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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Season Update: What's new in Madden 09]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/season-update-how-madden-09-differs-from-last-years-model/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/season-update-how-madden-09-differs-from-last-years-model/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/season-update-how-madden-09-differs-from-last-years-model/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ds/" rel="tag">Nintendo DS</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps2/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/microsoft-xbox/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/photos/x3f-season-update-madden-nfl-09/972512/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/08/madden-update-2-490.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
The biggest question we hear every single year with the <em>Madden </em>franchise (and in fact, most EA Sports titles) is, "How is this game any different than last year's?" Snarky responses about the roster change aside (and even that gets <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/print-me-new-madden-nfl-09-cover-except-xbox-wii-and-ds/">fumbled sometimes</a>), the gridiron gang at our sister site X3F have assembled the Season Update, calling out the differences (both good and bad) between <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/madden-09">Madden 09</a> </em>and its immediate predecessor. For those still on the fence about picking up a copy, <a href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/photos/x3f-season-update-madden-nfl-09/972512/ ">click here for the play-by-play</a>.<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/2008/08/12/season-update-how-madden-09-differs-from-last-years-model/">Season Update: What's new in Madden 09</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:58:00 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.xbox360fanboy.com/photos/x3f-season-update-madden-nfl-09/972512/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/season-update-how-madden-09-differs-from-last-years-model/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1282461/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/season-update-how-madden-09-differs-from-last-years-model/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>DS</category><category>ea</category><category>ea-sports</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>madden</category><category>madden-08</category><category>madden-09</category><category>PS2</category><category>PS3</category><category>Wii</category><category>Xbox</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video: Madden 08 versus Madden 09 visuals]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/23/video-madden-08-versus-madden-09-visuals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/23/video-madden-08-versus-madden-09-visuals/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/23/video-madden-08-versus-madden-09-visuals/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/video-1/" rel="tag">Videos</a></p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="gtembed" width="420" height="343">	<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /> 	<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=34359"/> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <embed src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=34359" swLiveConnect="true" name="gtembed" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="true" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="343"></embed> </object><br />On a mission to prove that <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/madden-09"><em>Madden NFL 09</em></a> is a ginormous step forward in the <em>Madden </em>franchise, EA released a new <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34359.html">visual comparison video</a> that pits the graphics of <em>Madden 08</em> versus <em>Madden 09</em>. And, as you can see above, <em>Madden 09 </em>does actually look better, especially when it comes to weather effects and lighting. The bigger, more pressing question is whether or not we should praise EA for adding such improvements that are normally commonplace among game sequels. It's a step in the right direction, but we have a feeling <em>Madden </em>fans are demanding a lot more.<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/2008/05/23/video-madden-08-versus-madden-09-visuals/">Video: Madden 08 versus Madden 09 visuals</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 23 May 2008 15:30:00 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.gametrailers.com/player/34359.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/23/video-madden-08-versus-madden-09-visuals/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1204222/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/23/video-madden-08-versus-madden-09-visuals/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ea</category><category>ea-sports</category><category>madden-08</category><category>madden-09</category><category>madden-nfl-09</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dustin Burg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 15:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EA announces NFL Head Coach 2009]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/26/ea-announces-nfl-head-coach-2009/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/26/ea-announces-nfl-head-coach-2009/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/26/ea-announces-nfl-head-coach-2009/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/game-announcements/" rel="tag">Game announcements</a></p><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="289" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/02/pats190hat.gif" />During the dog days of summer in 2006, <a href="http://www.easports.com">EA Sports</a> released their first console sports management simulator to great success. That's commercial success, not critical. While <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Head_Coach"><em>NFL Head Coach</em></a> was initially popular the game and it's many exploits turned many players off. Well, in a move that seems incomprehensible, EA waited a few years to work on a sequel and has just announced <em>NFL Head Coach 2009</em>.<br /><br />With two-time Super Bowl winner <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Dungy">Tony Dungy</a>, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, gracing the cover, the EA Tiburon developed title makes the jump to the Xbox 360 and PS3 with an expected summer release. We (Read: Just me, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/bloggers/xav-de-matos/">Xav</a>) are actually pretty excited about playing a revamped version of <em>NFL Head Coach</em>. Let's just hope EA was actually working on the title and not investing in more <a href="http://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/print.php?url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/02142008/news/worldnews/youngest_pats_97561.htm">19-0 hat factories</a>.<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/2008/02/26/ea-announces-nfl-head-coach-2009/">EA announces NFL Head Coach 2009</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 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/2008/02/26/ea-announces-nfl-head-coach-2009/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1125015/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/26/ea-announces-nfl-head-coach-2009/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2008-releases</category><category>ea-sports</category><category>EA-Tiburon</category><category>madden</category><category>madden-08</category><category>nfl</category><category>nfl-head-coach-09</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Xav de Matos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super Bowl Sunday: Predictions, snacks and games]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/03/super-bowl-sunday-predictions-snacks-and-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/03/super-bowl-sunday-predictions-snacks-and-games/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/03/super-bowl-sunday-predictions-snacks-and-games/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"  codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="gtembed" width="420" height="343">	<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /> 	<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=30199"/> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <embed src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=30199" swLiveConnect="true" name="gtembed" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="true" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="343"></embed> </object><br />Today, American football takes center stage as Super Bowl XLII clogs the television airwaves pitting the New England Patriots against the New York Giants. And even though the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/23/madden-bowl-celebrates-the-super-bowl-on-live/">Madden Bowl</a> festivities have all but come and gone (though, Play &amp; Win is still trucking along), you can still celebrate XLII by cruising the Super Bowl <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/03/gametrailers-super-bowl-simulation-also-picks-patriots/">Madden</a></em> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/31/madden-08-simulation-predicts-patriots-win-over-giants-38-30/">simulations</a> (hint: Patriots can't lose) and possibly play some <em>Madden 08</em> to get into the football mood. And for those who aren't about watching the jock on jock spectacle, then we say celebrate the Super Bowl your own way. Pop in your favorite 360 game of choice, gorge on salty sweet snacks, order a pizza (or six) and gawk at the million dollar commercials that will be aired. Kickoff is at 6:18PM eastern (how very specific), so make tonight an event however you choose. Just be sure to keep positive thoughts of the Patriots scoring every drive in the back of your head ... that's all we ask.<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/2008/02/03/super-bowl-sunday-predictions-snacks-and-games/">Super Bowl Sunday: Predictions, snacks and games</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:30:00 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/2008/02/03/super-bowl-sunday-predictions-snacks-and-games/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1105306/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/03/super-bowl-sunday-predictions-snacks-and-games/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ea</category><category>madden</category><category>madden-08</category><category>super-bowl</category><category>super-bowl-xlii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dustin Burg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madden Bowl celebrates the Super Bowl on Live]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/23/madden-bowl-celebrates-the-super-bowl-on-live/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/23/madden-bowl-celebrates-the-super-bowl-on-live/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/23/madden-bowl-celebrates-the-super-bowl-on-live/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live/" rel="tag">Xbox Live</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-marketplace/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Marketplace</a></p><a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/m/maddennfl08/maddenbowl/default.htm"><img  alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/maddenfoozballhaha.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="0" /></a>EA, <em>Madden 08</em> and Xbox Live are teaming up to make this year's Super Bowl the best it can be with a Live event called <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/m/maddennfl08/maddenbowl/default.htm">Madden Bowl</a>! Kicking off (huzzah!) Thursday, January 31st and running through February 3rd will be all kinds of Xbox Live activities including playtime with the developers of both <em>Madden 08</em> and <em>NFL Tour</em>, playtime with various community groups and celebrity playtime with, well, celebrities. And no Xbox Live event can be official without a Play &amp; Win (it's an unwritten rule), so Madden Bowl has that too. A Play &amp; Win where you can win autographed goods and a trip to EA Sports' NFL draft event in New York City. Registration is open <a href="https://live.xbox.com/en-US/signup/SignupLight.ashx?regId=3c78736c-9841-4faf-9283-25bd854dadc1">online</a> or you can download the exclusive Madden Bowl gamer picture off the XBLM. Full details after the jump.<br /><br />Go Madden Bowl, go Super Bowl XLII and go Patriots go! Brady FTW!<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/2008/01/23/madden-bowl-celebrates-the-super-bowl-on-live/">Madden Bowl celebrates the Super Bowl on Live</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:30:00 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.xbox.com/en-US/games/m/maddennfl08/maddenbowl/default.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/23/madden-bowl-celebrates-the-super-bowl-on-live/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1093290/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/23/madden-bowl-celebrates-the-super-bowl-on-live/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>madden-08</category><category>madden-nfl-08</category><category>xbox-live</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dustin Burg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[December's Sunday deals are plentiful]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/09/decembers-sunday-deals-are-plentiful/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/09/decembers-sunday-deals-are-plentiful/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/09/decembers-sunday-deals-are-plentiful/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/deals-and-bargains/" rel="tag">Deals and Bargains</a></p><center><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/dealsdecemberanditz3.jpg" align="top" vspace="4" border="0" /></center>It's the holidays and that means you must treat yourself to a new video game. That's just the way it works guys. And to help with your game purchasing endeavor, we've wrangled up some of this week's best deals. So, go ahead and take a gander, because there's a lot of clicking to do.<br /><br />The only notable offer Circuit City has running this week is <em><a href="http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Two-Worlds-Xbox-360-612561700048/sem/rpsm/oid/176559/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do">Two Worlds</a></em> for $40. Not all that exciting, so let's move on over to Best Buy. They have <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7688095&amp;st=saints+row&amp;lp=1&amp;type=product&amp;cp=1&amp;id=1138083286682">Saints Row</a> for $20, <em><a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8533848&amp;st=orange+box&amp;lp=3&amp;type=product&amp;cp=1&amp;id=1186008219097">The Orange Box</a></em>, <em><a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7729489&amp;type=product&amp;id=1140392184393&amp;ref=10&amp;loc=01">TimeShift</a></em> and <em><a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8259001&amp;type=product&amp;id=1169857827710&amp;ref=10&amp;loc=01">Madden 08</a></em> for $50 and they're also offering a $5 gift card with the purchase of any <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat138100050048&amp;type=category&amp;ref=10&amp;loc=01">family friendly</a> or <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat138100050051&amp;type=category&amp;ref=10&amp;loc=01">social</a> title including <em><a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8122774&amp;type=product&amp;id=1158320176138">Viva Pinata</a></em>, <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8510925&amp;type=product&amp;id=1186005750775"><em>Viva Pinata: Party Animals</em></a>, <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8494355&amp;type=product&amp;id=1186003898532"><em>Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal</em></a>, <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8623126&amp;type=product&amp;id=1193451618365"><em>PopCap Arcade: Volume 1</em></a>, <em><a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8368036&amp;type=product&amp;id=1177718175971">Rock Band</a></em>, <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8499519&amp;type=product&amp;id=1186004730832"><em>Guitar Hero III</em></a> and <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8588307&amp;type=product&amp;id=1190677841524"><em>Scene It?</em></a> Hopefully you got all that, because our linking abilities are taxed. Target is giving out free $10 gift cards with the purchase of either <em><a href="http://weeklyad.target.com/target/default.aspx?action=browsepagedetail&amp;storeid=2395018&amp;rapid=489426&amp;pagenumber=7&amp;listingid=-2092319099&amp;ref=%2ftarget%2fdefault.aspx%3faction%3dbrowsepagespread%26storeid%3d2395018%26rapid%3d489426%26pagenumber%3d6">Madden NFL</a></em>,<em> <a href="http://weeklyad.target.com/target/default.aspx?action=browsepagedetail&amp;storeid=2395018&amp;rapid=489426&amp;pagenumber=7&amp;listingid=-2092319093&amp;ref=%2ftarget%2fdefault.aspx%3faction%3dbrowsepagespread%26storeid%3d2395018%26rapid%3d489426%26pagenumber%3d6">NBA Live</a> </em>or <em><a href="http://weeklyad.target.com/target/default.aspx?action=browsepagedetail&amp;storeid=2395018&amp;rapid=489426&amp;pagenumber=7&amp;listingid=-2092319089&amp;ref=%2ftarget%2fdefault.aspx%3faction%3dbrowsepagespread%26storeid%3d2395018%26rapid%3d489426%26pagenumber%3d6">FIFA 08</a></em>. Finally, Kmart is offering a $25 gift card (mail in offer) with the purchase of an Xbox 360, $10 off all EA Sports games and an offer where if you can buy one game you get another for 50% off. Select games only, <em><a href="http://kmart.shoplocal.com/kmart/Default.aspx?action=browsepagedetail&amp;storeid=2421992&amp;rapid=492004&amp;pagenumber=5&amp;listingid=-2092279549">CoD4</a></em> and <em><a href="http://kmart.shoplocal.com/kmart/Default.aspx?action=browsepagedetail&amp;storeid=2421992&amp;rapid=492004&amp;pagenumber=5&amp;listingid=-2092279406">Proving Grounds</a></em> included.<br /><br />Our head hurts now, deal searching is mind numbingly difficult. So, if you spotted a great deal online or in-store this week feel free to share with your fellow fanboys. Just don't hurt your head, today's hunting has put us out of commission for the rest of the day.<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/2007/12/09/decembers-sunday-deals-are-plentiful/">December's Sunday deals are plentiful</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:30:00 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/2007/12/09/decembers-sunday-deals-are-plentiful/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1058491/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/09/decembers-sunday-deals-are-plentiful/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bargains</category><category>best-buy</category><category>deals</category><category>madden-08</category><category>orange-box</category><category>timeshift</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dustin Burg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madden '08 Xbox 360 vs. PS3 comparison video]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/16/madden-08-xbox-360-vs-ps3-comparison-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/16/madden-08-xbox-360-vs-ps3-comparison-video/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/16/madden-08-xbox-360-vs-ps3-comparison-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a></p><center><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="gtembed" width="490" height="418"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=23509"/> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <embed src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=23509" swLiveConnect="true" name="gtembed" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="490" height="418"></embed> </object></center>Here we have GameTrailers presenting a <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/23508.html?type=">side-by-side</a> comparison video of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/madden08"><em>Madden '08</em></a> on the PS3 and the Xbox 360. We know what <em>USA Today</em> thinks is better -- they <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/14/usa-today-picks-madden-for-360-over-ps3/">went with the Xbox 360</a>. We also know what "EA tech support" thinks on the issue. They "fully understand and respect" if you go with the Xbox 360 version, because with the PS3 version it was "<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/14/ea-tech-support-explains-ps3-madden-frame-rate-issues/">very difficult to get it right the first time</a>." <br />
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Now, it's very difficult to get a proper grip on how much of a difference the two console's respective <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/02/1up-360-football-games-to-run-faster-than-ps3/">frame rates</a> bring to the presentation in this video, because the video goes at its own frame rate, so whatever that's set at is what you're watching. Essentially, you're just looking at whatever pops out as being different. What do you all think?<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Update</span>: We added GameVideos comparison video after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/16/madden-08-xbox-360-vs-ps3-comparison-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Madden '08 Xbox 360 vs. PS3 comparison video</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/2007/08/16/madden-08-xbox-360-vs-ps3-comparison-video/">Madden '08 Xbox 360 vs. PS3 comparison video</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:06:00 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.gametrailers.com/player/23508.html?type=>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/16/madden-08-xbox-360-vs-ps3-comparison-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/966535/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/16/madden-08-xbox-360-vs-ps3-comparison-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>comparison</category><category>comparisonvideo</category><category>EA</category><category>EA-Sports</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>Football</category><category>gametrailers</category><category>Madden</category><category>Madden-08</category><category>Madden-NFL-08</category><category>madden08</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>PS3</category><category>Sports</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EA 'tech. support' explains PS3 Madden frame rate issues]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/14/ea-tech-support-explains-ps3-madden-frame-rate-issues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/14/ea-tech-support-explains-ps3-madden-frame-rate-issues/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/14/ea-tech-support-explains-ps3-madden-frame-rate-issues/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&amp;newsid=19757"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/madden08.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
It's been no secret that the Xbox 360 version of <em>Madden '08</em> was <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/02/1up-360-football-games-to-run-faster-than-ps3/">going to be better</a> than the PS3 version, but nobody really expected it to be this big of a difference. Less than 24 hours into <em>Madden</em>'s release, the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/14/usa-today-picks-madden-for-360-over-ps3/">difference between the two versions</a> has become a serious point of contention. Maxconsole has the alleged <a href="http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&amp;newsid=19757">response</a> from EA technical support about the frame rate issues on the PS3 version of <em>Madden</em> '08.<br />
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"Rob M." from EA Sports technical support says he understands gamers "frustration," but says that EA has been "developing titles for the Xbox 360 for over 3 1/2 years" and has only been working with the PS3 for over a year. He goes on to say it's "very difficult to get it right the first time." He goes on to say that that 30 frames per second is the same for all PS3 sports games, and they're happy to point out that the same holds true for 2K Sports as well. He finishes by saying that "if you choose not to purchase the [PS3 version], it is a choice [they] fully understand and respect." Definitely expect a little bit more ire about this PS3 <em>Madden</em> thing as people start making lists of all the issues.<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/2007/08/14/ea-tech-support-explains-ps3-madden-frame-rate-issues/">EA 'tech. support' explains PS3 Madden frame rate issues</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:10:00 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.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&amp;newsid=19757>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/14/ea-tech-support-explains-ps3-madden-frame-rate-issues/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/965427/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/14/ea-tech-support-explains-ps3-madden-frame-rate-issues/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ea</category><category>EA-Sports</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>Football</category><category>framerate</category><category>madden</category><category>Madden-08</category><category>Madden-NFL-08</category><category>madden08</category><category>PS3</category><category>Sports</category><category>techissues</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madden really wants you to Ring in '08]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/16/madden-really-wants-you-to-ring-in-08/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/16/madden-really-wants-you-to-ring-in-08/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/16/madden-really-wants-you-to-ring-in-08/#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/ds/" rel="tag">Nintendo DS</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps2/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/psp/" rel="tag">Sony PSP</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/microsoft-xbox/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/casual/" rel="tag">Casual</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/07/maddenring1.jpg" alt="" /><br />
<div align="left">Want to wear your <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.easports.com/maddennfl/home.jsp">Madden</a> skillz on the street as bling? EA is giving you the chance this season with a customizable, unlockable "Ring of a Champion" that you can actually order from Jostens -- ring maker of the Super Bowl ring ... and countless graduation rings across the nation. You might even be able to convince some gullible soul that you actually scored a real Super Bowl ring, and possibly get yourself bumped up to first class on occasion. Plus, if you get into a street brawl, you've got some serious hardware on your fingers.<br />
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The rings are unlocked by progressing to various levels as you play the game. Once you reach level three, you'll get a code in the game that will let you order the ring. The further you progress, the more you can customize your ring. You'll also be able to stick any of the NFL teams on there, and you can get the cheapo version in a "non precious ring" (Gollum will be so upset) for $149, or the flamboyant 14k gold version for $495. The finger bling comes studded with cubic zirconium, but Jostens will let you add real diamonds if you have a bottomless savings account and a real desire to toss your money away.<br />
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The rings will be available only on the "next gen" (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3) systems, sorry Wii-ers. Check out the pix of the bling below, and you can read the press release after the break.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/madden-08-ring-of-a-champion/">Madden 08 "Ring of a Champion"</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/madden-08-ring-of-a-champion/#314393"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/07/10.8.30.148-image7001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/madden-08-ring-of-a-champion/#314394"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/07/10.8.30.148-image6001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/madden-08-ring-of-a-champion/#314395"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/07/10.8.30.148-image2001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></div>
</div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/16/madden-really-wants-you-to-ring-in-08/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Madden really wants you to Ring in '08</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/2007/07/16/madden-really-wants-you-to-ring-in-08/">Madden really wants you to Ring in '08</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:59:00 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.revolution.joystiq.com/tag/Madden08/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/16/madden-really-wants-you-to-ring-in-08/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/941753/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/16/madden-really-wants-you-to-ring-in-08/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bling</category><category>DS</category><category>EA</category><category>EA-Sports</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>Football</category><category>Madden</category><category>Madden 08</category><category>Madden-08</category><category>Madden-NFL-08</category><category>Madden08</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>PS2</category><category>PS3</category><category>PSP</category><category>Sports</category><category>Wii</category><category>Xbox</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Kelly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madden 08 Wii online without friend codes]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/14/madden-08-wii-online-without-friend-codes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/14/madden-08-wii-online-without-friend-codes/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/14/madden-08-wii-online-without-friend-codes/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a></p><a href="http://wii.ign.com/articles/795/795634p1.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/06/madden-wii-minishot-225.jpg" alt="" /></a>The next installment of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/ElectronicArts/">Electronic Arts'</a> <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Madden/">Madden</a></em> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/madden08"><em>08</em></a> will feature online multiplayer but will not be using Nintendo's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/friendcodes/">friend code</a> system, according to associate producer Damian Zerr in an interview <a href="http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/795/795634p2.html">with IGN</a>.<br />
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"Madden Wii doesn't support the Wii friends system during online play," he said. "This is something we're still working on with Nintendo. For now our online play uses your EA Nation Persona to search and manage your EA Messenger account." IGN does not press further as to why EA made this decision, leaving us to only speculate the reasons why. Perhaps EA is as distraught with the system as many Joystiq readers have conveyed.<br />
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No voice chat will be available during online play, relying instead on EA Messenger for communication (details on how were also not given), but alongside DS connectivity was not ruled out for <em>Madden 09.</em><br />
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[Via <a href="http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/06/13/madden-08-not-using-friend-codes/">Nintendo Wii Fanboy</a>]<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/2007/06/14/madden-08-wii-online-without-friend-codes/">Madden 08 Wii online without friend codes</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:25:00 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://wii.ign.com/articles/795/795634p1.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/14/madden-08-wii-online-without-friend-codes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/918109/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/14/madden-08-wii-online-without-friend-codes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ea</category><category>EA-Sports</category><category>electronic arts</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>ElectronicArts</category><category>Football</category><category>friend code</category><category>friend codes</category><category>FriendCode</category><category>FriendCodes</category><category>madden</category><category>madden 08</category><category>Madden-08</category><category>Madden-NFL-08</category><category>Madden08</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>Sports</category><category>Wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Madden speed, it don't get bester than Hester]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/06/for-madden-speed-it-dont-get-bester-than-hester/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/06/for-madden-speed-it-dont-get-bester-than-hester/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/06/for-madden-speed-it-dont-get-bester-than-hester/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/04/hester.jpg" alt="" /><br />
Milestones in human speed:<br />
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    <li>May 6, 1954: Roger Bannister runs a mile in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-minute_mile">under four minutes</a>.</li>
    <li>June 14, 2005: Asafa Powell runs 100 meters in <a href="http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/tfn/records/records.jsp?sex=M&amp;typeId=0&amp;listId=1">9.77 seconds</a>.</li>
    <li>April 5, 2007: ESPN <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=2826180&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=NFLHeadlines">reveals</a> Devin Hester will have a speed rating of 100 in <em>Madden NFL '08</em>.</li>
</ul>
Not only does EA think Hester is faster than any other football player in history, the noted kick returner is set to become the first player to get a perfect rating in any stat category in the perennial football franchise.<br />
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Hester said he was honored by the, er, honor, but not exactly surprised -- according to ESPN, "Hester has been known to have been lobbying members of the <em>Madden NFL 08</em> development team for the top speed rating." NFL players exerting undue influence on developers? We smell a scandal. Maddengate!<br />
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Our main question now is what will happen if someone faster than Hester comes along? Will EA create a 101 rating? Or will the 100 rating eventually become like a "perfect ten" game review -- good, but not perfect?<br />
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[Update: Fixed the date above. Thanks Products]<br />
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[Thanks tevetorbes]<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/2007/04/06/for-madden-speed-it-dont-get-bester-than-hester/">For Madden speed, it don't get bester than Hester</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:55:00 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.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=2826180&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=NFLHeadlines>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/06/for-madden-speed-it-dont-get-bester-than-hester/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/869019/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/06/for-madden-speed-it-dont-get-bester-than-hester/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>DS</category><category>EA</category><category>EA-Sports</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>Football</category><category>hester</category><category>Madden</category><category>Madden 08</category><category>Madden NFL 08</category><category>Madden-08</category><category>Madden-NFL-08</category><category>Madden08</category><category>MaddenNfl08</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>NFL</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>PS3</category><category>Sports</category><category>Wii</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Orland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:55:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
