(Posted by: Eric Rees)
This will be the reaction by most people who were fans of the NFL games before Madden got their hands on the license, EA has just signed new deal that extends their exclusivity of the NFL until 2013. The best part? EA got the deal at a discounted rate this year because of that damn lockout looming.
For those of you who aren't really into football, let me explain. The NFL owners and the NFL players can't get together and decide on a deal on how much each other gets paid so as of right now there won't be NFL when fall rolls around this year. That means that EA struck a deal and got this license done again for a discounted price, assuming that there might not be any football to watch next year.
I really hope that an agreement is reached so that we do have football this fall, I'll probably be getting a copy of Madden at that point. As it stands the series needs to come up with some big improvements to try and lure people back to the franchise. I can't tell you how many people I used to have come into Gamestop and complain about 2k not producing football anymore. Good luck people.
For those of you who aren't really into football, let me explain. The NFL owners and the NFL players can't get together and decide on a deal on how much each other gets paid so as of right now there won't be NFL when fall rolls around this year. That means that EA struck a deal and got this license done again for a discounted price, assuming that there might not be any football to watch next year.
I really hope that an agreement is reached so that we do have football this fall, I'll probably be getting a copy of Madden at that point. As it stands the series needs to come up with some big improvements to try and lure people back to the franchise. I can't tell you how many people I used to have come into Gamestop and complain about 2k not producing football anymore. Good luck people.
