[svenex]

Was ist wirklich dran am Madden-Fluch?

[packerpeter]

;-) August 10th 2010
All 5.5 Million Madden Consumers Dead in Worst Madden Jinx Ever



In what many are calling the worst “Madden Jinx” yet, all 5.5 million people who purchased this year’s edition of the game have reportedly died.
The supposed jinx – which in the past has delivered various levels of doom to cover subjects such as Marshall Faulk, Daunte Culpepper, Michael Vick, Ray Lewis, Donovan McNabb, Shaun Alexander, Vince Young and Troy Polamalu – is usually contained to the cover subject. But clearly Drew Brees is not the victim of the Madden 11 curse because he is still alive.
Hospitals across the country began reporting high numbers of unexplained fatalities in the early morning hours after stores began selling the game – many among seemingly healthy young men aged 16-35. By the mid-morning, with the death toll skyrocketing into the millions, a working theory was developed: the Madden curse had turned on its consumers. And by early evening it was confirmed: all 5.5 million who died owned copies of Madden 11.
“It seems the focus of the jinx moved from the player pictured on the game to the little E at the bottom left of the front cover – a little E that stands for Everyone,” said President Obama. “A game rating that was intended to be welcoming to all instead welcome 5.5 million of our citizens into eternal rest.”
The five-plus million who died were stricken with severe strokes or brain aneurysms during the brightly colored, flashy intro into the game.
“All those flashing lights and photos, while exciting, when paired with the power of the Madden curse were too powerful for their brains to process and they essentially exploded,” said Robert Monsanta, Cook County (Illinois) chief coronoer.
Shawn Scott, the lead programmer of Madden Football at EA Sports, says that while tragic, the 5.5 million deaths give his job a new focus.
“We strive to improve the game every year, but sometimes that’s hard, to be honest,” said Scott. “But now for next year we’ll make it our goal: don’t kill everyone. So I think it’s all up for us from here. And I’m excited about the high percentage of first-time buyers we’ll have for Madden 12.”

[tatanka]

;-) August 10th 2010
All 5.5 Million Madden Consumers Dead in Worst Madden Jinx Ever

Ich spiels nicht mehr....:lachen:

[packerpeter]

agnix:

June 8th 2010
Madden Cover Jinx Strikes Drew Brees in Form of Massive Oil Spill



For years, Saints quarterback Drew Brees believed the fabled “Madden cover jinx” was a fairy tale dreamed up by superstitious people drawing parallels between unrelated events. However, recent events off the coast of Louisiana have made a believer out of Brees, who fears the massive gulf oil spill is a direct result of his being placed on the cover of Madden 2011.
“Wow, I always thought that Madden cover curse fake,” Brees said while watching coverage of the disaster. “I mean, the minute I get put on the cover – boom – there’s a big oil disaster right of the coast of the state I’m sitting in. They say the damage could ruin the Louisiana fishing industry. I guess I should feel a little guilty. If I didn’t have such a great year last year, none of this would be happening right now.”
Brees was named Madden cover boy on April 22. On the very same day, CNN reported that oil was leaking from an underwater rig that was damaged by an explosion two days earlier.
“I didn’t even get to enjoy being the cover boy for a day before the jinx hit,” Brees said. “I’m literally sitting there on my couch admiring the thing for the first time when breaking news hits CNN that there is a massive amount of oil leaking out of a damaged rig in – you guessed it – the Gulf of Mexico, right off the coast of – you guessed it – Louisiana, which is the state where - you guessed it - New Orleans is. I just hope they don’t put me on the cover of Sports Illustrated this year. I don’t want a sink hole to swallow the French Quarter.”
On the bright side, Brees said, at least the curse didn’t take the form of an injury or some other team-related misfortune.
“I guess I should just be happy that I didn’t tear my ACL or something,” said Brees. “I mean, sure, the oil leak is catastrophic in its own right, but if something happened to me, the people of this region would have nobody to play for them. Now at least I can go out and dedicate this season to all those affected by the Gulf oil spill of 2010.”
Not everybody believes the Madden cover jinx is responsible for the gulf oil spill. In fact, some of Brees’ own teammates believe the connection between the two events is “a bit of a stretch.”
"Oh, come on,” said receiver Marques Colston. “I think Drew is getting a little too caught up in the whole jinx thing. Just because the oil spill happened at around the same time as he was named cover boy doesn’t mean the two things are related. He needs to be less self-centered and have a greater world view. Don’t get me wrong, though. I do believe in the Madden cover jinx, I just think it will manifest itself in some other way, such as the insanely painful and debilitating back spasms I’ve been having the past few weeks.”

[packerpeter]

rofl
Madden 11 Now Offering Patch That Includes the Kansas City Chiefs

by DJ Gallo / September 27, 2010

The makers of Madden 11 have hurried a downloadable patch that is now available to all users that includes the Kansas City Chiefs franchise and 2010 roster.
But an EA Sports spokesman says the original exclusion of the Chiefs from the game was not an oversight.
“As remarkable as modern gaming systems are, we still have to conserve our resources as much as possible,” said EA spokesman Josh Connor. “And we felt it made the most sense to leave the Chiefs off the game so we could improve the gaming experience in other aspects.”
It was not until now, with the Chiefs out to a surprising 3-0 start, that anyone contacted the company about the Chiefs not being in the game.
“I think we got four or five calls,” said Connor. “And, still, we think it’s kind of pointless to include them. I mean, come on — they’re still the Chiefs. Matt Cassel is their quarterback. But, hey — whatever. We aim to please.”
According to Connor, the Chiefs haven’t been included in a Madden release for “five or six years.” He says the company has yet to receive a request for inclusion of the Jacksonville Jaguars, who haven’t been on a Madden game since the franchise’s inaugural season in 1995.

[Redskins90]

Peyton Hillis hat es auf das Madden cover geschafft.

Da können die M. VIck owner durchatmen.

[tfritz]

Peyton Hillis hat es auf das Madden cover geschafft.

Da können die M. VIck owner durchatmen.

Hmm...eigentlich will ich Hillis ja keepen in der AGS...

[packerpeter]

Nun, man konnte ja mit abstimmen....
Ich hab trotz augenscheinlicher Anhängerschaft in jeder Runde gegen Aaron Rodgers gestimmt ;-)
Schließlich will ich ja, dass die Packers auch im der (hoffentlich) kommenden Saison Chancen auf den Titel haben rofl

[Redskins90]

Hmm...eigentlich will ich Hillis ja keepen in der AGS...

na mach doch, nach 2 Wochen kannst ihn dann auf IR setzen