EA Sports has released the sales totals for their 2 most popular sports video game titles FIFA 12 and Madden 12. FIFA 12 sold 10 millions copies while the popular football game Madden 12 sold 5 million. These numbers are total sales all the way through to the consumer as opposed to sales to retail stores like our report on NBA 2K12’s 4 million copies sold. FIFA 12 sales are great in comparison to the blockbuster shooter franchise Battlefield 3 which also sold 10 million copies. It looks like the NFL lockout and the release date being pushed back 3 weeks didn’t seem to hurt sales of Madden 12.
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Madden 12 Final Roster Update
The final Madden 12 roster update is set to be released later this week. The majority of the changes deal with ratings adjustments to New York Giants and New England Patriots players but there are a few tweaks to the rosters of teams that haven’t played in a while as well. Once this update is released there will be no more changes made until Madden 13 is released. Check out the full details of the roster update below.
| Post-Super Bowl Update | Position | Team | |
| D.J. Young | OL | ARZ | Added to the game |
| Steve Skelton | TE | ARZ | Added to the game |
| William Powell | HB | ARZ | Added to the game |
| Ricky Lumpkin | DL | ARZ | Added to the game |
| Martell Webb | TE | ARZ | Added to the game |
| Ryan Winterswyk | TE | ATL | Added to the game |
| Matt Hansen | S | ATL | Added to the game |
| Suaesi Tuimaunei | S | ATL | Added to the game |
| Tommy Gallarda | TE | ATL | Added to the game |
| Kyle Jolly | OL | ATL | Added to the game |
| Drew Davis | WR | ATL | Added to the game |
| Dimitri Nance | HB | ATL | Signs |
| Rodney Bradley | WR | BAL | Added to the game |
| Phillip Livas | WR | BAL | Added to the game |
| Patrick Williams | WR | BAL | Added to the game |
| Josh Bynes | LB | BAL | Added to the game |
| Chavis Williams | LB | BAL | Added to the game |
| Bryan Hall | DL | BAL | Added to the game |
| Jon Corto | DB | BUF | Released |
| Brandon Coutu | K | BUF | Signs |
| Greg Smith | TE | CAR | Added to the game |
| Cletis Gordon | CB | CAR | Signs |
| Armando Allen | HB | CHI | Added to the game |
| DeQuin Evans | LB | CIN | Added to the game |
| Vidal Hazelton | WR | CIN | Added to the game |
| Thomas Weber | K | CIN | Added to the game |
| Matthew O’Donnell | OL | CIN | Added to the game |
| Rod Windsor | WR | CLE | Added to the game |
| Dominic Alford | OL | CLE | Added to the game |
| Jarrod Shaw | OL | CLE | Added to the game |
| Kiante Tripp | DL | CLE | Added to the game |
| Craig Robertson | LB | CLE | Added to the game |
| Brian Smith | LB | CLE | Added to the game |
| Jeff Wolfert | K | CLE | Added to the game |
| Andre Holmes | WR | DAL | Added to the game |
| Orie Lemon | LB | DAL | Added to the game |
| Justin Taplin-Ross | S | DAL | Added to the game |
| Mario Butler | CB | DAL | Added to the game |
| D’Andre Goodwin | WR | DEN | Added to the game |
| Mark Dell | WR | DEN | Added to the game |
| Greg Orton | WR | DEN | Added to the game |
| Mario Fannin | HB | DEN | Added to the game |
| Sealver Silga | DL | DEN | Added to the game |
| Marcus Harris | WR | DET | Added to the game |
| Shanky Smithson | WR | GB | Added to the game |
| Diondre Borel | WR | GB | Added to the game |
| Nick Hill | QB | GB | Added to the game |
| Jon Hoese | FB | GB | Added to the game |
| Brandian Ross | CB | GB | Added to the game |
| Darius Morris | OL | HOU | Added to the game |
| RaShon Harris | DL | HOU | Signs |
| Jeremy Ross | WR | IND | Added to the game |
| Jarred Fayson | WR | IND | Added to the game |
| Ryan Mahaffey | FB | IND | Added to the game |
| Ollie Ogbu | DL | IND | Added to the game |
| Richard Murphy | HB | JAX | Added to the game |
| Shaun Draughn | HB | KC | Added to the game |
| Luke Patterson | DL | KC | Added to the game |
| Chris Hogan | WR | MIA | Added to the game |
| Richard Medlin | HB | MIA | Added to the game |
| Isaako Aaitui | DL | MIA | Added to the game |
| Jonathan Freeny | LB | MIA | Added to the game |
| Vince Agnew | CB | MIA | Added to the game |
| Kris Adams | WR | MIN | Added to the game |
| Matt Asiata | FB | MIN | Added to the game |
| Reggie Jones | CB | MIN | Added to the game |
| Christian Cox | LB | NE | Added to the game |
| Kyle Hix | OL | NE | Added to the game |
| Alex Silvestro | DL | NE | Added to the game |
| Antwaun Molden | CB | NE | Decrease, from 69 to 68OVR |
| Kyle Love | DL | NE | Decrease, from 77 to 75OVR |
| Chad Ochocinco | WR | NE | Decrease, from 78 to 76OVR |
| Mark Anderson | DL | NE | Decrease, from 80 to 79OVR |
| Nate Solder | OL | NE | Decrease, from 83 to 82OVR |
| Sebastian Vollmer | OL | NE | Decrease, from 84 to 83OVR |
| Devin McCourty | CB | NE | Decrease, from 85 to 84OVR |
| Brian Waters | OL | NE | Decrease, from 92 to 90OVR |
| Jerod Mayo | LB | NE | Decrease, from 93 to 92OVR |
| Logan Mankins | OL | NE | Decrease, from 96 to 95OVR |
| Vince Wilfork | DL | NE | Decrease, from 97 to 95OVR |
| Rob Gronkowski | TE | NE | Decrease, from 98 to 97OVR |
| Tom Brady | QB | NE | Decrease, from 99 to 98OVR |
| Matt Light | OL | NE | Increase, fom 88 to 89OVR |
| Dan Connolly | OL | NE | Increase, from 73 to 77OVR |
| Kyle Arrington | CB | NE | Increase, from 78 to 79OVR |
| Danny Woodhead | HB | NE | Increase, from 79 to 80OVR |
| Rob Ninkovich | LB | NE | Increase, from 82 to 84OVR |
| Tiquan Underwood | WR | NE | Released |
| Joseph Morgan | WR | NO | Added to the game |
| Mike Higgins | TE | NO | Added to the game |
| Jerimiha Hunter | LB | NO | Added to the game |
| Deon Grant | S | NYG | Decrease, from 77 to 76OVR |
| Michael Boley | LB | NYG | Decrease, from 80 to 79OVR |
| Antrel Rolle | S | NYG | Decrease, from 82 to 81OVR |
| Osi Umenyiora | DL | NYG | Decrease, from 93 to 91OVR |
| David Baas | OL | NYG | Increase, from 72 to 75OVR |
| Henry Hynoski | FB | NYG | Increase, from 72 to 75OVR |
| Chase Blackburn | LB | NYG | Increase, from 73 to 75OVR |
| Steve Weatherford | P | NYG | Increase, from 73 to 76OVR |
| Mario Manningham | WR | NYG | Increase, from 79 to 81OVR |
| Aaron Ross | CB | NYG | Increase, from 79 to 81OVR |
| Chris Canty | DL | NYG | Increase, from 83 to 85OVR |
| Kenny Phillips | S | NYG | Increase, from 85 to 88OVR |
| Corey Webster | CB | NYG | Increase, from 91 to 92OVR |
| Hakeem Nicks | WR | NYG | Increase, from 93 to 94OVR |
| Justin Tuck | DL | NYG | Increase, from 94 to 96OVR |
| Eli Manning | QB | NYG | Increase, from 95 to 96OVR |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | DL | NYG | Increase, from 95 to 96OVR |
| Michael Campbell | WR | NYJ | Added to the game |
| Taylor Boggs | OL | NYJ | Added to the game |
| Julian Posey | CB | NYJ | Added to the game |
| Dedrick Epps | TE | NYJ | Signs |
| Derrick Jones | WR | OAK | Added to the game |
| Eddie McGee | WR | OAK | Added to the game |
| Mason Brodine | DL | OAK | Added to the game |
| Jamie Cumbie | DL | OAK | Added to the game |
| Jamel Hamler | WR | PHI | Added to the game |
| Zane Taylor | OL | PHI | Added to the game |
| Brett Brackett | TE | PHI | Added to the game |
| Maurice Fountain | DL | PHI | Added to the game |
| Trevis Turner | OL | PIT | Added to the game |
| Marshall McFadden | LB | PIT | Added to the game |
| Bryant McFadden | CB | PIT | Released |
| Arnaz Battle | WR | PIT | Released |
| Jerrod Johnson | QB | PIT | Signs |
| Troy Smith | QB | PIT | Signs |
| Jimmy Young | WR | PIT | Signs |
| Derrick Williams | WR | PIT | Signs |
| David Gilreath | WR | PIT | Signs |
| Brad Taylor | TE | SD | Added to the game |
| Damik Scafe | DL | SD | Added to the game |
| Charlie Bryant | DL | SD | Added to the game |
| John Graves | DL | SEA | Added to the game |
| Pierre Allen | DL | SEA | Added to the game |
| Brent Osborne | OL | SEA | Added to the game |
| Dontavia Bogan | WR | SF | Added to the game |
| Chase Beeler | OL | SF | Added to the game |
| Derek Hall | OL | SF | Added to the game |
| Konrad Reuland | TE | SF | Added to the game |
| Curtis Holcomb | CB | SF | Added to the game |
| Cory Nelms | CB | SF | Added to the game |
| Ben Guidugli | TE | STL | Added to the game |
| Chase Reynolds | HB | STL | Added to the game |
| Raymond Webber | WR | TB | Added to the game |
| Mike Ingersoll | OL | TB | Added to the game |
| Chris Riley | OL | TB | Added to the game |
| O.J. Murdock | WR | TEN | Added to the game |
| James Kirkendoll | WR | TEN | Added to the game |
| Michael Preston | WR | TEN | Added to the game |
| Herb Donaldson | HB | TEN | Added to the game |
| Cameron Graham | TE | TEN | Added to the game |
| Keyunta Dawson | DL | TEN | Signs |
| Rob Myers | TE | WAS | Added to the game |
| Travon Bellamy | S | WAS | Added to the game |
Jeremy Lin or Tim Tebow: Who Deserves The Higher Rating?
If you were to tune into SportsCenter at a random time 2 months ago chances are that you would see full-time coverage of Tim Tebow. Now that football season is over, most of us expected the sports world to return to normalcy. No one expected Jeremy Lin and “Linsanity” to steal every headline across the country. Both Lin and Tebow have people who claim them to be the savior of their franchises as well as those that claim they are nothing more than being in the right place at the right time.
That got us to thinking which player deserves the higher rating in their respective video game Madden 12 and NBA 2K12. We don’t have a definitive answer so we are leaving it up to you. Vote in our poll and then go to the comments section below and tell us what you think their ratings should be.
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Final Madden 12 Roster Update Coming Next Week
For the last 5 months, Madden 12 fans have associated Friday with a new roster update on their PlayStation 3’s or XBOX 360’s. EA Sports has decided to skip this week and launch the final roster update next week. The update will include player increases and decreaes based on performance in the Super Bowl but also a lot of general maintanence with putting injured players back into the lineup and getting all the rosters exactly how they should be to get us to Madden 13.
For those of you that play online franchise, there will also be a roster update coming to that game mode so if you are thinking of starting up a new online franchise, it would be wise to wait until next week’s roster update before you start it up. EA Sports has done a fantastic job of sticking to consistent roster updates this year which lots of Madden fans are very grateful for. When the full details of the update come out, you will be able to find it at VG Strategy.
Madden 13 Expands Cover Athlete Vote To 64
Last year’s 32 player cover athlete voting was a huge success in that 13 million votes were cast and there was a buzz around Madden 12 months before the game was set to come out. There will be another cover athlete vote for Madden 13 but this year instead of starting with a 32 man field, it will start with 64 players. The first round will match 2 teammates against each other as a sort of play-in game.
Right now the odds on favorite to win the whole thing is Tim Tebow of course but as you can tell from last year’s voting there seems to be an element of luck involved. No one would have predicted Peyton Hillis to be the cover athlete on Madden 12 but he came out of nowhere riding the support of Browns fans and fans of other teams that didn’t want to leave the fate of their star player in the hands of the Madden Curse.
The bracket will be announced on ESPN’s SportsNation on March 7th. What players from your team would you like to see in the tournament? Do you want your favorite player to win or would you prefer not to chance it?
Madden 12 Roster Update #21
The latest roster update is set to come out on Friday for the PlayStation 3 and XBOX 360. There aren’t too many big changes since only 4 teams played in the NFL conference championship games. Notable changes include Alex Smith dropping to an 85 overall and Patrick Willis rejoining the elite 99 overall club. Most of the Giants defensive line received 1 point increases while quarterback Eli Manning jumped up to a 95 overall.
The Giants players received a total of +15 while the Patriots received an 11 point total player increase. The Ravens and the 49ers only dropped by -4 and -1 respectively. You can see the full list of changes below.
| Dannell Ellerbe | LB | BAL | Decrease, from 70 to 68OVR |
| Terrence Cody | DL | BAL | Decrease, from 78 to 77OVR |
| Bernard Pollard | S | BAL | Decrease, from 81 to 80OVR |
| Billy Cundiff | K | BAL | Decrease, from 83 to 81OVR |
| Michael Oher | OL | BAL | Decrease, from 84 to 83OVR |
| Matt Birk | OL | BAL | Decrease, from 92 to 91OVR |
| Ben Grubbs | OL | BAL | Decrease, from 95 to 94OVR |
| Ray Rice | HB | BAL | Decrease, from 96 to 95OVR |
| Terrell Suggs | LB | BAL | Decrease, from 97 to 96OVR |
| Ray Lewis | LB | BAL | Decrease, from 98 to 97OVR |
| Dennis Pitta | TE | BAL | Increase, from 73 to 74OVR |
| Paul Kruger | LB | BAL | Increase, from 77 to 78OVR |
| Cary Williams | CB | BAL | Increase, from 78 to 79OVR |
| Torry Smith | WR | BAL | Increase, from 78 to 79OVR |
| Cory Redding | DL | BAL | Increase, from 87 to 88OVR |
| Lardarius Webb | CB | BAL | Increase, from 87 to 88OVR |
| Cam Newton | QB | CAR | Increase, from 87 to 88OVR |
| Andy Dalton | QB | CIN | Increase, from 80 to 81OVR |
| Brice McCain | CB | HOU | Increase, from 73 to 75OVR |
| Pat Chung | S | NE | Decrease, from 84 to 83OVR |
| Antwaun Molden | CB | NE | Increase, from 65 to 69OVR |
| Dane Fletcher | LB | NE | Increase, from 66 to 67OVR |
| Sterling Moore | S | NE | Increase, from 67 to 70OVR |
| Dan Connolly | OL | NE | Increase, from 70 to 73OVR |
| Mark Anderson | DL | NE | Increase, from 76 to 80OVR |
| Brandon Spikes | LB | NE | Increase, from 80 to 81OVR |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | HB | NE | Increase, from 80 to 81OVR |
| Rob Ninkovich | LB | NE | Increase, from 81 to 82OVR |
| Devin McCourty | CB | NE | Increase, from 84 to 85OVR |
| Matt Light | OL | NE | Increase, from 87 to 88OVR |
| Wes Welker | WR | NE | Increase, from 94 to 95OVR |
| Vince Wilfork | DL | NE | Increase, from 96 to 97OVR |
| Justin Trattou | DL | NYG | Added to the game |
| Deon Grant | S | NYG | Decrease, from 78 to 77OVR |
| Michael Boley | LB | NYG | Decrease, from 82 to 80OVR |
| Antrel Rolle | S | NYG | Decrease, from 83 to 82OVR |
| Tyler Sash | S | NYG | Increase, from 59 to 62OVR |
| Aaron Ross | CB | NYG | Increase, from 77 to 79OVR |
| Jerrel Jernigan | WR | NYG | Increase, from 64 to 65OVR |
| Mark Herzlich | LB | NYG | Increase, from 67 to 68OVR |
| Henry Hynoski | FB | NYG | Increase, from 67 to 72OVR |
| Jacquian Williams | LB | NYG | Increase, from 70 to 71OVR |
| Steve Weatherford | P | NYG | Increase, from 72 to 73OVR |
| Kevin Boothe | OL | NYG | Increase, from 72 to 73OVR |
| David Diehl | OL | NYG | Increase, from 72 to 74OVR |
| Mathias Kiwanuka | LB | NYG | Increase, from 77 to 78OVR |
| Linval Joseph | DL | NYG | Increase, from 77 to 80OVR |
| Chris Canty | DL | NYG | Increase, from 82 to 83OVR |
| Victor Cruz | WR | NYG | Increase, from 87 to 88OVR |
| Corey Webster | CB | NYG | Increase, from 90 to 91OVR |
| Osi Umenyiora | DL | NYG | Increase, from 92 to 93OVR |
| Justin Tuck | DL | NYG | Increase, from 93 to 94OVR |
| Eli Manning | QB | NYG | Increase, from 94 to 95OVR |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | DL | NYG | Increase, from 94 to 95OVR |
| Ryan Perriloux | QB | NYG | Released |
| Allen Bradford | LB | SEA | Changed position to LOLB (was HB) |
| Brandon Browner | CB | SEA | Increase, from 79 to 81OVR |
| Allen Bradford | LB | SEA | Now wears #44 |
| Mike Morgan | LB | SEA | Signs |
| Kyle Williams | WR | SF | Carry decrease, from 65 to 53CAR |
| Justin Smith | DL | SF | Clutch trait added |
| Jimmy Graham | TE | NO | Clutch trait added |
| Kyle Williams | WR | SF | Decrease, from 69 to 68OVR |
| Bruce Miller | FB | SF | Decrease, from 76 to 75OVR |
| Adam Snyder | OL | SF | Decrease, from 79 to 78OVR |
| Ahmad Brooks | LB | SF | Decrease, from 82 to 80OVR |
| Michael Crabtree | WR | SF | Decrease, from 84 to 83OVR |
| Alex Smith | QB | SF | Decrease, from 86 to 85OVR |
| Mike Iupati | OL | SF | Decrease, from 91 to 90OVR |
| Jonathan Goodwin | OL | SF | Increase, from 78 to 79OVR |
| Tarell Brown | CB | SF | Increase, from 81 to 82OVR |
| Ray McDonald | DL | SF | Increase, from 86 to 87OVR |
| Donte Whitner | S | SF | Increase, from 86 to 88OVR |
| Vernon Davis | TE | SF | Increase, from 96 to 97OVR |
| Patrick Willis | LB | SF | Increase, from 98 to 99OVR |