by Steve Watts, Aug 24, 2011 12:30pm PDT
The Wii cult hit Little King's Story is getting a sequel on the PlayStation Vita. The Japanese name translates to "The King, The Demon King and the Seven Princesses: New King Story," but we have a sneaking suspicion that it'll be shortened if the game reaches North America and Europe. Attendees of the Tokyo Game Show will get to sample the game in September.
Read more: New features for the sequel ยป
by Jeff Mattas, Aug 26, 2010 4:30pm PDT
It's time for a little corporate shilling, but it's the good kind of self-promotion that helps you find some good games on the cheap.
Read more »
by Chris Faylor, May 11, 2010 8:49pm PDT
EA DICE's first-person shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has sold five million copies since it hit PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in March 2010, Electronic Arts said today.
Amazingly, it seems that at least four million were sold during the game's first month at retail, as Electronic Arts noted that Bad Company 2 was among five games that sold over four million copies within its past fiscal year, which ended on March 31, 2010. Read more »
by Garnett Lee, Feb 17, 2010 1:00am PST
Madden fans your cry was heard. After the removal of players who'd announced their retirement at the end of the season in the final Madden roster update, many Madden players, self included, were beside themselves. The move came out of nowhere and for a game intended to represent the season made little sense. Those changes, along with the many more to come in the off-season, will be reflected in next year's Madden.
Avid sports video game commentator pastapadre offered a rallying point in a poll asking for user opinions on the matter. Seeing results that ran 80% against the decision, EA Sports has recanted and plans to restore the retiring players to their rosters in a final final update. Read more »
by Chris Faylor, Feb 03, 2010 4:45pm PST
The New Orleans Saints will defeat the Indianapolis Colts 35-31 at Super Bowl XLIV, according to this year's EA Sports prediction.
As in years past, the company loaded the team's current rosters and player statistics into its most recent Madden-branded video game--in this case, Madden NFL 10--for the simulation.
These simulations have a surprisingly reliable track record, having correctly predicted five of the last six Super Bowl outcomes. And while 2008 was the odd year out--the Patriots were incorrectly prophesied to beat the Giants--the company boasts that last year's simulation was spot on "down to the final score and individual player statistics." Read more »
by Nick Breckon, Sep 10, 2009 11:09pm PDT
Madden NFL 10 was the best-selling console game in North America over the month of August, though sales of this year's title were down when compared to NFL 09.
EA Sports' title sold nearly 1.9 million units across various platforms, while NFL 09 did better than 2.1 million in its opening month last year. The drop reflects a slow season for video game buying, with the industry seeing another year-over-year drop in sales in August--this time to the tune of 14%, according to NPD. Read more »
by Chris Faylor, Sep 09, 2009 10:47pm PDT
Just in time for the start of the new season, EA has brought its popular football franchise to the iPhone and iPod Touch with today's App Store release of Madden NFL 10.
The 102MB download packs "32 unique fields" and "nearly 2,000 players from all 32 NFL teams," according to Electronic Arts. A multiplayer mode plus the "ability to get roster updates" and "authentic throwback jerseys" are listed as upcoming features. Read more »
by Nick Breckon, Aug 11, 2009 12:01am PDT
The headline says it all here: Sports Illustrated is giving away free copies of Madden NFL 10 with a $50 subscription to the magazine--though some may like to think of it as a $10 discount on the game and some free rags.
The deal includes 28 weekly issues of SI, a Madden documentary DVD, and a copy of Madden NFL 10 on your platform of choice. Check out the details on the magazine's site. Read more »
by Chris Faylor, Jul 23, 2009 10:30pm PDT
New to the Xbox Live Marketplace today is a downloadable demo for EA Tiburon's annual football effort Madden NFL 10, with the demo for Eurocom's gerbil-centric movie tie-in G-Force just about to become available to all Xbox Live folk, not just Gold members.
Read more »
by Alice O'Connor, Jul 16, 2009 4:54pm PDT
EA Sports has announced that the annual instalment of its Madden NFL series has gone gold, and given the dates for its two tiers of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 demos.
Available July 30 on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, Madden NFL 10's public demo will offer a Giants vs. Cowboys game in 1-minute quarters. The GameStop pre-order exclusive demo with 5-minute quarters will be available one week earlier, from July 23. Read more »
by Nick Breckon, Jul 08, 2009 11:15pm PDT
EA Sports today released another huge batch of Madden NFL 10 screenshots from both the 360/PS3 and Wii versions of the title.
Buried in the first 360/PS3 pile are several shots of the title's many recreations of NFL stadiums. If you're into stadium accuracy, this is your screenshot batch.
Read more »
by Chris Faylor, Jun 26, 2009 9:22pm PDT
With all the football teams packed into Madden NFL 10, it wouldn't be fair for Electronic Arts to highlight just one That's (probably) why the publisher has released a whopping 36 screenshots from the upcoming PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, starring the Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers.
The stylized Wii edition also got some love, with a few new upscaled renders meant to illustrate just how Madden NFL 10 "epitomizes what fun looks like on the Wii." Read more »
by Chris Faylor, Jun 17, 2009 4:23pm PDT
Update: The general Madden NFL 10 demo is slated for "late July," EA has clarified. We're also told that the public Giants vs. Cowboys demo will sport 1 minute quarters, not the previously reported 2 minute quarters, with the company apologizing for the confusion.
Original: Though GameStop yesterday announced that it was offering an "exclusive demo" of Madden NFL 10 as a pre-order incentive, publisher Electronic Arts has informed Shacknews that a downloadable demo will be available to the public as well. Read more »
by Chris Faylor, Jun 16, 2009 9:22pm PDT
Continuing the increasingly popular trend, Electronic Arts today announced that it has partnered with GameStop to provide those that pre-order Madden NFL 10 from the retailer with an "exclusive demo" of EA Tiburon's August 14-due game.
Pre-ordering either the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 edition of the football game from GameStop should net you a download code, with the demo due "by the end of July." Read more »
by Chris Faylor, May 29, 2009 4:11pm PDT
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of Madden NFL 10 will feature online cooperative play "for the first time in franchise history," EA announced today.
"Team up with a friend online to work on game strategy, practice plays, and see the field from a unique point-of-view, thanks to position-specific camera angles," boasted EA.
All versions of Madden NFL 10--PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and PSP--are due out on August 14, with "another major announcement regarding a new online feature" promised to arrive during EA's E3 press conference next Monday, June 1. Read more »
Comment on this story