Breaking Down the First Madden NFL 16 Trailer (Video Breakdown)

[TheBuddyHobbs]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

It's a decision EA has made at a corporate level, presumably, as to avoid inviting more lawsuits. EA's been sued plenty enough in the past decade, lol. I can't answer as to why 2K hasn't been sued over NBA 2K player tattoos because I don't know. Maybe Visual Concepts actively seeks out a waiver / has a long-standing policy in place (whereas Madden didn't)? Maybe 2K avoids getting sued because it flies relatively under the radar whereas EA is a multi-billion dollar behemoth of a corporation and Madden is one of the publisher's prominent crown jewels? Unfortunately I don't really have a good answer to this question, only speculation.

Ahh thanks, that makes sense to me. It's just too bad for the people that want authenticity. People are just sue happy these days.

[Mr.Smif]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

It's a decision EA has made at a corporate level, presumably, as to avoid inviting more lawsuits. EA's been sued plenty enough in the past decade, lol. I can't answer as to why 2K hasn't been sued over NBA 2K player tattoos because I don't know. Maybe Visual Concepts actively seeks out a waiver / has a long-standing policy in place (whereas Madden didn't)? Maybe 2K avoids getting sued because it flies relatively under the radar whereas EA is a multi-billion dollar behemoth of a corporation and Madden is one of the publisher's prominent crown jewels? Unfortunately I don't really have a good answer to this question, only speculation.

Can you explain to me why UFC and NBA Live don't seem to have an issue getting permission for tattoos?

[TheBuddyHobbs]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr.Smif

Can you explain to me why UFC and NBA Live don't seem to have an issue getting permission for tattoos?

Ahh yeah, I didn't think about that... Hmm... Maybe Madden being higher profile? No idea.

[michapop9]

the only thing that will make this overpowered is if the qb accuracy is overpowered, which given the history of the series is more probable than not

[TheBuddyHobbs]

If they don't fix/add sliders that work, then we are going to have a huge problem with the seemingly OP catch animations. Plus, a bunch of OBJ catches. Hopefully the WR/DB interactions aren't like the D-line was last year.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr.Smif

Can you explain to me why UFC and NBA Live don't seem to have an issue getting permission for tattoos?

It's the NFLPA that is demanding and requiring the players to get their own waivers. Each league might be different, but THQ was getting sued as well.(ie UFC)

Maybe the NBA players union isn't as strict?

http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles...o-get-you-sued

[TheBuddyHobbs]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

It's the NFLPA that is demanding and requiring the players to get their own waivers. Each league might be different, but THQ was getting sued as well.(ie UFC) Maybe the NBA players union isn't as strict? http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles...o-get-you-sued

That has become America's motto: Sue, sue, sue.

[Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr.Smif

Can you explain to me why UFC and NBA Live don't seem to have an issue getting permission for tattoos?

No, not really. I can speculate that EA was able to acquire art waivers for each UFC competitor individually on account of a small roster and the NBA possibly has a policy in place about the matter given that NBA 2K and NBA Live don't have issues with tattoos, but I don't know for sure.

Really, tattoos aren't something I care about, to be honest. You're barking up the wrong tree to that end. I just know EA got sued for including tattoos in an NFL game years ago, and Madden is a very high-profile game and thus a ripe target for lawsuits.

Here's an article from Polygon from last year about the matter: http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/5/5782...lin-kaepernick