Madden Nation is an American reality television series, created as a joint effort between EA Sports and ESPN Original Entertainment to take viewers inside the world of Madden NFL, a popular video game with over 10 million players worldwide.

Throughout the competition, the players traveled across the country in the Madden Nation Bus making their way to New York City for the tournament finals and a chance to win the $100,000 grand prize.

Coach Cam is a mechanic used during Madden Nation as a tool to provide insights into the minds of the players.

The competition started in San Francisco, California where EA hand picked eight of the country's best Madden 06 players to play for a grand prize of $100,000.

Again, each player represented an NFL superstar, but this time, the gamers began their journey at the EA Sports studios in Orlando.

On the 12-city tour, they battled each other for the right to stay in the game until the ultimate finale in Times Square, New York City.

The final tournament was played in New York City's Times Square for a grand prize of $100,000 and the ultimate title of the best Madden NFL gamer in the nation.