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PeopleMyAge · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:20 pm

(maybe a little bit early for a thread, but oh well :lol:

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090424/ap_en_ot/games_madden_nfl

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WASHINGTON – For the first time in its storied (some say cursed) history, the cover of EA Sports' "Madden NFL" video game will feature two cover athletes: Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald.

"Being on the cover of 'Madden' is a real honor," Fitzgerald said Friday after Electronic Arts made the announcement. "And sharing it with a talent like Troy is really special."

The shared cover of "Madden NFL 10," which arrives in stores Aug. 14, has something for everyone: Polamalu is a defensive AFC player and Fitzgerald an offensive NFC player.

EA Sports senior product manager Anthony Stevenson called the two Pro Bowlers "exemplary examples of the epic battle between offense and defense in the NFL."

Both played in last season's Super Bowl, which the Steelers won in a 27-23 nail-biter. Both athletes are known for their long, helmet-defying hair. Steel City football fans should be particularly happy, since Fitzgerald played college ball at the University of Pittsburgh. (He was also on the cover of EA's "NCAA Football 2005.")

EA's football franchise is feared for its mysterious "Madden curse": Previous cover models like Donovan McNabb, Shaun Alexander and Vince Young have suffered injuries during their "Madden" season.

Fitzgerald, however, was defiant. "I didn't think about the curse," he said. "If both of us have MVP years, everybody will be chomping at the bit to get on the cover."

bondcfh007 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:42 pm

this game is gonna be so different and innovative omg

PeopleMyAge · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:40 pm

okay bond. obviously as details about gameplay becomes available it shall be posted...no harm in starting the thread a little early though, right?

bondcfh007 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:56 pm

they should have an achievement for being 16-0 as the lions

fitzy · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:03 pm

bondcfh007 wrote:

they should have an achievement for being 16-0 as the lions

if you do that Madden comes over for dinner

i got bugs · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 5:01 pm **Posts:** 14261

so much for takin fitz in the first round in fantasy

4/5 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:14 pm

I thought they would have called this one Madden 2010.

dkfan9 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:05 am

aprilfifth wrote:

I thought they would have called this one Madden 2010.

yeah, 10 sounds a little week

Ensign9 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:35 pm

ESPN NFL 2K5 is still better...

i got bugs · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 5:01 pm **Posts:** 14261

Ensign9 wrote:

tecmo super bowl is still better...

dkfan9 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:57 am

ncaa 04
and
nfl blitz 01

4/5 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:43 pm

Ummm....Joe Montana Football guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thomas Jefferson · **Posted:** Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:22 pm

im tired of buying madden games. never again.

i got bugs · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 5:01 pm **Posts:** 14261

Thomas Jefferson wrote:

im tired of buying madden games. never again.

i just returned the last one, cuz i hate it....hopefully the 10 version plays better and you can actually run the ball....oh, and they better have some wildcat for me in this one..

Game: Madden '10 (8/14/2009)

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