Archive for the ‘Madden’ Category
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Madden 08 Community Day Impressions
My laptop isn't picking up the internet connection for some reason at the hotel, so this is being posted from the business center. Therefore I am not able to upload the pictures and videos I took from today. Cowboys fans wondering what their alternate jerseys look like will be especially interested. I will do so when I get to the airport or when I get home. I have my copy of Madden 08 in hand and will be starting to roll out a lot after I get home. So look for that all to begin la...
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Off to the Madden Community Event
I'm heading out now to make the long journey to the Tiburon Studio in Orlando for the Madden 08 Community Event. I'll be checking in whenever I can such as stops in airports and when I'm at the hotel. So the site will continue to be updated at various times each day. You can also check the forum where I'll drop notes on my current status throughout. Check the site for the first report from the event which should include solid impressions, pics, and videos very lat...
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Microsoft drops Xbox 360 price in advance of Madden
Yesterday Microsoft officially announced the price drop for the 360. Effective tomorrow (August 8th) the Core falls to $279, Premium $349, and Elite $449. The reasoning behind the timing of the drop? Interestingly it is the release of Madden 08. The price drop is meant to be timed to the upcoming release of Madden 08, said Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for Xbox 360, as a way to grab up all of those Playstation 2 Madden fans who haven't yet upgraded to the Playstation 3. &quo...
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Madden 08 Player Ratings
The complete list of all player ratings in Madden 08 for every team are being released throughout the week by divisions at IGN. Click through to find the links to the teams that have been posted. This will be updated each day. Wednesday is the AFC and NFC North, and Thursday is the AFC and NFC South. (more…)...
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Discouraging news regarding Madden 08 online play
With the recent debacle that was the complete online experience for NCAA Football 08 came the concern that much of those problems would carry over to Madden 08 as well. Previously I have gone into detail of how numerous aspects of online for NCAA were causing an inordinate level of frustration as well as how reviewers practically ignored those issues. So with the history of EA Sports titles greatly lacking in online options and performance and coming off of the NCAA release it was obv...
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The mysterious face in Madden 08
A while back I posted a screen from one of the Madden videos showing a face in the score/info bar (above). This face has been spotted at various times in different videos for the game. No one really had an answer for what it represented. However thanks to "coogrfan" who is a member of several forums we have our first plausible theory. He posted two screens from other videos (which you can view below by clicking the thumbnails) and was able to determine that the fac...
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Collection of new Madden 08 videos
There has been a flurry of Madden 08 videos released over the last couple days. I've compiled them into one place here to make it easy to check them all out. Included is the first opportunity to see any PS3 footage, a tutorial from the game on the corner weapons, a look at the defensive playmaker, and Hitstick 2.0 and spectacular catch trailers. Click through to view all the videos. (more…)...
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EA acquires FIBA license for NBA Live
EA Sports has signed an exclusive agreement with FIBA to allow for the inclusion of international teams in the NBA Live series. Included in NBA Live 08 will be USA, Spain, Greece, France, Germany, Italy, Argentina, and China. Each will have their authentic rosters and uniforms. "We're very excited to count FIBA as a close partner," said Jordan Edelstein, Director of Product Marketing, EA Sports. "Adding the FIBA World Championship license to the NBA Live franchise, allows us at EA Sports t...
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