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Madden NFL Creative Director Rex Dickson Leaves EA Tiburon

Dixon announced the news on social media that he has left EA Tiburon.

Asif Khan

May 3, 2018 11:00 AM

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Madden NFL is one of the best selling games released every year, but many gamers worry that the franchise has gotten fat and happy with what is essentially a monopoly in the NFL video game space. It appears that things are about to change at EA Tiburon as Madden NFL's Creative Director Rex Dickson has announced his departure. Dickson took to social media to announce his decision.

Time to confirm the rumors. I have left EA Tiburon and the Madden team. Statement below. pic.twitter.com/4eiJlrkxUU

— Rex Dickson (@RexDEAFootball) May 3, 2018

After six years of working on EA Sports Madden NFL franchise, Dickson is hanging up his cleats. "The decision was made after many discussions with other leaders on the team. We collectively agreed this was the best path forward for everyone involved," Dickson said in his lengthy letter posted to Twitter.

Apparently creative efforts like Madden NFL 18's single-player Longshot mode weren't enough to keep the team at EA Tiburon happy with the direction of the game. The Madden series has been bogged down of late with some wonky gameplay mechanics and otherwise stale updates over the past few years. Hopefully the new creative direction will allow the team to experiment with the franchise in other ways, like a PC version for goodness' sake!

Asif Khan

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Asif Khan is the CEO, EIC, and majority shareholder of Shacknews. He began his career in video game journalism as a freelancer in 2001 for Tendobox.com. Asif is a CPA and was formerly an investment adviser representative. After much success in his own personal investments, he retired from his day job in financial services and is currently focused on new private investments. His favorite PC game of all time is Duke Nukem 3D, and he is an unapologetic fan of most things Nintendo. Asif first frequented the Shack when it was sCary's Shugashack to find all things Quake. When he is not immersed in investments or gaming he is a purveyor of fine electronic music. Asif also has an irrational love of Cleveland sports.