Gamertell

There’s no doubt that the current economic recession is having an impact on the video game industry. Companies are downsizing, consolidating or closing (which means games are getting delayed or canceled), games stores are cutting back and game-related publications are also feeling the pressure. Of course, a recession cannot last… Continue Reading »

Gamertell got some face time with the art director of Madden 10 for the Wii, Tim Spangler. Tim has worked on pretty much every EA sports title, but this is the first title he worked on from start to finish. According to Spangler, new Wii-only features will be highlighted in… Continue Reading »

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 »

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 »

The NPD report has been released for September 2008 and Star Wars fans sure made a Force-ful impact. Along with the positive news that total game sales were $1.27 billion, Star Wars fans had the pleasure of seeing their games place high on the charts. The console iteration of Star… Continue Reading »

If you’re one of the people who picked up Madden ‘09 recently you may have felt a little bummed out over the cover picture. As many sports fans may already know, Brett Favre has signed on with the New York Jets which posed an obvious problem for Madden’s cover art… Continue Reading »

So there’s nothing new to play on this week’s update.  Instead, we get another issue of Qore and a ton of videos.  Some bonuses lurk within, however.  Annual subscribers to Qore will get a spot on the Resistance 2 beta, exposing players to yet another great helping of World War… Continue Reading »

EA is celebrating the 20-year anniversary of the Madden NFL franchise as Madden NFL 09 prepares to ship out on August 12, 2008, for PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS, Xbox and Xbox 360. This is a milestone that EA feels needs to be celebrated in Madden’s gameplay. What better way… Continue Reading »

My wife was getting an oil change the other day and my baby gamer wandered into the dealership’s Videogame Room. Kudos to them for providing such a room. Sadly, it only has a slimline PS2 and four games (I think I saw Madden NFL 2002 in there). But, there was… Continue Reading »

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 »