Madden '06 featured on ESPN.com

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:54 pm

The NFL section made it their main story. haven't read all the articles on it yet, but this part jumped out at me:

"Theo Moses, 44, will play all day Tuesday. He'll call into work sick, but what he really has is "a bad case of Maddenitis.""

In related news, Mr. Moses' employer has released a statement proclaiming "Mr. Moses will have plenty on time to recover from his illness, as he has been let go from his job". Unless this is a fake name, this was a really dumb move on his part.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:00 pm

I was surprised to look at today's local paper and see Madden's release mentioned on the top part of the front page, touting the story featured on the front of the local section, complete with reaction from Twin Cities Madden-aholics.

EA has orchestrated the release day hype extremely well.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:34 pm

"He was all smiles, even though he started the line by plopping down in his folding chair a little after 2:30 p.m. on Monday. Nine and a half hours later, 87 more people had joined the queue behind Primus, all of them forced to wait until the stroke of midnight to get their copies of this year's version of the sporting world's most popular video game."

I wouldn't wait that long for a bj.

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:06 pm

Madden is no longer a game, it is an event. I bet they could release '07 with literally nothing more than a roster update and new package, and you'd still see lines at midnight.

9 1/2 hours waiting in line to get a game.

It's not like concert tickets where they sell out and you don't get in.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:31 pm

Brando70 wrote:I wouldn't wait that long for a bj.

Well, to be fair Brando not many people would wait 9 1/2 hours for a 30-second activity. Madden does last a year.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:40 pm

ScoopBrady wrote:
Brando70 wrote:I wouldn't wait that long for a bj.
Well, to be fair Brando not many people would wait 9 1/2 hours for a 30-second activity. Madden does last a year.

True, but at least with the bj, I don't have to adjust the sliders to make everything come out all right

billharris44 · Post by **billharris44** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:22 pm

ESPN.com has unfortunately turned into an advertising whore for their own business relationships. The freaking Bad News Bears remake was the central story on the front page (and a story about the girl pitcher in the film) for two days. It's like you have to separate out their self-promotion from the actual sports news now.

Kanamit · Post by **Kanamit** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:24 pm

But imagine if you could adjust the sliders on a bj...

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:48 pm

billharris44 wrote:ESPN.com has unfortunately turned into an advertising whore for their own business relationships. The freaking Bad News Bears remake was the central story on the front page (and a story about the girl pitcher in the film) for two days. It's like you have to separate out their self-promotion from the actual sports news now.

I am coming very close to removing ESPN.com from my rotation of sites I visit at least daily. Between the whorish advertising and the fact that almost everything I want to read is Insider, it just isn't worth it anymore.