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The only way to download the Madden 11 Roster Update is to login to Xbox Live or PSN. This year Madden 11 includes a redemption code for EA Sports Online Pass. Unfortunately, those who purchase a used version of Madden 11 will likely need to pay for an EA Sports Online Pass ($10).
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I wrote a quick calculator to convert MS points to currency.

Link to Microsoft Points Calculator

*UPDATE 2* – EA will officially bring back the old pre-snap controls as an option the player can choose to enable. This patch is estimated to arrive around the first week of the NFL season. Source
The Madden 11 Demo was just released last night on Xbox Marketplace and PSN but it’s already creating [...]

Today at Comic-Con Street Fighter X Tekken and Tekken X Street Fighter were both announced. The first of which is a 2D fighter with tag-able teammates while the second is a Tekken style 3D fighter. A demo of Street Fighter X Tekken was shown at Comic-Con but they said these games won’t be available for [...]

During Drew Brees marketing for Madden 11 in New York’s Times Square this past week, he handed out early copies of Madden 11 to the lucky crowd. However, Madden 11 isn’t due until August 10th. No, those aren’t real copies of the game. They are empty PS3 boxes with vouchers for the game. I wonder [...]

So basically “Beast Mode” is the equivalent of the Gears of War 2 “Horde Mode” feature, but instead of playing against waves of Locust enemies you’ll be playing from the Locust perspective killing COG marines. Beast Mode will feature different Locusts types that you’ll need to unlock by advancing in the mode. In Beast Mode [...]

Just announced today at E3 is the Xbox 360 Slim! It is slightly smaller than the current Xbox 360s and ships with a 250GB hard drive and a built-in wireless-N adapter. It will be priced at $299 and will be in stores by the end of the week.
I think we were all expecting this would [...]

More screens here
I have to say I’m a bit disappointed. The character models look too sharp and the use of the Resident Evil 5 engine is very obvious with the dark shadows.
I’m hoping the gameplay exceeds MvC2, or this visual nightmare may keep me away from this game all together.

New screens of the 5 maps incoming with the new MW2 Resurgence Pack. Two maps are from the original Modern Warfare, Vacant and Strike. The three new maps are Trailer Park, Fuel and Carnival. The map pack will hit Xbox Live on June 3rd at a cost of 1200 MS.

The Stimulus Package did just that for Activision’s earnings reports even with all the Infinity Ward drama. So if it worked once why not do it again.
Another 5 map package will be coming our way in June. It’s unknown how many maps are actually new and how many are rehashes from the original Modern Warfare.