LTN Gamers » madden http://ltngamers.com A place for noob to 1337 gamers to hang out Wed, 26 May 2010 04:07:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 The Madden Curse Stikes Again http://ltngamers.com/09/12/the-madden-curse-stikes-again/ http://ltngamers.com/09/12/the-madden-curse-stikes-again/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:18:31 +0000 LTNChica http://ltngamers.com/?p=263 Claiming another victim is the Madden Curse. The two players, Troy Polamalu and Larry Fitzgerald, appeared on the cover for the 2010 game. Ironically, during the season opener between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Tennessee Titans, Troy Polamalu, who plays safety for the Steelers, suffered a somewhat serious injury to his knee. This is an injury that could last for anywhere from three to six weeks.

The following is a list of players who were put on the Madden covers and the injuries that they suffered in that year.

  • 1999: Garrison Hearst – Broken ankle, missed 2 seasons.
  • 2000: Barry Sanders – Retired before training camp.
  • 2001: Eddie George. No injury.
  • 2002: Daunte Culpepper – Missed five games, played poorly.
  • 2003: Marshall Faulk – Missed six games. Never ran for 1,000 yards again.
  • 2004: Michael Vick – Broke his leg, missed 11 games.
  • 2005: Ray Lewis – Missed only one game.
  • 2006: Donovan McNabb – Missed last seven games of the season.
  • 2007: Shaun Alexander – Broke his foot, missed six games.
  • 2008: Vince Young – Missed one game. But things didn’t go well.
  • 2009: Brett Favre – Missed no games. But did become insufferable. [Ha!]
  • 2010: Troy Polamalu. Out 3-6 weeks with a knee injury.
  • 2010: Larry Fitzgerald: TBD.

    • Larry Fitzgerald has not yet had his season opener yet. Hopefully he can be one of the lucky ones and he will get out of the year without an injury, but many people will be watching and anticipating it to happen.

    ]]>     http://ltngamers.com/09/12/the-madden-curse-stikes-again/feed/ 0     Madden 2010 Free Demo http://ltngamers.com/06/21/madden-2010-free-demo/ http://ltngamers.com/06/21/madden-2010-free-demo/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:59:23 +0000 Jared Stenzel http://ltngamers.com/?p=130 There are going to be two different versions of the Madden 2010 demo released for you to choose from. If you choose to actually put five dollars down for your pre-order of Madden 2010 then you will get a Gamestop exclusive demo code that will replay the Super Bowl XLIII with five minute quarters.

    If you are like me and not decided on the game yet, you will be able to download a free demo on PSN or Xbox Live which will feature the Giants versus the Cowboys with only two minute quarters. Barely long enough for you and the computer to both get a turn at offense and defense each half if you play the game well and work the clock with runs.

    If you’re dying to play the new game and you’re sure you’re going to buy it, why not head over and put your five dollars down to reserve your copy and get the exclusive demo so that it can provide you with a better experience for what the game has in store. Personally, I’m leaning towards skipping 2010 and waiting for 2011. I will have to settle with the free demo and hope that this short demo can provide me reason enough to purchase the $60 game.

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