Sony gets a new CEO and we have the winner of this weekend’s super bowl...well according to Madden.

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After a lot of rumor and speculation, it was announced on Wednesday that current Sony Executive President Kazuo Hirai would become the President and CEO of the whole of Sony Corporation, starting April 1st.

Kaz joined Sony’s music division back in 1984, but his star really began to shine when he moved over to Sony Computer Entertainment. He was instrumental in turning around the Playstation division, and has a long legacy of managing the successful Playstation brand.

Kaz said in the announcement that "I am grateful to Sir Howard and to the Board for their confidence in me, and I look forward to working with everyone at Sony more closely than ever before to build a strong future for our customers, shareholders, partners and employees."

Kaz will replace current President and CEO Sir Howard Stringer, who is in line to become Chairman of Sony’s Board of Directors starting in June. 

http://www.shacknews.com/article/72255/kaz-hirai-becomes-sony-president-on-april-1

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We end this week with a bit of fun news. The Super Bowl is this coming Sunday, and as with every year EA Sports has predicted the winner using it’s own Madden football game. And this year the winner is.....

Well, according them, the winner of Super Bowl 46 will be the NY Giants. When EA Sports ran the game through last year’s edition of the Madden game series, the outcome had the Giants squeaking out a win with a score of 27-24. 

According to the story on ShackNews, the game ended in dramatic fashion, with Lawrence Tynes kicking a last minute 40-yard field goal for the win. The in game MVP for the game was Eli Manning, with 25 completed passed out of 39, 3 touchdowns, and one interception.

So there ya go....you now know who will win this Sunday, but before you head out to make a last minute bet, you should probably know something. While Madden has been pretty good at picking the winner of the game, it doesn’t quite get the point spread right. Something to consider.

http://www.shacknews.com/article/72219/madden-nfl-12-predicts-giants-for-super-bowl-win

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