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Free Madden 16 PS4/Xbox One Update Makes Players Look More Lifelike

Eric Weddle finally gets his beard thanks to player likeness update on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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EA Sports has released a free player likeness update for Madden NFL 16, changing the looks of more than 180 players in the pro football game. The update actually arrived yesterday, September 10, to coincide with the NFL season-opener between the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers.

The patch, available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (there was no mention of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3), updates players' faces to look more true-to-life. In the case of San Diego Chargers free safety Eric Weddle, the changes are dramatic, as he now has the epic beard he sports in real life.

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Click through the images in the gallery above to see some comparison shots for a dozen players. The full list of 188 players whose likenesses have changed is available here.

The player likeness update is available through the download links below.

Madden NFL 16 welcomed its first major title update this week. It makes various improvements and tweaks, and also fixes some general gameplay bugs and more. Get the full patch notes here.

GameSpot's Madden NFL 16 review scored the game 8/10. For more on the game's critical reception, check out this roundup of review scores and editor opinions.

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OT does Eddie Makuch look like a young Chris Pine or a young Leonardo De Caprio??

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Did they remove Weddle's jock strap too or was that only Abdullah who did that?

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Beard? That's not a beard. It's a foul man-beast thingy from Bloodborne.

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I dunno. All the players look alike.

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"free update" sounds kinda arrogant.

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The whole game is an update!! Just give me a new roster for Madden 2015, and I would be good to go.

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@obiken: You can do that, I still have Madden 15 and am not bothering with 16, you can download updated rosters in community downloads section.

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@TeknoBug: Thanks TB I am trading 16 for FIFA. Too bad EA wont give us an official roster and updates on Rule changes ect. It wouldn't kill them to support a game for 3 years.

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What a joke there afraid to make a pc version because they know it will kill the consoles seeing the NFL in 4k @60fps with free online. I refuse to buy the ps4/x1 and have to pay for online service.

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@MICHAELKNIGHT2K: It would sell like crap thats why ea hardly bother with sport games on PC except fifa

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@blackhammer109: Your right sadly enough.

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@MICHAELKNIGHT2K: You can frequently find the yearly passes for $30... that's $2.50 a month or $0.08/day. If you're already paying $60-$100/month for good internet, what's another $2.50?

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@halewafa said:

@MICHAELKNIGHT2K: You can frequently find the yearly passes for $30... that's $2.50 a month or $0.08/day. If you're already paying $60-$100/month for good internet, what's another $2.50?

or I can play online for free

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@nights_team2k7 said:
@halewafa said:

@MICHAELKNIGHT2K: You can frequently find the yearly passes for $30... that's $2.50 a month or $0.08/day. If you're already paying $60-$100/month for good internet, what's another $2.50?

or I can play online for free

Don't know where you're getting free internet, but I pay about $60/month right now for my internet. So paying $62.50/month instead so I have XBL as well isn't a big deal to me

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@halewafa: I work for a cable company and gets mines for free. Sooooo yea

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@Skrilla_XS: What's it like working for the devil?

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@halewafa: nights_team2k7 means not having to pay for a service like XBL and PSN, PC gamers doesn't have to pay to play online.

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Nfl2k please

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Oh boy. EA updated their game, and for free?? EA are such swell guys.

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this isn't football it's handegg rugby

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@bojan_sokol said:

this isn't football it's handegg rugby

Well we're sorry Europe decided to call Association Football Soccer and Rugby Football, just that. Sorry we decided to call our similar game a name similar to the Rugby Football prior to changing our rules to make it more unique.

Good Day, Sir.

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The updates made one of the white dudes black... exactly how much effort did they put into the initial development...? It get it's hard to make players look lifelike, but you should at least nail their proper race...

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@nl_skipper:

He's clearly still white. Just in a shadow.

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Yeah well the faces aren't where the problem is. It's the Player Builds. They're all too skinny. Defensive Tackles at 6'5 350 lbs look like Tight Ends. The Tight Ends look like Wide Receivers, and the Wide Receivers look like High School players. Their helmets are bigger than their whole upper bodies lol. Their arms are like string beans.

I built a Defensive Tackle on Career at 6'0 400 lbs just fooling around , and he looks like a real Lineman should. Both Madden and FIFA have to do something with the Player Models. I was playing PES, and playing on "player camera" at ground view, and they have it right. Forget the faces, change the player builds.

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They should just call it madden 17 and charge people $60

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@borgking1234: That's what 2K would do.

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@borgking1234: ain't that the troof

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This game. Omg. Lol. Offense is pretty much the same but some pretty cool improvements. But the defense. WTF? I did and overload blitz and the initial guy was blocked but then the other linebacker ran in but stopped and ran into the block. Bullshit. And still no concept of pass interference. Smh. Also. They need a new UI directed. The UI is a copy of windows 8.

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@christianrho: There won't be any major improvements, truly major improvements (game for all intents and purposes truly still plays for the most part like it did in 2005, just some added mechanics) until they totally build the game from the ground up instead of incrementally "improving" it year by year starting from where they left off year before. That won't happen until they skip a season/year or two.

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Sigh... they did the same thing for 15, likeness dlc after release. Whoopee

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Sigh... they did the same thing for 15, likeness dlc after release.

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Game is shit still. I want to know why 90% of the game is u changed every year and the bullshit tweaks that are done are praised to be the saving grace of the previous games short comings?

How it gets reviews that are that high idk and before you play a user online to truly know it but it's 5/5 stars? Wtf I'd kick you in the balls for giving that rating.

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Last gen vs current gen.

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Cool... just why did this have to come in after launch? Pretty sure they looked the same now as they did before the game launched

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Can someone let me know when EA patch in the fun :P

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@i_p_daily said:

Can someone let me know when EA patch in the fun :P

When you let us know when you patch in humour. Heeyyyyoooooooooooooooo

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@cleevergreen: Hit a nerve I see hahaha.

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@i_p_daily: You need to get your vision checked.

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@i_p_daily said:

@cleevergreen: Hit a nerve I see hahaha.

Definitely wasn't the funnybone. Heeyyyyooooooooooooo

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Did they freely give out controller support as well? That would really be a great pre-order bonus, the ability to use the standard controller with the game.

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@no_one: what in the flying helllll are u talkin about?? madden doesnt support a standard controller? your console is messed up, or you are... idk

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"FREE" update

AKA patch

It's a sad day when that needs to be distinguished!

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@DeIuxe: agreed and it's sad we pay for a full game and finish beta testing it for them every year despite the game being damn near same thing it was before.

I fucking quit

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