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Madden Lawsuit Settlement Mails Out The Checks In Time For Next-Gen
Just in time for the next-gen release of Madden NFL 25, lo and behold, here’s my check from the settlement of the ridiculous Madden ‘monopoly’ lawsuit — for $US64.14, which is four cents less than what the game would cost, with tax, at any of the GameStops I frequent.
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Gamers Shrug As Next-Generation Sports Get Last-Gen Hype
Eight years ago, I convinced myself I needed a new video gaming experience. I’d been dragging a canvas deck chair into the living room, sitting a metre from the screen just so I could make out the receivers from defensive backs in Madden, or tell a curveball from a fastball in MVP Baseball. I finally…
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Remembering A Miracle In The Early Days Of Sports Video Games
The score was 4 to 3, two outs in the ninth, when I woke up on the couch. No one was on base. “I don’t need to see this,” I said. “Nah, stick around,” Dad said. I had two games that day, the World Series on TV, and Hardball! on my Commodore 64. If the…
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Fans Seem To Be Waiting For Big-Name Sports To Launch On New Consoles
The third of three sports titles releasing on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at launch arrived on shelves today — NBA 2K14 — but if reviews and sales figures for its peers are any indication, fans appear to be waiting for the next console generation before they buy the sports titles closing out this…