KFC’s 200 Games a Day Giveaway

KFC, EA SPORTS, the NFL, and NFL PLAYERS have teamed up to offer gamers an amazing giveaway: the 200 Games a Day Giveaway. A total of 6,000 Madden NFL 10 games will be given away in 30 days, with another 250 being given away in the next 30 days. To win, KFC has introduced the $5 Madden NFL Box which offers a full meal and a drink for $5. The purchase includes several different options on how to score free Madden NFL 10 games.

The meal includes a choice of one of six of your KFC favorites, a side item and a 32-ounce drink in a Madden NFL cup, all for only $5 (choice of two pieces of Kentucky Grilled Chicken, three Original Recipe Strips, a Twister Sandwich, five Hot Wings, five Honey BBQ Wings or two pieces of Original Recipe Chicken, along with a side item and a drink in the Madden NFL Cup.). The four cups feature NFL players Calvin Johnson, Jr., Philip Rivers, DeMarcus Ware and Brian Westbrook.

Game codes for the 200 Games a Day Giveaway are available on both the 32-ounce drink and KFC’s Madden NFL Box. Customers may visit www.kfc.com/MaddenNFL10 through Nov. 23 to check their codes and see if they are among the 200 daily winners.

The code on KFC’s Madden NFL Box also gives gamers a $10 discount on Madden NFL 10 and free standard shipping from www.EASTORE.com/KFC.

Madden NFL 10 now available on iPhone

EA Mobile has launched Madden NFL 10 for iPhone and iPod on the App Store giving football fans yet another distraction even when they are on the go. Madden NFL 10 brings the football franchise to the App Store, giving players the ability to play through an entire season, including playoffs and the Super Bowl,  complete with color commentary from John Madden himself. I hope he doesn’t say “BOOM” or some about Ace Hardware.

Madden NFL 10 for Apple’s platforms also features favorite NFL players from all 32 licensed teams, and a roster management feature that allows players to take control over their team’s depth charts, cross-team trading, and access to free agent pools.

Players can choose the “Play Now” mode for a quick fix, or “Season” mode to play through an entire NFL season. Finally, players use the Multi-Touch controls to control everything in the game from drawing hot routes for passing plays to slowing down the speed of the game to make choosing the right move easier.

For more info on Madden NFL 10, check out Apple’s App Store.

Madden NFL 10 Dated

Electronic Arts announced today that Madden NFL 10 will be available in North America on Friday, August 14. The game will be available for the PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, and is being developed by EA Tiburon. I’d like to list the features that EA sports is promising this year’s but i’m not a fan of blowing smoke. No PC, DS, or mobile versions announced at this time, but maybe there will be more on some other platforms later on down the road.

You can check out the game’s official web site for additional details.

The Rundown: Jan. 23, 2009

So long New York! Today’s Rundown was written mostly on a train headed for upstate New York. The lady next to me got train sick and proceeded to cup her mouth for most of the trip. Not exatly the best way to end what was overall a wonderful trip to the Crispy offices, but hey we roll with the punches. On to the news after the break.

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Retired Players Put Spotlight on Madden Deal

Retired NFL players, unhappy that the NFL Players Association’s licensing deal with EA for the Madden franchise that cut them out of the mix and didn’t pay them a dime for using a likeness of them in a special classic matchup mode in the latest game , recently kicked off a class action suit in New York. The suit, fronted by Hall of Famer Herb Adderley represents 2,000 retired players that feel ripped off by the NFLPA. But Madden is not the only thing retired players take issue with; the suit aleges that the union has also undercut them with deals made for trading cards and other merchandise.

For its part the union says that companies are not interested in paying for the licensing rights of older players and that some companies have specific deals that target new “bankable players.”

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Madden NFL 09 En EspaAol in Stores

Madden NFL 09 En EspaAol has shipped to retail stores for the PS3 and Xbox 360, giving Spanish-speaking football fans a fully translated version of the popular game. The game features Chicago Bears offensive guard, Roberto Garza, on the cover to boot. Offering the same content as Madden NFL 09, Madden NFL 09 En EspaAol also includes exclusive Spanish language content, additional music tracks and Spanish play-by-play and game analysis voice-over by Alvaro MartAn. Madden NFL 09 En EspaAol users can also compete online against Madden NFL 09 users because the two games are fully compatible.

If you have been holding out to buy this version of the game your wait is officially over - look for it in stores beginning today.

ESPN and Games Collide

ESPN is using EA Sports’ football games to provide in-studio sports analysis with a new technology called EA SPORTS Virtual Playbook, according to EA. The new television technology, developed jointly by EA SPORTS and ESPN, delivers an “augmented reality” that allows ESPN’s football analysts to interact with the virtual players from EA SPORTS video games and provide insight, education and analysis to fans about key football plays and techniques.

EA SPORTS Virtual Playbook today, will be integrated into ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown and NFL Live shows. It will make its debut on the September 7th Sunday NFL Countdown and will be integrated into Monday NFL Countdown and NFL Live throughout the 2008 season. It may also be used at times in other ESPN television programs including
SportsCenter, ESPNEWS and First Take.

Tune into ESPN’s programming to see it first-hand.