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November 25th, 2009 at 05:20pm
Under Xbox 360
Filed under: X3F TV
It would appear that Microsoft and Electronic Arts are onto our annual turkey-eating, football-watching ritual, as Madden NFL Arcade has landed on Xbox Live Arcade just in time for Thanksgiving. If you’ve been looking for a faster, simpler game of football, Madden NFL Arcade just might be the thing for you. Assuming you can stomach the 1200
($15) price tag, of course. Watch the latest episode of XBLA in Brief to see what the game is all about.
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X3F TV — XBLA in Brief: Madden NFL Arcade originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 03:45pm
Under Xbox 360
Just in case you’ve taken a few exceptionally hard tackles in the past couple of weeks, we thought we’d remind you that this week’s XBLA release is Madden NFL Arcade, a five-on-five, backyard-rules take on EA Sports’ darling. You’ll be able to pick the game up just in time for your Thanksgiving celebrations for 1200 ($15).
Editor’s Note: Thank you to reader TuchdwnMan449 for reminding us that it’s called the “end zone” and not “the scoring rectangle thing” as our headline originally read. We pledge to improve our understanding of sports before writing future football posts.
This Wednesday: XBLA takes Madden NFL Arcade to the end zone originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 4th, 2009 at 08:15pm
Under Xbox 360
Everyone loves Achievements. That’s a fact. As such, we really appreciate it when developers put some thought into their Achievements. While the ‘cheevos for Madden NFL Arcade — as unearthed by MGC — are fairly standard in their execution, the names are all pretty amusing. We’re particularly fond of “Like a Boss,” likely named for the (incredibly NSFW) song of the same name. One that we’re not so fond of is “2 Points 1 Win,” making Madden NFL Arcade the second game to riff on an abhorrent internet meme that we refuse to explain (don’t investigate if you value your sanity). Hit the source link for the full Achievement list.
Madden NFL Arcade Achievements are funny, disturbing originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 10th, 2009 at 10:45pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
We first
caught wind that an imperfect storm was brewing for this season’s
Madden offering shortly after kickoff in mid-August. Now we know that not only has
Madden 10 for Wii been sacked at retail, but EA is less than happy with the performance of the franchise as a whole thus far in ‘09.
IndustryGamers received word from NPD that Madden NFL 10 for Wii — a game touted as being rebuilt from the ground up for Nintendo’s console this year, in part to improve sales — sold only 67,000 copies in the month of August. In comparison, the PS2 version sold 160K copies, with the Xbox 360 SKU selling the best at 928K. This time last year, the Wii installment of Madden 09 sold … just about 116K copies.
In the same afternoon, Bloomberg reported that EA CEO John Ricitiello emailed his employees a memo that stated, in part, “It is discouraging that one of our highest-rated and best-marketed Madden titles in years is facing strong headwinds.” Ricitiello clearly wasn’t faulting quality, but rather downward industry sales trends which he admitted “present a challenge.” That may be the case, but it doesn’t explain the Wii version’s shockingly low sales, especially for a franchise that’s about as mainstream as they come.
Source — Madden Wii Sells Just 67K Copies [IndustryGamers]
Source — Electronic Arts Says ‘Madden,’ Industry Sales Drop [Bloomberg]
Madden 10 for Wii sold only 67K copies in August, EA calls overall sales ‘discouraging’ originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 4th, 2009 at 06:45pm
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EA’s 3-on-3 NHL Arcade, a smaller and more focused downloadable hockey title, seems to have been a successful experiment for the publisher. In a recent investor call, EA’s Peter Moore confirmed that a similar title, this time with the Madden franchise as basis, is currently in development. Though little other information was divulged, we’re told to expect title sometime “this holiday.”
EA creating bite-sized Madden arcade title (think ‘3-on-3 NHL Arcade’) originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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June 17th, 2009 at 01:45pm
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Pre-order either the PS3 or Xbox 360 version of Madden 10 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 Kotaku, everyone else will be able to download a shorter 8-minute demo between the Giants and the Cowboys.
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 short-lived recording career.
Source – GameStop pre-order announcement
Source – EA demo clarification
Pre-order Madden 10 at GameStop … to get free Madden 10 demo originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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