The biggest sports franchise in gaming returns for the 2007-2008 season. Madden NFL 08 promises vast improvements over last years game, including all new animations and gang tackling. Madden NFL 08 kicks off August 14 and will be released on ever

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Ep. 69: Super Bowl tech, Dante vs. Bioshock, and iPad alternatives

This week, we give the Super Bowl a postmortem, from the on-site AV equipment to the commercials, then debate whether Dante is spinning in his grave over his recent brush with video game me.

The Madden franchise celebrates its 20th anniversary with the release of Madden NFL 09 for every major gaming platform. The game now molds itself around you, the player, adjusting the difficulty level to best fit your gameplay style. With Madden IQ, everything you do in the game will be used to calculate your skill level. Madden NFL 09 kicks off August 12.

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Created: 02/01/2013 This week on Crave, possible bad news for San Francisco football ns, courtesy of the game Madden. Plus, J.J. Abrams the musical?

Games enhanced by wind, vibration, and light, plus mind control and super-realistic motions. Check out the latest in game creation from the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

Gaming preview: Madden 10

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Ep. 115: Super Bowl ads; the Xoom tablets sticker shock; and more tech trivia

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Its all the goods from the Crave blog. Brian Tong is joined by guest host Ariel Nunez, who brings a musical flavor to this weeks show. They talk about an iPod boom box straight out of the 80s, the super hot Tenori-On musical sequencer,new york escort Motorolas ZN5 cell phone that is focusing on photos, and more juice for your iPhone. Plus, Brian hates on robots.

Its all strikes and smiles at one senior center in Northern California as grandmas and grandpas play Nintendos Wii bowling to stay in shape, keep sharp, and have some fun. CNET News.coms Kara Tsuboi rolls a few herself and reports on this latest cross-generational video game trend.

The quintessential football simulator is back again with brand-new improvements and features including gang-tackling and a fumble mini game. The entire Madden presentation is also new, Gadgets giving you the feeling that youre watching a game unfold just like it does on TV. Madden 10 kicks off on almost every major gaming platform Friday, August 14.

Gaming preview: Madden NFL 08

CNET editor Jeff Bakalar shows us some of the great launch titles for the Nintendo 3DS. He plays Steel Diver, Madden NFL Football, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Pilotwings Resort, Super Street Fighter IV 3D and Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D.

Nintendo 3DS launch games

Madden NFL 10 comes to iPhone, iPod Touch

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This week, we recap the highs and lows of high-tech Super Bowl ads, figure out why the Motorola Xoom costs so darn much, and play another round of our new tech trivia game, with prizes for chat room members.

Travis Boatman of Electronic Arts shows off Madden NFL 10, the first game in the popular franchise to be sold in the Apple App Store.

Gaming preview: Madden NFL 09