But I've been skeptical.

Sha's latest story about the face-off quotes Game saying he's the best "Madden" player in the world. Really? I didn't believe it, even though Game gave out his PSN ID (he calls it a Gamertag even though he loves the PS3 enough to have a PS3 necklace) and challenged doubters to look at his record on EASports.com.

I checked his record. It isn't as good as he says it is. He's not top in the world. But he's close.

As of this morning, the Game, aka PSN player "L-A-X" is #6 "Madden NFL 09" player in the world of EA Sports.com, with a record of 174 wins, 31 losses and five games that he didn't finish. Note that last night, when Sha ran the story, Game's record was 171-30, so he managed a 3-1 record in the last 16 hours.

Not bad!