EA to replace defective Madden 06 discs @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on December 20, 2005

News: Looks like those work arounds don't work as well as EA had hoped.

Owners of Madden NFL 06 have had to deal with a lot of problems with Big John's debut on the PSP. The biggest of these was the Franchise Mode bug, which would randomly shut down the system.

But those trolling the Madden 06 PSP forums yesterday may have stumbled across EA's official solution. They have announced that anyone that sends their defective copy of Madden NFL 06 to EA will receive a "bug free copy" and coupons for the EA store.

EA's official announcement with the redemption instructions can be found here:

Per our earlier communication, we have been working on a long-term solution for the Franchise Mode bug in the PSP version of Madden NFL 06. While we know the workaround we provided earlier works, those still experiencing the issue can now get a replacement PSP disk for the one you currently own. The new disk has revised software that will solve the Franchise Mode issue. To receive a replacement disk, please send your current disk (no packaging) to the following address:

EA Customer Warranty
Attn: Madden PSP
209 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood City, CA 94065

Included in the package, please include a note with the following information:

Your name
Address
E-mail address
Phone number

Once the disk is received by the EA Customer Warranty team, please allow up to 10 business days to receive the replacement disk. In addition to the replacement disk, you will also receive two coupons for use at the EA Store, located at www.eastore.ea.com. One coupon will allow $15 dollars off any item listed at $15 dollars or more. The second coupon will allow for free standard shipping on any order placed at the EA Store. Both coupons are to be used separately and can not be combined with any other promotional offer.

We appreciate your support and apologize for the inconvenience that this issue has caused.