After spending the weekend scouring the ins and outs of Madden 20 via the closed beta, I found myself asking one question…Is it August 2 nd yet? While the game is still being worked on you couldn’t help but feel as if the game play finally fulfilled many of the promises we had been given over the past couple releases. That is not to say the game doesn’t still have its flaws, some of which should be fixed before launch others that sadly will probably wait until next year, however overall Madden 20 is set to feel like a refreshing experience for a title that has been somewhat stagnant the last couple years. Locomotion upgrades are noticeable From the second you start the game in the pro bowl the game play jumps off the screen. Every year people who play the game early will say that it “feels better”, however this year, thanks to continued locomotion upgrades, that feeling is real and it’s spectacular. Running the ball offensively is where you notice this the m

When Madden 19 released last year, I wrote an article examining the subjective term that's become somewhat cliché in and around the Madden community; SIM. I pointed out that itʼs hard to define “SIM” as it means so many things to so many people. That wide ranging definition has led to a litany of rules across various franchises who promote “SIM” rules, but many of these rules no longer mirror the NFL game that the rules were originally set out to replicate. This forces one to wonder if SIM is a relic of an NFL that doesnʼt exist today.  4th and a Pain  How many times have you had the ball in a game and felt like you just needed to go for it? Whether it be because of momentum, strategy, or maybe you just felt like you had the defense caught out of position. In most franchises, this calls for a quick check to the rules manual to see if you meet one of the five, or more, criteria for going for it on 4th down. Why is this the case though? Looking at NFL data for the last five