EA Exec: Madden NFL 13 To Focus On Defense

GameInformer sits down with Electronic Arts Chief Creative Officer Richard Hilleman to discuss what the new Madden team’s general focus when it comes to improving the defensive side of the ball.

The defensive side of the football has been long overdue for a revamp. The last major change to the defensive controls came in Madden NFL 05 with the introduction of the hit stick. Hopefully this retooling will also address the poor awareness demonstrated by the secondary in last year’s game and mark the return of true gang tackling. If the new approach to defense was developed by EA Tiburon’s shared technology group, there is a chance these features could extend over to NCAA Football as well.

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