Madden

Just as the runners and riders were parading around the paddock, Aaron Taylor-Johnson has sensationally dismounted and stalked back to the changing room, thoughtfully tapping his whip against his thigh. What happened? Did his agent overplay things by sneakily leaking negotiations to the press, hoping the subsequent acclaim would nail down a whopping fee? Did they get their bluff called? Who knows? Either way, producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, keepers of the Bond flame in their legendary Eon offices in…

Elon Musk is taking issue with a report from the Washington Post published Tuesday detailing what the newspaper described as potentially the first death from Tesla’s Full-Self-Driving feature in 2022. Musk claims the autonomous driving feature was never even downloaded, though the billionaire CEO didn’t provide evidence to back up his claim.Did Elon Musk Regret Buying Twitter? | Walter Isaacson Interview“He was not on FSD. The software had unfortunately never been downloaded. I say ‘unfortunately’, because the accident…

EA After years of wildly incorrect predictions, Madden 24 has snapped its Super Bowl losing streak. This year’s official simulation of Super Bowl LVIII was nearly right on the money, correctly predicting a narrow win for the Kansas City Chiefs. As has become tradition, EA simulated this year’s Super Bowl matchup in its flagship football series days before the big game. Last week, it used Madden 24 to pit the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers head to head. The final result? A Chiefs win with a 30 to 28 score.…

Ahead of this weekend's epic Super Bowl clash between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, football fans have been given access to Madden NFL 24 as part of Xbox Game Pass. Available for the millions of Game Pass subscribers on Xbox and PC at no extra cost, Madden NFL 24 joins the service at the perfect time, with fans able to simulate the outcome of the big game before Sunday. If you want extra incentive to play the game over the next few weeks, then PC Game Pass or Ultimate members who login before March 8…

Xbox Xbox revealed a new batch of library additions coming to its Game Pass service. The list includes some heavy hitters in Resident Evil 3 and Madden 24, as well as some indie hidden gems. Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft’s subscription service that gives players access to select games for a monthly fee, will add eight new games in the first half of February. The rollout will start today with Anuchard and continue until February 20 with the sci-fi title Return to Grace. The biggest addition this month is Madden 24, which…

Earlier this month, the Madden 24 team deployed a patch that was meant to address the in-game player fatigue system in such a way that it would disrupt the competitive meta of frequently blitzing defenders to cause chaos for opposing offenses. Unfortunately, the patch didn't work nearly as intended and players have been left with a worse system for a few weeks and counting as a result.On January 10, EA Tiburon deployed the patch, targeting players who aren't dedicated pass rushers and thus likely…

Longtime developer John Madden Jr., whose emphasis on art and landscaping produced some of the more distinctive buildings in the Denver Tech Center, died last week. He was 94. Madden, born and raised in Omaha, Neb., started in the family insurance business and then carved out his own path in commercial real estate. Working with his family, he built a major art collection and indoor and outdoor museums to display art, sculptures and landscapes in the Denver area, where he moved his development company in the 1970s. The…

Xbox Game Pass Core subscribers can play a boatload of sports games for free, but only for the weekend. Electronic Arts and Microsoft have teamed up to give fans the chance to play EA Sports FC 24, Madden NFL 24, NHL 24, F1 23, EA Sports PGA Tour, Super Mega Baseball and EA Sports WRC for free. The limited time giveaway is available until the morning of January 15, so you don't have long to take advantage of the offer. Fans can install the games by signing into their Xbox accounts and visiting the storepage.Microsoft…

Madden 24 players can now play Franchise mode with cross-play, included for all current-gen platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. For the first time in the series, the game launched with cross-play last August, but the team at EA Tiburon noted that the feature wouldn't be there at launch for Franchise mode, though players in other modes like Head to Head and Ultimate Team were able to use it. After some internal testing, the feature launches for all players on those aforementioned platforms today. But…

Season two of Prime Video’s Wheel of Time had a lot of high-stakes fantasy storylines to explore—but none so moving or haunting as the ordeal of Egwene, played in the Robert Jordan adaptation by Madeleine Madden. io9 got a chance to speak to the actor about her character’s harrowing, powerful journey.Google’s AI Isn’t a Gimmick, It’s the Future | AI UnlockedAt the start of season one, Egwene is living a simple, quiet life in the remote Two Rivers region. Tragedy and fate set her and her friends on an epic quest to…