Full FeedMadden NFL 11 achievements revealed, more EA sponsorships
Madden NFL 11 will be on store shelves before you know it (August 10, 2010) and now we know what achievements we’ll be calling in sick to unlock. A few are inspired by real NFL events. The Very Special Teams achievement challenges you to return two kicks for TDs in… Continue Reading »
Old Spice and EA Sports join forces for sponsored player ratings
Did you think game publishers had come up with every way imaginable to cram a little more advertising into their products? Along comes EA Sports to show you they have not yet begun to advertising partner up. Madden NFL 11 will feature sports gaming’s first ever sponsored ratings category, the… Continue Reading »
Madden Arcade not getting new version, will get roster update
EA Sports’ Madden Arcade is not getting a new installment in 2010. EA hasn’t forgotten all its arcade football fans, though. If you enter an online match you’ll be asked to download a comprehensive roster update that contains all the new rookies and removes retirees. Continue Reading »
Madden NFL 11 reveals team ratings, designers really miss Kurt Warner
EA Sports has released the always fun-to-debate team ratings for the upcoming Madden NFL 11. The Super Bowl champ New Orleans Saints (led by cover boy Drew Brees) draw the game’s highest rating at 92, although that is down from last season’s 94 overall rating. Go figure how winning the… Continue Reading »
Madden 11 names Gus Johnson as its play-by-play announcer
EA Sports has announced Johnson as the play-by-play man for Madden NFL 11. This is art influencing life as Johnson may now be best identified with a Denver Broncos’ play inspired, in part, by video game-style football. Continue Reading »
Madden 2011’s Gameflow feature will allow you to delegate responsibility
With a game franchise such as Grand Theft Auto, you can change a million details if necessary to improve the game. In an NFL simulation though, a designer has to play by the basic rules of the league. Also, EA Sports has to put this game out every year, so… Continue Reading »
EA to charge for online play
Uh-oh – it looks like EA has just crossed the line that we’ve all (frankly) been waiting for – a venerable shot across the bow for rental and used-game retailers. Starting with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, players who want to take their EA Sports titles online will have to… Continue Reading »
New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees is Madden NFL 11’s cover athlete
You will forgive New Orleans Saints fans if they are extremely concerned about today’s announcement that star quarterback Drew Brees will grace the cover of Madden NFL 2011. True, it is an honor to be asked to represent the league in this fashion. However, the athlete on the cover of… Continue Reading »
Final Madden NFL 10 update brings Warner, Seau back into the game
Now that the pro football season has officially ended, EA Sports has given us the last roster update for Madden NFL 10, a game initially released August 2009. This update was the subject of some controversy as it reverses an earlier decision made by EA. For the first time in… Continue Reading »
EA Sports announces Facebook version of Madden Football
Casual games on Facebook, including Farmville and Mafia Wars, are an industry expected to make more than $2 billion by 2012, according to ThinkEquity LLC analyst Atul Bagga. Electronic Arts didn’t become one of the biggest companies in videogames by letting that kind of money get away. EA Sports President… Continue Reading »
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