Electronic Arts has announced a new addition to the Madden NFL videogame franchise. This one's not the yearly iteration however. Instead, it's an arcade-style 5-on-5 football title called Madden NFL Arcade.

Always quick with a comment, Michael Pachter has weighed in on the rumor about Microsoft buying Electronic Arts. As far as the Wedbush Morgan analyst is concerned, the rumor doesn't make any sense at all.

Raven Software was on a mission, particularly for the month of August. The mission: to get Wolfenstein ( PC, PS3, and Xbox 360) to beat Madden NFL 10 sales for that month, and if they succeed, designer Manveer Heir would reimburse everyone who kept their receipt, proving that they indeed bought the game before the end of the said month.

Just hours after the launch of Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PC, PS2) last week, Michael Vick was signed to a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. EA Sports is now working on rushing the Vick addition into the game to mark the NFL star's comeback into the game.

Finally, a game that everyone is definitely waiting for: Madden NFL 10. We' have some lackluster stand alone games the few weeks past, but not anymore. Starting this week, you're finally gonna get all the field action you've been longing for. Not only that, this whole week of August 9th to 15th seems to well-represented, with various games sprinkled all throughout the different days. Check out the list after the jump.

Microsoft today announced that the Madden NFL 10 demo will be released exclusively on Xbox Live Marketplace on July 23, one week before its release on other platforms.

A University of Michigan economics professor was recently brought in as an expert witness in a class-action lawsuit filed by a pair of gamers that accuses Electronic Arts of using its exclusive licensing deal with the NFL to muscle Madden NFL competitor NFL 2K out of the picture. Dr. Jeffrey MacKie-Mason alleged that EA overcharged those who bought Madden games between US$ 701 million and US$ 926 million from 2006 through 2009. Big numbers there, but analyst Michael Pachter thinks it's nothing more than horse manure.

There's only a little over a month left until Madden NFL 10 officially hits retail, and so EA Sports is letting series fans have a taste of the latest Madden title by way of -- what else? -- a downloadable demo. But take note: there will be two demo versions -- an extra-special demo for those who pre-ordered and a vanilla version for everybody else. Details after the jump.

You'll have to postpone tossing the ol' pigskin in-game until Madden NFL 2010 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PC, PS2) comes out, that is unless you're still playing Madden 09. In the meantime, EA Sports rolled out a bunch of screens for us to scrutinize while waiting for updates on the latest game in the John Madden franchise.

As with all covers of sports titles, Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PC, PS2) gets to showcase the figurehead of what the sport is all about. This year, however, Madden NFL 10 gets not one, but two coverboys sharing the spotlight, and with the announcement from EA Sports, we finally know who they are. No drumroll necessary, just a click to the full article will do.