Interviewing Madden's Former Director Ian Cummings

Описание: Ian Cummings, former creative director of Madden who worked at EA from 2003-2011, chats with me for nearly 3 hours about the PS2 era of football video games, the issues with modern Madden and College Football games, why he left EA, ESPN NFL 2K5, and what he's up to now. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro & Ian's Background, Why He Left EA
00:05:18 Competing with NFL 2K
00:15:25 Madden NFL 06 Development
00:23:46 What If There Was an NFL 2K6?
00:26:06 Madden NFL 13's Change of Direction
00:30:52 What Power Does a Creative Director Have at EA?
00:41:26 PS2 Madden Gameplay and Physics Breakdown
00:57:27 Breaking Down Recent Madden/CFB Gameplay
01:08:03 Backbreaker's Physics
01:11:10 Can EA Fix Gameplay? And NFL Blitz 2012 Example
01:14:31 Breaking Down All-Pro Football 2K8
01:21:23 Game Depth and NFL Head Coach Series
01:29:19 Is Madden Running Old Versions Underneath?
01:31:53 Steve Jobs and Attention to Detail
01:37:53 Ian's Favorite Madden He Worked On
01:39:49 Ian's Kicking Mocap Animation Still in Madden/CFB
01:44:34 EA and Not Having Enough "Resources"
01:51:06 EA and the ESPN License
01:55:06 Operation Sports & Community Feedback
02:03:20 Why Are Historic Game Modes Missing Today?
02:16:31 Sunday Rivals and Indie Football Games
02:22:00 AI in Game Development/Making A New Game
02:32:34 Ian's Latest Game, Photo Finish
02:37:01 Creating Head Coach Faces in PS2 Madden
02:38:04 Advice For Aspiring Game Devs
02:43:06 What Would Ian's Ideal Football Game Look Like?
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