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___MASK49___ ( born December 28 , 1953 ) is an American entrepreneur and founder of ___MASK16___ , The 3DO Company , and Digital Chocolate . Home computers were a class of microcomputers entering the market in 1977 , and becoming common during the 1980s . They were marketed to consumers as affordable and accessible computers that , for the first time , were intended for the use of a single nontechnical user . These computers were a distinct market segment that typically cost much less than business , scientific or engineering - oriented computers of the time such as the ___MASK60___ PC , and were generally less powerful in terms of memory and expandability . However , a home computer often had better graphics and sound than contemporaneous business computers . Their most common uses were playing video games , but they were also regularly used for word processing , doing homework , and programming . The Wii is a home video game console released by ___MASK13___ on November 19 , 2006 . As a seventh - generation console , the Wii competed with Microsoft ' s Xbox 360 and Sony ' s PlayStation 3 . ___MASK13___ states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others . , the Wii leads its generation over PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales , with more than 101 million units sold ; in December 2009 , the console broke the sales record for a single month in the United States . The PlayStation 3 ( abbreviated as PS3 ) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment . It is the successor to PlayStation 2 , and is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles . It competed with Microsoft ' s Xbox 360 and ___MASK13___ ' s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles . It was first released on November 11 , 2006 , in Japan , November 17 , 2006 in North America , and March 27 , 2007 in Europe and Australia . The is a home video game console released by Sega on November 27 , 1998 in Japan , September 9 , 1999 in North America , and October 14 , 1999 in Europe . It was the first in the sixth generation of video game consoles , preceding Sony ' s PlayStation 2 , ___MASK13___ ' s GameCube and Microsoft ' s Xbox . The Dreamcast was Sega ' s final home console , marking the end of the company ' s 18 years in the console market . Madden NFL ( known as ___MASK46___ Football before 1993 ) is an American football video game series developed by ___MASK42___ for EA Sports . It is named after Pro Football Hall of Famer ___MASK46___ , a well - known former Super Bowl  winning coach of the Oakland Raiders and color commentator . The series has sold more than 100 million copies , and influenced many players and coaches of the physical sport . Among the game ' s realistic features are sophisticated playbooks and player statistics , and voice commentary that allows players to hear the game as if it were a real TV broadcast . As of September 2013 , the franchise generated over $ 4 billion in revenue . NCAA Football 07 is a collegiate football video game published by ___MASK16___ . It is the successor to NCAA Football 06 in the NCAA Football series . The product features former USC player Reggie Bush on the cover . While there weren ' t any stunning new features added to the PS2 and Xbox games , tweaks were added to improve the existing features . The is a home video game console released by ___MASK13___ in Japan on September 14 , 2001 ; in North America on November 18 , 2001 ; in Europe on May 3 , 2002 ; and in Australia on May 17 , 2002 . The sixth - generation console is the successor to the ___MASK13___ 64 and competed with Sony Computer Entertainment ' s PlayStation 2 and Microsoft ' s Xbox . John Earl Madden ( born April 10 , 1936 ) is a former American football coach and broadcaster for the National Football League . He won a Super Bowl as head coach of the Oakland Raiders in the American Football Conference of the NFL , and after retiring from coaching became a well - known color commentator for NFL telecasts . In 2006 , he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his coaching career . He is also widely known for the long - running " Madden NFL " video game series he has endorsed and fronted since 1988 . Madden worked as a color analyst for all four ___MASK53___ networks : CBS ( 1979  1993 ), Fox ( 1994  2001 ), ABC ( 2002  2005 ), and NBC ( 2006  2009 ). Abandoning previous ventures in favor of toys in the 1960s , ___MASK13___ then developed into a video game company in the 1970s , ultimately becoming one of the most influential in the industry and Japan ' s third most - valuable company with a market value of over $ 85 billion . From 1992 until 2016 , ___MASK13___ was also the majority shareholder of ___MASK53___ League Baseball ' s Seattle Mariners . In the history of video games , the sixth - generation era ( sometimes referred to as the 128 - bit era ; see " Bits and system power " below ) refers to the computer and video games , video game consoles , and video game handhelds available at the turn of the 21st century which was from 1998 to 2008 . Platforms of the sixth generation include the Sega Dreamcast , Sony PlayStation 2 , ___MASK13___ GameCube , and Microsoft Xbox . This era began on November 27 , 1998 with the Japanese release of the Dreamcast , and it was joined by the PlayStation 2 in March 2000 and the GameCube and Xbox in 2001 . The Dreamcast was discontinued in 2001 , the GameCube in 2007 , Xbox in 2009 and PlayStation 2 in 2013 . Though the seventh generation of consoles started in November 2005 with the launch of the Xbox 360 , the sixth generation did not end until January 2013 , when Sony announced that the PlayStation 2 had been discontinued worldwide . The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft . As the successor to the original Xbox , it is the second console in the Xbox series . The Xbox 360 competed with Sony ' s PlayStation 3 and ___MASK13___ ' s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles . The Xbox 360 was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12 , 2005 , with detailed launch and game information divulged later that month at the Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ). The PlayStation 2 ( abbreviated as PS2 ) is a home video game console that was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment . It is the successor to the PlayStation , and is the second installment in the PlayStation lineup of consoles . It was released on March 4 , 2000 in Japan , October 26 , 2000 in North America , November 24 , 2000 in Europe , and November 17 , 2000 in Australia . It competed with Sega ' s Dreamcast , Microsoft ' s Xbox , and ___MASK13___ ' s GameCube in the sixth generation of video game consoles . ___MASK16___ Inc . ( EA ) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City , California . Founded and incorporated on May 28 , 1982 by Trip Hawkins , the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers responsible for its games . As of 2014 , ___MASK16___ was the world ' s fourth - largest gaming company by revenue after Tencent , Sony and Microsoft The company sparked controversies over its advertising efforts , and acquisition of other studios . Redwood City is a city on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California ' s Bay Area , approximately south of San Francisco , and north of San Jose . Redwood City ' s history spans its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people to being a port for lumber and other goods . The county seat of San Mateo County , it is the home of several technology companies such as Box , Oracle , Evernote , Wealthfront , and ___MASK16___ . At the 2010 census , the city had a population of 76 , 815 . The Port of Redwood City is the only deepwater port on San Francisco Bay south of San Francisco . Redwood City is the location of the San Mateo County Jail , for both women and men . The Malibu Grand Prix long time landmark was recently demolished along with the city ' s only Mini Golf , Go - Kart , Video Game Arcade , and Batting Cages . Malibu Grand Prix ' s previous location is currently the construction site of a new additional Jail and Inmate housing facility . The city has a motto " Climate Best By Government Test " which is a reference to it being one of the top German scouted scientific climates and the city was one of the locations mapped by them during their testing and data collection . The Hetch Hetchy water pipeline runs through Redwood City and supplies a vast majority of the surrounding area with low grain (+/ 3 grains ) rated water . ___MASK28___ ( stylized as ___MASK28___ ) is a brand of ___MASK16___ that creates and develops sports video games . Formerly a marketing gimmick of ___MASK16___ , in which they tried to imitate real - life sports networks by calling themselves the " ___MASK28___ Network " ( EASN ) with pictures or endorsements with real commentators such as John Madden , it soon grew up to become a sub - label on its own , releasing game series such as " NBA Live ", " FIFA ", " NHL ", " Madden NFL ", and " NASCAR ". The best selling ___MASK28___ series is the " FIFA " series with over 100 million units sold . NCAA Football 08 is a college football video game created by ___MASK28___ , the sports video gaming subsidiary of ___MASK16___ . It is the successor to NCAA Football 07 in the NCAA Football series . It was officially announced with the launch of the NCAA 08 page on the ___MASK28___ website on February 20 , 2007 . ___MASK28___ had opened up a ballot on their NCAA Football 07 site in which fans can vote on a feature to be implemented into the PlayStation 2 version , making it the first console announced for the game and announcing at least one of its features . Fans could vote for either in - game saves , medical red shirts , summer workouts or a lead blocker feature . The option of medical red shirts was voted on and won , and this option is on the Dynasty Mode on all versions of NCAA Football 08 . This allows for players that are injured in the middle of the year to apply to gain another year of eligibility . The game was released on July 17 , 2007 , and the first time release on PlayStation 3 , marking the eleventh installment of the NCAA Football series bearing the title `` NCAA Football '' . As with NCAA Football 07 , 08 features limited ESPN integration .