EA’s latest Madden game launched in a bit of a state, and while the bugs and issues didn’t stop it from outselling every other game in Aug. 2022, EA has been hard at work smoothing its issues out with the latest Madden 23 update. The update, officially called Madden 23 Title Update 3, is live now on all platforms and introduces improvements to authenticity and player likeness, while fixing a range of bugs and performance issues affecting franchise mode, blocking, passing, and much more.
The new Madden 23 update also adds the Madden Ultimate Team Season 2 Field Pass, with a Deion Sanders team, Prime Time gear drops, and new card packs.
Some of the biggest changes pertain to franchise mode, which suffered from connection issues and AI behavior that made negotiations and other key aspects difficult to navigate. These issues, along with Top Threat detection, ability recognition, and gear display problems, should all be resolved with the new update.
Blocking was another area plagued with bugs, and the Madden 23 updates address several issues where players were unblockable under certain circumstances, along with more general fixes, such as improving block animations to make plays more effective.
Equally, if not more, important is the suite of fixes for catching. No longer will receivers miss the ball because their animations played too early, nor will running backs face the wrong way when you need them to catch the ball.
Finally is an overhaul to authenticity, including uniform and cleat updates and improved face scans for players such as Christian Barmore, Pat Freiermuth, and Willie Gay.
EA’s website has the full list of patch notes.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
