Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Madden 2010 Release Date
Retailers have started taking pre-orders for Madden 10 (cringing writing that) which has brought about the potential release date for the game being Tuesday August 11th. While this isn't confirmed it does seem to be the likely. The second Tuesday in August has been the date for Madden 08 and 07. Prior to those it used to vary between the second or third week of the month. The game will be coming to the 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, DS and PS2. Update: The game will be released on Friday August 14th...
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#1 of 2008: NCAA Football 09
The NCAA Football series has always filled its role as the first football game of the year effectively holding me over until Madden. I'm more of a fan of the pros than college so there is more attachment to Madden. Once that was released I'd turn my full attention to it even though in many cases NCAA was a better game. That was the case until this year anyway. NCAA Football 09 introduced Online Dynasties which changed the course of sports gaming and how the games can be enjoyed. I'm still...
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Madden Curse Talk to Commence
It now looks like the Jets will miss the playoffs after having surged to an 8-3 record only to lose three of their last four games. Along with that Brett Favre has been terrible throwing only a single TD to six INTs. It is only a matter of time before media outlets start chalking up the poor performance of the team and Favre to the Madden curse. The fascination around the supposed curse will now continue as there isn't much room to argue that Favre broke it this year. Now everything will ...
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Madden 09 Roster Update #16 Details
We have now reached the 16th roster update of the year for Madden 09 which became available earlier today. After much discussion around LaDainian Tomlinson continuing to be rated 99 he still remains that way, though he did drop in some specific ratings categories. I don't think that is enough, the justification isn't there for him remaining a 99 overall. Unless the ratings are based more on the past than the present. This is the guy who turned down the Madden cover because it didn't pay enou...
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Madden NFL 10: The Wrong Name Choice
My initial reaction to hearing Madden NFL 10 is currently being prepped as the name for next year's Madden was of surprise. I mean it just sounds and looks awkward. Most expected EA to go with Madden NFL 2010 which is neither of those things. So I put up the poll this last weekend and it became quickly evident that the community agreed. Not only did Madden 10 trail Madden 2010 in the voting, it also came in behind the two other choices presented. Madden 10 has received only 7% of the vote...
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Tracking the Madden 2010 Cover Candidates
At the mid-point of the season I took a look at some of the top candidates for the Madden 10 cover. I thought it would be interesting reevaluate those players and see how their stock has risen or fallen and consider what other players may have emerged as possibilities with their performances as of late. Needless to say the landscape has changed dramatically a quarter of a season later. (more…)...
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Madden 09 Roster Update #15 Details
The 15th roster update for Madden 09 is set to come out tomorrow. Somehow, someway, LaDainian Tomlinson remains a 99. That was actually even a topic of discussion on a podcast with the Thompson Brothers and Jonathan Crankshaw who is in charge of the roster updates. You can listen to that podcast here. What we've seen is players that start really high or really low that their performance isn't being compensated for enough because of that. Updates have inched some of them towards where they...
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#7 of 2008: Madden NFL 09
The biggest name in US sports gaming is by far Madden. Along with Fight Night they are the two sports franchises that transcend the genre. While there is a certain level of discontent surrounding Madden 09 within online communities there is no doubt that the majority continue to enjoy the franchise a great deal. This year though it was just eclipsed by several other games that either provided innovative modes and features or delivered better gameplay for their respective sports. When I fi...
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