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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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November 21, 2011 NFL throws penalty flag at NFL Blitz over late hits

The NFL has blitzed Blitz. Late hits, one of the signature features of the bone-jarring arcade football franchise, won’t be a part of its next iteration. The league has asked EA to remove them from the game. Read more at Yahoo! Games

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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 18, 2011 NFL Sunday Ticket coming to PS3

Madden 12 won’t be the only football being played on the PlayStation 3 this fall. Sony and DirectTV have teamed up to bring the satellite company’s hit NFL Sunday Ticket service to the game console, marking the first time people who don’t subscribe to DirecTV will be able to get access to the subscription service. [...]

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August 17, 2011 Sony, DirectTV huddle up on NFL Sunday Ticket

DirectTV’s Sunday Ticket is adding something new to its playbook. The company and Sony have partnered to bring the popular NFL subscription service to the PlayStation 3 – letting subscribers watch the game through their console and giving people who don’t subscribe to the satellite company the chance to subscribe without having to hook a [...]

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