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Can a video game predict the future? EA Sports keeps trying to prove its point, successfully simulating Super Bowl after Super Bowl thanks to the "Madden" simulation engine. And while its latest simulation takes us through only the end of the N...

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 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...

With only a day left in the "Madden NFL 13" round of 16 cover vote, Ray Rice has retaken the lead over Drew Brees in their back-and-forth matchup. Brees took a slight advantage into the weekend, but Ray Rice fans came out strong on Sunday, and now Ri...

Early numbers are in for the latest round of the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote, and there are a couple of surprises to report. The closest race right now is Drew Brees versus Ray Rice. Rice took an early lead on Wednesday, but then Saints fans came out...

When I first saw the brackets for the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote and saw that both Sebastian Janikowski and Shane Lechler were eligible, I thought EA Sports was putting itself in serious jeopardy of having a kicker or punter on the cover of their gam...

When the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote was announced, the country was still buzzing from Tebowmania, and in all honesty, it looked like Tim Tebow's tournament to lose. A month later, Tebow has not only lost his spot as a starting quarterback in the NFL,...

Last year's "Madden" cover vote finals featured Michael Vick versus Peyton Hillis. One year later, Hillis' career has been cursed to the point where he wasn't even invited back to defend his cover, and Michael Vick already got bounced out of the tou...

It's been an amazing week for wide receiver Brandon Lloyd. Not only does the man with the Spider-Man-like sticky hands sign with the New England Patriots, a team that the "Madden" video game has already simulated to win the Super Bowl thanks to the ...

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't think of the game without the virtual athlete attached. Same goes for Tom Chambers dunking from the 3-point line in ...

If you're going to appear on the "Madden NFL 13" cover, you'll need to look your best. That's why the Patriots Rob Gronkowski, the buffed, bad-ass tight end (and "Madden" cover candidate) is doing curls with a crutch, training with his brothers for w...

B-Lloyd hopes to curse the 'Madden' curse.

Who is the best gamer in the NFL? Ask around the league and you'll hear the names Maurice Jones Drew, Arian Foster, and Patrick Willis at the top of everybody's list. But with Madden Bowl XVIII kicking off Thursday night in Indianapolis, this is ...

Will Sunday's playoff games lead to a Harbaugh versus Harbaugh Super Bowl? Or will we get a rematch of the helmet-catch game, one of the greatest Super Bowls ever played? There are so many different scenarios that can take place, from Alex Smith's...

Every NFL game this week has been simulated with the help of EA Sports and "Madden NFL 12" using the game's advanced artificial intelligence, complete with winners, statistical leaders, and even the player of the game. Check out who "Madden" thinks ...