Friday, May 4, 2012

A Case Study: "The Madden Curse"

By Carlo Nuño at 12:26 PM


Very few video game franchises have amassed the prestige, popularity, and stupidly ridiculous annual revenue stream that the Madden NFL franchise has created for itself over the 25-ish years. of existence. In fact, very few video game franchises (if any) have been able to even last as long. But with every story of perseverance and unrivaled success, there is always a dark side. Bill Gates one of the wealthiest men ever, created Microsoft and got to where he was, by all accounts, screwing Steve Jobs of Apple and stealing their operating system. Sure Las Vegas is euphoric, all the lights, casinos, alcohol, food, strippers, but do you ever find yourself wondering just how many bodies are buried in the desert just outside the city limits? Behind every tale of triumph, underneath all the glitz and glamor are skeletons that no one wants to admit exist and Madden NFL is no exception.