The latest hardware and software sales numbers for August 2008 have just been released tonight courtesy of the NPD Group. On the hardware side, Nintendo continues its dominance with the sale of 453K Wii units, followed by a whopping 518.3K Nintendo DS units.
Microsoft’s Xbox 360, hot off the heels of a recent price cut, beat [...]

After what only feels like forever thanks to the oversaturated media coverage, Brett Favre is officially a member of the New York Jets. While Favre himself will be donning a new jersey in a few days, don’t expect a new cover for Madden NFL 09. Or then again, should we?
EA Sports has said in prior [...]

Sports gamers, and even gamers in general, might remember the very first teaser for next-generation of Madden NFL games when it debuted during the 2005 NFL Draft. The trailer (check it out here if you’ve forgotten) got quite a bit of negative backlash when the first Xbox 360 version of Madden 06 came out, and [...]

Hall of Famer running back Jim Brown isn’t happy. It seems his likeness (though not his name) is in Madden NFL 09 and no one paid him for it. The character, on an all-time Cleveland Browns squad, wears his number 32 with a similar body size. Brown stated in his complaint he “… never signed [...]

Electronic Arts announced their preliminary financial results for the first quarter of their fiscal 2009 year this afternoon. For the period ending on June 30, the company’s net revenue was $804 million, up $409 million from the previous year.
“We are now seeing the early returns of the change agenda we started last year,” said John [...]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few weeks, we’re sure you’ve heard of the back and forth “will he or won’t he?” news with Brett Favre and his possible comeback to the NFL. Despite the “King’s Ransom” requested by the Green Bay Packers for a trade, there are some teams that [...]

Anxious sports gamers dying to get their hands on Madden NFL 09 won’t be waiting much longer, as a demo is on the way next week on August 1. Confirmed last night by Pasta Padre on his blog, the demo is already available for Xbox 360 owners upon the purchase of a new NFL DVD.
The [...]

Electronic Arts worldwide executive of music and marketing Steve Schnur confirmed last night in an interview with GameDaily the 26 song soundtrack lineup for Madden NFL 09. Featuring the usual mix of hip-hop and rock music, the soundtrack is the largest ever for a game that is traditionally one of the most sought after soundtracks [...]

Sports gamers across the country can officially start planning their excuses during the preseason, as EA Sports announced today that Madden NFL 09 has completed production and gone gold.
Last night in New York City, EA Sports and Sony hosted a VIP premiere event for the game’s release, with former cover athletes Eddie George, Daunte Culpepper, [...]

Electronic Arts announced this afternoon that their Fantasy Football service will be integrated into Madden NFL 09 when it releases in August. The application, which will arrive via DLC at an unknown cost at this point, will allow players to conduct their own fantasy football drafts, keep track of their teams/players, and even import their [...]