NHL 2K5 might be gold, but it costs pennies

Although at this point it may come as little surprise, it's still good to see that Sega and Take-Two are sticking to the recent trend of this year's bargain-priced ESPN Videogames' titles.  Next up will be NHL 2K5 by way of Kush Games, now gone gold.  Of course, like any perennial sports game, you can expect to be playing an 'improved' version of last year's make—2K5 will feature "Intense Contact Controls" this time around.  But for $20(!), you can't really complain.  In related news, this year's Madden has outdone itself, selling in excess of 1.35 million copies in its first week, as EA refuses to falter even in light of ESPN Videogames' price slashing.