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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Pre-order Madden 10 at GameStop ... to get free Madden 10 demo]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/17/pre-order-madden-10-at-gamestop-to-get-free-madden-10-demo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/17/pre-order-madden-10-at-gamestop-to-get-free-madden-10-demo/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/17/pre-order-madden-10-at-gamestop-to-get-free-madden-10-demo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/madden10crop.jpg" /><br /></div>
Pre-order either the <a href="http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=73689&amp;affID=77777&amp;sourceID=aOUs5qjvzDc-hrA27eN.xjPzYq0Ajtupxg">PS3</a> or <a href="http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=73690&amp;affID=77777&amp;sourceID=aOUs5qjvzDc-oMZV.Z1GLwtjX2ItgN.j9w">Xbox 360</a> version of <em>Madden 10</em> and you'll get a sneak peak at the upcoming football game. GameStop is issuing an "exclusive" 20-minute demo that lets you relive the Super Bowl yet again with the Cardinals and the Steelers, while, according to <a href="http://kotaku.com/5293192/madden-demo-only-available-to-people-who-preorder-madden-%5Bupdate%5D">Kotaku</a>, everyone else will be able to download a shorter 8-minute demo between the Giants and the Cowboys.<br /><br />We're not exactly sure how a free demo is meant to appease those that are already committed to buying the game, but at the very least, it's a far more compelling offer than, say, a free sample of Madden's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QNQGRC?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=prey0f&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000QNQGRC">short-lived recording career</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20090616006360&amp;newsLang=en">Source</a> - GameStop pre-order announcement<br /><a href="http://kotaku.com/5293192/madden-demo-only-available-to-people-who-preorder-madden-%5Bupdate%5D">Source</a> - EA demo clarification<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/17/pre-order-madden-10-at-gamestop-to-get-free-madden-10-demo/">Pre-order Madden 10 at GameStop ... to get free Madden 10 demo</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/17/pre-order-madden-10-at-gamestop-to-get-free-madden-10-demo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19069900/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/17/pre-order-madden-10-at-gamestop-to-get-free-madden-10-demo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cardinals</category><category>cowboys</category><category>demo</category><category>gamestop</category><category>giants</category><category>madden</category><category>madden-10</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>pre-order</category><category>steelers</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Yoon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madden 10 cover to curse two athletes: Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/24/madden-10-cover-to-curse-two-athletes-larry-fitzgerald-and-troy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/24/madden-10-cover-to-curse-two-athletes-larry-fitzgerald-and-troy/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/24/madden-10-cover-to-curse-two-athletes-larry-fitzgerald-and-troy/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/madden-10/1515776/full/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/madden10crop.jpg" /></a> <br /><small><em>Click to see the full cover.</em><br /></small></div>
EA continues <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/print-me-new-madden-nfl-09-cover-except-xbox-wii-and-ds/">reinventing</a> the <em>Madden</em> cover. This year's cover features not one, but <em>two</em> players, in a stylized cover that's reminiscent of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SFIVcover.jpg"><em>Street Fighter IV</em></a>. The Cardinals' wide receiver, Larry Fitzgerald, and the Steelers' safety, Troy Polamalu, will share the spotlight on EA Sports' annual NFL game when it goes on sale on August 14th. The two teams should be familiar to anyone who watched last year's Super Bowl -- y'know, people that play <em>Madden</em>.<br /><br />In addition to debuting the cover athlete, EA Sports released more screenshots, which you can peruse in our gallery.<br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/madden-10/">Madden 10</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/madden-10/#1525856"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/2009-04-29_16-42-50_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/madden-10/#1515768"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/maddennfl10screen__4__bmp_jpgcopy_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/madden-10/#1525857"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/2009-04-29_16-42-52-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/madden-10/#1515769"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/maddennfl10screen__6__bmp_jpgcopy_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/madden-10/#1525858"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/2009-04-29_16-42-50-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/24/madden-10-cover-to-curse-two-athletes-larry-fitzgerald-and-troy/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Madden 10 cover to curse two athletes: Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/24/madden-10-cover-to-curse-two-athletes-larry-fitzgerald-and-troy/">Madden 10 cover to curse two athletes: Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:25:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/24/madden-10-cover-to-curse-two-athletes-larry-fitzgerald-and-troy/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1527133/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/24/madden-10-cover-to-curse-two-athletes-larry-fitzgerald-and-troy/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cardinals</category><category>football</category><category>larry-fitzgerald</category><category>madden</category><category>madden-10</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>nfl</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>steelers</category><category>troy-polamalu</category><category>Wii</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Yoon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madden 09 predicts Pittsburgh Steelers victory in Super Bowl XLIII]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/23/madden-09-predicts-pittsburgh-steelers-victory-in-super-bowl-xli/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/23/madden-09-predicts-pittsburgh-steelers-victory-in-super-bowl-xli/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/23/madden-09-predicts-pittsburgh-steelers-victory-in-super-bowl-xli/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://sports.ign.com/articles/947/947690p1.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/01/holmestrophy490.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
The Super Bowl is only a few days away, and as expected, EA has run a Super Bowl simulation using this year's <em>Madden</em>. This year, the publisher expects the Pittsburgh Steelers to achieve a narrow victory over the Arizona Cardinals, with a final score of 28-24.<br /><br />The annual Madden prediction has been fairly successful, with the exception of last year's surprise victory from the New York Giants:<br />
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    <li> 2004 - Madden: Patriots ; Reality: Patriots</li>
    <li>2005 - Madden: Patriots ; Reality: Patriots</li>
    <li>2006 - Madden: Steelers ; Reality: Steelers</li>
    <li>2007 - Madden: Colts ; Reality: Colts</li>
    <li>2008 - Madden: Patriots ; Reality: Giants</li>
</ul>
Super Bowl XLIII kicks off February 1st, when the NY Giants will somehow manage to pull off an <em>even more </em>startling victory this year. Go NY!<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/23/madden-09-predicts-pittsburgh-steelers-victory-in-super-bowl-xli/">Madden 09 predicts Pittsburgh Steelers victory in Super Bowl XLIII</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:22:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://sports.ign.com/articles/947/947690p1.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/23/madden-09-predicts-pittsburgh-steelers-victory-in-super-bowl-xli/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1439081/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/23/madden-09-predicts-pittsburgh-steelers-victory-in-super-bowl-xli/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cardinals</category><category>madden</category><category>madden-09</category><category>nfl</category><category>steelers</category><category>super-bowl</category><category>super-bowl-xliii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Yoon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:22:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
