to stop virtually every passing concept. It’s our most realistic AI to date and it’s across the entire field.
Madden 17 Special Teams Improvements
Special Teams, the 3rd phase of football, is where big games are often won and lost. For the first time years we’re bringing the excitement back to special teams. A New Kick Meter is designed to increase the challenge of the kicking game like we see in today’s NFL.
Additionally, the ability to ice the kicker allows you to turn up the pressure on those late game winning field goal attempts. New trick plays and a new block kick mechanic add new elements to the risk and reward of Special Teams.
New Madden 17 Ground Game
Experience the most balanced gameplay to date on offense making you a better, more creative ball carrier, while new defensive AI puts your teammates into position to stop the run or passing game.
Madden 17 Franchise Mode
Take your team all the way in the deepest Franchise mode to-date, putting you at the center of your team’s Championship run.
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Special Teams Improvements
Special teams finally being addressed with Madden 17. New more difficult kick meter, icing the kicker, trick plays, and block kick mechanic
Madden 17 Resources
- Madden 17 Ball Carrier Special Moves
- Madden NFL 17 Defense Changes
- 5 Best Madden 17 Teams
- 3 Madden 17 Sleeper Teams You Will Want To Use
- Madden 17 Offense Tips (Coming August 2016)
- Madden 17 Defense Tips (Coming August 2016)
- Madden 17 Strategy Guides and eBooks (Coming August 2016)
Madden NFL 17 Screenshots
The first Madden 17 screenshots can be seen below.
Console Availability
Madden 17 will be available on the XBOX One, PlayStation 4, XBOX 360, and PlayStation 3.
Madden 17 Wishlist
Join hundreds of other Madden fans by leaving your comments below on what you’d like to see in Madden 17. Whether it is the return of an old game mode, cleaning up a specific problem you have with gameplay, or improvements to an existing feature, let the community know what you want to see.
This would make a true amazing career
And what if when you were an owner you could hire yourself as the head coach like Paul Brown or George Halas.
I support the idea of hiring coordinators and position coaches but we should be able to take over responsibility and be coordinator ourself. But give us all these options
Please bring back Game face or the equivalent. Or at the very least have more options as far as manipulating the existing facial templates.
As an Owner, you should be able to choose the details of your Stadium and make decisions as to the name, with Pros and Cons built in such as Advertising Revenue/Seat licenses etc.
If you have a selection of 8 Cities to relocate, is it outside of the realm of possibility to expand the league to more teams than current?
If I’m a GM, and I feel I could do a great job as a Coach, who’s to say I can’t hire myself?
I should be able to hire my Defensive/Offensive/Special Teams Coordinators, Strength/Conditioning coaches, Scouts etc. The possibility to offer a Head Coach an Offensive Coordinator job because I threw a truckload of money at him and want him to focus on one side of the ball should be a possibility.
Draft/Scouting. Really, it should be similar to 2k BBall where I give the scout the parameters and they do the work for me. The effectiveness of the scout has a direct relationship to the quality of the report. I want to build my team from the ground up through the draft? I better spend some money on the scouting department. And maybe hire 3 or more scouts if necessary. The final call will be with me naturally, but maybe I visit only 6 or 7 Pro Days so I have to choose my schools/regions I visit wisely, thus adding to some of the complexity and realness to the game. And maybe I can find some diamonds in the rough, but I can’t blatantly see all of them because I have a limited visiting schedule.
Let’s have a real Big Board as far as the Draft is concerned that I can update and make changes to as the Season progresses.
I’m sure I can come up with others but this is the first time I’ve seen this Site so it’s off the top of the head right now.
Thanks.
Oh, I like the idea of the Ring of Honour celebration.
Let’s have all the records available as well with progress listed as far as beating the next great player from the past. If my Top Receiver just acquired more receptions than the great Tim Brown, they should pause the game for that.
Somebody breaks 2k yards rushing/receiving? Commentators should probably say something.
Somebody breaks Calvin Johnson’s receiving record (Lions fan forever) maybe the likeness of Calvin is there in attendance?
Thanks
How about multiple announcers depending on the game not just phil and the other guy how about tasker and others, how about at the superbowl actually have a half time show,
You should be able to customize your uniforms in MUT mode. Allow one create-a-player on your MUT team and solo challenges to increase his attributes.
How come when I create my player my name never said madden do everything else but that I have been a fan for as long as the first madden was released in I never thought that they would still over look that
How bout bringing in a HeadCoach 09 feature where you can literally create plays/playbook from scratch. Creativity is limited to that of the game developers who oversee the plays introduced each year. If we can already customize a playbook and essentially combine various schemes from various coaching minds why not let us create our own plays. It would certainly make Madden more enjoyable especially online play which gets quite vanilla toward summer.
Can I just finally be able to play with legends in my Connected Franchise please? Just have a roster pool of legends that I can just add to any team’s roster. It’ll be greatly appreciated.