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February 9, 2012 ‘Madden 12′ nails Super Bowl XLVI prediction

Next time you’re about to bet on a football game, run a simulation on the latest version of EA’s Madden franchise first. You might make a bundle. The reigning football video game champ accurately called the winner of Super Bowl XLVI two days before the game — and was pretty close on the point spread, [...]

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January 31, 2012 How accurate are Madden’s Super Bowl predictions?

While Electronic Arts has never let a good PR opportunity slip past, it might be a mistake to dismiss the company’s annual Super Bowl predictions. Gamasutra’s Chris Morris takes a look at Madden’s past results. While Electronic Arts has never let a good PR opportunity slip past, it might be a mistake to dismiss the company’s [...]

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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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October 14, 2011 NPD: Game sales bounce back in September, hardware down

After setting five-year retail sales lows for the past three months, the video game industry finally showed signs of life in September — although those vitals weren’t as strong as some industry observers were expecting. Year-over-year sales were down 4 percent overall, but game software sales (the most closely followed statistic) were up 3 percent, [...]

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October 13, 2011 September brings relief for video game sales

The holiday season has kicked off for the video game industry – and not a moment too soon. Retail sales of video game software were up 3 percent in September to $630.2 million, a welcome change from the record setting lows of the past three months. The increase was welcome news, though not as strong [...]

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September 6, 2011 Madden 12 predicts NFL division winners, predictably

Super Bowl XLVI may look an awful lot like Super Bowl XLV, if the prognostication skills of EA’s Madden series are on target this year. The football gaming franchise predicts both the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers will once again capture their divisions. And while he might be one of the league’s most controversial [...]

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August 25, 2011 What’s new in Madden 12?

The first regular season kickoff won’t take place until a few minutes past 8:30 pm on Sept. 8, but for gamers, the NFL season really gets underway on Aug. 30. That’s the day Madden NFL 12 hits store shelves. It’s also the day HR departments hate, as a disproportionate number of workers will curiously call [...]

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