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Madden benches the Maccies
In the United States, there's an unofficial holiday that occurs each August. Known as "Madden Day," it's the day when sports-crazy fans call in sick so that they can play the newest version of the Madden NFL football series.
Madden Day this year was supposed to be especially sweet, because this year, we had been promised a Mac version of Madden 08. Not a watered-down port that would surface a year or two after the release, but a real, live Mac release on the SAME DAY as the console and PC versions. Steve Jobs himself said so at WWDC, backed up by EA co-founder Bing Gordon.
So, here it is, Madden Day. We have Madden 08 for XBox 360, Wii, PS3, Gamecube, Xbox, PS2, PSP, and even PC... so where the hell is the Mac version?
EA and Apple seem to have forgotten about that whole "games" thing on MacOS. We asked Apple for comment, they pointed to EA. We asked EA for an explanation, but they never bothered to give one.
In the meantime, Madden Day arrives to great fanfare on just about every other electronic device known to man. What's more, other Mac games from EA, such as Battefield 2142 and Harry Potter and the Order of the phoenix, which were supposed to arrive in July remain delayed.
If you're a Mac user eager to play EA's games, I'd suggest you seriously consider spending a few bucks for a console. It may be a while...
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