Madden fans rejoice, today GamePro Sports proudly announces its official Madden 10 Online Franchise! We're looking for 32 eager and competitive GamePro readers to battle it out against GamePro and GamePro Sports editors for Madden supremacy, and a stadium full of prizes, on the Xbox 360. Each week our league manager, known by most of you on the forum as billyb77, will put together a round up of all the league news (standings, transactions, highlights) and post them on gameprosports.com, so even those who aren't involved can keep up with the action.
Our league will be a fantasy draft league, so don't sweat if your favorite team has already been picked. The following is a short list of important settings you should know ahead of time.
Fantasy Draft: Yes
Quarter length: 5 minutes
Accelerated clock: No
Trades: Yes – No CPU
Difficulty: All Pro
Injuries: Yes
Besides ultimate bragging rights on the forum, you have a chance to grab a bunch of sick prizes.
Grand Prize Winner (Super Bowl winner)
- 3 randomly chosen games for the console of your choice
- 1 XBLA points card
- 1 Madden 10 faceplate for the Xbox 360
- 1 Madden 10 skin for the PS3
- 1 football autographed by the Madden 10 development team
- 1 Super Bowl XLIII authentic Riddell Helmet
Runner up (Super Bowl loser)
- 2 randomly chosen games for the console of your choice
- 1 XBLA points card
- 1 Madden 10 faceplate for the Xbox 360
- 1 madden 10 skin for the PS3
AFC Championship loser
- 1 randomly chosen game for the console of your choice
- 1 Madden 10 faceplate for the Xbox 360
- 1 Madden 10 skin for the PS3
NFC Championship loser
- 1 randomly chosen game for the console of your choice
- 1 Madden 10 faceplate for the Xbox 360
- 1 Madden 10 skin for the PS3
Consolation Prize
All other players will be entered into a pool to win 1 randomly chosen game for the console of your choice, 1 Madden 10 faceplate for the Xbox 360 and 1 Madden 10 skin for the PS3
How to Join
To sign up for the league, PM billyb77 with your desire to join and he'll send you the password. From there, you'll have to log into XBL via your copy of Madden 10, search for the league “gameprosports,” and enter the correct password. Once you're registered in the league, you can manage your roster and check on the league while at work, school, or on the go with EA Sports' iPhone app. CLICK HERE to check out our league now; you'll need to log in using your EA Sports World username/password.
The league will hopefully get underway in conjunction with the first Monday Night Football game of the regular season, on Sept. 14. The 32 openings in the league will be handed out in a first-come-first-serve basis, so act now to ensure you get a spot.
Any other questions can be left below, in the comments. Good luck!
