In all the talk I've done regarding Hester being an ideal choice for the Madden cover, many people have doubted the possibility. However now comes a piece on ESPN.com in the "Countdown to the Cover" series detailing how Hester has achieved the first ever perfect 100 score in a rating category. He will have a 100 in speed. Chicago return man Devin Hester has attained perfection in the "Speed" category, gaining the maximum 100 rating in the upcoming Madden NFL 08 for his amazing wheels. Hes...

In the look at potential candidates for the cover of Madden 08 that I wrote up a while back, I mentioned Devin Hester as a darkhorse pick. While special teams may seem like an extremely unlikely choice to be represented on the cover, someone like Hester breaks out of that mold after a season in which he became a household name. Special teams in Madden is in dire need of improvement and he would present that focus well as the cover man. It would be hard to argue many players were more important t...

Jonathan Crankshaw, the man in charge of the rosters and ratings for all the EA Sports Tiburon studio titles including Madden 08, just took part in an interview over at MaddenPlanet.com. In it he touches on some of the procedures behind the process of coming up with the numbers that everyone loves to scrutinize. The biggest mention that may interest those looking forward to 08's release was his response to the question of why there are only a handful of updates per season. A lot o...

I love the idea of the mode but certain aspects have made it tough for me to enjoy. So to make SS mode better next year: Offer (at least) the option to play it with the default normal game camera while still being locked into your player.The position specific cameras are horrible, almost makes it unplayable for me overall and actually does make it unplayable for certain positions such as CB and only a few are even tolerable. The frustration with the cameras was overwhelming, and it forc...

Many hardcore Madden players are legends in their own minds. They have never really lost a game. They may not have won certain games, but if things happened like they should've they would certainly have. Here are the top reasons I've seen that people justify their losses with. 8 ) "That team sucks, I'm never playing with them again" Pick a lowly team against one that is better and you set yourself up to be a hero if you win, but you take the risk out of losing because you can always pul...

With the NFL season wrapped up, it comes time yet again to begin speculation on who will be on the cover of the upcoming Madden. Its safe to assume there won’t be another runningback, quarterback, or linebacker due to their appearances in recent years. You can also scratch offensive lineman off the list since they aren’t seen as marketable enough. Generally the cover athlete will be related to the big selling-point feature addition. Examples would be Michael Vick with ‘Playmaker’ a...

EA Sports has launched the official website for Madden NFL 08. At this time it is in the early stages and only offers a new team specific wallpaper each day leading up to the NFL Draft. There is also the opportunity to pre-order the game as well as sign up for a newsletter that will be offering content down the line. With the NCAA Football promotion expected to start heating up, its unlikely any big news on the upcoming Madden will be released prior to the draft. However there are likely to b...