PSX Extreme writes: "After a bit of a stumble early this generation, the Madden franchise has returned to its rightful position of fantastic quality and unrivaled popularity. The last two installments have been appropriately excellent and pigskin fans everywhere anxiously await the now-customary August release of the next new entry every year. However, just because you're a fan of the sport doesn't necessarily mean you have the time or motivation to become involved in a sports simulator. Some of you don't care if the physics are accurate or the on-field action is as authentic as humanly possible; some of you pine for the good ol' days of Tecmo Bowl and – dare I say it?"
This week marks the official start of the holiday shopping season, with plenty of stores having sales. Well, Microsoft wants to save you money on the biggest games by launching deals of its own.
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Baseball’s great, but it has nothing on football. It’s been more than six months since the Saints won the Super Bowl, and ever since that moment, we’ve dreamed about the start of the 2010 NFL season. It’s taken a while, but this Thursday, we’ll finally get to watch the gladiators of the gridiron smash the hell out of each other when the Vikings play those Saints in a rematch of the NFC Championship. From that point on, it’s all about hot wings, lazy Sundays, Monday Night Football and of course, lots of video games. Madden’s the big dog on the block, but you can also score your pigskin fix online with the following sports games.
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In today's Ten Days To Madden countdown, Gameplaybook looks at the arcade games that really made a difference for the Madden legacy.
