“Madden NFL 10″
Genre: Sports
Developer: EA Tiburon
Publisher: EA Sports
Platforms: PlayStations 2, 3 and Portable, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and DS, and iPhone
ESRB rating: “E” for everyone
Release date: Friday, Aug. 14
Price: $59.95
Grade: A

The most aggravating, frustrating aspect of August, besides its high heat and humidity, is its lack of…

After years of featuring one player out front, the “Madden NFL” franchise has decided to double up.

This year, “Madden NFL 10″ will feature Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, stars of Super Bowl XLIII and…

John Madden, courtesy of EA Sports

The gravelly voice of real and fake football, John Madden, has announced he’s stepping out of the broadcast booth and into retirement.

NBC posted the announcement that Madden will retire on its website this morning. The…

It takes a tough guy to admit he likes the color pink. And it takes an even tougher guy to admit he doesn’t mind the color painted on his video games.

But now there’s a good reason for all of us…

As the song goes:

You don’t tug on Superman’s cape.
You don’t spit into the wind.
You don’t pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger
And you don’t mess around with Jim.

Not that you need a song to tell you that pro football…