And while Madden was said to be involved in the development of the game, from what I understand, EA basically called him in at the end of the development process to approve the changes they decided to make.

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For one, he argues, technology itself and the entire development process required to put together a major video game can muck it up beyond recognition.

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Early adopters will pay less and get to see the game evolve over the course of the development cycle, though the mod will be up and running throughout the process.

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