EA Sports seems to be ridding themselves of their excess sports licenses, and began doing so earlier this year when they dropped the college baseball license. Last night, the Sports Business Journal revealed that EA’s not done yet, as they’ve also dropped Arena League Football.
According to SBJ, 2008 was the end of a three-year deal [...]

The group of retired NFL players who filed a class-action lawsuit against the National Football League Players Association have won their suit and will be rewarded $28 million according to a report on GamePolitics this morning. It also turns out that EA’s Madden series played a key part in the decision, specifically a document that [...]

If you’re one of the many professional football players that are looking to join the tradition of the famed “Madden Curse”, Peter Moore’s willing to give it to you…at the right price, that is. Talking to Bloomberg, EA Sports’ popular president has said talks are taking place to sell the cover athlete spot for Madden [...]

Music simulation games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band have replaced sports as the second most played video game genre, according to the results from Odyssey, an independent research firm.
“We have seen an explosion in the music simulation category,” said Nick Donatiello, Odyssey’s President and CEO. “The phenomenal success of the Rock Band and Guitar [...]

After reinventing the Blitz franchise as a foul-mouthed take on the American sport, the game could hardly sink any lower. The League II wants to be more extreme, but at its core, this is the same Blitz we’ve been playing for well over a decade now.

While it doesn’t seem like the most likely candidate for the cause, Madden NFL 09 has gone pink. The limited-edition Target-exclusive version of the game comes with a pink laced cover, and will only be available in October. The proceeds go to Deanna Favre HOPE Foundation, an organization started by its namesake and wife of [...]

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 [...]

The Achievement Point system is a novel idea. Each retail release must have 1,000 points attached to it, and every Live Arcade game must have 200. This is a requirement. This has led to some dubious games in the past, like King Kong, TMNT, and Avatar. However, EA has finally reached the bottom of the [...]

In celebration of Madden NFL’s 20th anniversary, we’ve both decided to look back at our Madden gaming “careers” and pick out a few special editions that have stood out personally for us, and tell you why. No, the games may not hold up anymore, but during their time, these were special games that blew us [...]

In celebration of Madden NFL’s 20th anniversary, we’ve both decided to look back at our Madden gaming “careers” and pick out a few special editions that have stood out personally for us, and tell you why. No, the games may not hold up anymore, but during their time, these were special games that blew us [...]