also...there's another guy starting a league. they have 13 people so far.

don't know what the status is cause i haven't seen the thread in a while but i was thinking about reaching out to him and having the champion of our league play the winner of his league to decide who the true GameSpot champion is.

kind of like an NFC vs AFC League SuperBowl. i'll let you guys know what he says.

Justincredibl99 & machiavell8x8: i'll update the list in a minute.

V2FLUXER: i got your message and updated it.

Wuflungdung: i never got a PSN id from you...the Osama Bin Davis didn't work. sent you a message and never heard back. you're welcom to sign back up with a valid PSN ID and a new team.

jfrancis04: yeah it's a lot of fun so far. better framerate...looks incredible and the AI is definitely smarter this year.

rsoxguy12: yeah i got your message and replied i believe. about passwords and invites right? they'll be going out on the 22nd around 7pm PST.

PS3videos...you're in.

Ludafish...launch on the 22nd (i'll send invites that evening around 7pm pacific time) and games can begin that night or that saturday. i'll post all the details then. in ths post with rules etc.

we're looking at a 16 game season so far (17 teams total).

MADDEN LEAGUE UPDATE:

just picked up the game at midnight last night. played around a bit and then set up a dummy league to check out the options for when we start. there are a few updates.

1. they don't allow for CPU teams so the only teams represented/number of teams will be the number of people that sign up.

2. they don't allow for a regular schedule set up. they ask how many games you want each team to play against one another. the lowest setting is 1, second lowest is 3. so we will be going with 1 game per team which means everyone will play 1 game against everyone else in the league (example: 14 teams equals 14 games per person total) and the teams with the best records will advance to the playoffs. playoff structure is regular season set up.

3. there are a few different settings like difficulty level, maximum DNF% (did not finish) allowed to be in the league, fatigue and weather etc. i'll post the league settings next week once the league is set up. from there i will send everyone invites to join the league and select your teams that you signed up for.

4. for a 2nd season...if we go with a fantasy draft...the computer drafts for us so the team rosters are basically randomly generated. we can discuss if we want to do that after this first season/league.

that's it for now. any questions go ahead and reply with them and i'll check back to answer any questions or add any additional players/teams to the league. the league options are a little shallow but it's the first year so i guess it's to be expected. aside from that the game looks incredible...the framerate is improved and the new features are all hot and work well.

peace.

UPDATE: anyone who quits two games will automatically be kicked from the league. if you're the type to quit when you're down then go ahead and tell me now and i'll remove you.

the online league still allows anyone losing by 21 or more to concede the win after half time.

420Token420 - if you are unable to play your game in 7 days then we will have CPU play for you against your opponent.

Ludafish9 - no pre-season. 16 game season and playoffs

machiavell8x8 - first season we're going to try the real teams. if it goes well we'll do a second season/league with a fantasy draft at the beginning. we don't need NFL Coach to do a fantasy draft.

V2FLUXER - CPU will be controlling any teams not accounted for. that way we can use the actual 2008/2009 schedule. that will also help if we need to have CPU play for someone that drops out cause they're losing or keeps avoiding playing games.

jfrancis04 - done

byoung11382 - that's cool...a PSN ID would be beautiful. :lol:

SamuRai_JeDi - you're in as the Bengals. something tells me realistic won't be showing up. if he's not sure he's even getting the game i don't want to make someone else wait that's for sure in.

going to pick up the game tonight. talk to you guys in a few. everyone on the list has been added. new people have been updated. Osama Bin Davis you were taken off (no PSN ID). if you still want in let me know and post your ID so i can add you.

peace.

team/sign up list has been updated. i'll add anyone that hasn't added me this weekend.

@ Alfred91: read the first post. there's a new feature in Madden 09 for online leagues so this is the first thread on gamespot setting up a league for this coming season.

to everyone else: the teams NOT LISTED are available. teams on the list are spoken for. leave your PSN ID and the team you want. i'll be setting up the league to kick off on August 23rd so everyone has time to get the game and spend a little time with it. as far as rules i will try and keep it at the default assuming they will be closest to the real NFL rules. i believe the leagues allow trades, player rotation and all the features like you're playing your own season mode.

if this goes well we will look at playing through a 2nd season with a fantasy draft.

see you guys in a few weeks.