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August 19, 2008 Leave a Comment

EA Withdraws Bid for Take-Two

This next one will come to relief to many, EA has withdrawn its very public battle to take over Grand Theft Auto publisher, Take-Two.

EA was looking to integrate many Take-Two brands into its slate for the holiday season. EA is notorious for its quick releases, and yearly retreads (read: any of the companies sports releases, Madden, NBA etc) with little or no innovation.

EA was looking to buy at $25.74 per share. Take-Two believes EA grossly undervalued the company, and his unfortunately still open for negotiations.

Buying Take-Two would also eliminate EA Sports’ biggest competitor, the oldest trick in the book, if you can’t keep up, just buy the competition.

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Brett Favre New ‘Madden’ Coverboy
April 28, 2008 Leave a Comment

Brett Favre New ‘Madden’ Coverboy

Madden ‘09 CoverMadden ’09 has announced its cover player, legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre.

“Brett Favre is a perfect fit for the Madden NFL 09 cover, as he epitomizes everything the franchise has stood for the past 20 years — longevity, excellence, and a love of football.”

‘Madden ’09′ has been a staple in gaming since it began in 1989, despite the controversy behind its yearly releases (citing the fact that sometimes, the only change are the stats, which could be available through a download or patch).

There are quite of a bit hardcore Madden fans out there, though, I’m certainly not one of them. MLB though? I’ll take more of that. The game will release on August 12th for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS, and PSP.

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