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How Madden NFL became a video game dynasty

• emehrkay 16y ago
  *havent finished article yet But does the supreme courts' ruling on the nfl not being a single entity have no impact on madden being the only nfl-licensed football game around? http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127095946&ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1270959... American Needle was fighting against the NFL awarding sole merchandising rights to Reebok and they won. EA has sole rights over NFL video gaming, why hasnt this changed?
  • tonystubblebine 16y ago
    That's a good question. I don't know the legal answer, but I did check Gamespot for NFL games and there don't seem to have been any since 2005 (2k5, Blitz).
  • graywh 16y ago
    The ruling was only ~2 months ago and video games like Madden aren't simple. Maybe we'll see something next year.
  • emehrkay 16y ago
    Found a good article discussing this very topic http://www.ripten.com/2010/05/28/sports-antitrust-law-professor-explains-american-needle-verdict-impact-on-eas-exclusive-nfl-licensing-agreement/ http://www.ripten.com/2010/05/28/sports-antitrust-law-profes...
• protomyth 16y ago
  Front Page Sports imploding helped quite a bit on the computer side.
• kenjackson 16y ago
  That ESPN article felt like a better dive into the tech world of gaming than most articles in tech blogs or magazines. If you've ever played Madden, I highly recommend the article.
• mrmg 16y ago
  Without competition EA puts out the same crap every year. 60 bucks for a updated depth chart.