2K Sports Has Already Approached NFL About NFL 2K13 Licensing Deal

[elgreazy1]

Well, I'm gonna keep the fingers crossed and hope that 2K gets back into video game football in anyway shape or form. APF2K8 was actually an excellent game, just not as deep as one would expect from a 2K product.

[Cryolemon]

Quote: Originally Posted by udungoofed

In any case, video game football may not be worthless for much longer.

Well, only another 2 years lol.

[TreFacTor]

I didn't buy Madden 11, and I definitely will not buy Madden 12, I'm gonna save that money for 2k. They say good things come to those who wait, and that the sim shall inherit the earth....let there be light!

[udungoofed]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cryolemon

Well, only another 2 years lol.

Considering it's been 5 since the last non Madden NFL game, we're the majority of the way there.

[LiquorLogic]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cryolemon

I'm not sure the NFL would want as much money for two non-exclusive licenses as they want for one exclusive one (i.e each company would pay less, but the NFL would make more overall).

They won't want as much money from each company; sorry, I should have been clearer. I meant that the NFL would want the same amount of revenue from licensing fees, or more, than they're making now; it would come from EA and 2k, so that may be the reason why 2k was having a "fire sale" to generate capital for the license in 2013. The NFL is going to want a guaranteed sum of money for the license whether the deal is exclusive or not; they don't want to get burned again like they did when 2k started a pricing war with EA in 2004.

[rooney8]

Quote: Originally Posted by udungoofed

Considering it's been 5 since the last non Madden NFL game, we're the majority of the way there.

Actually six long dark years and some light at the end of the tunnel would be sweet.

[Cryolemon]

Quote: Originally Posted by udungoofed

Considering it's been 5 since the last non Madden NFL game, we're the majority of the way there.

Well yes, there is that.

Quote: Originally Posted by LiquorLogic

The NFL is going to want a guaranteed sum of money for the license whether the deal is exclusive or not; they don't want to get burned again like they did when 2k started a pricing war with EA in 2004.

Well yeah. I'm not sure that 2k's pricing war had a lot to do with the NFL, since the licences would have been paid in advance.

[harnalien]

I would like to donate to 2K Sports efforts to bring back football.