Madden NFL 27: Running a Successful Franchise (Coaching/GM Simulation), Part 3, Defensive Players

“Offense sells tickets, Defense wins championships.” Paul “Bear” Bryant, Alabama Crimson Tide Head Coach You may have the best offense in the league; the fastest receivers of any team, the most powerful running back to ever step on the field, and an offensive line that would give Hercules a run for his money, but none […]

Madden NFL 27: Running a Successful Franchise (Coaching/GM Simulation), Part 2, Offensive Players

You’ve picked your team, zeroed in on your team’s identity, and decided on the schemes you’re going to use on offense and defense. Now it’s time to start assembling the pieces that are going to define your success (or failure) as a GM or coach. The key to building your team are the players and […]

Madden NFL 27: Running a Successful (Coaching/GM Simulation) Franchise, Part 1

Madden NFL 99 revolutionized video games based on the National Football League (NFL) when they debuted “Franchise Mode” in 1998. Franchise Mode allowed players to take over their favorite franchise and control every aspect of building an NFL powerhouse including contract extensions, drafting rookies, and signing high profile free agents in the pursuit of the […]

Happy Times are Here Again!

When I was in high school I borrowed the NES version of Tecmo Bowl from friend, and for the next eight or nine months it was the only game I played. I was completely absorbed. I took every team in the game to the Tecmo Bowl, their version of the Super Bowl, and enjoyed every, […]

Why I Love Open World Games

Growing up I always wanted to be the hero, the one to save the day, the one who risked everything to make things better for everyone. The first time I remember longing for that feeling was watching Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and the Spider-Man cartoon from the 70s. That desire to be […]

Change of Approach

Good Morning, I hope this Wednesday finds all of you well – happy, healthy, and enjoying the arrival of the spring weather. I wanted to address some of the recent events in the news – both from the national scene and from my neck of the woods up here in West Central Wisconsin. This past […]

My DMZ Pitch

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is here along with a robust selection of modes for players to enjoy, chief among those is the brand new mode DMZ. New game modes however, usher in a host of potential bugs and gameplay issues that need to be resolved and DMZ is no different. From overpowered AI […]

Axis Football 2023, What Madden wishes it could be

It’s been 17 years since EA inked an exclusive rights deal with the NFL ensuring that EA Sports is the only publisher of American football games bearing the NFL license and players. Since the exclusive deal, EA has come under fire for pushing out incomplete games, bungled launches on the Xbox 360 and PS3, and […]

Madden NFL 23, WTH?

Whenever I write an article about the Madden NFL Series of games, I always struggle with where to begin the article. Where is the jumping off point? Where do I start writing about the latest installment of the long running franchise in EA’s lineup? Madden NFL 23 has been out for a little over a […]

5 Beginner Tips for Elden Ring

Elden Ring is the first souls game I have ever played. When I reserved the game 6 months ago all that I knew was that it was an RPG and that George R. R. Martin played a large role in developing the lore of the game. When I realized it was a souls game, I […]