Madden NFL

By Stephen Totilo EA's Wii Games* Madden NFL 08 - 28 hours, 39 minutes Madden NFL 09 All-Play - 24 hours, 18 minutes NCAA Football 09 All-Play - 17 hours, 50 minutes Madden NFL 10 - 12 hours, 38 minutes EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis - 11 hours, 50 minutes EA Sports Active - 7 hours, 15 minutes

By Owen Good KFC Madden NFL Box was developed in a conference room by marketing geniuses and produced by KFC, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. Retails for $5, $7 if you want the extra side-item and brownie bites, assuming they remember to pack all the base items. Eaten until regretted.

By Owen Good Cris Collinsworth took over as the color analyst for the Madden franchise last year. John Madden retired from broadcasting this year. As this video suggests, it's only a matter of time before the ex-Bengals receiver takes over the title

By Stephen Totilo What the Wii makes, the Xbox (and PlayStation 3) takes, at least in the case of some cartoon football. So if the screens and description of Madden NFL Arcade seem familiar, look at the Wii version of this year's Madden NFL 10. That's where this new game came from.

By Michael McWhertor 01. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360) - 1,520,000 02. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 442,900 03. Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360) - 298,600 05. The Beatles: Rock Band (Xbox 360) - 254,000 06. Madden NFL 10 (PS3) - 246,500 07. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Xbox 360) - 236,000 09. Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360) - 210,800

By Owen Good An upcoming patch to EA Sports' Madden NFL 10 will deliver plenty of gameplay tweaks and, most noticeably, the Seattle Seahawks' vomit-colored crossing-guard outfits (pictured), which everyone has been dying to see. Or dying because of seeing them.

By Owen Good Two weeks ago The Plain Dealer of Cleveland reported that Thompson's lawyers had canceled a procedural conference because the case is in the process of being dismissed. Thompson, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's "Hall of Fans," who wears a bug-eyed dog mask, hard hat and waves a b...

By Owen Good The saga of Colorado's Balloon Boy had me and Crecente nostalgic for our days of four-alarm all-hands coverage at the Rocky (which only happened every week). So I've localized today's report to include the video game angle to balloons.

By Mike Fahey I'm one of those Madden players who picks up the game every year, beats the pants off of the AI in easy mode a few times, gets his ass kicked online once or twice, and then trades the game back in. I enjoy the game, but when it comes right down to it the whole thing is a bit too deep for me. Perhaps Madde...

By Owen Good Think It Could Ever Happen? Well, there's no licensing involved, and it doesn't make fun of the game, and bottom line, it does involve an actual rule in the book. It's two new mo-cap animations and one playbook formation. Plus, I honestly think people would buy it at $4.99. It's not something yo...

By Mike Fahey The Xbox Avatar Store now contains football jersey's for each of the thirty-two current NFL teams, each coming in both male and female versions, courtesy of Madden NFL 10. From the amazing Philadelphia Eagles to the even more amazing Pittsburgh Steelers, your avatar can show his or her pr...

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By Owen Good Following up on the latest litigation involving the Madden NFL franchise, GameSpot finds that a former North Carolina footballer, a licensing group for boxers, and one of the Cleveland Browns' infamous "Dawg Pound" inhabitants want a piece of Electronic Arts.

By Owen Good A Monster in Your Pants: For such a pocket-sized download (102.3 megabytes) this still delivers the core gameplay and presentation one uses and expects through 90 percent of a console Madden experience. Most notably, you get roster management - including trades - within your full season...

By Owen Good On Wednesday, a federal district court in Los Angeles dismissed Brown's claim against Electronic Arts for the use of his image in its Madden NFL series. Judge Florence Marie-Cooper essentially found that video games are "expressive works, akin to an expressive painting that depicts ce...

By Brian Crecente PositionTitlePriceWeeksLast Week1 Madden NFL 10 (EA)$9.99312Bejeweled 2 (PopCap Games)$2.99373The Sims 3 (EA)$6.99364Uno (Gameloft)$4.99335 Tetris (EA)$4.99356Modern Combat: Sandstorm (Gameloft)$6.99327Need For Speed Undercover (EA)$4.99388Scrabble (EA)$4.99349Frogger (K...

By Owen Good Note that I didn't say that a league's licensing is essential to a sports game. It wasn't in Hardball!, 20 years ago. All Pro Football and Blitz: The League have no league license either, but no one's calling them action/adventure games.

By Luke Plunkett Demos Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Lost Planet 2 The Punisher: No Mercy Add-On Game Content Fallout 3 – Broken Steel Pack (£7.99/€9.99) Batman: Arkham Asylum – Prey In The Darkness Pack (free) UFC Unleashed 2009 – Additional Fighters (£2.99/€3.99) Madden NFL 10 – AFL Legacy Pack (£5.25/€6.59)

By Brian Crecente PositionTitlePriceWeeksLast Week1 Madden NFL 10 (EA)$9.99212 Modern Combat: Sandstorm (Gameloft)$6.99223 Uno (Gameloft)$4.99234 Scrabble (EA)$4.99245 Tetris (EA)$4.99256The Sims 3 (EA)$6.99287Bejeweled 2 (PopCap Games)$2.99268Need For Speed Undercover (EA)$4.99299Dexter The...

By Owen Good Foxborough, Mass.-based Quick Hit is a notable example of where the competition has flowed, like water finding gaps in the floorboards, in the fifth year of EA Sports' exclusive - and commonly reviled - licensing arrangement with the NFL. Quick Hit's zero-cost web-based game confronts E...

By Mike Fahey Note how I didn't say Madden curse. I don't believe in the Madden curse, and won't unless something horrible happens to Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald, the other athlete on the Madden 10 cover. Arizona plays San Francisco this Sunday, so you might want to set your DVR, just in case Fitzgerald sp...

By Michael McWhertor This year's sales of Madden NFL football may not be living up to Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello's expectations. He calls sales of Madden NFL 10 "discouraging," indicating they're down from the previous year's. Electronic Arts Says ‘Madden,' Industry Sales Drop (Update3) [Bloomb...

By Mike Fahey Travel back in time to the 1960's before the fourth American Football League became the AFC with the AFL Legacy Pack, due out later this month for Madden NFL 10. All of this plus new trophies and achievements for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation3. Look for the AFL Legacy Pack to go on sale September...

By Owen Good If preseason games become a new feature, create-a-player modes, such as Draft Combine, are the most suited to the experience. They allow you to do ahead of time all the dirty work in visual customization and attribute management, so on the day of release your virtual phenom is ready to stor...

By Michael McWhertor This week's North American PlayStation Store update is running just a little late. Technical difficulties, you see. Fortunately that tardiness has been largely made up for by way of the inclusion of new stuff to download. Rock Band tracks

By Owen Good I just heard it was good," video gamer Brian Fletcher said. "I mean, Madden's Madden. Come on. Everybody loves Madden. Can't beat it." Jax cops, however, said the circumstances mimic those of an earlier robbery elsewhere in the city. Robber Demands Madden NFL Video Game [WJXT-TV via Evil Avata...

By Owen Good 4. Which platform do you enjoy the most? Xbox 360: 41 percent (5,033 responses) PlayStation 3: 32 percent (3,906) PC: 19 percent (2,359) DS/DSi: 3 percent (363) Wii: 2 percent (266) PS2: 2 percent (257) PSP: 1 percent (86) iPhone/iPod Touch: <1 percent (46) Mac: <1 percent (28)

By Owen Good On top of that, the same release also promises adjustable game-speed, hot-route audibles, full roster management that includes trades and free agents, and authentic stadium settings. These are all features not in NFL 2010. The voices of John Madden and console announcers Tom Hammond an...

By Luke Plunkett One final example is online play. Those who take their Madden or FIFA online gaming seriously will, as I've described above, soon look past the "context" of the fact they're playing a sports game. They're not actually playing sport. They're playing a video game, and a video game has its own se...

By Owen Good Did you buy a copy of Madden NFL from its 2006 version forward? You too can be a plaintiff in the lawsuit against Electronic Arts, over its exclusive-rights arrangement with the NFL. The case recently survived a dismissal motion by Electronic Arts. At last mention, this was set to go to trial...

By Owen Good Do you want to play Madden NFL 10? (any platform)(survey) Do you want to play The Conduit? (Wii)(answers) Do you want to play Killzone 2? (PS3)(polls) Do you want to play Halo Wars? (Xbox 360)(trends) Do you want to play Wii Sports Resort? (Wii)(surveys)

By Owen Good My son now is 16, he just got his Madden, and he's updating his rosters today," Cerrone said Wednesday, when Favre and Vick arrived on Madden NFL 10. "When I was his age, if a player was suspended for a season or a month, we didn't remove him. That's up to the team owner, whether your playing on a Pl...

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By Stephen Totilo This is, nevertheless, one of the better Madden-on-Madden interviews I've seen. Give it a read. Pham knows her stuff. John Madden talks about the virtual gridiron, the Madden Curse and life outside of the broadcasting booth [LA Times]

By Owen Good Ah, August, the time for two-a-days, water breaks, and EA Sports making special dedicated announcements for Brett Favre. The publisher of Madden NFL 10 says Favre will join Michael Vick on the next roster update, which goes out tomorrow.

By Owen Good Not unless your name is Taylor H. Chosen at random from more than 500 correctly answering entrants, the Charger fan living in Eagles country - Lancaster, Pa., to be exactly - took home my copy of Madden NFL 10. Well, you can wave around your copy of Madden NFL 10, and tell 'em answering questions...

By Owen Good Here's a 10-question quiz testing your knowledge of all the changes in the Madden NFL franchise on the current generation. I got a four out of 10, mostly because a lot of the gimmicks in previous editions were discarded. It's straight-up hard. And if you hate Madden or hate football, there's a...

By Owen Good EA sent me two copies of Madden NFL 10 by mistake. So I'm giving the second away, but I want to be sure it goes to a San Diego Chargers fan. Or at least someone who knows NFL history. Alright, if you want it, you're playing for an NTSC region-coded copy of Madden NFL 10 for the Xbox 360. It's sealed, new...

By Owen Good As we reported Friday, EA Sports will add Michael Vick to its Madden NFL 10 roster on Aug. 19, pending league approval. ESPN got a hold of Vick's game attributes, and as expected, he's off his Madden 08 form. Vick to be Added to 'Madden 10' [ESPN, thanks Brian L.]

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By Owen Good You may then continue with this either via email or through customer service chat support. In both cases, notify EA Sports that you purchased Madden NFL 10 and that the Online Franchise mode access code was missing from the back of the booklet. Include in the email, or have available for the c...

By Owen Good Console Madden, from its Genesis and Super Nintendo days up through the PlayStation, went out on a Friday - before the entertainment industry, through a decision sort of made by acclamation, proclaimed Tuesday the day of the week for video game and DVD releases. EA followed the shift with...

By Owen Good Update: EA Sports Rob Semsey says, pending NFL and NFL Players Association approval, Michael Vick will be added in on the Philadelphia Eagles with Madden NFL 10's next roster update, which is scheduled for Aug. 19 for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Other platforms will follow shortly thereafter.

By Owen Good Within hours of Madden NFL 10's midnight launch, NFL pariah Michael Vick was signed to a two-year contract with Philadelphia. Vick's not included on the retail version's roster, so an immediate question is, when will he be added? We are currently working with the NFL and NFLPA on approval...

By Owen Good Meantime, because I truly have no time for an online franchise mode in addition to the offline dynasties and franchises I'm running in NCAA and Madden 10, respectively, I hereby give up my code, first come, first served. U.S. gamers, please defer to our friends from the convict colony.

By Brian Crecente Madden NFL 10 Review: Slow and Steady Wins the Game Live at QuakeCon 2009: Doom II, Quake Live for XBLA Xbox 360's Quake Arena Arcade Gameplay An Apocalyptic Look At id's Rage id's Having A QuakeCon Fire Sale On iPhone Games NPD: U.S. Hardware Sales Continue Decline, Xbox Holds Strong

By Michael McWhertor PlayStation 3 owners, your ticket to ride the roller coaster that is Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 is finally here, as Capcom's 2D fighting crossover leads this week's North American PlayStation Store update, a week also rich in PS One Classics.

By Owen Good Madden NFL 10 was developed by EA Tiburon and published by Electronic Arts for PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360 and Wii. Releases Aug. 14. Retails for $59.99. Tested on Xbox 360. Played entire season in franchise mode and tested all single- and multiplayer modes save Online Franchise, which is unavailab...

By Owen Good Tuesday (Aug. 11) Active Life: Extreme Challenge (Wii) ATV Quad Kings (Wii) C.O.R.E. (DS) Hearts of Iron III (PC) Imagine: Soccer Captain (DS) Joint Operations: Complete Collection (PC) Monster Mayhem: Build and Battle (DS, Wii) Still Life 2 (PC)

By Owen Good As it does every year, EA Sports simulated the upcoming football season on Madden NFL 10 and determined that, yes, New England is a great team, and the AFC and NFC West remain as weak as a free casino drink. • Sports media go wall-to-wall with Brett Favre coverage when it's discovered he buys t...

By Owen Good PlayStation and EA Sports invited more than 200 fans to the NFL's newest stadium on Saturday to battle it out on Cowboys' Stadium's big screen, which has been the scene of video gameplay before. The event played out during the Cowboys' appreciation day for their season ticket holders. Abou...

By Stephen Totilo People buy sports on the Wii, the only console currently bundled with a sports-based video game. But how much do they play these things? And how do the Maddens, the fishing games and the mighty Wii Fit rate? Average Per-Gamer Playing Time For Sports Games On The Wii (as of August 1)

By Owen Good This year, Madden 10 will ship on a Friday, to take advantage of the preceding Thursday night NFL debut featuring the Steelers and the Cardinals - the Super Bowl contestants whose Troy Polamalu and Larry Fitzgerald, respectively, grace the cover.

By Michael McWhertor Electronic Arts is planning a smaller, arcade-style version of its long-running Madden NFL football franchise, revealing that the publisher is working on Madden Arcade for a release before the holiday season. EA Sports bossman Peter Moore announced the game today.

By Owen Good Moreover, you'll sometimes "have an offensive lineman hit you in the back and give you that first down." Just so long as that's all nice and incidental, m'friend. Otherwise, will this year's Madden include the rarely-ever called "helping the runner" penalty?

By Michael McWhertor This week's North American PlayStation Store is a goodie. PlayStation 3 owners can stuff themselves on newly available games like Fat Princess, the Madden NFL 10 demo and lovely new themes and wallpapers. Plenty more where that came from, so read on for the full list of new additions to the P...

By Luke Plunkett EA have quietly, perhaps even accidentally, revealed that their two biggest sporting franchises - Madden and FIFA - will be coming to the iPhone "soon". Buried at the foot of a press release for the iPhone's "Spore Origins" is mention that both FIFA 10 and Madden 10 are "coming soon" to Appl...

By Mike Fahey I mean, let's be real here. Those who are going to purchase Madden NFL 10, are going to buy Madden NFL 10. The demo is just something to keep the excitement from killing us between then and the August 14th release date. There are actually two demos on the way. On July 30th, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360...

By Brian Ashcraft Moore points out that the Madden license continues "for quite a while". When asked what will happen to Madden way down the road, Moore replied, "If you said to me that once I'm gone there's a video game that lives on with my name, there's certainly achievements with my name on already, so it mi...

By Mike Fahey Fight Night Round 4 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360) Madden NFL 10 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii) NHL 10 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for Wii) Tony Hawk Ride (Robomodo/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)

By Owen Good Seems only the fawning sports press has love for Brett Favre anymore. He's worn out his welcome in New York, and now comes word Electronic Arts considered pulling him from the Madden 09 cover. EA Considered Dumping Brett Favre From Madden 09 Cover [GamePolitics]

By Mike Fahey Madden NFL 09 is the most authentic and adaptable game in sports video game history, and utilizing each team’s current roster and the latest player statistics, EA SPORTS matched the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals in a simulation of Super Bowl XLIII. Ben Roethlisberger threw...

By Owen Good Madden ‘09, developed by EA Tiburon, published by EA and released Aug. 12. Retails for $59.99. Versions available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP. Reviewed on Xbox 360. Played singleplayer franchise mode for a complete season into the playoffs and pla...

By Michael McWhertor The graphics whore within wishes that Madden NFL 09 looked like this all the time (and that a holographic John Madden could be called upon for advice at any moment, should we need to know the barbeque time on sausages or find out if Ace hardware had something in stock). We think the "Madden IQ T...

By Brian Crecente Electronic Arts' ability to build simulation and authenticity into their sports titles isn't just their greatest strength, EA Sports president Peter Moore told attendees at the Electronic Gaming Summit yesterday, it's also their greatest weakness.

By Michael McWhertor If you thought holographic interfaces were the most exciting addition to Madden NFL 09, think again. In what's sure to be a controversial feature add, EA Sports will be bringing do-overs to its venerable footballer. Don't like how a play went down? Rewind it! Sun in your eyes? Analog stick t...

By Mark Wilson According to GameDaily, for the 20th anniversary of the Madden series, retired Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will appear on the cover of Madden NFL 09. As pizza-raised Chicagoan, I can only say that it's a shame Favre will inevitably succumb to the Madden curse and throw out hi...

By Michael McWhertor Less impressive sales are projected for Metal Gear Solid 4, though, with Ernst estimating only 6 million copies sold, less than Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Other highlights include Super Smash Bros. Brawl (9 million), Wii Play (8.8 million), Gears of War 2 (7...

By Michael McWhertor John Madden made his first video game football appearance on the PC twenty years ago, with EA shipping on the Apple II, Commodore 64, and DOS platforms. However, Madden won't be making an appearance on the PC this year, as EA has decided to go forward with console and handheld versions only f...

By Luke Plunkett SHAUN ALEXANDER - Madden 2007 THE MYTH: Had one of the best years ever for a running back in 2005, rushing for 1880 yards and setting an NFL record for TDs with 28. But in 2006, he broke his foot, missed six games then saw his TD record broken by the Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson.

By Michael McWhertor 01. Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360) - 1,470,000 02. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - 1,400,000 04. Wii Play with Remote (Wii) - 1,080,000 05. Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360) - 893,700 06. Halo 3 (Xbox 360) - 742,700 08. Madden NFL 08 (PS2) - 655,200 09. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360) - 624,600

By Mark Wilson IGN The biggest and most notable improvement this year is in the animation and tackling system. Gone are the majority of pre-canned animations. Just because you see Ray Lewis wrapping his meaty arms around Shaun Alexander doesn't mean the same overused tackle animation is about to kick in....

By Brian Crecente REDMOND, Wash. -- Aug. 6, 2007 -- Microsoft Corp. today kicked off the greatest holiday lineup in video game history by announcing it will reduce the retail price of Xbox 360™ by $50 (U.S.) beginning Aug. 8 at United States retailers nationwide. Soon to follow, Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) will relea...

By Brian Crecente Best of Show Rock Band Harmonix/MTV Games/EAP for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) Best Racing Game Burnout Paradise Criterion Games/Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) Best Sports Game Madden NFL 08 Electronic Arts for All Platforms)

By Mark Wilson EA just signed a deal with Microsoft-owned advertising company Massive to put realtime, dynamic ads into five of EA's upcoming titles: Madden NFL 08 (Xbox 360, PC), NASCAR 08 (Xbox 360), NHL 08 (Xbox 360), Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Xbox 360, PC) and Skate (Xbox 360).

By Brian Crecente New "Madden NFL 07" Features on Xbox 360 This year's game on Xbox 360 is loaded with all-new features that provide fans with a much deeper gameplay experience: · Madden Gamer Level. · Xbox Live online integration. New head-to-head challenges are part of the "Madden NFL 07" franchise mode.