GamesRadar - Madden NFL 08

Economist: EA's Madden Monopoly Cost Gamers Up To $926 Million (News)

Jul 15, 2009

The high-profile court case against EA Sport's "monopoly" in the NFL market took an interesting turn this week, with an economist brought in to show how much the demise of 2K's competing NFL franchise has cost sports gamers.

Despite admitting his report is based on incomplete data, University of Michigan economics professor Dr. Jeffrey Mackie-Mason has told the the U.S. District Court in San Francisco that EA's domination of the NFL video games market has cost gamers between $701 million and $926 million since 2K's NFL2K series was blocked from competing with EA.

Federal Judge: Madden Monopoly Suit May Proceed Against EA (News)

Jun 10, 2009

EA had previously requested that Judge Vaughn Walker dismiss claims by Geoffrey Pecover and Jeffrey Lawrence. The two Madden buyers, serving as named plaintiffs in the class-action suit, alleged that by eliminating competition for NFL-licensed games EA had acted in a monopolistic fashion and unjustly enriched itself at the expense of consumers. On Friday Judge Walker issued a ruling denying EA's motion. The Judge did, however, rule that only claims in California and Washington, D.C. would go forward since that is where the two named plaintiffs in the case reside.

Report: Retired NFL Players Plan to Sue EA, Madden (News)

Apr 20, 2009

His days of calling NFL games on T.V. may be over, but John Madden's retirement might not be as idyllic as he had hoped.

According to a report on former Oakland Raiders lineman Dave Pear's Blog, NFL retirees are planning to go after Madden and Electronic Arts, publisher of the best-selling pro football game which bears the former coach's name.

$28 Million NFLPA Verdict Reveals Details of EA's Madden Monopoly (News)

Nov 18, 2008

GamePolitics writes: "I've been complaining (some might say whining) since 2005 that EA's exclusive arrangement with the NFL is, at best, a bad deal for gamers.

At worst, it's a monopoly.

Ultimately, the Federal Trade Commission, looked at the Madden issue in relation to EA's merger dance with Take-Two Interactive. But, inasmuch as the FTC pre-approved the EA-T2 deal, its regulators apparently came down against the monopoly view."

Video Gamers Sue EA Over Exclusive Sports Games (News)

Jun 16, 2008

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.

GTA Rules NPD All-Time U.S. Top 10 (News)

Jun 5, 2008

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."

Madden NFL 09 LE not seeing a PAL release? - Dimorphic360 (News)

Apr 22, 2008

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..."

New Madden Top 50 Rankings (News)

Feb 25, 2008

GotFrag.com Madden will release the second edition of its Madden Top 50 on March 1, 2008. In last year's top 50, Eric "Problem" Wright ranked in at No. 1 and that is not expected to change as he recently took this year's Player's Bowl in Philadelphia. However, with strong performances from Dan "Truth Brown, Big Game James and other lower ranked Madden players, how will that shift the rankings?

Madden NFL 08 Becomes the Xbox 360's 12th 2 Million Seller (News)

Feb 20, 2008

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.

Madden NFL 08: Problem; Albany win Player's Bowl (News)

Feb 19, 2008

Eric "Problem" Wright didn't skip a beat from his Madden Challenge title only months ago as he defeated Big Game James Saturday in the XBox 360 portion of the Player's Bowl.

Madden 08 final roster update #8 details (News)

Feb 16, 2008

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.

EA Sports Predicts Super Bowl XLII Winner (News)

Jan 31, 2008

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."

Madden 08 roster update #7 details (News)

Jan 31, 2008

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.

DPAD Madden NFL Super Bowl Competition (News)

Jan 30, 2008

Want to prove you know the NFL? Want to win a copy of Madden NFL 08? Now is your chance to do them both and participate in our growing Madden NFL page!

Xbox Live Madden Bowl Weekend Announced (News)

Jan 28, 2008

To kick off the weekend, Xbox LIVE will host Game with Fame sessions allowing Xbox LIVE Gold members to sign into Xbox LIVE at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, and score an opportunity to chat and play "Madden NFL 08" against NFL star Patrick Willis of the San Francisco 49ers. They can also sign into Xbox LIVE that evening to chat and play "NFL Tour" cover athlete and NFL star Shawne Merriman of the San Diego Chargers. NFL players will participate in the Game with Fame from Arizona just hours before they try to win the Madden Bowl XIV and claim yearlong bragging rights among their football-playing brethren. Those interested in competing with Willis and Merriman should send a friend request to the Xbox LIVE Gamertags WillisGwF and MerrimanGwF.

Madden NFL 08 Tournament Listing (News)

Jan 21, 2008

GotFrag is proud to bring you the first and only official tournament listing for Madden NFL. Below is information for major and minor tournaments for Madden, separated by region. This page will be updated as new tournaments are announced.

Madden NFL 08: Game Time Philly Posts Top 25 (News)

Jan 16, 2008

Game Time Philly Ballers Club, the host organization for the annual Player's Bowl, announced on their web site the top 25 Madden gamers coming in to the tournament on Feb. 16 at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Problem topped the chart with Chow in second. Surprisingly, GTP voted for their local boy, Young Nephew in at No. 3.

Gameplay, EA line up for 'Madden' tournament TV series (News)

Jan 16, 2008

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.

Madden 08 roster update #6 details (News)

Jan 14, 2008

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.

Analyst's 2008 Best Seller List (News)

Jan 12, 2008

Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey picks what he believes will be the biggest sellers of 2008.

MSNBC announces the best video games of 2007 (News)

Jan 2, 2008

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:

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

View the full report for the runners-up in each category.

Live Activity for week of 12/17 (News)

Dec 26, 2007

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Gears of War

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1. Sensible World of Soccer
2. Arkadian Warriors
3. Tempest

Original Xbox Top Live Games
1. Halo 2
2. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
3. Star Wars: Battlefront 2

Vote at MSNBC: Which game deserves the crown in 2007? (News)

Dec 21, 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:
Â¿ Madden NFL 08
Â¿ Project Gotham Racing 4
Â¿ Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
Â¿ LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Â¿ Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Â¿ The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Â¿ Mass Effect
Â¿ Bioshock
Â¿ 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 ]

Live Activity for week of 12/10 (News)

Dec 18, 2007

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Gears of War

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1. Arkadian Warriors
2. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
3. GripShift

Original Xbox Top Live Games
1. Halo 2
2. Fable
3. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat

Live Activity for week of 12/3 (News)

Dec 11, 2007

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Gears of War

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1. Marble Blast Ultra
2. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
3. Asteroids & Deluxe

Original Xbox Top Live Games
1. Halo 2
2. Fable
3. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat

Live Activity for week of 11/26 (News)

Dec 5, 2007

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Assassin's Creed

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1. Asteroids & Deluxe
2. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
3. UNO

Original Xbox Top Live Games
1. Halo 2
2. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
3. Star Wars: Battlefront 2

Leaked: NIMF's Annual Video Game Report Card (News)

Dec 4, 2007

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:

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

Kotaku gives a quick summary for each part.

Madden 08 patch #2 released (News)

Nov 29, 2007

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.

Bracket Announcement for Madden Finals (News)

Nov 29, 2007

A board is meeting this week to determine the seeding of the regional, online and international Madden qualifiers to determine where each competitor will be seeded.

Madden NFL 08 Tournament Announced (News)

Nov 27, 2007

With two successful events in the books, GamerSaloon.com and Cygames of Ann Arbor, Michigan presents their third installment of a $1,000 grand prize Madden Tournament on Jan. 12. The event will be hosted by Chuck Hollywood of Madden Nation Season 3. All information is available on the flyer.

Best of Xbox 360 Black Friday deals (News)

Nov 20, 2007

Xbox360Fanboy took the time to go through all the Black Friday ads and list all the Xbox 360 deals.

Live Activity for week of 11/12 (News)

Nov 17, 2007

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. The arcade list is based on full versions purchased. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Gears of War

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1. Switchball
2. Word Puzzle
3. Sonic The Hedgehog 2

Original Xbox Top Live Games
1. Halo 2
2. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
3. Star Wars: Battlefront 2

NPD: 2007 Sales So Far - Plus Top Sellers of the Year (News)

Nov 16, 2007

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.

Â¿ Halo 3 - 3,700,000
Â¿ Madden NFL 08 - 3,200,000
Â¿ Guitar Hero II - 2,800,00
Â¿ Wii Play with Remote - 2,500,000
Â¿ Pokemon Diamond - 2,100,000
Â¿ Pokemon Pearl - 1,500,000
Â¿ Spider-Man 3 - 1,400,000
Â¿ Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock - 1,400,000

Ahead of the Bell: Electronic Arts Cuts Sport Games Prices (News)

Nov 15, 2007

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.

Madden 08 roster update #5 details (News)

Nov 13, 2007

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.

Xbox Officially Wins September (News)

Nov 7, 2007

The official NPD numbers are in for September, and the Xbox 360 swept, even beating out the Nintendo Wii for that month.

We think it has something to do with Halo 3.

Here are the hard Numbers, from industry analysts at the NPD Group:

Hardware

Xbox 360: 527,800
Wii: 501,000
Nintendo DS: 495,800
PlayStation Portable: 284,500
PlayStation 2: 215,000
Playstation 3: 119,400
Game Boy Advance: 75,000

Complete details of Madden 08 roster update due out tomorrow (News)

Oct 23, 2007

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.

Patch for Madden 08 nearly here (News)

Oct 23, 2007

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.

Live activity for week of 10/15 (News)

Oct 20, 2007

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live. Major Nelson had no access to the Arcade title data this week, so no Arcade list for now. Here are the top 5 for both charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1. Halo 3
2. Gears of War
3. Madden NFL 08
4. Virtua Fighter 5 Demo
5. Guitar Hero II

Original Xbox Top Live Games
1. Halo 2
2. Battlefield 2: MC
3. Counter-Strike
4. Star Wars: Battlefront 2
5. Madden NFL 08

Live activity for week of 10/8 (News)

Oct 14, 2007

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1. Halo 3
2. Gears of War
3. The Simpsons Game Demo

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1. Tetris Splash
2. Puzzle Quest
3. Sonic The Hedgehog 2

Original Xbox Top Live Games
1. Halo 2
2. Battlefield 2: MC
3. Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2

Madden 08 roster update #3 details (News)

Oct 4, 2007

The full list of changes made in the latest roster update for Madden 08 which came out today for the 360 and PS3.

LIVE Activity for week of 9/24 (News)

Oct 2, 2007

The latest round of Xbox Live stat crunching from Major Nelson reveals that Halo 3 has already topped to "Live Activity" rank listing for the week beginning September 24.

Top 10 Live games for last week (News)

Sep 28, 2007

Here is the list of Top Xbox 360 games (based on unique users) for September 15th through the 21st. Remember this is before Halo 3 launched!

1. Gears of War
2. Call of Duty 4 (Beta)
3. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
4. Madden NFL 08
5. BioShock
6. Guitar Hero II
7. Call Of Duty 3
8. Forza Motorsport 2
9. skate.
10. GRAW 2

Madden 08 auto-update details (News)

Sep 21, 2007

A list of what was fixed with a patch released today on the 360 version of Madden 08. The same patch will come for the PS3 soon.

EA branded unsatisfactory by Better Business Bureau (News)

Sep 21, 2007

EA's latest version of Madden is severly p***ing off gamers with a few deeming it as unplayable due to the bugs involved. The Xbox 360 and PS3 version suffer from similar bugs and even the Wii suffers from quite a long list. On the list include system freezes, online play trouble, players disappearing from the free agent pool and quarterbacks automatically throwing the ball as soon as it is hiked. Consumers are filing reports everyhere possible not to mention to the Better Business Bureau in California where EA is headquarted in which the Bureau has received 443 complaints regarding EA in the past 36 months resulting in an unsatisfactory rating.

EA responds to the PS3 Glitch Patch and new update (News)

Sep 18, 2007

EA has put a new roster update online. However, it looks as though these "new" rosters are simply the default rosters. What does this mean? Well, for now Michael Vick is back in the game. In addition, there are 3-4 players per team that aren't accurate because the default rosters come out every year before teams make their final cuts.

Microsoft Comments on August NPD (News)

Sep 14, 2007

Following the thoroughly impressive August results from The NPD Group, Microsoft was the first of the big three console manufacturers to chime in on its performance for the month.

The main highlights were outlined by Microsoft as follows:

# Xbox 360 unit sales are up 63 percent, versus an 18 percent decline for PS3 and 5 percent decline for Wii month over month

# Xbox 360 outsells PS3 more than 2:1

# Xbox 360 software sales are more than PS3 and Wii software sales combined

# Madden NFL '08 on Xbox 360 outsold all other versions of the title, including the PS2 by more than 250,000 units, and PS3 by more than 560,000

Hit the link for more...

Details on the latest Madden 08 roster update (News)

Sep 8, 2007

A complete list of every change made with the Madden 08 roster update that was released this morning. This update includes the removal of Michael Vick from the game.

IGN: Xbox 360 Game of the Month: August 2007 (News)

Sep 2, 2007

IGN Xbox 360 Team and readers pick the "Game of the Month," runner-up, and "Xbox Live Arcade Game of the Month" for August 2007.

XBOX 360 Dominates PS3, Wii in Most Requested Top 10 (News)

Sep 1, 2007

XBOX 360 completely dominated the Top 10 most requested titles for the week. Both Wii and PS3 didn't even come close.

American Sales: BioShock 400k, PS3 43k, 360 64k, Wii 101k (News)

Aug 31, 2007

With a 400k debut, Bioshock has a pretty legitimate shot at 1,000,000 units long term. For a sense of scale though - even in week two Madden (across all platforms) - outsold the game.

With the Americas data now in, it is time for the weekly look at Vgchartz sales data. For the week ending August 25, Xbox 360 saw the release of a key release - Bioshock. Additionally, numbers for Madden NFL 2008 in week two across all platforms were quite similar to the debut of Bioshock. That said, it is important to note that Xbox 360 hardware did not see a boost. For more on the current generation hardware sales (PS3,Wii, 360, DS, PSP) as compared to last week, check the chart.

Madden NFL Demo Is Out On Xbox Live Marketplace (News)

Aug 24, 2007

Madden NFL 08 Demo
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Size 813.50 MB
Availability Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom and United States
[ESRB: E (Everyone)] Download the demo.

American Sales: 360 outsells PS3, Madden 08 sells 1.6 Million units led by 360 version (News)

Aug 23, 2007

The Wii, Xbox, GC and PSP versions of Madden 08 Â¿ combined - accounted for fewer than 10% of the 1.6 million units sold while 360 version sold them most and 4 times the PS3 version.

-- 8/18 ---- 8/11 ------ Net Change
NDS 131,930 / 126,277 / +3%
Wii 89,280 / 86,469 / +4%
360 59,118 / 52,484 / +13%
PSP 53,206 / 55,160 / -4%
PS3 47,928 / 41,499 / +15%

EA's Times Square Madden Launch Event (News)

Aug 18, 2007

New York City, and more specifically Times Square, is the center for hundreds of launches, parties, and events a year. Tonight however, EA Sports delivered the largest video game launch that we've ever been a part of by buying up giant billboards, holding an Ozzy Osbourne concert above the Hard Rock Cafe, and essentially shutting down a piece of the busiest city in America for a bit of the night, all for the launch of the heralded Madden 08.

Note: We've put together a more than 11 minute video of the event for you guys to check out. Click here for the goods.

We mingled and interviewed Hall of Fame NFL players at the ESPN Zone, we pulled the Prince of ******* Darkness aside after his concert to ask him a few questions about Madden 08's soundtrack, and even went out and spoke with you guys - the fans - at Toys "R" Us who had started lining up for the midnight launch as early as 2:00 PM in order to have the first copy handed to them by the beloved Tiki Barber.

We'll have tons of coverage from the event including photos, a lengthy video showcasing the aforementioned celebrity interviews, and a detailed article later in the week so keep it locked to IGN.com for all the goods.

Madden 08 (Review)

Aug 17, 2007

Those of us who love pro football games are tired of having scorn heaped upon us, and we're not going to take it anymore. While the rest of the video gaming world makes fun of us for blindly buying Madden every year (and often nothing else), we're quite content to ignore them and restart our NFL fantasies each summer. Sure, the first couple of games for the next-generation consoles have been kinda middling, but the promise of a true event horizon has been building with each release. Happily, ...

Michael Vick Removed from Madden 08 (News)

Aug 16, 2007

Michael Vick moved down on the falcons dept chart in Madden 08 following todays roster update. This was a definitely a necessary action for EA to take and I am glad they did this.

Madden 08 first roster update coming soon (News)

Aug 16, 2007

The first roster update for the next-gen versions of Madden 08 is expected to release shortly.

Pokemon tackles Xbox 360 Madden NFL 08 at retailer (News)

Aug 15, 2007

Nintendo Co.'s Pokemon Pearl for the Nintendo DS handheld outsold EA's Madden NFL 08 for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 on Wed. following a discount that spurred sales for the latest Pokemon title at Amazon.com.

Pokemon Pearl on Wed. morning held the No. 1 sales rank at Amazon.com's Computer & Video Games, followed by Madden NFL 08 for Xbox 360 at No. 2.

Xbox 360 Madden08 sales top BOTH PS3 & 360 SKUs at retailer (News)

Aug 15, 2007

Sales for EA's Madden NFL 08 for Microsoft's Xbox 360 topped the versions for Sony's PS3 in Tues, launch movement at Amazon.com.

Tues. afternoon Madden NFL 08 for the Xbox 360 ranked as the #1 top-selling product at Amazon's Video Games division. By comparison Madden NFL 08 for the PS3 held at #4 in the same period.

Madden 08 Achievements 100% performance based (News)

Aug 14, 2007

With the new Madden 08 it looks like EA decided to make all of the Xbox 360 achievements in the game related to on field stats like yardage of runs, passes, returns, etc. They have done away with the achievements associated with playing online and also with any achievements attributed to a season mode. Typically there is an achievement for completing X number of games or winning the super bowl, but it seems this year they are also missing.

Madden Dominates Amazon Best Seller List (News)

Aug 14, 2007

Happy Maddenoliday!

With today's release of Madden NFL 08, many gamers have called in sick with football-itis.

It looks as if this years well received version has made an impression on the sales over at Amazon this morning. Currently, Madden has 4 of their versions (Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and the Nintendo Wii), on the top 25 best selling list over at Amazon! Interestingly enough, the PlayStation 2 is outselling the Playstation 3 version.

Merry Maddenoliday (News)

Aug 13, 2007

August 14, 2007...

The annual event known to all armchair quarterbacks is here again! Maddenholiday Eve is upon us!

Throw out your books and spreadsheets and grab on to a cold one and your controller boys! Tell your boss to shove it (or perhaps tell him that pesky summer cold has come back... sniffle.. sniffle...)...

Its almost release day for Madden 2008 and nothing else in life matters!

Come midnight, its just you and your franchise mode... building an early lead on gaining the required skills to take down any friend or virtual friend that gets in your way of world football domination...

New releases for week ending August 17 (US and Europe) (News)

Aug 13, 2007

What's on offer this week for those slumbering gamers now waking from their self-imposed summertime hibernation periods? Well, although GamerSquad would suggest that you've perhaps set your quality alarm a week too early, there are obviously vast sways of American Football fans who'll be wiping the sleep from their eyes and pulling on their favourite team jersey right about now. And why? Because EA's sporting granddaddy Madden NFL 08 hits the stores tomorrow.

However, beyond that single multi-platform highlight of the week Â¿ which you should fully expect to reach the top of the gaming chart Â¿ the remaining rundown for new releases on both sides of the Atlantic still leaves much to be desired.

Blockbuster Online members get $10 off Madden '08 (News)

Aug 12, 2007

For many sports gamers, a yearly purchase of Madden '08 is a given. Saving $10 on any $60 game is nice (PS3 and Xbox 360), but this discount even works on the PSP and Wii/PS2 versions, bringing them down to $29.99 and $39.99 respectively. Nice.

New Releases for the Week (News)

Aug 11, 2007

This week is certainly dominated by the annual release of Madden NFL 08 for every platform, except the Phantom.

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of August 13, 2007 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC! As always, release dates are subject to change.

Video Games: Electronic Gaming Expo winners named; Penny Arcade next (News)

Aug 10, 2007

Jon and Chip Carter of Tulsa World give their breakdown of the latest news happenings in the world of gaming. They let us in on the best of show winners from this year's E3, the happenings at the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo, the Square-Enix Fan Festival 2007 and the first North American winner of the professional Championship Gaming Series.

More after the jump...

Reasons You Need Madden NFL 08 (News)

Aug 9, 2007

There's no use ignoring Madden NFL 08. 2K Sports fanatics will tout All Pro Football 2K8 as the definitive pigskin experience, but no one gives a damn about pitting a bunch of old fogies against each other. It's all about the new blood, finding out if Jamarcus Russell can lead Oakland to the promised land, or whether the Atlanta Falcons can survive without their recently indicted quarterback, Michael Vick. Moreover, this year's Madden features a bevy of sweet features, so don't deny yourself the opportunity to make the defense look foolish. You'll want Madden.

Discouraging news regarding Madden 08 online play (News)

Aug 7, 2007

The first report on the performance of Madden 08's online play and it sounds painfully familiar to how NCAA Football 08 turned out online.

Madden NFL 08 - Hit me with your best shot (Preview)

Aug 2, 2007

Ray Lewis shifts right and stacks the line, right in the direction your halfback sweep is supposed to go. It doesn't take a MENSA-level IQ to know you need to audible to something - anything - else. You just don't run at Ray Lewis, one of the NFL's most dangerous defensive weapons, period - especially this year. In Madden NFL 08, EA introduces its new player weapon feature, meant to represent the dominant players of the league. In past years, "dominant" was defined by a speed rating. In 08, EA ...

Madden NFL 08 (Screenshots)

Aug 2, 2007

Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2007 Winners (News)

Jul 31, 2007

The votes have been tallied and the Best of E3 2007 Winners have been announced.

Rock Band with 3 seperate votes took first...just barely ahead of Mass Effect who placed second with 2 votes. However, the surprise comes with the games that took the rest of the places:

Bioshock
Burnout Paradise
Call of Duty 4
Crysis
Halo 3
Killzone 2
LittleBigPlanet
Madden NFL 08
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Virtua Fighter 5
World in Conflict

Gamecriticsawards.com even broke down the tally further and the console with the most wins was...Xbox 360 (acquiring 11 wins), followed in second by the Playstation 3 (aquiring 8 votes). Third place was the PC (with 4 votes), and tied for fourth was both the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS. Oddly enough, the PSP was last...not even getting one game on the list this year!

EA signs Massive in-game ad deal (News)

Jul 26, 2007

Microsoft-owned in-game ad firm Massive Inc. has inked a deal with Electronic Arts that will bring dynamic ads to five high-profile 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) will all go live in the Massive Network this year. Microsoft bought Massive Inc. in 2006 in a bid to get in on the big growth expected in the advertising medium. Massive Network delivers ads via broadband that can be changed ...

Microsoft, EA sign sports game ad deal (News)

Jul 25, 2007

Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday it will pipe advertisements into a slate of popular sports video games from Electronic Arts Inc. including its best-selling "Madden" football franchise.

The deal, which also covers EA's "NASCAR," "Tiger Woods" golf, "NHL" hockey and upcoming "Skate" skateboarding games, is a significant win for Microsoft as it tries to build an early lead over rivals such as Google Inc. in putting ads into video games.

The deal is also the latest indication of increasingly cozy ties between Microsoft, the world's biggest software company and EA, the No. 1 independent video game publisher.

PS3 & Resistance at Top of Current US Best Sellers (News)

Jul 17, 2007

Following last Monday's price drop the PS3 is top of this week's Amazon.com best sellers list while Resistance: Fall of Man tops the software chart. The top ten selling titles comprise of five Nintendo platform games, one PC game and two apiece for Xbox 360 and PS3. Click through for a rundown of top sellers by platform.

Madden 08: 60 frames on the 360; 30 frames on the PS3 (News)

Jun 30, 2007

America's favorite pastime will come to consoles, later this summer. 1up.com has confirmed that the Xbox 360 versions of Madden NFL 08 (August), All-Pro Football 2K8 (July), and NCAA Football 08 (July) will run at 60 frames per second, whereas the PS3 editions are locked at just 30fps. In the simplest of terms, this means that the 360 versions will run smoother and faster, and you'll have an easier time noticing subtle animations.

Madden NFL 08 Soundtrack Revealed (News)

Jun 29, 2007

The music contained in the latest installment of EA's popular football franchise features no less than 27 songs from artists as diverse as MIMS, Queens of the Stone Age Sum 41, Timbaland, and Daddy Yankee as well as newcomers Airbourne, Datarock, Operator and Enter Shikari.

99 rated players in Madden 08 (News)

Jun 23, 2007

ESPN the Magazine has revealed all of the players in Madden 08 that have a 99 overall rating.

Peyton Manning (QB Colts), Champ Bailey (CB Broncos), Walter Jones (OT Seahawks), LaDainian Tomlinson (RB Chargers), Steve Smith (WR Panthers), Brian Urlacher (LB Bears), Steve Hutchinson (OG Vikings), Ed Reed (S Ravens), Troy Polamalu (S Steelers)

The only player in that group that stands out as questionable is probably Polamalu. He certainly was the one name I didn't expect to see in that list and someone like Adrian Wilson might be more deserving at safety. The only position not represented with a 99 (outside of specialty positions) is the defensive line.

Madden NFL 08 - hands-on (Preview)

May 21, 2007

Fellers, the game here is obliteration, fully American. Your team is a horde of juggernauts, growling and grunting and advancing downfield, shape-shifting into strategic formations to confuse your enemy, trampling any mound of flesh and bone that isn't a cheerleader…. Football will eternally be entertainment based on blood-thirst, and the game-architects at EA embrace the violence with the standout new addition to this year's Madden - the weapon system. It labels players according ...

New screens, video for EA football titles (News)

May 2, 2007

September must seem so far away for those dedicated football fans who just can't seem to get excited about all the playoff basketball and hockey going on right now. To help tide you over until the gridiron action once again kicks off, we've got a slew of new screenshots (and even one video) for EA's upcoming pair of 08 titles, Madden NFL and NCAA Football. Let's start with the pros. Even though we're only a few days removed from this weekend's NFL Draft, EA Tiburon has wasted no time in ...

Madden 08 Cover Boy Announced (News)

Apr 17, 2007

Looks like the Tennessee Titans are going to be in for some bad luck this year. Vince Young will be gracing the cover of the 2008 installment of Madden. The second year quarterback will try to prove he can break the streak of injury filled seasons for Madden athletes.

Hester makes Madden history (News)

Apr 11, 2007

The Madden franchise is one of the longest-running in gaming and up until now, no NFL player has ever been given a perfect 100 rating in one of the skill ratings.

Devin Hester: Maximum Speed (News)

Apr 6, 2007

It's long been rumored, it's been hinted at, it's been lobbied for, and it's been perennially denied -- but now, an NFL player has finally achieved the near-impossible: meriting a perfect 100 in one of Madden NFL's proprietary skills ratings.

99 Overall Rating Superstar (Hint)

Jan 18, 2008

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Retire (Cheat)

Jan 16, 2008

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Three Human Players on One Team (Glitch)

Nov 8, 2007

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Four Human Players On One Team (Glitch)

Nov 8, 2007

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Achievements (Unlockable)

Sep 11, 2007

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Best team (Hint)

Aug 28, 2007

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