Joystiq writes: "People lamented the fact that EA Sports had the sole rights to develop games based on the NFL, saying that it was a monopoly and that the game would suffer as a result. If you played some of the last few Madden titles, then you'd know that "suffer" is putting it lightly. Taking a spin through message boards or browsing comments right here on Joystiq reveals that many weren't too happy about it either. EA tells us it finally got the message and started listening this year.
The first thing we noticed was how updated the graphics were, a surprise to us since, during the course of our hands-on, we found out Madden 09 game would also be coming out on the Xbox. That's right, the Xbox, sans the "360" tag. According to Tyrone Miller at EA Tiburon, "People are still buying it!" We assume he means the game, and not the system, which we doubt even JC Penny's still carries."
