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    Moore: EA Sports Working to Appeal to Japanese Gamers

    Madden Gets A Card Game

    NCAA 10 Showcases the Charm and Bad Calls of Hoops' Top Home Courts

    KFC Madden NFL Box Unboxing and Review

    Fight Night Gets Three New Fighters, Price Cut

    NBA Live Micro-Review: More than Pick-Up Hoops

    With NCAA 10, EA Guns for Two Shining Moments

    NBA Live 10 and NBA 2K10: It's Fargin' War

    Football Fans — Here's Collinsworth NFL 10

    EA Sports Pushes Out Comprehensive NBA Patch
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    Image of Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k]) Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k])
    11/04/09

    In reply to Moore: EA Sports Working to Appeal to Japanese Gamers
    Not sure if the Japanese care for Madden much...

    :P
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    11/04/09

    In reply to Moore: EA Sports Working to Appeal to Japanese Gamers
    Here is how FIFA games have been released over here until now.

    Week one: prominently featured in the new release section.

    Week two:sent to the dark corner of the sports game section....where it goes to die along with Madden, NBA Live, and Tiger Woods.

    While Madden, NBA Live, and Tiger Woods are the only games available over here for football/basketball/golf...FIFA is not as lucky in that they have a domestically developed title to content with...Winning Eleven (I think its called Pro Evo in the west)...or "Wi-re" as its known over here.

    In my over five years in Japan....I have seen people skip out on work/school/social obligations in order to pick up and indulge in the latest Winning Eleven title. Its basically the Japanese equivalent of a Madden release. And yet I am yet to hear of anyone knowing/caring about FIFA.

    And putting Japanese players on the box makes absolutely no difference. The Japanese version of MVP Baseball 2005 had Ichiro, Hideki Matsui, Hideo Nomo, AND Kazuo Matsui on the box....NBA Live 06 had Tabuse on the box....and both of those titles still sold abysmally.
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    11/04/09

    In reply to Moore: EA Sports Working to Appeal to Japanese Gamers
    Put a japanese football player on the cover!
    Also pass the memo to japanese players that Fifa is far better than PES is this year #japan
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    11/04/09

    @excel_excel: That would show cultural sensitivity; don't be ridiculous.

    There's plenty of Japanese people who love MLB or COD, but as Moore unintentionally admits, publishers don't even make the slightest effort in a genre where it's mind-numbingly simple to appeal to people. #japan
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    11/04/09

    @spannu: Ah it was a joke! #japan
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    11/04/09

    @excel_excel: Don't the Japanese like baseball? #japan
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    11/05/09

    @TickMan: Yes apparently. #japan
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    Image of Kobun Kobun
    11/04/09

    In reply to Madden Gets A Card Game
    "I attack with Tony Romo! I equip him with Jason Witten! Automatic first down!"

    "Not so fast, pal! I activate my trap card! December!"

    "Noooooo!" #madden10
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    11/04/09

    @Kobun:

    Packers: "I sacrifice Brett Favre to summon Aaron Rodgers in Attack Mode!

    "Vikings: "Fool, by sending Brett Favre to your graveyard I can now use Career Reborn to bring him back on my side of the field.

    Go, Favre! Finish off his season with your 2:00 Drill!"
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    Image of OctaneHugo OctaneHugo
    11/04/09

    @Kobun: "I use MIKE SCIFRES! The punt lands at your 12-yard-line!"

    "Hm, an interested predicament! I must drive 88 yards down the field, as I am down by 6, and do it in less than 2 minutes!"

    *looks at hand*

    "Noooo! Donovan McNabb! I AM SLAIN!" #madden10
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    11/04/09

    @OctaneHugo: God, this game needs to get made. :^) #madden10
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    Image of zlionsfan zlionsfan
    11/04/09

    @Kobun: And the possibilities are endless ...

    Steve Smith: if played during the first three turns, a randomly-chosen teammate in play can neither attack nor defend the next turn.

    Edgerrin James: four turns after being played, James is discarded to your opponent's discard pile and may be drawn instead of drawing a new card next turn.

    Calvin Johnson: if prevented from attacking by any in-play effects, no other players on that team may attack or defend. #madden10
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    11/04/09


    @TRT-X: If I could find a way to convert this to Madden format ... #madden10
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    11/04/09

    @dracosummoner: Immediately I know T.O. would have to be involved in constructing a similar combo. I envision T.O. acting as a sort of Lava Golem, so you could combine him and the card Trade to force him onto an opponents team. Maybe other cards such as Press Conference and Dropsies would increase his power to corrupt any organization. #madden10
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    11/04/09

    @Kobun:

    You should go into card-game design. I have no idea what you just said (I don't follow sports), and it's still amazing. #madden10
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    Image of D-K, a burning sensation D-K, a burning sensation
    11/04/09

    In reply to KFC Madden NFL Box Unboxing and Review
    One of your best articles yet, Owen. #kfc
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    Image of Night_Elve Night_Elve
    11/04/09

    @D-K, a burning sensation: Haha I laughed so hard, that's what I call a great review :) .. #kfc
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    11/04/09

    @Night_Elve: Indeed #kfc
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    11/04/09

    In reply to Madden Gets A Card Game
    Thanks a lot EA! You've just turned Madden into a very dangerous underground elementary school sport!! #madden10
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    11/04/09

    In reply to Madden Gets A Card Game
    {Insert "I'd Tap That" joke in here}
    ...
    Eh, my hearts just not in it... #madden10
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    Image of sirsonik sirsonik
    11/04/09

    In reply to KFC Madden NFL Box Unboxing and Review
    I'm going to assume this has no replay value....or does it?
    Maybe it tastes better the second time =O #kfc
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    11/04/09

    @sirsonik: Replay value comes in the bathroom afterward. #kfc
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    Image of Baguette Baguette
    11/03/09

    In reply to KFC Madden NFL Box Unboxing and Review
    You seemed to miss an important detail on this review. What about the drink? #kfc
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    11/03/09

    @Baguette: It tasted Pepsi-y. #kfc
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    Image of Izod517 Izod517
    11/03/09

    @Owen Good: I'm disappointed, mashed potatoes and no mac and cheese. #kfc
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    Image of Owen Good Owen Good
    11/04/09

    @Izod517: It doesn't look like they were gonna give me both, whether I asked for them or not. #kfc
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    11/04/09

    @Owen Good: I thought that was the pre-order bonus, shafted again! #kfc
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    11/03/09

    In reply to KFC Madden NFL Box Unboxing and Review
    Pah, Owen, I say PAH!!

    We all know Popeyes is the superior eating platform of choice when it comes to fast food chicken. #kfc
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    Image of Owen Good Owen Good
    11/03/09

    @(Starman) Alpha: You goddamn Popeye fanboys always hatin'. #kfc
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    11/03/09

    @Owen Good: I believe that's Popeyes with an S. ;)

    And lest we boast that we've awesome chicken tenders and fries to boot! #kfc
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    Image of Owen Good Owen Good
    11/03/09

    @(Starman) Alpha: Yeah but your framerate sucks and everyone says it's easier to develop chicken for Bojangles. #kfc
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    11/03/09

    @(Starman) Alpha: How about popcorn chicken huh? It's like popcorn without the corn, and chicken! #kfc
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    Image of an skyline.. wait no, sentra an skyline.. wait no, sentra
    11/03/09

    @(Starman) Alpha: You say that, but do you enjoy brains in your Popeyes?

    [i35.photobucket.com] #kfc
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    11/04/09

    @(Starman) Alpha: Yes, Popeye's FTW #kfc
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    11/04/09

    @an skyline.. wait no, sentra: LOL I only eat the Chicken Tenders for the reason. :P #kfc
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    11/03/09

    In reply to KFC Madden NFL Box Unboxing and Review
    This is the best review I've read all year. #kfc
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    Image of WoulfeLoung WoulfeLoung
    11/03/09

    In reply to KFC Madden NFL Box Unboxing and Review
    Picked one up the night before it started, actually. He gave me the large, but I made him search for the cup with the player on it. Also didn't get the brownies, but the 'crumbly biscuit doused in butter pheromones', which pissed me off, but I wasn't going to bike back. Also entered the codes for their game contest, and won. I won a copy of a game, fifteen minutes before the contest actually started. And it should be here... in a few weeks. #kfc
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    11/03/09

    @WoulfeLoung: Wow. They broke street date for this, too?

    And congrats. #kfc
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    11/03/09

    In reply to KFC Madden NFL Box Unboxing and Review
    This review was fucking excellent.

    Loved: Updated ratings system
    Helpful eating tips
    Visual aids

    Hated: Remaining ambiguity about bone/boneless wings
    Product placement
    Amount of flatulence/intestine jokes #kfc
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    11/03/09

    In reply to KFC Madden NFL Box Unboxing and Review
    "The KFC Madden Box also comes in a standard $5 version and a $7 special edition that, while it doesn't include night vision goggles, is packed with enough pupil-dilating sodium you'll see in the dark on your own."

    This is the best thing I've read all day. Keep up the refined culinary criticism, Kotaku!

    Upon scrutiny of the review, I can't help but ask....SEVEN DOLLARS? For this abortion of a meal? You can get some very nice meals for $6.99 if you know where to look. $7 for this is just highway robbery, but I suppose that's EA pricing for you. Any word on the day-1 DLC that's already inside the cheap cardboard box but you have to pay to unlock?
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    Image of Bizzenya Bizzenya
    11/03/09

    @RockyRan: The day one DLC is the additional side dish. Too bad it won't unlock unless you drive around order it for another $1.79. #kfc
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    Image of hodayathink: Better luck next year hodayathink: Better luck next year
    11/03/09

    In reply to NCAA 10 Showcases the Charm and Bad Calls of Hoops' Top Home Courts
    I-L-L #ncaabasketball10
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    Image of Sith_Mafia Sith_Mafia
    11/04/09

    @hodayathink: rock chalk
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    Image of hodayathink: Better luck next year hodayathink: Better luck next year
    11/04/09

    @Sith_Mafia: Get out. #ncaabasketball10
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