Electronic Arts has announced a new addition to the Madden NFL videogame franchise. This one's not the yearly iteration however. Instead, it's an arcade-style 5-on-5 football title called Madden NFL Arcade.

Those who've already been to the PlayStation Store might've run into the new EA Sports category over there. Just like Capcom dating back to November in 2008 with the release of Age of Booty, EA Sports would be the second to have its own special storefront.

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.

Raven Software was on a mission, particularly for the month of August. The mission: to get Wolfenstein ( PC, PS3, and Xbox 360) to beat Madden NFL 10 sales for that month, and if they succeed, designer Manveer Heir would reimburse everyone who kept their receipt, proving that they indeed bought the game before the end of the said month.

Ok, so after a one day delay, the latest US PlayStation Store update is now available for download. Headlining this week lineup is a new downloadable game Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao, three new PSOne classics including Tomb Raider 2 and SimCity 2000 and more. Also available this week are four new game demos for WET, Dirt 2, NHL 10 and F.E.A.R. 2.

Just hours after the launch of Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PC, PS2) last week, Michael Vick was signed to a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. EA Sports is now working on rushing the Vick addition into the game to mark the NFL star's comeback into the game.

The latest round of updates for the European PlayStation Store is now available. This week's content includes the much awaited Marvel vs Capcom 2, the downloadable puzzle game Droplitz, a demo of western-based shooter Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood and the usual array of additional game contents for LittleBigPlanet, Pain, Madden NFL 10, Rock Band, Guitar Hero: World Tour and more. For PSP owners, you can grab the original Patapon game, watch a free trailer of Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker and more.

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.

The latest update for the North American PlayStation Store is now available. You can now grab the much awaited PSN game Fat Princess, a classic PS1 game Spec Ops: Airborne Commando and Madden NFL 10 demo. Also included this week is a hefty pack of add-on contents for your favorite titles. Not to be outdone, three new games for the PSP is now ready for download.

We already heard numerous rumors about the leaked PS3 slim before, we even have a video snippet from the Philippines just last week. Now here comes another one from the latest 1UP podcast. David Ellis has revealed that the much awaited PS3 slim will debut this August and will be bundled with the upcoming Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PC, PS2).