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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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.

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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 »

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.

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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Much like the tackles in an HBO recap of the Super Bowl, these screenshots for EA's Madden NFL 10 slow it down to the extreme, turning football into a graceful ballet of men in tights hugging eachother until it hurts. At least the collision detection looks solid.

Madden NFL 10 hits the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on August 14. A Wii version with an exaggerated art style is also in the works, in addition to PSP and PS2 titles.

EA Sports today announced the cover athletes for Madden NFL 10, while also releasing the first footage of the game that arrives on August 14.

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu will both have their careers simultaneously ruined by appearing on the infamous cover of the football title. Read more »