Madden NFL 08



Jun 16, 2008
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Video Gamers Sue EA Over Exclusive Sports Games Sports video games are a huge business -- and for many years, it was an extremely competitive space. I remember a few years back trying to wade through half a dozen different baseball video game titles to figure out which one was worth buying. However, a few years back, video game giant EA started signing "exclusive" deals with a variety of sporting leagues, including the NFL. These "exclusive" deals supposedly meant that only EA could produce games with the names and stats of real players -- a huge selling point among most fans. And, of course, in gaining exclusivity, EA has completely cashed in. However, a bunch of angry video gamers are now suing the company for anticompetitive conduct, noting that these exclusive deals killed off all the competition, allowing EA to drastically raise its prices.
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Jun 5, 2008
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - GTA Rules NPD All-Time U.S. Top 10 Next-Gen.Biz writes: "The NPD Group has revealed the top 10 selling games of all time in the U.S. market.

Forbes reported earlier this week NPD Group's up-to-date top ten U.S. videogame sales figures by units, revealing a list dominated by the Grand Theft Auto and Madden NFL franchises.

As seen below, GTA: San Andreas from 2004 is the top-selling game in the U.S. with 9.43 million units sold. The franchise shows up on the top 10 three times, while Madden appears four times.

Activision had two 2007 titles already break the top 10 (Guitar Hero III and Call of Duty 4), while EA had one 2007 title on the list in the form of Madden NFL 08."
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Apr 22, 2008
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Madden NFL 09 LE not seeing a PAL release? - Dimorphic360 Dimorphic360 writes:

"It seems that Australia once again is getting shafted when it comes to limited edition releases of games. First Mass Effect and Devil May Cry 4 were given cut down limited edtion releases (in the case of Mass Effect we only got a small pre-order bonus) and the limited edition bundle of EA Sports Madden franchise looks like the next in line..."
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Feb 20, 2008
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Madden NFL 08 Becomes the Xbox 360's 12th 2 Million Seller Madden NFL 08 has passed the 2 million mark in sales and becomes the 12th Xbox 360 game to do so, increasing the consoles lead over its competitors.

The Nintendo Wii currently has 9 games that have sold over 2 million, while Sony's PS3 sits a distant 3rd with only 4, and only 2 non-bundled.
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Feb 16, 2008
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Madden 08 final roster update #8 details Full details on the last roster update for Madden 08 (360, PS3) set to come out today includes all changes to ratings, weapons, transactions, contracts, and all injured players being removed from IR.
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Jan 31, 2008
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - EA Sports Predicts Super Bowl XLII Winner Ripten's Chad Lakkis writes:

"We received a press release today from Electronic Arts, announcing their official prediction for this years Super Bowl, featuring the 18-0 New England Patriots and the New York Football Giants.

Lead by quarterback Eli Manning, the surging Giants aim to end the Patriots quest for a perfect 19-0 season, and take home the Lombardi Trophy in the process. However, Tom "Terrific" Brady and his talented squad of receivers see a different outcome."
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Jan 31, 2008
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Madden 08 roster update #7 details Full list of changes within the latest Madden 08 roster update which was released today for the 360 and PS3. Includes ratings up/down, weapons added/lost, and transactions.
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Jan 16, 2008
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Gameplay, EA line up for 'Madden' tournament TV series The Hollywood Reporter, by Kimberly Nordyke on Jan 16, 2008:

Gameplay HD, Rainbow Media's high-definition channel that focuses on video gaming, said Tuesday that it has teamed with Electronic Arts to create a new TV series featuring the 2007 EA Sports Madden Challenge, which took place Dec. 12-13 at Universal Studios.

The six-part series -- which premieres Feb. 2, the day before the Super Bowl -- kicks off at 1 p.m. EST with an hourlong preshow introducing each of the 24 tournament finalists, including how they qualified with regional title wins playing "Madden NFL 08."

New half-hour episodes will continue to air at 1 p.m. EST Saturdays, covering the rounds of the tournament. Episodes also will feature gamer portraits, segments on the Madden video game culture and characters and the strategic plans of all the finalists as they prepare for competition.

Gameplay HD, which is one of Rainbow's Voom HD Networks, also is producing a special hourlong episode focusing on the tournament's semifinal and final rounds.

The winner of the single-elimination, bracket-style tournament takes home cash and prizes totaling $100,000.
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Jan 14, 2008
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Madden 08 roster update #6 details Full list of changes in the latest roster update for PS3 and 360 Madden 08. Includes all transactions, weapon changes, ratings changes, injuries, and contract extensions.
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Jan 12, 2008
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Analyst's 2008 Best Seller List Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey picks what he believes will be the biggest sellers of 2008.
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Jan 8, 2008
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Madden 08 PS3 patch to be released Tuesday morning A patch for the PS3 version of Madden 08 will be released on the morning of the 8th. This patch, which was released for the 360 in late November, deals with excessive fumbling, the free agent pool drying up in franchise mode, and defensive back reactions among other fixes.
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Jan 2, 2008
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - MSNBC announces the best video games of 2007 Jan. 2, 2008 -- MSNBC tallied in their Game of the Year readers' votes between December 19 and 27. "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" garnered 33 percent of the over 17,000 votes and is MSNBC Readers' Game of the Year. The runner-up was "Bioshock" at 22 percent of the votes. The second runner-up was "Mass Effect" at 10 percent.

Here are MSNBC readers' picks for the best in each genre:

¿ Best sports game: Madden NFL '08
¿ Best racing game: Project Gotham Racing 4
¿ Best casual game: Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
¿ Best family game: LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
¿ Best music game: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
¿ Best handheld game: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
¿ Best role-playing game: Mass Effect
¿ Best action/adventure game: Bioshock
¿ Best shooter: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

View the full report for the runners-up in each category.
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Dec 21, 2007
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Vote at MSNBC: Which game deserves the crown in 2007? MSNBC video game section has been polling gamers about their favorite games in a number of categories, trying to narrow down the search for the Game of the Year.

On Thursday the site put up the poll to decide which of the finalists, culled from the best of each genre, should be named the game of the year.

The finalists are:
¿ Madden NFL 08
¿ Project Gotham Racing 4
¿ Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
¿ LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
¿ Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
¿ The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
¿ Mass Effect
¿ Bioshock
¿ Call of Duty 4

At the time of this writing Call of Duty 4 was leading with 31 percent of the vote. BioShock was close behind with 22 percent and Mass Effect was in a distant third with 8.6 percent.

[ Words: Kotaku's Brian Crecente ]
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Dec 4, 2007
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Leaked: NIMF's Annual Video Game Report Card Kotaku's Brian Crecente has a leaked copy of the National Institute on Media and the Family's annual Media Wise Video Game Report Card, set to be officially released tomorrow. This year's report card is broken into five parts:

¿ The MediaWise Video Game Report Card
¿ The Buying Guide
¿ The ESRB Rating System and Ratings Education Efforts
¿ The Retailer Ratings Education and Enforcement Surveys
¿ Annual MediaWise-Harris Interactive Poll of Kids and Parents

Kotaku gives a quick summary for each part.
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Nov 29, 2007
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Madden 08 patch #2 released Madden 08 has received its second patch on the 360 with the PS3 soon to follow. This patch fixes the biggest issues with the game with details of what is fixed included.
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Nov 16, 2007
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - NPD: 2007 Sales So Far - Plus Top Sellers of the Year The best selling games in units sold, across all platforms, for the year are as follows, with more year-to-date sales data available at the source.

¿ Halo 3 - 3,700,000
¿ Madden NFL 08 - 3,200,000
¿ Guitar Hero II - 2,800,00
¿ Wii Play with Remote - 2,500,000
¿ Pokemon Diamond - 2,100,000
¿ Pokemon Pearl - 1,500,000
¿ Spider-Man 3 - 1,400,000
¿ Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock - 1,400,000
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Nov 15, 2007
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Ahead of the Bell: Electronic Arts Cuts Sport Games Prices Analysts said Tuesday that Electronic Arts is cutting prices on sports games such as "NBA Live 08," "Madden NFL 08" and "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08," which the analysts said is a bad sign going into the holiday season.
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Nov 13, 2007
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Madden 08 roster update #5 details All the changes made in the most recent Madden 08 roster update for the 360 and PS3 versions detailed. Includes ratings, weapons, transactions, and injuries.
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Oct 23, 2007
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Complete details of Madden 08 roster update due out tomorrow The fourth roster update for Madden 08 on 360/PS3 will be out on Wednesday October 24th. Here is the entire list of every change in ratings, weapons, transactions, and injuries.
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Oct 23, 2007
PS3 News from N4G | Madden NFL 08
PS3 - Madden NFL 08 - Patch for Madden 08 nearly here A second patch for Madden 08, which is believed to fix problems in franchise mode and tone down fumbling, is in testing and should be out soon.
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The Knowledge
Madden NFL 08

Genre: Sports
Expected release date: TBA
Published by: Electronic Arts
Developed by: EA Tiburon
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