EA/NFL Extend NFL Exclusive License by One Year to 2013

[blackscorpion11]

Quote: Originally Posted by videlsports

Time to get college Lock down for 2k... take 2 needs to something now... this is just crazy.. GET THE COLLEGE LISCENCE.. YOU CANNOT just survive on The NBA and Tennis. Soon your baseball contract will run out.. SMH at this..

excellent point, these bastards WILL go after ALL sports if left unchecked.. They are the ESPN of video gaming

[blackscorpion11]

Quality is the reason i still play APF2K8 , I stopped buying madden 3 years ago.. I dont need nfl teams, just good football..Keeping an eye out for backbreaker sequel..or a game from another source

[blackscorpion11]

Quote: Originally Posted by grunt

We are lucky to have Madden 11. The business model have changed. I don't think there are too many companies that would produce a license football game. There were only 2 viable professional football games at the time of the EA/NFL deal. How many people purchased NFL Fever, Quarterback Club, Gameday, or even NFL 2k2, 2k3, and 2k4. Consumers didn't support multiple football games. We nitpick these games and brand loyalty dominated the market. Most didn't even buy 2k football games before 19.99 price drop. I remember how so many here defended the EA/NFL deal now EA is the great devil. Sport gamers will have one hockey game, baseball game, football game, and basketball game. We can't blame EA/NFL for the rise of FPS and the decline of sport games. PS Madden 11 is a good game after the patches.

wrong, i had all of those games back in the day..i had 2 versions of qb club... Having a choice was better.

[Jistic]

Who cares? I haven't bought Madden in years. It's a GF rental for a week, then I laugh at how horrible it is and go back to NCAA again until it becomes boring again as well.

The good news with Tiburon football sucking so bad the last 5 years is it's turned me on to other games that I would've ignored because I was so wrapped up in football.

Madden is like a bad relationship with a girl. Just break up and stay away. You will move on and you will be better off without her, but you've got to give it a chance.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by blackscorpion11

wrong, i had all of those games back in the day..i had 2 versions of qb club... Having a choice was better.

He's not wrong. You are one person, you don't represent consumers as a whole.

Nowhere did he say no one supported multiple games.

[TheShizNo1]

I'm glad they extended it. Madden is awesome and other football games pale in comparison to it. Now this gives EA even more motivation to keep putting out great games for their customers. Madden 12 is gonna rock!

[Rocky]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheShizNo1

I'm glad they extended it. Madden is awesome and other football games pale in comparison to it. Now this gives EA even more motivation to keep putting out great games for their customers. Madden 12 is gonna rock!

[grunt]

Madden will always be a middle of the road game but Madden is the most consistent sport game in the last 20 years. Know why Madden and 2k were the only 2 games left because the other games didn't play as well. Making quality football games are very difficult.

What if EA walked away from the NFL and close their servers. Who would jump up and invest millions of dollars to produce a game with such a large licensing costs? No one want to make sport games anymore. If EA had to do it all over again they would have invested in a kick *** FPS.

So, what we have left is a very solid football experience in Madden 11. This is as good as we are going to get. My hope if developers would develop sport games on XBL/PSN but I doubt anyone is going to make an unlicense football game.