The holidays are coming, and we all know what comes after the festivities: shedding off the pounds. Good thing we've got a good number of fitness games lined  up for the Wii now. But even better than that, we've got more coming. This time, Electronic Arts joins in on the fitness range games cash cow with their own take on Wii Fit, the EA Sports Active. Find out more about it and see the launch trailer after the jump.

Despite having improving quality ratings and well-patronized titles, EA fails to impress market analysts with its current standing. Even with strong annualized titles and good releases, analysts think that EA could do so much better.

Madden NFL Football (Nintendo DS, PSP, PS3, Xbox 360) is perfect for those who are sports fanatics of the game and it is a pride of Electronic Arts (EA) because of its number of sales. See why the long-running franchise is the success that it is today after the jump.

Madden Curse, anyone? That's right, the not-so-coveted cover of EA Sports' Madden NFL will be sold to the highest bidder. EA Sports president Peter Moore talks about the auction, the upcoming Madden title, and how there's "a grain of truth" to the Madden Curse.

Unfortunately, you'll be missing out on two basketball game titles this year from Electronic Arts. It's just been confirmed - via EA Sports president Peter Moore, no less - that the NBA Street  (Xbox 360, PS3, PSP) series is on "official hiatus". Meanwhile, NBA Ballers (Xbox 360, PS3) seem to be also in a bit of a jam.

What to do when your event is drawing flak and your circle of supporters are leaving one by one? Try a different strategy, for one. And this is what ESA seems to be doing for next year's E3. Talks of them "going public" are circulating the Internet's grapevines. But how probable is this move?

Madden NFL 09 (Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, DS, PC, PS3) has been reported to have its first patch ready, just sitting and waiting for Sony and Microsoft certification so we can get it for the PS3 and the Xbox 360. A second patch should come shortly after, and perhaps some free DLC goodies as well. More details in the full article.

With EA Sports' Madden NFL 09 (Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Wii, DS, PC) coming up, a lot of sports fans are waiting for a chance to try it out for themselves. They'll be getting their chance soon enough as a release date for the Xbox 360 and PS3 demo has just been announced. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

In the long run, whether or not the Wii is a fad really doesn't matter since it's still selling like hotcakes and still has the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 eating its dust. Peter Moore, former Microsoft exec and now head of EA Sports, believes that the Wii will win the console war. Details in the full article.

This week's release list can be described in a few words: college football. Tuesday marks the release of multiplatform sports game NCAA Football 2009 on every modern console there is to date. During our search, we've found that some games haven't surfaced in the previous weeks - even on online retail. So expect to see a repeat showing this week. Maybe we should consider renaming "On Shelves This Week" to "Should Be Out This Week"... Now there's a thought. Upcoming releases follows at the full story.