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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...

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...

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 ...

The flame-inducing, 7-on-7 gridiron slugfest known as "NFL Blitz" will hit Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network on Jan. 4. And while the remake uses the same playbooks of the classic arcade game, the rosters have been updated to include current N...

The flame-inducing, 7-on-7 gridiron slugfest known as "NFL Blitz" will hit Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network on Jan. 4. And while the remake uses the same playbooks of the classic arcade game, the rosters have been updated to include current N...

The simulation train keeps on rolling, as thanks to EA Sports and the advanced Artificial Intelligence of their game, "Madden NFL 12," we have predicted winners and statistical leaders for every Week 8 match-up. Click on the link if you want to see ...

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Hey, Braylon Edwards, EA Sports is watching you. More specifically, they're watching your drops. In fact, they're changing a key aspect of "Madden" because of those on-again, off-again things you call hands, and football video games will never be the...

To help celebrate "Madden 2003" cover athlete Marshall Faulk's induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, EA Sports announced today a limited run of "Madden NFL 12 Hall of Fame edition" games. Only 125,000 copies of the "HOF Edition" will be shipp...

Cheerleaders. Mascots. Team-specific entrances. Grass stains. Flak jackets. Turn on "Madden NFL 12" for the first time, and you'll be stunned by the massive visual upgrade that includes everything from how the lighting on the field makes every unifo...

In what has to be one of the biggest surprises in "Madden" cover history, Peyton Hillis defeated Michael Vick in the finals of the "Madden NFL 12" cover vote by an eye-popping 65.6-34.4 percent margin and is now poised to pose for the cover shot Thur...

The first time I looked at the "Madden NFL 12" cover bracket, there was no doubt in my mind Michael Vick would advance to the final. But on the other side, things weren't so clear. I initially thought Tim Tebow, with his legions of fans, might be the...

The last time Michael Vick was on the cover of "Madden," two things happened: His "Madden" character became the greatest virtual athlete this side of Bo Jackson, and Vick's fractured fibula one day after the game's release screamed out to a national ...

With over ten million votes cast so far, the search for the next "Madden NFL 12" cover athlete is down to four candidates, with only one number one seed making it into the semi-finals. The match-ups this week include Aaron Rodgers facing off against...

The "Madden NFL 12" tournament is down to eight, and the match-ups this week are quite intriguing. Can Danny Woodhead continue to ride the upset train and takeout Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers? Will Patrick Willis be the man to sack Michael Vick out o...

EA Sports is trying to break the Internet. There's no other way to explain a 32-man cover vote in which fans get to decide who will front the box for the most popular sports game franchise in history. And this isn't a cover vote in the "Madden NFL...