News broke Thursday morning that Green Bay Packers mainstay (and now former NFL retiree) Brett Favre would be traded to the New York Jets.
Unfortunately for EA Sports, Madden NFL 09 is launching next week, and the cover is plastered with the image of Favre donning The Green and Gold.
Luke looks at the most influential features of Madden on the PS3 and Xbox 360.
If you're an Xbox Live subscriber, then you're no doubt familiar with the GamerScore that's associated with your GamerTag. It's a way to notify players that you're quite good at a game, as you unlock points for completing certain tasks within it. But let's be honest, some games are beasts when it comes to earning points, and you'd rather let your score do the talking over your actual skills.
I remember when the Simpsons game released, the Start Achievement was funny. Now, looking back, it seems lazy. Hah.
I clicked on this article for the sole purpose of making sure The Simpson's "press start" achievement was included. If it weren't, the article would have no merit whatsoever.
Many gamers consider a console dead as soon as its successor hits store shelves. While it's true that the release schedule takes a massive hit when this happens, there are always a handful of titles that arrive late to the party. Take a look at the final games released for some of gaming's biggest consoles.
No real gamer would consider a console dead just because it's successor was released. I still buy and play NES, SNES and Genesis carts regularly. Even though I have a PS3 and Wii hooked up to my entertainment center, I also keep a PS2 hooked up which I still game on quite regularly. This is also why real gamers want backward compatibility.
Anyone who considers a console dead just because it's successor came out is gaming for the wrong reason.
Backwards compatibility hold a console back from its true potential by having the manufacturers spend money on including hardware to emulate past consoles instead of spending it on better hardware to improve the potential of games and reduce limitations for developers. That's why people should keep their old consoles if they want to play older games.
I'm a gamer but there are something you have to let go. I played too many games but I do want progression.
For instance I cannot picture myself playing the oringal Doom anymore. There are better things out there nowadays.
If I wanted to play things for nostalgic purposes even though its illegal I would pirated the game and play on an emulator... but I find that a wast of time :)
I don't consider a console dead when its successor comes out, but I do consider a console dead when the only thing released on it is Next Gen ports(like sports games). As long as it is still getting something other then downgraded ports then it is still alive.
Of course their is a big gray area when a console is dying, but is not yet dead. So things can get kind of muddled.
By the way I do NOT keep old consoles. I currently only own a PS3, and that is all. I don't have any desire to play old games.
Ahhh another amendment to the Real Gamer Manifesto. I game on one console at a time, so as soon as I buy a new one I pay no more attention to the old one except to look back fondly. People game because they enjoy it, either alone or in competition/cooperation. You don't have to buy games for multiple platforms to be doing it "right".
You and me both, Derpy!
I actually have a notepad file on my desktop, of all the games I still need to buy for all my previous gen games (don't forget, I was still young when the SNES, PS1, etc came out, so I never had the money to get the games i wanted).
I still pull my Atari Jaguar out of my sawed off shotgun pocket and give it a play once in a while. But I have to remember never to take it out while in a bank - My first Jaguar is still in an evidence locker.
I regret selling or giving away my Master System, Mega Drive, Sega CD, that 32 bits adapter and PS1. I had so many good original games in perfect state.
Only console I still have is a PS2 and PS3.
I still have my Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, N64, PSP, PS2 (original and slim), and PS3. I will prolly never sell them. At least my brother still plays the N64, classics are classics.
mmm I got rid of all my games on my ps2. now it collecting dust. The only things I found worhthy of keeping was gt4, god of war, and gradius.
But we have gt5 and god of war remakes on the ps3 so it aint that bad.
"Dead consoles" is only a label from the media. Its only natural that companys move on to a new generation for income stream and technology advancement.
What's with all of the disagrees on the comments in here? Are there gamers seriously THAT stupid to think that a new console means the previous one is dead? I mean, I knew that there are some people on this site that make a fly look like Einstein, but come on...
With that said, I played my Atari 2600 right until I lost the plug that let me play it on my TV. I still play my NES, SNES, and PS1 games regularly. I still play my PS2 here and there, too. These consoles aren't dead as long as there's content continuously coming out for them (homebrew counts, of course) and when there's still an 'audience' for these consoles. That's not to say that they're still as profitable as the new consoles, of course, but they aren't dead.
It ain't dead when the next gen comes out.... but one thing for sure is we will be seeing less and less support as the newer console matures.....
Some ppl move on faster than others ;)
hahaha madden curse strikes EA lol. Its their fault anyway. Anyway its no big deal.
you did get cursed~~~ i think the currently produce madden will have dude on it!! but the new one coming out late holiday will probably have his new team jerzey on it
Madden 2009 is still the same... wait replay your play.. It teaches you how to be a better player.. start with letting 2k make a better game.. 2k is holding back until the license is settled. it is like experiencing only one women throughout your entire life. you will be missing out... trust me..lol no bogey..
1) same sideline of 200 hundred player per sideline just standing/sitting no movement at all if you are doing good or bad...when you run into them you glitch through them..
2) replay problem still there.. you make the first down pass the yellow line. replay play it and the yellow line is gone because madden says that you did not make the first down??? bull....
3) No presentation at all (aka stadiums/crowds/player models/no ref on the field/ the absolute wackiest kick off systems in a football game/ rain,snow just bad../ qb throw the ball 80 yards against momentum and on his back foot...?? There is more but blaming people for making a bad game tires you out /boring. where in the hell is temco bowl when you need fun in a football game if 2k is not around... $60 dollars is going some where else this year..AKA (BackBreaker.com) They have something special.. take a look...
Come on now. Let's look at this chronologically.
1. Favre's last game - NFC Championship game which he coulda/woulda/shoulda won.
2. Favre graces the Madden cover.
3. Favre traded to Jets.
Are you telling me that Favre didn't just get cursed? Sure there was a lot of crap that happened in between, but that's the gist of it. Sorry all you Jets fans out there. I'm just being honest.
How is EA cursed when they'll sell yet another billion copies of 2004's game with updated rosters? If they released the EXACT same game from last year it would still sell a billion copies. I hate to judge the general populace, but... Nsync did sell a billion records in a week. I'm just sayin.