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Part of The “Immaculate Deflection” was video game inspired

by Brian Allen on Jan 28, 2010 at 09:36 AM

It was one of the craziest plays of the 2009 season, as the Denver Broncos’ Brandon Stokley caught a defender’s tip of a Kyle Orton pass for the game winning touchdown. Rather than running immediately into the endzone, however, Stokley cut across the field and ran six seconds off the… Continue Reading »

Madden Curse strikes early, Troy Polamalu injured

by Brian Allen on Sep 17, 2009 at 10:02 AM

The gaming industry’s most prolific superstition didn’t take long to reach center stage in the 2009 NFL season. Athletes who have graced the cover of Electronic Arts’ best selling Madden NFL 10 football simulation have traditionally fallen on some hard times. Pittsburgh cornerback Troy Polamalu, famous for his big plays… Continue Reading »

Opinion: The grammar of Madden game name makes for unnecessary brain pain

by PJ Hruschak on Sep 17, 2009 at 08:30 AM

Madden NFL 10. That’s the official name of this year’s edition of the now ubiquitous football game. For grammar snobs, professional media and a lot of uninitiated game-purchasing parents, it’s also a point of grand annoyance. First, consider the grammatical aspects of the name. To properly abbreviate a year you… Continue Reading »

Get Madden NFL 10 free with a Sports Illustrated subscription

by Brian Allen on Aug 6, 2009 at 10:38 AM

Boom! If you don’t have to be the first kid on the block to play Madden NFL 2010, Sports Illustrated has a deal for you. You can get 28 weeks of Sports Illustrated and a copy of the wildly popular game for $49. There’s also an NFL films DVD about… Continue Reading »

Madden may have retired from announcing but his name will remain on games

by PJ Hruschak on Apr 17, 2009 at 04:57 PM

The master of on-screen scribbling, pre-calling plays and devouring multi-legged turkeys has finally retired from broadcast announcing. Some will miss him. Others think this day should have come a lot sooner. Regardless of the side you fall off that fence, it’s hard to deny the success of the games that… Continue Reading »

NFL commish praises Madden’s contributions, including his video game

by Brian Allen on Jan 31, 2009 at 05:46 PM

At his pre-Super Bowl press conference Friday (January 30, 2009) National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell fielded questions on everything from international expansion to revamping the league’s overtime system. One reporter asked about famous broadcaster John Madden, who is celebrating his 30th anniversary as a commentator. Goodell talked about the… Continue Reading »

Maxim mag calls out Madden as crappy ‘caster

by PJ Hruschak on May 22, 2008 at 09:09 AM

In the June 2008 issue of Maxim magazine (pp. 67-69), writer Will Leitch lists “The 10 Worst Broadcasters in Sports.”  The list is topped by Chris Berman at number 1 with Chip Caray at no. 2 followed by Dick Vitale, Bryant Gumbel, Bill Walton, Billy Packer, Mike Patrick and Walt… Continue Reading »

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