Did 
Madden rank this year’s crop of players by the numbers?
Some fans are questioning the methodology of the storied franchise after seeing how the game stacked up certain high-profile players.
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Donkey Kong, Pac Man, others to make cameo appearances in Adam Sandler’s Pixels
Wreck-It 
Ralph’s no longer the only film that can boast some major cameos from the video game world.
Adam Sandler’s upcoming Pixels has nabbed some iconic characters – all from gaming’s classic coin-op days – including Pac-Man and Donkey Kong.
U.S. Soccer team captain Dempsey to front EA’s FIFA 15
Clint 
Dempsey led the men’s U.S. soccer team further than many people expected it would go in the 2014 World Cup. Now Electronic Arts is hoping he’ll lead people to the latest installment of FIFA.
EA has named Dempsey as the cover athlete for FIFA 15 in America (which will also feature Lionel Messi of Argentina).
Doom reboot brings old-school carnage to the next generation
There’s 
a lot that’s familiar about Doom – the game many people still think of as Doom 4. Hellbeasts and cyberdemons? Yep, they’re there. Gibs? Tons of ‘em. Fast paced action? You betcha!
But the re-imagining of this classic shooter from id Software doesn’t aim to simply be a rehash of what we’ve played before. Instead, it’s a slick-looking next generation game that stays true to its old school roots.
Hardware sales soar in June
Never 
underestimate the power of a price cut.
On the heels of Microsoft lowering the cost of the Xbox One by $100, video game hardware sales in June more than doubled the totals of the prior year, coming in at $292.7 million last month, according to the NPD Group.
Destiny beta comes without the game’s most famous line
The 
throwaway dialogue line that became a gaming meme in the early build of Bungie’s Destiny has been jettisoned into space as the game enters its beta phase.
Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage’s “so bad, it’s campy” reading of the already-dumb line “That wizard came from the moon” was a standout part of the game’s early trial. And while people still widely praised the game as a whole, the gaming world – as it’s wont to do – fixated on that line, which quickly took on a life of its own.
Xbox One sales more than double after Kinect-less version released
Call 
it a good news/bad news situation for Microsoft.
The good news: sales of the Xbox One “more than doubled” in June, compared to the May figures. The bad news: It’s becoming increasingly clear that no one cares about Kinect, which was the console’s big differentiator this generation.
Atari unveils LGBT-focused game
As 
the issue of diversity in the video game world continues to gain attention, Atari is making moves to be an industry leader once again.
The company today unveiled PrideFest, a social/simulation mobile game that focuses squarely on the LGBT community.
Manuel Noriega sues ‘Call of Duty’ game makers
Manuel 
Noriega, the former Panamanian dictator who has spent the better part of the past 25 years in prison, is suing Activision Blizzard for using his name and image in its “Call of Duty” video game series.
Noriega appeared in “Call of Duty: Black Ops II” as both an in-game character and one who appeared in news clips throughout the game. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the former ruler accused the publisher of unlawfully using his image for monetary gain.
Manuel Noriega sues Activision
Manuel 
Noriega – yes, that Manuel Noriega – is not at all happy to have been a character in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. And now the former Panamanian dictator is suing Activision for including him in the game.
Noriega, in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleged the game made him out to be “a kidnapper, murderer and enemy of the state” – and he wants a cut of the game’s profits as compensation.
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