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Note: This article originally published on March 12, 2012. To vote for the "Madden NFL 25" cover, please click here. Michael Vick is to "Madden" what Bo Jackson is to "Tecmo Bowl." A level of domination so extreme, so in-your-face, that you can...

When Michael Crabtree busts a move in the end zone, he's paying tribute to his favorite cabbage-patching, prime-timing, ball-signing players he grew up watching. "Everyone loves a good touchdown celebration," Crabtree says with a smirk as he shows...

The only thing more relentless than an Aldon Smith pass rush is cyber-Smith chasing you down online with his PP90 in "Call of Duty." "I take 'Call of Duty' seriously," Smith says as we talk video games with Mr. "99 Problems [but a sack ain't one]....

The NFL is teaming with Xbox to fight childhood obesity, with a goal of recruiting 1 million kids to be physically active 60 minutes per day. Workout warrior Jerry Rice is helping lead the charge, serving as a spokesman for the project in hopes o...

Alex Smith is as frustrating to play with in "Madden NFL 13" as he is to watch in real life. That's the first lesson I learned by playing through a season as the 49ers in the game's new Connected Careers mode, as I attempted to bring San Francisco...

When it comes to the secrecy surrounding what the new Nike uniforms will look like in "Madden NFL 13," the game's art director, Jean Adams, says the design team's studio was on CIA-type lockdown. "We moved all of the people working on th...

Cam Newton has clobbered every player on his way to the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote final four. So much so, that I just assumed he'd dispatch of hard-hitting linebacker Patrick Willis before the weekend and secure his plane tickets to the New Yor...

Cam Newton has clobbered every player on his way to the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote final four. So much so, that I just assumed he'd dispatch of hard-hitting linebacker Patrick Willis before the weekend and secure his plane tickets to the New York cov...

With the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote down to the round of four, is it inevitable that we'll see a battle of Cam Newton versus Calvin Johnson in the finals? Not so fast. While Cam and Megatron have been Nos. 1 and 2 in total votes since the com...

With the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote down to the round of four, is it inevitable that we'll see a battle of Cam Newton versus Calvin Johnson in the finals? Not so fast. While Cam and Megatron have been Nos. 1 and 2 in total votes since the competiti...

With the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote down to the Elite Eight, the closest battle is also the most voted on matchup of the round, and it's between Patrick Willis of the 49ers and Victor Cruz of the Super Bowl champion Giants. And while Cruz has been r...

With the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote down to the Elite Eight, the closest battle is also the most voted on matchup of the round, and it's between Patrick Willis of the 49ers and Victor Cruz of the Super Bowl champion Giants. And while Cruz has b...

With the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote down to the Elite Eight, the closest battle is also the most voted on matchup of the round, and it's between Patrick Willis of the 49ers and Victor Cruz of the Super Bowl champion Giants. And while Cruz has been r...

When it comes to the secrecy surrounding what the new Nike uniforms will look like in "Madden NFL 13," the game's art director, Jean Adams, says the design team's studio was on CIA-type lockdown. "We moved all of the people working on the Nike proj...

And then there were eight. One linebacker, one running back, two quarterbacks, three wide receivers and one tight end. Patrick Willis has pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the "Madden" Cover Vote to date, advancing to the Elite Eight from the...

And then there were eight. One linebacker, one running back, two quarterbacks, three wide receivers and one tight end. Patrick Willis has pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the "Madden" Cover Vote to date, advancing to the Elite Eight from the...