Nintendo

Your Madden 13 Cover Athlete Will Be Cam Newton Or Calvin Johnson

The Panthers’ athletic quarterback takes on Detroit’s ridiculous wide receiver for Madden 13 cover glory (and inevitable curse-induced injuries). [ESPN -- thanks PC!]


April 5, 2012
News

Retired Pro Football Players To Blitz EA For Using Likenesses In Madden NFL

Like a quarterback scrambling in the pocket, Electronic Arts has been dodging court cases related to its sports titles left and right. In recent years, the litigation’s been initiated by athletes — both college and professional — that would have the publisher dole out a cut of profits for using their likenesses. The latest one could potentially involve thousands of retired NFL players who claim that EA isn’t entitled to model gameplay off of their careers without compensation.


March 26, 2012
In Real Life

Like The Rest Of Us, Madden Submits A Bracket And Prays It Gets A Winner

Indianapolis. St Louis. Griffin. Flynn. Washington. Seattle. Smith. San Francisco. Denver. Tebow. And now, Madden. The dominoes that fell in Peyton Manning’s release, free agency and his signing on Wednesday with the Broncos tumbled all the way to the cover of the NFL’s signature video game.


March 23, 2012
In Real Life

Bo Jackson, Hero Of Tecmo Bowl, Has Never Played The Game

Bo Jackson, two-sport all star and Tecmo Bowl hero, has never actually played the video game in which he dominates, he revealed today on ESPN’s Sports Center.


March 12, 2012
News

No. 18 Leaves TEAM_ID 10

Of all the things written, posted, tweeted, shouted or cried about the end of Peyton Manning’s tenure in Indianapolis, I thought one of the most poignant came from a guy who has gotten to know him very well over the past decade.


March 8, 2012
In Real Life

Who’ll Win The First Round Of Madden’s Cover Contest (I Think)

EA Sports yesterday completed its announcement of the field of 64 candidates for the cover of Madden NFL 13, and opened voting today in its joint promotion with ESPN. Having tried to predict the entire field before it was announced (I went 38 for 62), I’m now going pick who wins the play-in round.


February 6, 2012
In Real Life

Skyrim Super Bowl Sim Says Giants Win In A Rout

Today’s Super Bowl between the Giants and the Patriots won’t be much of a contest, if 1Up’s simulation of 11 giants versus 11 Stormcloak patriots is any indication. Look for a lot of career-ending injuries late in the game.


January 31, 2012
News

Spoiler Alert: Giants Win Super Bowl, Says Madden

The New York Giants will claim their fourth Super Bowl title on Sunday, according to EA Sports’ official Madden NFL 12 simulation, which has New York defeating New England 27-24 on a 40-yard field goal as time expires.


January 20, 2012
In Real Life

The Long-Forgotten Threat That ‘Always’ Made Madden Nervous

So much is made of NFL 2K5 and the blaze-of-glory conclusion to its rivalry with Madden NFL that it’s easy to forget another title once threatened EA Sports’ glamour franchise. In fact, the Madden team also feared NFL GameDay until the end.


November 20, 2011
In Real Life

NFL Told EA Sports To Keep Late Hits Out Of Blitz

When NFL Blitz was announced in October, I asked the game’s producer, Dave Ross, what kind of hitting action the game would feature, given the league’s increased sensitivity to violence and head injuries since the last version of the game was released in 2003. Ross said at the time they were still working through approvals with the league, but promised it’d still “contain over-the-top, fast arcade action with big hits and guys catching on fire.”