Podcasting the National Football League, Podcasting the NFL
Happy Maddenoliday! Today is the release date for Madden NFL 08 and with a slew of new features — Owner Mode, Gang Tackling, Branching Animations, Spectacular Catches and Mid-Air Collisions, Strip Ball Control, True Double Team and Zone Blocking, Trick Plays, The Lateral, More New Ratings, Hurdles and Hurdle Tackles, Hit Stick 2.0, and much more — it’s the best Madden yet! I spoke with Madden NFL producer Ryan Ferwerda from EA’s Tiburon Studios in Orlando.

Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
Happy Maddenoliday! It’s the official release date of Madden NFL 08. Tennessee Titans QB Vince Young is this year’s cover athlete. Fans will line-up for hours in advance to grab their copy of the game. Here are some of the key features of the new edition:

All-New Read and React System: New player skill icons identify on-field strengths and weaknesses, providing an immediate read on what your opponent is giving you. Quickly react, create mismatches, and exploit opponent weaknesses before every play.
All-New Skill Drills: Take on an army of tackling dummies in an all-new …read more

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Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
The countdown to the release of Madden NFL ‘08 is really heating up (one week to go) and Toys “R” Us in Times Square, NYC, has gotten in on the action with a massive display on their storefront billboard. The store will celebrate a special midnight Maddenoliday when they open their doors at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, August 14 to launch one of the most anticipated videogames of the year. Former N.Y. Giants RB Tiki Barber (now a correspondent and analyst for NBC) will be on-hand to sell the first …read more

Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
It’s never too early to start pumping the new Madden. Here’s a trailer for Madden NFL 08, in-stores August 14. This year’s version promises an All-New Read and React System, All-New Skill Drills, New Fantasy Challenge Mode, and Madden Unmatched, where, as the fact sheet states, “ultra-smooth gameplay provides the most realistic NFL gaming experience ever.”
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EA Sports announced this week that Vince Young, the 2006 Rookie-of-the-Year, will appear on the cover of Madden NFL 08. This makes him the youngest NFL player to grace the cover. Last year’s Madden NFL 07 sold over seven million copies and was the number one selling game in North America in 2006. Madden NFL Football is entering its 18th year and with more than 60 million copies sold and having generated over $2 billion in retail sales, it continues to stand out as one of the most popular videogame franchises of all time. Madden NFL 08 will be available …read more