February 7, 2008
LOG ON TO GAMEPLAYHD.COM FOR ALL
THE ACTION FROM MADDEN CHALLENGE 07
The Mini-Site at
www.gameplayhd.com/tournaments/maddenchallenge Provides In-Depth
Series Coverage, Video Recaps, Player Bios, and More!
This February, GAMEPLAY HD, the
first high-def channel dedicated to the world of video gaming, has teamed with
Electronic Arts to chronicle the EA SPORTS 2007 Madden Challenge in MADDEN
CHALLENGE 07, an all-new series delivering one of the video game industry’s
biggest annual tournaments to TV like never before.
Produced in 1080i and Dolby 5.1
surround sound, the six-part MADDEN CHALLENGE 07 is the most comprehensive
televised coverage of the tournament to date. However, you don’t have to have
GAMEPLAY HD to follow MADDEN CHALLENGE 07.
Log on to
http://www.gameplayhd.com/tournaments/maddenchallenge for the most
comprehensive and updated series coverage online. The site, the exclusive online
home for GAMEPLAY HD’S MADDEN CHALLENGE 07, includes the following:
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Video profiles and text bios on
all 24 finalists -
Exclusive video recaps of the
previous week’s episode -
Exclusive weekly recaps and
forecasts for the upcoming matches provide by Rico Williams, a Madden NFL
expert and GAMEPLAY HD’s on-air analyst – Additional video features on
players, strategies & Madden NFL culture -
Updated brackets following the
progress of the tournament
The MADDEN CHALLENGE 07 series
featuring Madden NFL 08 and presented by Best Buy, provides sports and gaming
fans a new version of the NFL’s most exciting match-up. Six weekly half-hour
episodes, premiering Saturdays beginning February 9 through March 15 and airing
at 1PM ET/10AM PT/12PM C feature extensive coverage of the 2007 Madden Challenge
tournament rounds, as well as gamer portraits, segments on the Madden NFL
football culture and characters and the strategic plans of the finalists as they
prepare for intense head-to- head competition. GAMEPLAY HD’s tournament coverage
is enhanced by its on-air team which includes host Topp Taylor; color
commentator Ari Wolfe; a seasoned professional play-by-play announcer; and Rico
Williams, one of the world’s foremost experts on Madden NFL football.