[b] By: Scott Schopman[/b]
So Madden is here again and you know what that means? No! Not more reasons to stay home from work, school or what have you, time for another [i]Madden Challenge[/i] of course! Yes, EA has announced the dates and locations of the 2005 EA SPORTS Madden Challenge, the 4th annual tournament that puts thousands of football gamers to the test with EA?s latest installment of the Madden franchise, this year being [i]Madden NFL 06[/i]. The Tournament begins with Regional play hosted in various U.S. cities and then the individual regional winners will go to Honolulu, Hawaii for the Finals on Feb. 10, 2006 to compete for a grand prize of $100,000.
The [i]Madden Challenge[/i] will be sponsored by Best Buy and Xbox and will play a little differently this year. There will be two divisions this year, Rookie Division, and Professional Division. Rookie Division for the casual Madden player, and the Professional Division for experienced players. The Rookie Division will feature the inaugural Rookie Challenge with a 64-person bracket in each city.
[u]So without further a due Check out the date an location listings below for a city near you.[/u]
Saturday, Aug. 27 Las Vegas ESPN Zone
Sunday, Aug. 28 Phoenix Arrowhead Town Center
Friday, Sept. 2 Denver INVESCO Field at Mile High
Sunday, Sept. 4 Kansas City Westport District
Saturday, Sept. 10 Buffalo Walden Galleria
Sunday, Sept. 11 Boston Prudential Center
Friday, Sept. 16 New York Chelsea Piers
Saturday, Sept. 17 New York Chelsea Piers
Sunday, Sept. 18 Philadelphia King of Prussia Mall
Saturday, Sept. 24 Washington, D.C. Union Station
Sunday, Sept. 25 Baltimore McKeldin Square
Saturday, Oct. 1 Pittsburgh Heinz Field
Sunday, Oct. 2 Cleveland Tower City Center
Saturday, Oct. 8 Detroit Great Lakes Crossing
Sunday, Oct. 9 Chicago Navy Pier
Saturday, Oct. 15 Green Bay Lambeau Field Atrium
Sunday, Oct. 16 Minneapolis Mall of America
Saturday, Oct. 22 Indianapolis Castleton Square
Sunday, Oct. 23 Cincinnati Newport on the Levee
Saturday, Oct. 29 St. Louis St. Louis Mills
Sunday, Oct. 30 Nashville Opry Mills
Saturday, Nov. 5 Charlotte Concord Mills
Sunday, Nov. 6 Jacksonville Jacksonville Landing
Saturday, Nov. 12 Tampa Raymond James Stadium
Sunday, Nov. 13 Miami Shops at Sunset Place
Saturday, Nov. 19 Atlanta Discover Mills
Sunday, Nov. 20 New Orleans The Esplanade
Saturday, Nov. 26 Houston Houston Galleria
Sunday, Nov. 27 Dallas Valley View Center
Saturday, Dec. 3 San Diego Mission Valley
Sunday, Dec. 4 Los Angeles Hollywood & Highland
Friday, Dec. 9 San Francisco Metreon
Sunday, Dec. 11 Seattle Qwest Field
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10th, 2006, (FINALS) HONOLULU, HAWAII
For more [i]2005 EA SPORTS Madden Challenge Tournament[/i] information, including Tournament Official Rules and online registration, players can go to the official EA SPORTS Madden Challenge website at [a] www.maddenchallenge.com [aa] MaddenChallenge.com[/a]
We will keep you posted on more news for the upcoming [i]2005 EA SPORTS Madden Challenge Tournament[/i].