{"id":43383,"date":"2023-01-02T16:12:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T16:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/we-all-need-to-stop-buying-the-madden-video-game\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T16:12:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T16:12:10","slug":"we-all-have-to-cease-shopping-for-the-madden-online-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/we-all-have-to-cease-shopping-for-the-madden-online-game\/","title":{"rendered":"We all have to cease shopping for the Madden online game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 eLNveM align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"8256\" data-height=\"4644\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:8256px\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 dnhHtZ js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\">\n<div><img alt=\"EA Sports lost a whole lot of Madden 23 files over the holiday.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(max-width: 25em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(max-width: 37.31em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 37.37em) and (max-width: 49.94em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em) 800px,&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 63.75em) and (max-width: 85.19em) calc(66.5vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;800px&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;\" draggable=\"auto\" data-chomp-id=\"7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-alt=\"EA Sports lost a whole lot of Madden 23 files over the holiday.\" data-anim-src=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 hxeMec caption\">EA Sports misplaced a complete lot of Madden 23 recordsdata over the vacation.<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 ikKPtM has-caption\">Image<!-- -->: <!-- -->Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/7479b4fb8f7e500f7a8189d5f60fe80f\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"8256\" data-height=\"4644\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Sports video video games are notoriously terrible. Rarely something about them adjustments from yr to yr except for roster updates and an occasional graphics overhaul. Gameplay stays comparatively the identical, thus the enjoyable stays about the identical as effectively. Actually, the enjoyable could also be reducing as a number of sports activities franchises flip their consideration to money-making modes like Ultimate Team or Diamond Dynasty, neglecting the modes that give the video games a public enchantment. <!-- -->EA Sports\u2019 Madden NFL sport is arguably the worst offender. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">I don\u2019t should say how low the Madden franchise has fallen lately. Search YouTube and also you\u2019ll discover a library of creators with in-depth movies concerning the unprecedented decline in high quality of Madden video games. You may in all probability do this with any sports activities franchise \u2014 FIFA, NBA 2K, MLB: The Show. Even a collection as beloved because the NHL collection has seen a substantial decline in shopper scores lately. However, with the recognition of soccer in America, Madden has roughly turn into the poster baby for sports activities video video games\u2019 mediocrity, and this previous week, Madden might have made their greatest blunder ever, an actual critical whoopsy-daisy, if you&#8217;ll.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 fvPqJk\" id=\"h333\">Madden\u2019s Christmas blunder<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">If you\u2019re not up-to-date with Madden information, I don\u2019t blame you. I haven\u2019t performed <em>Madden 23 <\/em>since like Week 4 of the present NFL season, and I solely purchased it as a result of I\u2019m a weak-willed particular person who succumbs to see stress approach too shortly. However, I hope you\u2019ll nonetheless get upset once you understand what Madden did to its consumer base.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1607520671348961280&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1607520671348961280\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">It all began on December 26, when Madden gave its customers a defective franchise mode for Christmas. I assume they had been all on EA\u2019s naughty checklist for not stealing different individuals\u2019s bank cards to purchase extra MUT packs, I\u2019m undecided. Regardless, for some unknown purpose, individuals had been having bother logging into Connected Franchise Mode, which is the one mode some individuals, together with myself, play these days on Madden. It\u2019s a method to conduct seasons with mates and play towards one another in a \u201crealistic\u201d setting. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">If I can\u2019t play related franchise mode, I\u2019m not taking part in their horrible sport. Thankfully, they had been investigating the scenario, and it could hopefully solely be just a few days earlier than Connected Franchises had been again up and working easily. No.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1608146042188447745&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1608146042188447745\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">TWO DAYS! It took two days for them to get their second-most standard mode up and working! My phrase, the incompetence of EA Sports by no means ceases to amaze. Okay, no matter. Maybe it was an enormous difficulty that wanted to be resolved. At least it\u2019s working once more and folks can get again to taking part in their mates. After all, the official Madden Direct account had given gamers the thumbs up on Connected Franchises.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1608485569880854529&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1608485569880854529\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">This was tweeted out the following day. Oopsies! Turns out not the whole lot is solved. <em>I do know we instructed you the whole lot was good-to-go, however in actuality, we simply wished our customers again in order that you could possibly begin spending cash on our horrible product once more. We don\u2019t care about this sport mode, so we put minimal effort into fixing it, and as soon as the masking tape began to carry, we instructed you all that it was okay to return. That wasn\u2019t the case although.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">That\u2019s how the tweet above felt. EA Sports had been neglecting franchise mode, and now that there\u2019s an issue, they mainly don\u2019t do something, hoping that minimal effort will maintain them over because it at all times has.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 fvPqJk\" id=\"h334\">The Madden 23 information retains getting worse<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Unfortunately, m<!-- -->inimal effort didn\u2019t simply not work this time, it might have destroyed a number of customers\u2019 recordsdata.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-type=\"BlockQuote\" class=\"sc-8hxd3p-0 kDHBHL\">\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><em>\u201c<\/em>Hello Madden Franchise Community, <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">We wanted to provide you with an update and next steps around your Online Franchise, CFM Leagues and FOTF saves from 12\/28. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>From the Developers: <\/strong>On Wednesday 12\/28 around 2:45 pm EST, Players trying to access the Franchise server were given an error that leagues were unavailable. The issue persisted until 12:45 am EST on Thursday 12\/29. Unfortunately, if you logged into Franchise leagues during this time, your data was affected due to a data storage issue that resulted in Franchise files being corrupted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Players and leagues who did not log in during that window, your leagues were not impacted and are currently safe to log into and play. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">First off, we are sorry that this happened. We know how important your franchises are to you and we are actively working on a fix to restore some files via a backup as soon as possible. However, not all affected leagues can be restored. The team is currently projecting around 40% of leagues to be recovered. We will communicate an updated timeline next week around the potential restoration of save files from a backup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">If you logged in during the above window, we encourage you to start a new franchise as theEA <!-- --> mode is up and running. Stay tuned to <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddenNFLDirect&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddenNFLDirect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MaddenNFLDirect<\/a><\/span> for updates around Franchise restoration.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The above is an precise <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Madden\/comments\/zzvmel\/franchise_update_from_ea_all_effected_franchises\/?utm_term=2176578093&amp;utm_medium=post_embed&amp;utm_source=embed&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_content=header&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Madden\/comments\/zzvmel\/franchise_update_from_ea_all_effected_franchises\/?utm_term=2176578093&amp;utm_medium=post_embed&amp;utm_source=embed&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_content=header\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">assertion<\/a><\/span> from the Madden builders. The \u201ctoo long; didn\u2019t give a shit\u201d model of this assertion is that anybody who tried to entry franchise mode between December 28 at 2:45 pm ET and December 29 at 12:45 am ET, had their file corrupted and finally erased. For merely making an attempt to play the sport, gamers had been gifted an enormous center finger, after Madden had instructed gamers it was alright to attempt to get again on Franchise Mode. Holy smokes, discuss your all-time fuck-ups. Talk a couple of hilarious gaffe, proper? I\u2019m certain all these gamers liked shedding their six-year franchise the place they constructed a 93 total dynasty towards their mates with an X-Factor rookie linebacker. I\u2019m certain none of them had been upset.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The assertion does say that among the leagues will doubtlessly be restored, however they don\u2019t provide a timeline for that repair. They additionally venture that solely 40 p.c of recordsdata will likely be saved. In different phrases, greater than half of all recordsdata are gone eternally. In actuality, the quantity might be one thing like 5-10 p.c and Madden is simply making an attempt to avoid wasting just a little little bit of face by giving gamers a determine that provides them just a little little bit of hope that their franchise will likely be recovered. Pathetic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Having bother logging in is dangerous, but it surely\u2019s not an issue solely Madden has handled. Ultimately, if the issue was simply that some customers had been having bother logging in, even when it took two days to repair, gamers would have forgotten about that bother comparatively shortly. But to say that it\u2019s okay to log in and punish franchise gamers for doing so&#8230;that\u2019s a tear even Flex Tape would have bother mending. How can their consumer base belief something the corporate says anymore? <em>I don\u2019t care what number of dances and landing animations you add to the sport, I misplaced my 22-year-old X-factor quarterback Johnny Flanagan!<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">What\u2019s unhappy is that Madden might actually attempt to save face by providing precisely what I mentioned above \u2014 an emote or animation that may make DeVonta Smith floss or one thing. I do know some individuals like that stuff, but when Madden does in truth do that as an \u201capology,\u201d how little do they consider their followers? <em>Yeah, I do know you paid $70 on the sport, and doubtlessly extra in MUT, just for us to erase your favourite save file. You have each proper to be upset. So right here\u2019s an add-on that may make your gamers do a cool handshake, completely free. We\u2019ll even throw in a twerking emote for less than $4.99. We certain do love our gamers.<\/em> Get out of right here with that bullshit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Like I mentioned earlier, I haven\u2019t performed Madden in any respect in months, however franchise mode has at all times been what retains me a buyer, even when I don\u2019t purchase each sport yearly. If I misplaced my 99 total defensive finish Javonte Morant, my 97 total cornerback Devin Burney, or my 98 total tight finish Allen Winn, every of whom I spent weeks creating into X-factors, I\u2019d be completed. Madden could be going straight into the trash, proper subsequent to <em>Gotham Knights<\/em> and <em>Babylon\u2019s Fall<\/em>. In reality, I wasn\u2019t even affected, and I&#8217;d nonetheless do this. It\u2019s simply the appropriate factor to do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">While I could not have been affected, fellow Deadspin author <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/author\/djdunson&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/author\/djdunson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJ Dunson<\/a><\/span> was one of many unlucky souls whose league was tarnished by the mighty hammer of EA Sports\u2019 incompetence. \u201cI\u2019m pissed. Very, very pissed,\u201d mentioned Dunson, rage fueling each keyboard press of that sentence. I don\u2019t blame him. According to <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gamerant.com\/madden-nfl-23-franchise-mode-save-corrupted-gone-error\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/madden-nfl-23-franchise-mode-save-corrupted-gone-error\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stories<\/a><\/span>, it wasn\u2019t simply on-line franchises both. Even offline franchises succumbed to this terrible corruption disaster. No one who wished to play the one simulation-style soccer online game out there was secure. All I can provide is my condolences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Seriously, issues aren\u2019t going to get higher if this doesn\u2019t harm EA\u2019s pockets. Why would they attempt to enhance their product in the event that they know we, as a gaggle, are going to maintain shopping for the sport and spending actual cash on pretend cash to spend on digital playing cards? Stop shopping for Madden! They clearly don\u2019t care about you, it\u2019s time to cease caring concerning the sport.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] EA Sports misplaced a complete lot of Madden 23 recordsdata over the vacation.Image: Getty Images Sports video video games are notoriously terrible. Rarely something about them adjustments from yr to yr except for roster updates and an occasional graphics overhaul. Gameplay stays comparatively the identical, thus the enjoyable stays about the identical as effectively. 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