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Aug 05 2008, 07:31 PM
What a fascinating story that continues to unfold with the cheese heads in Green Bay.
We’ve obviously been close observers of the ongoing Brett Favre saga that has now been unfolding for weeks, so it’s with great interest that we stay glued to ESPN.com to learn the latest on what’s happening at camp today after last night’s long meeting with Favre and Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy.
Interestingly, you might remember from a previous post that I mentioned that there was controversy even within the halls of EA about putting Brett on the cover of the game. Ironically, there was concern that once he announced his retirement that he would return home to Mississippi and never be heard from again until he showed up in Canton to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. How wrong we were! Looking back to the day we announced Brett on the Late Show with David Letterman, it was clear then he was not totally convinced that he would never step foot on another NFL field in uniform.
All the drama aside, here’s what you really need to know about Brett Favre in Madden:
Brett is in the game. Just as we do every year, we’ll release a roster patch the day before the game hits stores with all the changes that have been made in the offseason since the game went final. Thus, Brett will be a Green Bay Packer when rosters are updated on Monday, just as Jason Taylor will be a Redskin instead of a member of the Miami Dolphins. We’ll also release another roster update before the start of the regular season.
Here’s hoping things get resolved one way or the other for one of the game’s true legends.
PS. Don’t forget to let me know if any of you are coming to Maddenpalooza, so that we can meet up…
Posted
Aug 04 2008, 04:03 PM
A couple of years ago, many of you might remember a Madden NFL “target” video that we produced, showing the proposed graphical fidelity the development team was aiming for with the new generation of hardware. Admittedly, we were not quite able to reach the lofty goals we had set for ourselves with that original video – until now. What you will see below is all game-play footage, and proving that I finally have some clout around here, is exclusive to my blog! (until marketing figures out the puny numbers that frequent this site and decide to get some real coverage…).
The Madden demo is up on both PS3 and Xbox 360 – it’s really different, and I’d be interested in your feedback (yes, even you EF).
Manny moving to LaLaLand leaves me feeling sad and Big Papi is now exposed in the line-up. It’s time to cowboy up again, Sox. Hard to argue with Jason Bay’s start. What a classy welcome over the weekend at Fenway. Now the Sox hit the road and we see what they’re made of.
Robbie Keane to partner with Torres feels like the missing piece in the puzzle for Liverpool. This could be the year the drought ends…
See you all at Maddenpalooza on Aug 11? If you are going, add it to your post and we’ll figure out if we can meet there.