This is the kind of story that warms my heart. Earlier this year, many prominent video game journalists were trumpeting Madden 08 as a major return to form for the franchise. That turned out to be total BS, and the game sucks. I can’t believe anyone would put their reputation on the line and claim that the game was going to be good, but whatever. I rented the game assuming it would suck, and suck it did.

Turns out I’m not the only one tired of EA pulling this crap and releasing junk games. This year’s Madden sales were down from 1.19 million last year to .619 million this year - a 48% decrease.

That’s an INCREDIBLE drop for Madden, EA’s cash cow. Hopefully it’s enough to knock some sense into EA. They need some Bill Belichick humble pie - they’re looking a little like Sony cica 2005 right now.

BTW, EA, I am still waiting for the promised next-gen graphics (above). I watched the 2005 NFL draft and waited for that commercial. It’s time for you to deliver.

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