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Gamers Sue EA Over Madden

submitted by wjbrown3
June 12, 2008 | 4 comments |

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Last week a pair of gamers sued EA, accusing them of cornering the Football gaming market, and as a result had an unfair advantage over competitors. If you all remember in 2005 NFL 2K5 came out at a price that was less than half of what Madden costed. 2K5 immediately sold several million copies and EA was forced to drop their price to $30. The next year EA signed a deal that gave them exclusive rights to players names and effectively killed the 2K franchise. The next year Madden was back at its original price and there has not been a drop since.

We all know that EA has a complete monopoly on sports gaming but my hat is off to these two gamers who decided to try and do something about it. Do I think they will win? No. But maybe just maybe they will and then we all can enjoy our yearly Madden roster updates for less.

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4 Comments On: "Gamers Sue EA Over Madden"

	1. DM5LOVER , June 15, 2008 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	THE WORST PART ABOUT NOT HAVING SEGAS NFL 2K SERIES ANYMORE IS THAT THE GAMEPLAY WAS FAR BETTER THEN MADDEN.

	1.1. wjbrown3 , June 15, 2008 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	Me and pelechati used to play that in the dorm on the dreamcast, with the keyboard attachment so whenever we were getting beaten I would started talking foul nasty trash until they would quit Ah Good times

	2. Uprock , June 30, 2008 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	2k5 was so sick when it came it. It definately pulled me away from madden for a while. I even brought a few friends along with me and we'd have 2k5 matchups at my place. It had extras too that Madden didn't offer at the time like the "Truck" button when you are running with the ball. Madden got that a year later. Plus the added customization of uploading your own music to come on during certain plays, down, and touchdowns was so bad ass. 2k5 was a good game, that's why I still have it.

	4. bigknoxy , July 12, 2008 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	Yeah, its a shame there is no competition any more. Now Madden can continue to put out games that are just different enough than the previous year to sell copies. I always thought competition was a good thing (for the consumer at least)