Daily entertainment news covering Madden NFL 08 en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/30/the_madden_curse_real_or_not_ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:19:04 EST Entertainment News 94189@http://www.starpulse.com/news Superstitions are pretty prevalent in almost every sport. Whether its the North Carolina shorts that Michael Jordan wore under his Bulls shorts for every game

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/07/xbox_live_game_with_fame_with_p_o_d_ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:15:20 EST Entertainment News 83523@http://www.starpulse.com/news Think you have what it takes to challenge P.O.D. to a game of Madden '08? Now's your chance to prove yourself worthy, as P.O.D. are inviting fans to play Xbox Live Game With Fame with them on April 11th, 2008.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/05/videogame_reviews_lost_odyssey_dragon_qu Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:06:10 EST Entertainment News 80032@http://www.starpulse.com/news As a fantasy-loving nerd who came of age in the '80s, I was fascinated by the role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons.'' Fortunately, I didn't know anyone else who cared, so I didn't get drawn into the cult. But I've been a sucker ever since for the electronic games that were inspired by it, from 1981's ''Wizardry'' to the ongoing ''Final Fantasy'' series.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/25/electronic_arts_pursues_2_billion_buyout Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:24:13 EST Entertainment News 79038@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Video game maker Electronic Arts Inc. on Monday urged the publisher of ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' to quickly accept its unsolicited $2 billion takeover bid, saying it's only a matter of time before it declares ''game over'' and pulls its premium offer.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/20/week_in_video_game_news_gambling_gamers_ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:12:12 EST Entertainment News 78604@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -A RISKY BET: When Billy Levy and Zack Zeldin were roommates in Miami Beach, they played ''Madden NFL'' for $100 a game. Now the guys are betting that there are plenty of other gamers who like to ''make things interesting,'' and they're about to start a Web site where players can put their money where their joystick thumbs are.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/20/reviews_culdcept_saga_poker_smash_lead_c Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:55:53 EST Entertainment News 78599@http://www.starpulse.com/news No matter how many people are playing ''Halo'' or ''Madden'' at any given moment, you can bet that many more are playing solitaire, poker or Uno. And not with a $5 deck of cards - they're using the awesome processing power of modern computers to play the games their grandparents loved.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/04/review_no_more_heroes_ Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:49:43 EST Entertainment News 76750@http://www.starpulse.com/news If you're reading this I'm assuming that you're a gamer. Perhaps your taste lies in homegrown first person shooters or maybe you anxiously await the new iteration of Madden every year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/18/video_game_reviews_gaming_legends_return Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:15:32 EST Entertainment News 74884@http://www.starpulse.com/news For a relatively youthful medium, video gaming has a profound sense of its own history. The majority of popular franchises - Mario, Madden, ''The Sims,'' ''Final Fantasy'' - have their roots in the 1980s, practically ancient times in today's accelerated pop culture.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/19/week_in_video_game_news_best_games_of_20 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:40:25 EST Entertainment News 71792@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -BEST OF 2007: It has been a terrific year for video games, and boiling it down to a top 10 list was difficult. But here are the games I enjoyed the most in 2007.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/15/video_game_news_xbox_live_is_5_years_old Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:53:14 EST Entertainment News 68031@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -LIVE WITHOUT A NET: Since its launch, Microsoft's Xbox Live has redefined console gaming. Whether I'm playing ''Halo 3,'' ''Madden NFL'' or ''Catan,'' or downloading pictures, game demos or ''Looney Tunes'' shorts, I spend far more time on Xbox Live than on the competing online services from Nintendo and Sony.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/14/ozzy_osbourne_confirms_first_solo_concer Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:38:06 EST Entertainment News 67954@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ozzy Osbourne will bring his massive 40-concert North American tour to The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas on Saturday, November 24th 2007. This will be his first solo concert in Las Vegas in more than four years and will feature special guest, Rob Zombie.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/05/video_game_review_nba_2k8 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:34:49 EST Entertainment News 62657@http://www.starpulse.com/news There are always drastic changes in the off season of a sport. Players are drafted, signed, traded, and cut. However, I don’t think you could convince anyone who follows basketball that the Celtics yes, those Celtics would be one of the best teams in the league one month after the NBA draft.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/06/ozzy_osbourne_returns_to_the_road_for_no Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:44:13 EST Entertainment News 58959@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ozzy Osbourne returns to the road October 18 in Seattle, WA for a massive 40-show North American fall tour in support of Black Rain--his critically acclaimed first album of new studio material in six years--with special guest Rob Zombie.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/05/week_in_video_game_news_the_cream_of_the Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:37:52 EST Entertainment News 58741@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -FALL PREVIEW: The video-game industry's holiday season traditionally begins in mid-August, when EA Sports welcomes kids back from their summer vacations with the latest edition of ''Madden NFL.''

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/22/week_in_video_game_news_madden_takes_man Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:31:36 EST Entertainment News 56915@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -A WORLD GONE MADDEN: The NFL season is bookended by two spectacles: the release of ''Madden NFL'' at the start and the Super Bowl at the finish. The ''Madden'' launch may not be as flamboyant, but that's not because publisher EA Sports isn't trying.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/15/week_in_video_game_news_xbox_360_price_c Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:20:02 EST Entertainment News 56002@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -DROP AND GIVE ME 50: Last month, gaming bloggers jumped on rumors that Microsoft was about to lower the price of the Xbox 360.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/13/as_the_nfl_season_approaches_madden_vide Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:52:37 EST Entertainment News 55652@http://www.starpulse.com/news IRVING, Texas (AP) - Say Madden this time of year and most everyone knows the reference is not about the Hall of Fame coach and sportscaster himself. It's about his video game.

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