In 1990, Electronic Arts reverse-engineered the Sega Genesis to begin development of a game for it, fully aware that if the project became known, they were in for a major lawsuit. The game was John Madden Football. More »
NFL Hall of Famer John Madden lent his name to the popular EA franchise Madden NFL franchise. This spring, the 73-year-old Madden retired from broadcasting. What does this mean for the video games? More »
Football Hall of Fame inductee and television commentator John Madden announced his retirement from broadcasting today to spend more time with his family. Don’t worry Madden fans, EA says it won’t affect the company’s game.
Tucked in a gallery of vintage video game ads is that at left — John Madden lending his cred as “sportscaster for CBS Video Games” to Atari 2600 versions of GORF and Wizard of Wor.
It’s that time of year again! Madden 09 comes out in a week and John Madden has some things to say about EA’s latest rendition of the game. He discusses how Madden’s recent improvements have impressed Fox Sports to the point that they wished to make the television broadcast further resemble the game! We really have come full circle.
I’m just glad to see that Mr. Madden still has something to do with the title. At least we both have something in common, we both don’t fly (well) in planes.
