Always quick with a comment, Michael Pachter has weighed in on the rumor about Microsoft buying Electronic Arts. As far as the Wedbush Morgan analyst is concerned, the rumor doesn't make any sense at all.

Finally, a game that everyone is definitely waiting for: Madden NFL 10. We' have some lackluster stand alone games the few weeks past, but not anymore. Starting this week, you're finally gonna get all the field action you've been longing for. Not only that, this whole week of August 9th to 15th seems to well-represented, with various games sprinkled all throughout the different days. Check out the list after the jump.

A University of Michigan economics professor was recently brought in as an expert witness in a class-action lawsuit filed by a pair of gamers that accuses Electronic Arts of using its exclusive licensing deal with the NFL to muscle Madden NFL competitor NFL 2K out of the picture. Dr. Jeffrey MacKie-Mason alleged that EA overcharged those who bought Madden games between US$ 701 million and US$ 926 million from 2006 through 2009. Big numbers there, but analyst Michael Pachter thinks it's nothing more than horse manure.

If you think ten bucks can only go as far as downloading little games online, think again. Best Buy lives up to its name by holding a major markdown sale of over 50 titles for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, and even the PS2, putting games at a must-get price of only US$ 9.99 - or so rumors say. Hit the link for more info.

Quick! Before you take a seat in front of your crowded living room for the Super Bowl, take a few minutes to watch this trailer for Cyanide Studio's Blood Bowl (Xbox 360, PSP, DS). Get a different kind of thrill watching these video game powerhouses tackle and beat each other silly, right before you watch the real-life powerhouses of the Steelers and Cardinals do the same later on.

The Hollywood Music Awards hailed the greats of mainstream and indie artists once again, and thankfully, giving video game music a slice of the pie. Inside are the winners for "Best Original Score," "Best Original Song," and "Outstanding Music Supervision" of the video game category.

The NPD Group, Chart Track, and Enterbrain put their heads together again and released their second Top Global Markets Report. The report details videogame sales in the US, UK, and Japan and lists the top five best selling games for Q3 of this year. First place went to EA's Madden 09 (Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, DS, PC, PS3, PS2)

Madden NFL Football (Nintendo DS, PSP, PS3, Xbox 360) is perfect for those who are sports fanatics of the game and it is a pride of Electronic Arts (EA) because of its number of sales. See why the long-running franchise is the success that it is today after the jump.

Madden Curse, anyone? That's right, the not-so-coveted cover of EA Sports' Madden NFL will be sold to the highest bidder. EA Sports president Peter Moore talks about the auction, the upcoming Madden title, and how there's "a grain of truth" to the Madden Curse.

Madden NFL 09 (Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, DS, PC, PS3, PS2) has dominated the NPD US charts for August. On the hardware side, the Xbox 360 outsold the PS3, but Nintendo's DS-Wii combo is still lording it over the hardware charts.