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#NFLTechSeries 2013: Minnesota Vikings

Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports Our 2013 NFL Tech Series provides a quick hit of tech insight on all 32 NFL teams up until kickoff of Week 1 of the regular season. Each feature includes the latest tech advances implemented by the organization in the effort to advance the team’s success… in a wide variety of venues. Stadium experience, fan engagement, mobile technologies, player performance and health, statistical data gathering and analysis… any and all aspects of the organization’s procedures in the effort to find success in the NFL is on the table. We’re uncovering those efforts, investigating those innovations and pondering the benefit they might provide, for the team, players and fans alike… today and looking forward. Today’s focus is...

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#NFLTechSeries 2013: Atlanta Falcons

(Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America) Our 2013 NFL Tech Series provides a quick hit of tech insight on all 32 NFL teams up until kickoff of Week 1 of the regular season. Each feature includes the latest tech advances implemented by the organization in the effort to advance the team’s success… in a wide variety of venues. Stadium experience, fan engagement, mobile technologies, player performance and health, statistical data gathering and analysis… any and all aspects of the organization’s procedures in the effort to find success in the NFL is on the table. We’re uncovering those efforts, investigating those innovations and pondering the benefit they might provide, for the team, players and fans alike… today and looking forward. Today’s focus...

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Madden 25’s Release: A Look at the State of Sports Video Games and Its Future on the Next-Gen Consoles

The Two Party License System Last night, tens of thousands of gamers lined up outside Bestbuy’s, Gamestop’s and Walmart’s at midnight, in order to get their copy of Madden 2014, the 25th anniversary edition of the game. The normal gamer ponied up 59.99 plus taxes to play the crown jewel of the American sports video game industry, while others paid upwards of $100 for special edition versions of the game. In the coming weeks, the game will be reviewed, roster updates will be made and gamers trying to build their ‘ultimate team’ will spend potentially hundreds of thousands collectively.

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#NFLTechSeries 2013: Dallas Cowboys

(Ronald Martinez/Getty Images North America) Our 2013 NFL Tech Series provides a full series of insight tech reviews covering all 32 NFL teams, giving fans a daily hit of gridiron progress to excite right up until kickoff of Week 1. Each feature includes the latest tech advances implemented by the organization in the effort to advance the team’s success, in a wide variety of venues. Stadium experience, fan engagement, mobile technologies, player performance and health, statistical data gathering and analysis: any and all aspects of the organization’s procedures in the effort to find success in the NFL is on the table. We’re uncovering those efforts, investigating those innovations and pondering the benefits provided for the team, players and fans alike…...

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