Madden NFL 22 may have received negative reviews from fans, but that won’t stop the developer from supporting the game. The developer released a massive update for the game yesterday. The October Title Update went live on all platforms and it brought new features, changes to existing content, and fixes for many bugs.
Players can now play Ranked mode in The Yard playlist. Franchise mode has received new scouting features, and new abilities like On The Ball, Crusher, and Demoralizer, are introduced.
We have highlighted the important changes below.
NFL Authenticity Updates
- 99 Club Cleats and new Jordan 5 low and mid cleats added
- Panthers and Saints Stadium renovations added
- Browns 1960’s helmet updated
- Colts 1960’s jersey updated
- Multiple mouthpiece placement issues fixed
- Some heads appearing grey on Gen 4 fixed
- Lighting issues around shadows are fixed across multiple stadiums.
- New throwback uniforms added for 49ers, 1980’s Away, 1994 Away, 1998 Home/Away
- New Likeness added for the following players:
- Brandon Aiyuk
- Ja'Marr Chase
- Caleb Farley
- C.J. Henderson
- Darnay Holmes
- Jaycee Horn
- Javon Kinlaw
- Trey Lance
- John Johnson III
- Dalton Schultz
- Gerald Everett
- Xavier McKinney
- Sean Murphy-Bunting
- Kenneth Murray Jr
- Michael Pittman Jr
- Patrick Queen
- Trey Sermon
- Laviska Shenault Jr
- DeVonta Smith
- Patrick Surtain II
- Kadarius Toney
- Jaylen Waddle
- Antoine Winfield
- Rock Ya-Sin
Gameplay Updates:
New Abilities
- Run-Off Elite: Players with this ability will distract defenders for longer with their runoffs
- On The Ball: Players with this ability are much less likely to be fooled by WR runoffs.
- Precision Kicker: Kickers with this ability can see the entirety of the kicking arc
- Crusher: Defenders with this ability will cause heavy fatigue penalties when tackling a ball carrier with a hit-stick tackle.
- Demoralizer: Defenders with this ability will clear a ballcarrier's progress towards entering the zone with a hit-stick tackle.
QB Contain
- Tuning to QB Contain behavior so contain defenders will get more depth off the snap
- Tuning to open up disengage angles to allow contain defenders to anticipate better getting off blocks to more quickly react to QB’s dropping back too far behind the line of scrimmage
The complete patch notes for both current-gen and past-gen consoles are available here.
