Two more classic stadiums went live today for the XBOX Live Marketplace.

The two new stadiums are Classic Giants Stadium and Classic Steelers Stadium. Take a look at the screen shots below to get an idea of what they look like.



New York Giants



Pittsburgh Steelers

Each stadium will cost you 300 points on the XBOX Live Marketplace.

Madden Nation Season 2 Podcast (Week 1): DJ Rhude Interview

Madden Nation Season 2 Contestant Discusses His Experiences on the Show.

After every Madden Nation Season 2 airing, the Madden community is ablaze with discussion about the drama that has unfolded each week on the bus. As Season 2 competitors depart, we’ll get the inside story straight from the cast members themselves to hear their take on what happened behind the scenes.

Madden Nation Season 2 Podcast - Week 1

Recently departed Madden Nation Season 2 cast member DJ Rhude took a few minutes to talk with us about his experience on the tour. He discussed his Madden background, meeting Michael Strahan, and what it meant for the Madden community to have one of their own representing hardcore sim-style players on the Madden Nation bus.

To hear DJ Rhude's thoughts while on the bus, click on the link below.

http://www.easports.com/madden07/news.jsp?id=mn2_podcast

Packwolf Previews Madden Nation 2

Packwolf talks about his experience from Madden Nation show 1. It's a good read from an every day normal family guy who likes to play Madden as a hobby and not worry about the money.

As Madden Nation Season 2 debuts, it's a good time to look back at some memories from season one. We spoke with season one cast member Packwolf about his experience on the show, what it takes to win, and his thoughts on what to look forward to in season two. The following is part one of our two part interview with Packwolf.

EA SPORTS: Tell us about your Madden background prior to competing in season one of Madden Nation.

Packwolf: I have been playing video sports football in general since the late 70's. I started with Odyssey II football and moved on to Intellivision football early in my sports gaming career. I was introduced to Madden in 1992 with John Madden Football for Super Nintendo . I have been a Madden head ever since. I have played locally for years, first in Chicago where I was born and raised in underground leagues and I have been playing in Portland Oregon recently, where I reside now. I have won many local awards and leagues. Madden Nation season one was my first chance to compete on a national level.

For the rest of the article, click on the link below.

http://www.easports.com/article.jsp?id=packwolf

Redskins Playbook Released!!

For past 3 months VG Sports Writer, Kobra, has been hiding out in
the lab perfecting his game. This year he has been attracted to
the Redskins playbook and decided to put together his most
comprehensive breakdown to date.

If you are looking for a playbook that you can run different
types of schemes from, then the Redskins playbook is a great
choice. With the ability to run any scheme, you can keep your
opponent off balance.

For instance, if you run the compression offense, there are
several compressed formations within the playbook. These include
the I Form Close, Singleback 4WR Stack, and Singleback Trips
Bunch.

If you want to run a spread offense with no problem you will find
the Singleback 4WR Spread and Singleback Trips WR.

If you want to run a power run game scheme, the Redskins playbook
has got you covered with such power running formations as the I
Form Twin TE, Singleback Big Jumbo Wing, Strong H Twin TE, and
Weak I H Twin TE.

Here are just some of the things you will find in this guide:

Play Breakdowns Galore!!

Kobra breaks down a ton of plays from the Redskins playbooks.
Everything from 2 back sets to Singleback to Shotgun is covered
with insane detail!

Bump-n-Run Beaters

I went crazy in this section of the book on showing all types of
bump-n-run man beaters. You will want to spend a lot of time in
this section. Many different formations are covered in this
section of the book.

Routes Bumped, But Still Bump-n-Run Beaters

Despite this routes being jammed at the line of scrimmage, they
are still good routes to call to beat bump-n-run coverage.

Reading One Side Of The Field

This section will help those who have problems reading the whole
field once the ball is snapped. Instead of reading the whole
field, I show how to read half the field to help make things
easier.

Keying on a Defender

Rather reading the defense to see if it’s man or zone coverage, I
show how sometimes I key on a particular defender to decide on
where the ball needs to go.

Snap While the Play Screen is Still Up

A nice little trick to help you read the outside coverage quicker
and faster.

Dealing With 11 Man Coverage

A few tips that I use to deal with my opponent dropping 11 men
into pass coverage.

Formation Shifts

Kobra shows some plays he like to use formation shifts with. In
this section he doesn't go to crazy with it because throughout
the rest of playbook I show a lot of plays that have formation
shifts involved. However, there is still a good amount of plays
you will find here.

Motion Within The Redskins Formations

You can create a lot of unique formations in the Redskins
playbook.

Vision Cone & the Quick Pass

Believe it or not a lot of players don’t like the vision cone. In
this section of the book, I show how those who don’t like to use
the cone, can use the quick pass to avoid the using the cone.

Angle Fade Route

If you have the filmroom, you know about this route already.
RB Angle and Circle Route. Two of the best pass routes in the
game because of the low risk of the pass being picked off. The
Redskins playbook has plenty of these type of routes. Throw in
the fact they call be pulled, makes them that much more potent.

AND THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG!

To get more information about how you can get your hands on this
awesome guide, go to:

http://www.maddentips.com/redskins