15 minutes of fame

Jan 2, 2007 07:45 GMT  ·  By

As previously reported, Madden NFL 07 is one of the best selling games of 2006. But now, this game starts to get known for more than its graphics and gameplay. By the looks of it, some copies of Madden NFL 07 are filled with porn and can be hazardous if they fall in the hands of youngsters.

This is the case of a 14-year-old Layton boy, who received a copy of EA's football sim for Christmas. Kolton Mahoney, the boy in question, was very excited with his new present and hurried to pop in the game into his Xbox 360 console. He was very surprised when instead of the usual "It's in the game" logo, appeared a very explicit image.

According to standard.net, his first words were: "This is definitely not Madden". No kidding! His first reaction was to notify his parents, who came and viewed the shocking image themselves. They were appalled by the image and later the boy's father said: "It wasn't a pretty scene".

Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is trying to determine who is to blame for this porn incident, as Lt Rhett McQuiston declares: "The hard part will be finding out who did it. We'll give it a shot. I would go through the roof if this happened to my kid. Whoever did this is a complete and utter coward."

Kolton Mahoney received the porn-tainted Madden NFL 07 copy from his uncle, Dan Mahoney, who purchased it on December the 2nd from a Circuit City store in Modesto, California. According to the boy's mother, the game appears to be authentic, because it came in a factory-sealed case embossed with the Madden NFL 07 logo.

So far, no other similar incidents have been reported so maybe this is just a prank played by an unsatisfied employee at the disc production plant.