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Title: Madden NFL 10

Platform: 360 (Also on PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, iPhone)

ESRB Rating: E

Publisher: EA Sports

Developer: EA Tiburon

Rating:

Review by: John Gustafson

It is August, and that means two things to football diehards and video game players – pre-season begins and the annual Madden release is set to drop on the world once more.

For as much as the yearly releases are derided by critics – for lack of innovation by way of fickle additions that go by the wayside upon the next release, and oftentimes what appears to only be a roster update – Madden NFL 10 firmly plants a cleat to the back of naysayers with refinement and clear additions that make drastic improvements to not only the presentation on the field, but also gameplay tweaks. (more…)

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And the fun goes on out in Los Angeles with the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo. We’ve wrapped up what will probably be the final E3 news post, with information on Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Telltale and more. If anything else comes to light in the next day or so, look to the Twitter posts for quick news blurbs. John and Bill will also be weighing in tomorrow with some commentary on this year’s announcements.

Telltale Games

Telltale announced with LucasArts that it will be making making a new series of Monkey Island games set to launch July 7 on PC. It is also slated to come to WiiWare. The publisher is already offering a pre-order special. Those pre-ordering are eligible to received a Collector’s DVD at the end of the series with a limited-edition cover painted by Steve Purcell, as well as a free Telltale game upon checkout and access to the “Private Pirates Club.” (more…)

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