Madden NFL 15 Screenshot - Colin Kaepernick with Tattoos

[SageInfinite]

It's just so many things EA/Tiburon have said can't be in the game, or aren't possible because of such and such, and then boom magically they're in the game and we get no explanation to how this came to be, so it comes off as BS. I understand marketing and upper management dictates this stuff, but the excuses are just comical at times, and then next year or the year after stuff is in.

[SageInfinite]

Quote: Originally Posted by ratedmoney

Im with you, for years misinformation was spread by users on this forum about how the NFL banned tattoos and now it turns out people were wrong and some light is being shed, we get guys saying now the reason is that EA is lazy. Like you said we should wait for facts to come out instead of jumping to conclusions and being wrong like most of us were before.

I could've sworn this came from when EA devs were actually on the site.

[bad_philanthropy]

Quote: Originally Posted by AuburnAlumni

That could have been a shot of Marcus Mariota or Nick Marshall this year. .......sigh.

It made me think of NCAA immediately as well, and then I was very sad.

[TheBuddyHobbs]

So NBA, WWE, and even UFC which is made by EA can have tattoos, but it's copyright infringement if Madden does it? I'm tired of excuses for Madden. I don't want to hear anymore excuses for Madden. So sick of it. Been hearing excuses since Madden hit the Xbox 360/PS3.

[m1ke_nyc]

Quote: Originally Posted by SageInfinite

I could've sworn this came from when EA devs were actually on the site.

Maybe ? I dont personally recall it although I have not been here as long as alot of users. Ive always read post from users saying it so I assumed it was true. This says different. I dont think we are gonna get much info from EA or the NFL though. On a side note if they get gameplay on point and Kaep is the only person with tats i'll take it at this point lol.

[dghustla]

Quote: Originally Posted by ratedmoney

Im with you, for years misinformation was spread by users on this forum about how the NFL banned tattoos and now it turns out people were wrong and some light is being shed, we get guys saying now the reason is that EA is lazy. Like you said we should wait for facts to come out instead of jumping to conclusions and being wrong like most of us were before.

But it is being lazy because there is a thing called immersion and realism. And other developers who face the same hurdles as EA constantly go beyond the call of duty (no pun intended) to make sure they can have as many areas of realism in their games.

If all EA had to do was get players to obtain permission from their tattoo artist to have their tats in the game why wasn't it done before? You mean to tell me this is the first time a tattoo artist was willing to agree to allow the tattoos he's provided to one of his most famous, high profile client's to be published without compensation? The bottom line is EA didn't do it because they didn't have to because there was no incentive to do so.

The sad thing is this "tattoo license debate" really overshadows a damn nice screen shot of what could be a special madden from a visual standpoint. Need to see it in motion before I anoint them.

[Greenblood60]

The last time there were tats in Madden, the license was open. It looks more and more like competition will be coming back. Maybe it won't be this year, but it's coming back.

[apollon42]

We aren't sure if this is true yet.