Boom! 20th anniversary Madden NFL coming in August

By Michael Hatamoto | Published March 28, 2008, 6:07 PM

Game maker Electronic Arts today publicly announced that Madden NFL 09 will be released in North America on Tuesday, August 12, with a 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition also in the mix.

The most important aspect of the Collector's Edition is that it will come bundled with NFL Head Coach 09, which was originally supposed to be a stand-alone title. In fact, the game also had a full-fledged development team working on it, but EA decided to bundle it in the Collector's Edition rather than market a two-title bundle with a $30 higher price tag. The 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition will include Madden NFL 09, additional Madden NFL gameplay, and access to additional bonus videos otherwise unavailable to gamers.

Gamers who purchase the Collector's Edition will be able to create custom plays in NFL Head Coach 09 and transfer the plays to their playbooks for use in Madden NFL 09.

EA's 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition will cost $89.99, and will be available for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 game consoles. The regular Madden NFL 09 will also be available for the Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii and DS, and the Sony PlayStation Portable. Both game titles are being developed by the EA Tiburon studio, located in Orlando, Florida.

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My main question is given that is is extremely unlikely to be more fun than the first John Madden for the sega genesis, will sony apologise and can we finally get the dream cast ****i*g 2?

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Don't you mean EA should APOLOGIZE for running the franchise into the ground?

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The big question to me is... will it be better for the PlayStation3 than 08 was? As an avid fan of the series, I was disappointed with Madden08 as it seemed to lag on all commands. I haven't had this problem with any of the other games so far on my PS3.

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The big question to me is...since Madden 08 was so good for the 360...can they actually make it better?

c'mon...this had xbox vs PS3 written all over it. :)

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