If it is cold where you live, that would be the after-effects of hell freezing over due to EA Sports giving away a free game mode… That freebie is the Madden 10 Ultimate Team, a feature that adds a card-based mini-game. Here, players are given a basic starter pack, which includes coaches, players, playbooks, and jerseys. [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Were you still holding out with your original Xbox and Madden ‘09? Still play that with friends now and then? As of Febuary 2nd, you no longer have that ability. EA has announced they are closing down servers to a variety of their older sports titles, and across all platforms, including the Xbox, PS2, PSP, PC, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Only a single game this week, apparently a way focus football fans away from the annual NFL Thanksgiving game and onto the 360. Madden NFL Arcade After the apparent success of NHL Arcade, EA turns to Madden and this rapidly paced XBLA Madden spin-off. The game is beyond simplified, with 10-player teams, four plays on both sides [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 23, 2009
Remember NHL 3-on-3 Arcade for the Xbox Live Arcade and PSN? It was a fun diversion, featuring the actual NHL 09 engine, big-headed players, a fine sense of speed, and smooth gameplay. All it really needed were some actual modes to enjoy that engine in, because exhibition play grew old quickly. Apparently, that must have been [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 17, 2009
So, assuming you still read stuff on paper (what’s that?), you might be interested in this deal from Sports Illustrated. If you subscribe, you can snag a year long subscription to the magazine, a copy of Madden 10, and a NFL Films DVD documentary. The price? A mere $50, cheaper than a copy of Madden itself. That’s [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 15, 2009
You’ve decided to become one with the Madden Nation as EA calls it. You run to the store on Madden Tues… err, Friday this year and get your copy. You want to set up an online franchise with friends… and you can’t. See, the manual contains a code which lets you utilize the feature, but [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 14, 2009
Silly EA. Do you really need more money from a recycled football franchise? Do these micro transactions really fill your greedy pocketbooks? Well, apparently so if they keep releasing crap like this. In Madden 10, players can purchase stuff like “Play Through the Pain,” which lets you skip injuries. Even more ridiculous is “Pick a Superstar,” [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 18, 2009
The concept of giving a demo to people who have already paid money to get a game is sort of baffling. Take Madden 10, the confusingly titled entry in the long running football series. If you pre-order the game, you get a demo on July 23rd, which is a week earlier than the rest of [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 11, 2009
EA recently got slapped with a nasty lawsuit from retired NFL players, stating their likenesses were used in the Madden franchise, and without so much as a thank you. Apparently college athletes (specifically Samuel Keller of Nebraska) became wise to this little scenario, and are suing EA for the same thing. The key difference here is [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 13, 2009
So, you American Madden fan. Think your football game is the most popular in the world? Ha! You are so dead wrong. That honor goes to EA’s FIFA series. Need proof? FIFA 09 has not only sold 7.8 million copies of the title, but a whopping 1.25 million games are played every day online. Since its [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, March 29, 2009
It seems no one is safe from this economic mess. If Madden developer Tiburon can’t make things work, even with one of the biggest selling titles of the year (every year), then this truly is a sad state of affairs. It should be noted that Tiburon also handles the Tiger Woods and college franchises as [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 5, 2008
A high profile gaming case has come to a close, with a group of over 2,000 retired football players winning their suit against the NFLPA. While EA wasn’t sued directly, their Madden franchise was the heart of the problem. It seems the NFLPA didn’t consult with the players, and their stats ended up in the [...]
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