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Round of 32 begins for Madden NFL 13 cover vote
After a preliminary play-in round with two Madden NFL 13 cover choices from each NFL team, the results are in: the bracket you see above contains the people's top 32 picks for sports gaming's most storied cover. You can cast your votes in Round One right now at ESPN.com/MaddenVote. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)Brandon Lloyd for the Rams? Really? Steven Jackson. Heck, he should've been last year's contender over Bradford too. It'll probably either be Victor Cruz, Aaron Rodgers, or Troy Polamalu. Ooph, they have Tebow still under the Broncos... not anymore. Notice who's not on that list: Mike Vick. Why? Because he actually won the voting against no-name Peyton Hillis for Madden 12, but EA wasn't going to put him on the cover. It would have been a media shitstorm. This time they're thinking ahead and just not including him in the voting from the get go so they don't have to lie about it. Smart move. I have never cared less about anything than which spoiled over paid athlete was going on the cover of the most over-rated sports franchise. @ctg867: Actually, LeSean McCoy beat out his quarterback in the play-in round voting. EA chose the initial field of 64 players (two from each team), but the fans have voted since then to whittle down that field to this bracket of 32. Everyone should start a movement to get Janikowski on the cover.....a KICKER on the cover of Madden would be EPIC! 7:00 PM on 06.18.2013 EA Sports' next-gen engine doesn't support PC, Wii UEA Sports Ignite, the engine slated to handle PlayStation 4 and Xbox One sports games from EA like NBA Live 14, EA Sports UFC, Madden 25,and FIFA 14, presently doesn't support the PC or Wii U. FIFA is the only notable sports ...
11:45 AM on 06.14.2013 FIFA 14 feels a bit more methodicalThe "step-based locomotion technology" behind FIFA 14 makes the game feel grounded, putting a greater emphasis on the fluidity of movement. It's cool to see, because dribbling and positioning are paramount in soccer/football...
11:15 AM on 06.14.2013 Madden 25 going crazy with one-handed catchesMadden 13 was really the shot in the arm the franchise needed after several years of feeling remarkably stale. The implementation of a physics system in retrospect seems paramount for something striving to be simulation footb...
10:10 PM on 06.13.2013 NHL 14 fight system revamped, collision physics happeningOne of the weird things about NHL 13 was its newly implemented first-person fighting system. Well, that system is getting removed because it takes the player too much out of the game. In its stead, some of the tech from EA's...
11:42 AM on 06.13.2013 NBA Live lives, coming to PS4 and Xbox OneNBA Elite 11 got cancelled once upon a time, dramatically close to its expected release. Fast forward a few years. EA tried to get back in the simulation basketball game with NBA Live 13, but it too got canned due to "quality...
7:52 PM on 06.12.2013 EA Sports UFC features sexy, soft, squishy bodiesEA wrangled glistening, sweaty hold of the UFC license in a closeted deal with defunct THQ and have a game, EA Sports UFC, in the works for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One slated for spring 2014. Here at E3, we were shown a presen...
3:54 PM on 06.10.2013 Drake is just one fan who loves FIFAElite technology brings the artistry of soccer this fall to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with FIFA 14. With the power of the Ignite engine stadiums are now alive, allowing players to feel the reactions and emotions from the cro...
3:52 PM on 06.10.2013 NBA Live 14 redefines dribbling with bounceTekI have been known to shoot some b-ball, usually outside of my school, so long as no one starts making trouble in my neighbourhood. That being said, I have played a fair bit of Basketball videogames too, and as foolish as boun...
1:00 AM on 05.24.2013 FIFA 14 out September 24 for PS3, Xbox 360, and PCFIFA 14 will be out on September 24, 2013 in North America, and September 27 in Europe. Those of you that want to pre-order the upcoming soccer game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or PC will be able to get the "Ultimate Pas...
1:00 PM on 05.22.2013 EA's E3 conference includes first look at Star Wars plansElectronic Arts' E3 press briefing will provide viewers with a first look at what the company plans on doing with its multi-year Star Wars deal with Disney, EA Labels president Frank Gibeau announced. The new Star Wars titles...
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| 11:00 PM on 05.01.2013 Yikes: Madden skipping the Wii U this year |

EA Sports has confirmed to Nintendo World Report that Madden NFL will be skipping the Wii U this year. EA stated the following: "We will not be releasing a Wii U version of Madden NFL in 2013. However, we have a strong partne...more
| 8:00 AM on 11.01.2012 Preview: Madden NFL 13 gets serious on Wii U |

When one thinks of buying the latest installment of John Madden football, one typically goes the route of either the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 version, instantly shrugging off even the thought of playing a year of pigskin on ...more
| 3:22 PM on 08.02.2012 Madden 13 and Fifa 13 for Wii U has touch enhancements |

During EA's Summer Showcase live stream, EA has shown off some new features for the Wii U versions of Madden 13 and Fifa 13, typically focused on the GamePad's touchscreen. In Madden, play calling is done directly on the touc...more
| 1:00 PM on 06.07.2012 E3: Madden NFL 13 feels better because of physics |

Another year, another Madden. We’ve probably reached a point in time where there are Madden fans who have forgotten than John Madden’s goofy mug used to adorn the games. As a big, stupid football fan, I’m al...more
| 3:29 PM on 06.04.2012 E3: EA details some new mechanics in Madden NFL 13 |

Legendary Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis opened the Madden NFL 13 presentation at EA's E3 2012 press conference with a pretty intense speech on what it means to compete, and the brevity of actually playing in the NFL. Madden dev...more
| 12:08 PM on 06.04.2012 E3: Madden NFL 13 gains Kinect voice controls |

Madden fans, prepare yourselves: as revealed at Microsoft's E3 press conference, Madden NFL 13 will be gaining Kinect voice controls that allow you to call plays on the line of scrimmage. Demoed onstage with Hall of Fame quar...more
| 11:30 AM on 05.01.2012 Preview: Going deep in Madden NFL 13 |

With summer almost here, I'm sure die-hard football fans are already packing their coolers and mixing their magical sauces in preparation of pre-season football... which starts in late August. But before any real pigskins fly...more
| 1:30 PM on 04.26.2012 Lions' Calvin Johnson voted onto Madden NFL 13 cover |

EA Sports put the Madden cover to a vote once again this year, and as of last week, the fans had whittled down a bracket of 64 NFL players to just two: Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam "Ace Boogie" Newton (the No. 1 seed) an...more
| 3:00 PM on 02.03.2012 Madden NFL 13 cover opened up to 64-player fan vote |

2011 was the second year in a row in which EA Sports let fans choose the Madden NFL cover athlete, and the people voted 13 million times to whittle down a field of 32 options to put Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis...more
| 10:10 PM on 06.13.2013 NHL 14 fight system revamped, collision physics happening |
One of the weird things about NHL 13 was its newly implemented first-person fighting system. Well, that system is getting removed because it takes the player too much out of the game. In its stead, some of the tech from EA's...more
| 9:20 PM on 06.13.2013 NCAA 14: Better with physics |
When I previewed NCAA Football 14 earlier this year, I noted that the best news about the game is that it uses the Infinity Engine 2, the original iteration of which made Madden 13 the best entry in the series in many years. ...more
| 9:45 PM on 06.10.2013 Videogame Lebron James is a nightmare |
Sony's E3 2013 press conference was going pretty well, and then suddenly it broke. For whatever reason, they decided to show an actual man talking to a videogame version of the same man. All this did was illustrate how far we...more


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