New Games on the Horizon (the video game thread)

madden comes out on aug 29.

do i need to pre order one with a video game store or will i be able to walk in on the 29th and just pick one up?

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Only if you want the ultimate edition. Madden is normally never an issue, unlike FIFA and NHL.

PSN has been down all day, hope it's not another big problem like a few years ago.

PlayStation hit by denial-of-service attack; hackers claim to have prompted jet's diversion with threat - @TechCrunch http://t.co/mY7cEFNGvd

Well that sucks. Wonder how long it's going to take to get it back up this time.

Back up as of last night

ohhhhhhh hell yeah it comes out today!

How is Madden for those that are getting it? Might stop by on the way home after work.

I'm about to fire it up right now I'll post back later

Only if you want the ultimate edition. Madden is normally never an issue, unlike FIFA and NHL.

Does FIFA still have supply problems these days? I was going to say when I saw OTM asking about the need to pre order I was going to bring up a 'back in my day' story about Fifa. Though NHL is pretty much the only EA Sports game I buy annually these days (since 2009). I don't think I've bought it on day one from a brick and mortar store in a couple years as NHL 12 is the last physical disc I own of the series and I probably preordered it.

Regardless I'm better then all of you guys cuz I'm like 95% digital these days so I don't have all these second world problems you speak of :devil:

Of course the sad part of that is that I think the reason I love digital distribution, even on consoles, is that I'm to lazy to get up and walk the 6 feet to my system to change a disc. I was buying digital even before PSN and the X-Box store caught on to the Steam craze and started discounting games (though PSN has been providing free games to PS Plus members for what feels like 2 years now, provided of course your membership was active).

Still it use to be pretty nerve racking to see companies like EA complain about used games and then you'd check the price of Madden 12 on PSN a month before Madden 13 comes out and its $59.99. Heck I could have sworn I caught a few times where EA Sports games that had been replaced by a newer edition were still full price on PSN and Microsoft.

Best looking Madden to date by far. Presentation style is much improved. The game truly feels next gen, or I guess we can say current gen now.

I've only played 2 games but the D is definitely more fun, especially getting after the QB. Had 2 sacks with Hatcher my first game.