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January 30, 2012 In Videogames, Even Football Isn’t Without Controversy

While football is a pretty family-friendly sport, it’s not always benign in the videogame world. The NFL has been a part of the landscape for about as long as videogames have been around — and anything with such longevity tends to ruffle some feathers among both players and publishers. Read more at CNBC.com

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January 26, 2012 Videogame Football Fights and Furors

While the videogame industry courts its share of controversy, you might expect sports games to generally avoid ruffling feathers. Uh-uh. Some of the industry’s biggest controversies have involved football videogames. While they have fallen short of the furor that surrounded the hidden sex in the “Hot Coffee” minigame in “Grand Theft Auto,” football games have [...]

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January 26, 2012 Playing Field Shifting for Football Video Game Industry

Long before “Call of Duty” was dominating the video-game sales charts, there was football. Though shooters might be the hottest games around these days, sports games are still big sellers — and the virtual gridiron is a perennial favorite. And, more importantly to console makers, it’s a genre that helps sales. Read more at CNBC.com

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January 20, 2012 10 Timeless Football Video Games

There aren’t many video games upon which the mass market consumer and core gamer can agree, but when it comes to football, there’s plenty of love on both sides. Madden (based on legendary coach and broadcaster John Madden) is the undisputed king of the video game football hill, but there are plenty of other titles [...]

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August 11, 2011 App Review: First Touch Soccer

Soccer sims on iDevices have been so-so so far, but First Touch Soccer offers almost everything the true fan could ask for. The game is challenging and well-paced, with terrific AI, impressive graphics, and (amazingly) a play-by-play/color commentating system that doesn’t get annoying. It’s as close to a console experience as we’ve seen on an [...]

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April 18, 2011 Is EA the next victim of the Madden Curse?

It’s too early to know whether the infamous Madden Curse will hit this year’s cover athlete, but if the wave of recent troubles related to the football franchise is any indication, the hex might be working its mojo on Electronic Arts itself. Already concerned with how the seemingly unavoidable lockout of the real NFL season [...]

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April 5, 2011 Game Review: Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D

Konami hasn’t put out a Pro Evolution game for a Nintendo handheld for a few years and its developers seem to have gotten a bit rusty in that time. Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D is a so-so title, at best, offering a decent game of soccer once people figure out the controls, but forcing players to choose [...]

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March 31, 2011 Next Madden to address NFL concussions

Historically, injuries haven’t really been a big part of video game sports. Showing the real-world effects of the devastating hits from an NFL linebacker tend to remove players from the fantasy environment. With the next installment of its flagship Madden franchise, however, Electronic Arts plans to emphasize the seriousness of player concussions by preventing in-game [...]

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March 21, 2011 Fans to choose the next Madden cover athlete

For NFL players, being named the cover athlete for EA’s Madden franchise beats the pants off getting their face plastered on a Wheaties box. Historically, the company has decided who gets the honor, but this year, it’s letting fans make the decision. Read more at Yahoo! Games

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March 17, 2011 NFL lockout could mean big losses for Madden

There are still a lot of looming questions about the 2011-2012 NFL season – most notably, will there be one? Now that uncertainty is starting to seep into the video game world. Electronic Arts has already made it very clear: No matter what happens between the players and owners, there will be a new Madden game in [...]

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