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Now that the pro football season has officially ended, EA Sports has given us the last roster update for Madden NFL 10, a game initially released in August 2009. This update was the subject of some controversy as it reverses an earlier decision made by EA.

For the first time in the series’ history, EA Sports opted to remove players who retired after the season in a roster update. Previously, those players would have remained in the game and the changes would have been left until Madden NFL 11.

Removed players included Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner and New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau. There was a lot of feedback from Madden fans who disagreed with the decision. In this case, EA Sports listened and agreed that athletes who played the 2009-2010 should remain in the game whether or not they retired after the season ended.

Good call, EA. It wouldn’t be fair to teams missing players such as Warner while Brett “I Average Three Retirements Per Offseason” Favre remained in because he won’t make a decision anytime soon.

The final Madden 10update is also the season’s final update for online franchise mode.

Madden NFL 10 will be remembered as the year quick time events came to the hit football sim. The interactive “Fight for the Fumble” mini-game had players mash buttons to simulate the battle for the football at the bottom of a pile. That mini-game and new gang tackling animations helped add realism and earned Madden NFL 10 largely favorable reviews.

The game was released August 2009 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and PC.

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