It is that time of year again, football season. And as the football season rolls around with training camp, hold outs, rookie signings, contract negations, cuts, and preseason games, for gamers, the number one football related thing that is on their mind is the release of the madly popular game series, the Madden franchise. And this year is no different with Madden 07 due in stores in just a few days and the Madden Challenge just around the corner. It was announced... 

Shaquille O’Neal, questionably the game’s most dominant player of all time, has just been named as cover boy for the newest 2K Sports basketball game, NBA 2K7. This will be the second time that Shaq will be on the cover of the game. O’Neal has been ranked as one of the 50 Best NBA Players of all-time and had four championship rings. He started his career with the Orlando Magic and was a star, but become a legend while playing with the Los... 

Ben Rothlisberger, the quarterback of the Super Bowl winning Pittsburgh Steelers, may be known better for the off season motorcycle crash that nearly took his life, then his achievements on the field. Rothlisberger, who won the Super Bowl in just his second season as a NFL pro, is considered to be one of the best NFL Quarterbacks. However, just a few weeks ago, he was riding on his motorcycle through Pittsburgh without wearing a helmet when he was hit by a... 

For all car racing and Ford fans, you should be happy to hear that Edios, the manufacturer of the game Ford Bold Moves Street Racing, which was earlier launched overseas in Europe, will be coming stateside very soon. The game allows players to race friends or the computer in one of many Ford cars. The game features 18 different cars and will be coming to the XBOX, PS2, and PC. Developers are also working on a PSP version of the game. Here is the full list of... 

Ain’t It Cool News got a chance to interview Neill Blomkamp, the recently announced director of the upcoming Halo feature film. You can read the full interview here but this is one part that I found interesting: “Quint: How faithful do you plan on staying to the design of Master Chief’s armor? Neill Blomkamp: Master Chief is certainly something that I do not want to change too much at all, there are certain things inside the Halo universe... 

Microsoft has made an official statement naming the new director of the upcoming Halo feature film: “Neill Blomkamp, a short film and commercial director making his feature film debut with the movie. A native of South Africa, Blomkamp directed the acclaimed 2005 short film, Alive in Joburg, that depicted a future in which extraterrestrials have become refugees. Last year, Blomkamp also received three Clio Awards and a Visual Effects Society Award for... 

The soundtrack of the new Saints Row game was just released today, and the soundtrack has dozens of rap and hip hop songs. The game is the THQ version of Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto series. The soundtrack of the game is in certain radio stations where the 130otal songs in the game are grouped into 12 radio stations of different themes that you can choose from. The game features rappers such as Rhyme Smith, Sy Smith, David Banner, Method Man, Little... 

The most popular annual British Gaming Awards Show, The Golden Joystick, just announced today, its nominees for the best in video games. The game will be held in the Park Lane Hilton Hotel in London on October 27th. Here are all of the nominees. Favorite Character Award Agent 47 (Hitman: Blood Money) Alyx Vance (Half-Life: Episode 1)Lara Croft (Tomb Raider: Legend) Mario (Mario Kart DS, New Super Mario Bros.)Prince of Persia (Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones)... 

Electronic Arts has come to an agreement with the PGA Tour to keep its license and continue to create the Tiger Woods PGA Tour Video Games for another six years until 2012. EA has also come to an agreement with Tiger Woods, so that the game will be in his name with his picture on the cover over the next six years. EA, Woods, and the PGA Tour have been teaming up for the last 15 years to create PGA Tour video games for the major consoles. The newest PGA Tour... 

JJ Redick, the Duke NCAA basketball star who was recently drafted into the NBA in the 2006 Draft, has just gotten the cover of 2k Sports’ newest college basketball game, College Basketball 2K7. Redick, who was rafted by the Orlando Magic, will be on the cover of the game, as well as help market it in commercials as well at a number of live events. The game was announced that it would be coming to the PS2, XBOX 360, XBOX, and now the PS3. It is not likely...