Author Archive for Josh S

As reported by Josh, a new addition to the Ask Madden team. Caveat emptor: Josh has a bit of a sarcastic, mockery writing style. Give your feedback and questions to our mail bag: mailbag@askmadden.com

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Ask Madden Teams Up with Machinima

Ask Madden has now teamed up with Machinima and will become a leading Madden director on the site’s new sports channel. Machinima loves personalities, and so this new partnership will bring the biggest Madden personality back to the spotlight – Truth is making his triumphant return to create 2-3 minute video tips under Truth’s own Machinima director page.

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Ask Madden and GameStop Madden 11 Giveaway

Hey gamers, Ask Madden and GameStop are giving you another three chances to win a free copy of Madden 11. Listen in to Truth’s return as he tells you how you can win six copies of Madden 11:

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The Year of the 3-4 Defense in Madden ‘11: On the Field

The 3-4 defense is more popular in the NFL than it has ever been. About half the teams in the NFL employ the defensive set for some if not all of their defensive snaps. So it would be expected that because of the 3-4’s sheer popularity and the number of top-ranked defenses running the formation, [...]

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The Year of the 3-4 Defense in Madden ‘11: In the Front Office

Picking the right players for the job is important in the NFL. The Dallas Cowboys know better than to sign Jevon Kearse in the offseason to play defensive end in their 3-4 alignment. Unfortunately, the Dallas Cowboys in Madden ‘10 don’t have any real way to distinguish the different talents of Jevon Kearse and Marcus Spears. In fact, in franchise mode, 3-4 teams often sign and draft defensive players who do not fit the scheme.

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Fixing The Franchise

For Madden ‘10, franchise mode received a face-lift. Not only did the menu look nicer and run smoother, but the computer-controlled franchises were just a bit more intelligent. But although some aspects of this mode received slight to moderate improvements, offline franchise mode still isn’t the thing to play in Madden. The game gives the [...]

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Annual Madden Debate Returns For Fourth Year

New York — The fourth annual Madden NFL Debate Contest is scheduled to take place in Times Square on Saturday, Feb. 20. The debate features many promising contestants who compete for a cash prize debating over Madden-related topics.

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Guy Who Plays As Saints Wins Another Game

“It’s all about the wins,” added Lawson. “With the Saints, I don’t actually have to be good at the game to get some easy wins. But for some reason, my gamer reputation is only two stars. I guess it’s just hard to be on the top because of all the haters you have to beat to get there.”

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MaddenChamp Unable To Bench Brett Favre During Game Of Madden

Alpha, MN – MaddenChamp and lifelong Vikings fan found himself baffled when Brett Favre would not allow himself to be benched during a recent game of Madden.

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Bills Quit During Third Quarter Against Dolphins, Call Wildcat A “Glitch”

Trailing by 35 points to the Miami Dolphins with 2:17 left in the third quarter, the DaAssasin9 openly stormed out of Land Shark Stadium.