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Michael Finch

Home Town: Knoxville, Tennessee
Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Football and Track
Games: Madden, MLB the show and NBA 2k
Teams: Titans, Yankees, Vols and Nuggets
OS Username: Finch2005 and Finch
Tags: XBL - Finch865 PSN - SGfinch865
Monday, October 6, 2008
Music and Madden: A Decade of Tunes
12:01 PM - October 6, 2008. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Michael Finch
Most people remember Ludacris' Madden 2000 theme which still stands as one of the most memorable intros to a sports video game ever. What people may not realize is that the 2000 theme helped usher in a new era of music in sports gaming. Michael Finch takes a look at Madden's role in presenting music and also asks for your feedback as well!

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"Music and sports games have developed a very unique relationship over the years, and no other sports franchise is more synonymous with music than the Madden NFL series. Ever since the start of this decade I can’t seem to get over the fact that as Madden grows, the soundtrack of the game blooms with it. Over the past years, Madden has jump started the careers of many artists that you hear on the radio today -- which makes sense because when Madden releases, you have millions of people listening to songs that usually aren't even surfing the airwaves yet."

Game: Madden NFL 09Reader Score: 7/10 - Vote Now
Platform: NDS / PS2 / PS3 / PSP / Wii / Xbox 360Votes: 88 - View All
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Living Out Your Dreams Through Video Games
01:23 PM - September 27, 2008. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Michael Finch
Have you ever created yourself in a video game while jacking up your own ratings to make yourself as good as some of the all-time greats? You are not alone, as our own Michael Finch says in his article, Living Out Your Dreams Through Video Games. Be sure to read the article and leave your own stories about your created alter-egos.

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"In the fall of '93 I was a little boy with little knowledge of the outside world, especially the sports world. As a star coach-pitch baseball player, I knew very few names of professional baseball players. As a pee wee football player, I knew of only a couple of players in the sport of football. But, as soon as I stepped onto the field in either sport, I wanted to be the best and wanted to perform at the very highest level."