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• It's In The Game: Ikea Loveseats Are Bulky And Difficult To Move

  Published: July 25, 2007, 12:35 pm

  Tags: Ea Sports, It S In The Game, Madden Nfl 08

  I was perusing Sports by Brooks late last night, as is my wont, and came across this item: "The NEW YORK TIMES reports EA Sports will provide new President Peter Moore with "relocation-related expenses" from Redmond, Washington, to Redwood City, California. The move will cost the company $330,000. Moore, a former Microsoft executive, also received

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• EA fixing Madden NFL 08 Wii online mode in the next 24 hours

  Published: August 16, 2007, 6:01 pm

  Tags: News, Madden 08, Madden Nfl 08, Wii, Nintendo Wii, Game, Videogame, Sports, Online, Multiplayer

  NFL 08 is EA’s first online Wii game. American gamers noticed in frustration the past few days that the game’s online multiplayer was unplayable slow. EA’s official website now admits latency issues that cause the slow gameplay online and they will be releasing a patch soon via the Wii to fix the problem. To quote

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• Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 33, 2007

  Published: August 18, 2007, 7:25 pm

  Tags: News, Wii, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Ps3, Playstation 3, Ps2, Playstation 2, Nintendo Ds, Psp, Madden Nfl 08, Mario Party 8, World Of Warcraft, Brain Training, Pokemon Pearl

  Xbox 360 North America: 1. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 2. Gears of War (Microsoft), 3. Guitar Hero II Bundle (RedOctane), 4. NCAA Football 08 (EA Sports), 5. Viva Pinata (Microsoft). Japan: 1. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Spike), 2. Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume (Namco), 3. The IdolM@ster (Namco), 4. Dead Rising — Xbox 360 Platinum

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• Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 34, 2007

  Published: August 25, 2007, 3:15 am

  Tags: News, Wii, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Ps3, Playstation 3, Ps2, Playstation 2, Nintendo Ds, Psp, Bioshock, Madden Nfl 08, Mario Party 8, Brain Age 2

  1. BioShock (2K Games), 2. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 3. Gears of War (Microsoft), 4. Shadowrun (Microsoft), 5. Guitar Hero II Bundle (RedOctane). Japan: 1. Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume (Namco), 2. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Spike), 3. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (Ubisoft), 4. The IdolM@ster (Namco), 5. Dead Rising

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• Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 35, 2007

  Published: September 1, 2007, 6:35 pm

  Tags: News, Wii, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Ps3, Playstation 3, Ps2, Playstation 2, Nintendo Ds, Psp, Bioshock, Madden Nfl 08, Metroid Prime 3, Brain Age 2, Warhawk

  2. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (EA Sports), 3. Big Brain Academy for Wii (Nintendo), 4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (EA Games), 5. Cooking Mama (505 Games). Xbox 360 North America: 1. BioShock (2K Games), 2. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 3. Gears of War (Microsoft), 4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (EA Sports), 5. Guitar Hero II Bundle

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• Spin Doctor: Microsoft's Take on the August NPDs

  Published: September 14, 2007, 12:37 pm

  Tags: Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, Games Industry, Electronic Arts, 2k Games, Games, Bioshock, Gamestop, Madden, Madden Nfl 08, Nintendo, Npd, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Ps2, Ps3, Wii, Xbox 360

  software sales combined Madden NFL 08 on Xbox 360 outsold all other versions of the title, including the PS2 by more than 250,000 units, and PS3 by more than 560,000 Xbox 360 held the top two titles across all next generation consoles with Madden NFL 08 (EA) at #1 and BioShock (2K Games) at #2 Halo 3 preorders continue

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• US game industry could reach $18 billion in 2007, August nears $1 billion

  Published: September 17, 2007, 6:02 am

  Tags: Ps3, Psp, Xbox 360, Wii, News, Game, Videogame, Game Sales, Game Industry, Analyst, Xbox 360, Wii, Ps3, Playstation 3, Nintendo Ds, Bioshock, Madden Nfl 08

  cut was a big help, as was Madden 08 and BioShock,” said NPD Group analyst Anita Frazier. “Taking the price cut prior to Halo 3 set the Xbox 360 up nicely to have a very strong holiday season.” NPD estimates that from launch in 2005 to the end of last month, the Xbox 360 has sold 6.3 million consoles in the US. A stark

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• Madden PS3 Borked From the Patch? Here's How to Fix It

  Published: September 20, 2007, 1:35 pm

  Tags: Madden, Electronic Arts, Sony, Ea Sports, Madden Nfl 08, Patch, Playstation 3, Ps3

  message after downloading a Madden NFL 08 update, please perform the following steps listed below: Press the PS button on the controller and select QUIT. In the main screen of the XMB (XrossMediaBar) user interface, select Game. Highlight the Game Data Utility folder and press the X button. Highlight the Madden NFL 08 file and press the

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• Juan Madden: Madden NFL 08 Now "En Espa ol"

  Published: October 16, 2007, 5:40 pm

  Tags: Ea Sports, Juan Madden, Madden Nfl 08, Tiburon

  version of this year's Madden, titled Madden NFL 08 en Espa ol, previously only rumored. Not content to simply provide a multilingual textual interface, EA Sports and Tiburon are providing a Spanish-language broadcast voice by Alvaro Martin, play-by-play broadcaster for Monday Night Football. It even features a trio of Madden NFL 08 en

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• September Software NPDs: Halo 3 Sells a Whole Lot

  Published: October 18, 2007, 7:21 pm

  Tags: Madden, Games Industry, Portable, Nintendo, Sony, Halo, Games, Game Platforms, Game Consoles, Microsoft, Game Companies, Bioshock, Brain Age 2, Halo 3, Heavenly Sword, Madden Nfl 08, Metroid Prime 3 Corruption, Nintendo, Npd, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Playstation Porta

  (Nintendo DS) - 224,000 Madden NFL 08 (PlayStation 2) - 205,000 Skate (Xbox 360) - 175,000 Madden NFL 08 (Xbox 360) - 173,000 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii) - 167,000 BioShock (Xbox 360) - 150,000 Brain Age 2 (Nintendo DS) - 141,000 Heavenly Sword (PlayStation 3) - 139,000 As you can see, everything not named Halo 3 pretty much struggled

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• Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 46, 2007

  Published: November 17, 2007, 8:59 am

  Tags: Ps3, Psp, Xbox 360, Wii, News, Wii, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Ps3, Playstation 3, Ps2, Playstation 2, Nintendo Ds, Psp, Super Mario Galaxy, Assassins Creed, Bioshock, Guitar Hero Iii, Call Of Duty 4, Brain Age 2, Madden Nfl 08

  4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 5. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts). PlayStation 3 North America: 1. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (SCEA), 5. Assassin’s

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• Xbox 360 Titles Dominate Game Industry Awards

  Published: December 10, 2007, 2:04 pm

  Tags: Microsoft, 1 5mm, 2k Games, Addictive Game, Best Multiplayer Game, Bioshock, Game Award, Game Of The Year, Halo 3, Less Than Three Months, Madden Nfl 08, Mass Effect, Metacritic, Rhythm Game, Sci Fi, Spike Tv, Sports Game, Top Rated Games, Video Game Awards, Windows Games

  other console. Madden NFL 08 snagged the award for Best Team Sports Game. Once again, this game was recognized as playing best on Xbox 360 by its reviews score on Metacritic.com. Sci-fi blockbuster Mass Effect won Best Role Playing Game, further establishing Xbox 360 as the platform of choice for

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• Madden NFL 08 En Espanol

  Published: December 11, 2007, 3:21 am

  Tags: Madden, Electronic Arts, Sony, Microsoft, Defensive Star, Foreign Language, Game Publisher, Language Skills, Luis Castillo, Madden Nfl 08, New Music, Ps2, Spanish Version, Time In History, Vince Young, Xbox, Xbox 360, Yahoo

  it right. EA has released Madden NFL 08 in Spanish. The Spanish version is being released for the Xbox 360 and PS2. For this cover, Vince Young is out and Charger’s defensive star Luis Castillo is in. The game plays identical to the English version, with the only changes being several new music tracks, a different cover and the entire

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• GameStop getting into the tournament-hosting business

  Published: December 12, 2007, 8:00 am

  Tags: News, Game Stop, Tournament Center, San Jose, California, Game, Videogame, Store, Shop, Tourney, Madden Nfl 08 Tournament

  for EA’s ultra-popular Madden NFL 08, which will be the first tournament to take advantage of the new “Tournament Center” in San Jose, California. The winner of the tourney will receive a $1,000 GameStop giftcard. Tournaments are set to run on “most weekends” with championship matches to be held quarterly. In

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• Samsung 3D TV Gaming Capabilities Underwhelm, Nauseate [Ces08]

  Published: January 8, 2008, 6:20 pm

  Tags: Ces08, Madden Nfl 08, Need For Speed Prostreet, Samsung, Televisions

  versions of Madden NFL 08 and Need For Speed ProStreet. After watching another CES attendee take the Samsung—and its required 3D goggles—for a spin, seemingly walking away unimpressed, I decided to take the wheel. After picking my Volkswagen GT and hitting the track, the goggle shutters kicked in, going into full 3D

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