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Electronic Arts Uses 'Madden 09' to Predict Super Bowl Winner

by Peter Mychalcewycz on January 28, 2009 at 08:35 AM


The Pittsburgh Steelers have won another Super Bowl! Well, virtually, anyway.

The folks at Electronic Arts (EA) simulated Sunday's big game with the help of video game 'Madden 09,' and the Steel Curtain came out on top of the Arizona Cardinals, according to Joystiq. We didn't care at first either, but once we took a closer look at EA's proficiency at prophecy, we weren't nearly as dismissive; of the last five Super Bowls, EA's simulation has correctly predicted the winner four times. Those aren't bad odds. The only miscue was last year. In case you forgot, that was the year of the Giants' victory over the undefeated Patriots (You didn't actually forget that game, did you?).

Will there be an upset? We doubt it. Those computers know something we don't (or don't have the time to find out for ourselves), so we will go with whatever they say. [From: Joystiq.com]


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