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Electronic Arts has announced that it will be shutting down the servers for some of its older online sports titles. If you love playing any of the following titles with your friends, we recommend that you get some quality playing time now.
Please note that the following list contains only titles for PC, the Sony PlayStation Portable handheld gaming system and Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console. For the full list, which also includes PlayStation 2 and Xbox titles, click on the Read link below the list.
November 1, 2007 Online Service Shutdown
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 A lot of Madden fans thought the day would never come when the guys at EA Sports would rate a player's speed at 100, but the impossible is now confirmed: Devin Hester of the Chicago Bears is the first man to receive the pedigree."It's an honor -- I don't know what to say, really," says Hester, the man who racked up his six scores on three punt returns, two kick returns and an incredible 108-yard return of a missed field goal attempt all in his rookie season in America's biggest and most popular sports league. Despite the fact that Hester has achieved the ultimate rocket fuel award in electronic entertainment, he's not completely satisfied with how Madden rates his other stats. In particular, he thought his defense and breaking tackles ratings were a bit underrated. "I definitely need to break more tackles. On a few of my returns last year I feel like I showed what I can do in that category," says the dissatisfied Chicago return man. What he has to worry more about is getting nerfed in Madden 09 if he becomes a little too unstoppable in this year's release. Other speed demons have topped previous Madden games with a 99 rating on their pedals, with Hester's mentor Deion Sanders in that elite list, but "the Windy City Flyer" was deemed a cut above the rest for his insane ability to track down field goal attempts and return them for a score. Incidentally, Hester is also the first NFL player to open the Super Bowl with a touchdown on the first kick. |
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So you think you can beat anyone at EA Sport's Madden NFL? Here's your chance to prove it. Best Buy, Microsoft, and Sprint has just kicked off the 2006 EA Sports Madden Challenge. There some new things added this year, like there will be an Xbox 360 Division and, for an international flavour, Mexico, Canada, UK, Germany, and HK will be joining the fray. Winners from 26 US cities and 5 from the international countries will be advancing to the Finals during PRO Bowl Week (Feb. 8, 2007) in sunny Honolulu, Hawaii. So what are you gunning for this time? $100,000.00. Regional winners will get $1,000. And they said games won't get you anywhere. Cities and schedules after the next jump folks! |
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 Are you a bargain Xbox 360 shopper? Don't want to pay $60 or even $70 for your new games? Well, you're in luck.It looks like the first wave of Xbox 360 games are finally getting a price reduction at retailers. While it's true that several stores have lowered prices on selected games to $39.99, Circuit City is taking the lead by reducing prices on several games to under $30. Check out these bargains:
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So back to the scoreboard to check the stats. No big surprises this week. Looks like Halo 2 is still holding the commanding lead with Dead or Alive 4 and Perfect Dark Zero still holding in the top 5. A new top for this week is The Outfit Demo. Nice to see some new faces in the mist of all that's "holy"
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Only you can make a difference, so get out there and play some Xbox 360 Live. Come on, everybody's doing it. |
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 Patches for several Xbox 360 titles became available today, according to Major Nelson in his latest blog entry. These titles include King Kong, Madden NFL 06, the Xbox 360 Arcade games Smash TV and Hardwood Hearts, and a Japanese game, Toryumon. To get these updates, you have to be connected to Xbox Live and start the specific game.Though the details on what each update contains is not yet known, the King Kong update is believed to contain a way to increase the brightness settings. Unfortunately for Call of Duty 2 fans, these updates don't include the much longed for multiplayer patch that will fix issues like the lag problems and the ability to join parties in the lobby in multiplayer games on Xbox Live. |
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 Based on users logged on, the top 10 Xbox live games are as follows:1 Halo 2 2 Call of Duty 2 3 Perfect Dark Zero 4 DEAD OR ALIVE 4 5 PGR3 6 Need for Speed? Most Wanted 7 Battlefield 2: MC 8 Madden NFL 06 9 Geometry Wars Evolved 10 NBA 2K6 [Via, majornelson] |
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The following cheat codes are used to unlock the Madden Cards in the Xbox 360 version of Madden NFL 06. To use them, go into Madden Cards and highlight Madden Codes on the dropdown, and press X. Enter one of the cheat codes below to unlock the Madden Card listed:
Madden NFL 06 Xbox 360 Achievements Listed below are the Xbox 360 achievements available in Madden NHL 06. I have left out the points as they were sent to me inaccurate, if you know all the values let me know and I will post them.
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 Not sure what game to buy next? Matt Slagle from the Associated Press has played 15 of the 18 Xbox 360 launch titles and ranked them from best to worst. Though I haven’t played all the games, I still wouldn’t agree with all of his ratings, but hey, some of his impressions are right on par.1) Call of Duty 2 Read the full article [here]. |
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Source: Xboxusersgroup
ESPN has teamed up with Electronic Arts and its EA SPORTS brand to take viewers inside the world of Madden NFL 06—the nation’s top-selling sports video game—and its best players for the first video game reality series Madden Nation. Starting Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 11 and 11:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2, the eight-episode series (Tuesdays at 11 and 11:30 p.m.) will pit the nation’s 13 best Madden NFL 06 gamers—along with their real-life NFL player sponsors—against each other in elimination-style tournaments on a 17-day national bus tour. NFL players Shaun Alexander, Ben Roethlisberger, Dwight Freeney and others will be featured with their corresponding player representatives during each stop of the tour. The finale, which will be aired Tuesday, Dec. 27, was shot in New York’s Times Square on the ABC Super Sign. The winner claimed a $100,000 prize. “Madden Nation will give ESPN viewers the best of both worlds: exciting, top-level competition and some of football’s best known players in the biggest game on the market,” said John Skipper, ESPN executive vice president, content. With scenarios designed to test the players’ skills, each tournament will make the gamers compete against each other and “free agents” they meet along the way. Tour stops include: Los Angeles; San Diego; Phoenix; Albuquerque, N.M.; Denver; Kansas City, Mo.; Minneapolis; Green Bay, Wis.; Chicago; Indianapolis; Canton, Ohio; Baltimore; Washington; Philadelphia and New York, and will take place, in part, in the NFL players’ homes. In all, the tour bus logged 4,646 miles. “Madden Nation showcases the EA SPORTS lifestyle, giving viewers an inside look into the daily life of the biggest Madden NFL football gamers and NFL players,” said Todd Sitrin, vice president of marketing, EA-Tiburon and EA SPORTS. “ESPN is the perfect outlet to show this unique pairing of the top Madden NFL football players.” Each gamer is matched with an NFL player and meets him along the tour. Gamers/Hometowns NFL Sponsors/Teams Dan “PackWolf” Bertholomey (Portland, Ore.) Ashley Lelie (Denver Broncos) Justin “Chow” Chow (Great Falls, Va.) Tony Gonzalez (Kansas City Chiefs) Raymond “Shopmaster” Goode (Waldorf, Md.) Shaun Alexander (Seattle Seahawks) David “Dred” Grant (St. Petersburg, Fla.) Michael Vick (Atlanta Falcons) Daniel “Clark Kent” Grundei (Cincinnati) Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers) Kyle “The Gift” Hustek (Detroit) Roy Williams (Detroit Lions) Christopher “Action” Jackson (Atlanta) Byron Leftwich (Jacksonville Jaguars) Sherman “Sherman Sticky” Jameson (Midland, Texas) Chad Johnson (Cincinnati Bengals) Rodney “NJMaddenBaller” Lane (Dover, N.J.) Jevon Kearse (Philadelphia Eagles) Charles “Solution” Smith (San Diego) Donnie Edwards (San Diego Chargers) Rob “Duka” Taylor (Youngstown, Ohio) Ed Reed (Baltimore Ravens) Antoin “Pretty Boy” Williams (San Antonio) Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona Cardinals) Rod “Reality” Wynn (Inglewood, Calif.) Dwight Freeney (Indianapolis Colts) |
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September 1, 2007
