Gaming News - April 2006

Redwood City, CA (April 19, 2006) - EA today announced that the 2006 Madden Bowl will air on ESPN.

From EA:

Tune in to ESPN this Thursday, April 20th at 9:30 pm EST for a special presentation of the 2006 EA SPORTS Madden Bowl, filmed on location at the Colony Club in Detroit during the week of Super Bowl XL. Hosted by Trey Wingo of ESPN, the 12th annual EA Sports Madden Bowl pits the top 8 Madden gamers in the NFL against each other in a sudden death tournament to determine the best in the league. The finale of this two-part special airs Thursday, April 27th at 9:30pm.

NFL players competing for bragging rights and the Madden Bowl trophy:

Willis McGahee (Buffalo Bills)
Marcus Trufant (Seattle Seahawks)
Edgerrin James (Arizona Cardinals)
Chad Johnson (Cincinnati Bengals)
Alex Smith (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Antonio Gates (San Diego Chargers)
Mark Clayton (Baltimore Ravens)
Santana Moss (Washington Redskins)

Full Madden Bowl air schedule on ESPN and ESPN2 (all times EST):

ESPN THU 4/20/2006 09:30PM Episode 1
ESPN THU 4/27/2006 09:30PM Episode 2
ESPN FRI 4/28/2006 01:00PM Episode 1
ESPN FRI 4/28/2006 01:30PM Episode 2
ESPN THU 5/11/2006 01:00PM Episode 1
ESPN THU 5/18/2006 01:00PM Episode 2
ESPN2 THU 4/27/2006 10:00PM Episode 1
ESPN2 THU 4/27/2006 10:30PM Episode 2
ESPN2 FRI 4/28/2006 12:00AM Episode 1
ESPN2 FRI 4/28/2006 12:30AM Episode 2
ESPN2 SUN 4/30/2006 12:30AM Episode 1
ESPN2 SUN 4/30/2006 01:00AM Episode 2

ESPN and ESPN2 are currently re-airing the first season of Madden Nation. The air schedule on ESPN and ESPN2 (all times EST):

ESPN2 WED 4/26/2006 12:00AM
ESPN2 WED 4/26/2006 12:30AM
ESPN2 SUN 4/30/2006 01:30AM
ESPN2 SUN 4/30/2006 02:00AM
ESPN2 SUN 4/30/2006 02:30AM
ESPN2 WED 5/3/2006 12:00AM
ESPN2 WED 5/3/2006 12:30AM
ESPN THU 5/4/2006 01:00PM
ESPN2 WED 5/10/2006 12:00AM
ESPN2 WED 5/10/2006 12:30AM
ESPN2 WED 5/17/2006 12:00AM
ESPN2 WED 5/17/2006 12:30AM