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EA Tiburon’s Ryan Ferwerda Talks Madden 09, Favre-Love, Adaptability

He didn’t have a cheesehead on hand during the Madden 20th Anniversary party but, EA development manager Ryan Ferwerda, did take some time to talk about the game. Since the interview took place prior to Favregate I didn’t cover the Jets trade. But Ferwerda did express a deep sentiment for all things Brett and admitted to letting Byron Leftwich chisel a few extra speed points out of the development team.

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Tweaks, Updates And Curses, EA’s Chris Erb Talks Madden 09

Favregate has come to a conclusion with Brett Favre throwing dead pigs for the New York Jets and EA Sports offering up pre-release DLC in the form of new jacket covers. But what are the reactions from the people who actually created Madden NFL 09? Well besides the suits. Favre and Green Bay’s dirty laundry airing all over television, the new cover athlete’s reputation changed from hardworking everyman to diva, and the rising specter that the Madden Curse hit before the game even went to retail? You can’t pay for that kind of shit. EA Sports Market Director Chris Erb sheds some light on plans for updating the game, the possibility of a 10-megaton Curse, how the internal team reacted to Favregate and the fact they were kind of banking on Brett not hanging up the cleats. Read the rest of this entry »

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Daunte Culpepper, Still A Jedi Knight

A few years ago Daunte Culpepper said that the (real) game of football slowed down so much that he felt “like a Jedi Knight” out on the field. Jedi Ronin probably makes more sense as far as titles go these days considering he still doesn’t have a spot on an NFL roster. But the man does have a Madden cover to his name and he’s not afraid to bet a mortgage payment on a video game. Check out what Culpepper had to say in his video interview from the Madden NFL 09 20th Anniversary party at New York’s Touch night club after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

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Madden Cover Stars Reveal Their Madden Betting Habits, Deny Curse At EA Event

Electronic Arts hosted a mini-bash-slash-press conference at Touch night club last night to roll out Madden NFL 09 and celebrate the 20th year of the franchise. Past cover athletes Daunte Culpepper (2002), Marshall Faulk (2003), Ray Lewis (2005), Shaun Alexander (2007) and Vince Young (2008) were on hand for an EA-led roundtable followed up with a scramble to grab the players for individual interviews. The players ran through some of their favorite Madden features before delving into what everyone really wants to know: what does a guy with a multi-million dollar contract bet over a single game. Read the rest of this entry »

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