Colin Kaepernick Will Be the Only Player in Madden NFL 15 with Tattoos

[ForUntoOblivionSoar∞]

BLAH BLAH THE NFL WON'T ALLOW TATTOOS BLAH BHAL.

I've been saying it for years. This wasn't an NFL restriction that started with the exclusive license. If it was, why did they have generic tattoos in the PS2 version of the game long after the exclusive license?


The reason is and always has been two fold:

(1) Tattoo artists and their rights

and

(2) It either took too much time and/or was too lame to use generic tattoos.



One thing I am pretty pleased with: they darkened the 49ers uniforms, particularly the pants. Hopefully it isn't a lighting trick, because Madden 25 was WAY off there.

Quote: Originally Posted by tha_show256

Guys it's not at all EA here...read the article. He's the only one that went out and got permission from his tatto artist. Everyone else needs to do the same so they can have their tats in. They said they are approaching more guys about dong this. Man, all the hate on EA is horrible. Sometimes, I feel Madden and EA will never please most of you all geesh...

Yeah, there is this. Kaepernick is the only one who cared enough about his tattoos to do it. It fits though, given the controversy they caused by that racist reporter last year.

[allstardad]

Reading the press release, it says that Kaepernick will be the only one with "authentic" tattoos, so I'm guessing that other players with visible tattoos will have generic ones?

[clipperfan811]

Seriously, what is our society coming to? Tattoo artists suing for copyright infringement? What kind of precedent does that set? SMH money makes people such vile creatures.

[mmorg]

Quote: Originally Posted by clipperfan811

Seriously, what is our society coming to? Tattoo artists suing for copyright infringement? What kind of precedent does that set? SMH money makes people such vile creatures.

If it's an original creation they have a right to protect their work, just as any other original work of art.

[The_Balm]

Quote: Originally Posted by allstardad

Reading the press release, it says that Kaepernick will be the only one with "authentic" tattoos, so I'm guessing that other players with visible tattoos will have generic ones?

I hope so, but I doubt it. I think the press release is using authentic as a buzzword.

[Aggies7]

Quote: Originally Posted by The_Balm

I hope so, but I doubt it. I think the press release is using authentic as a buzzword.

Would be nice if they give us option to create a tattoo. Or add generic ones to add to our player. But honestly tattoos are no where near top of my wishlist.

[HumanCheatcode]

Thats what I first thought when I first saw this picture is that I haven't ever seen a player in madden with tattoos...

[blackngoldfan]

This is just a way for EA to add another bullet point to the back of the box. "Authentic tattoos - See your favorite player come to life more than ever before with photo realistic tattoos." Unfortunately, they won't mention that only one player has them.