Gamertell

Are you interested in playing Madden but have no desire to learn the Wildcat, shift coverages and defend against “nanos?” EA Sports is channeling the days of High Impact Football and NFL Blitz with Madden NFL Arcade, a downloadable title for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live that touts fast-paced 5-on-5… Continue Reading »

NFL legends Jim Brown and Herb Adderley believe EA Sports is using their images and career statistics - and those of thousands of other athletes - without fair compensation. On Monday (September 28, 2009) they asked U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken to let them join former Nebraska and Arizona… Continue Reading »

This is the first time Electronic Arts’ popular Madden series of football games has had two athletes share the cover. Does that mean both Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu are doomed ? The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive standout has already gotten shelved. Will Fitz get spared since the Madden cover has… Continue Reading »

EA kind of has the right idea with Madden NFL 10 for Wii, even if you don’t agree with the results. It simply can’t look as good as it does on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation, so why bother trying? Instead, they’ve rebuilt the game from the ground up to… Continue Reading »

No sooner than I write that Michael Vick isn’t in the Madden NFL 10 roster update, the Philadelphia Eagles sign him and end all the speculation. EA game designer and ratings czar Donny Moore said Vick will don an Eagles uniform in the August 19, 2009, update for PlayStation Network… 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 »

It looks like Madden will continue to be the only NFL-sanctioned football game in town for quite a while longer. 1up reports that EA has extended its exclusive rights to use National Football League licensed properties (such as teams, players and stadiums) until 2012. The deal will also give EA… Continue Reading »

  EA is trying hard to assuage the huge population of Hispanics in the US and, as part of this endeavor, Madden NFL 08 En Espanol for the PS2 and the Xbox 360 has been fully translated into Spanish. The translated game will be available in game stores beginning December… Continue Reading »