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Segagendude · 03-03-2010, 02:34 AM

2012? According to the Mayans, the world ends.......

So why worry?

oneamongthefence · 03-03-2010, 03:48 AM

Even if the world ends Brett Favre will unretire from death and keep on playing one more year for eternity and forever. As a note I don't blame ea for a bad game just for the previous regime that Was in charge.

jake125 · 03-03-2010, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Segagendude


	2012? According to the Mayans, the world ends....... So why worry?

Maybe they weren't predicting the end of the world, maybe the end of Madden, hmmm... makes you think.

oneamongthefence · 03-03-2010, 04:33 AM

Even if the world ends Brett Favre will unretire from death and keep on playing one more year for eternity and forever. As a note I don't blame ea for a bad game just for the previous regime that Was in charge.

bababooey76 · 03-03-2010, 10:05 AM

Hopefully SCEA will develop a game then.

Valdarez · 03-03-2010, 10:56 AM

Not sure about 2012, but it will be interesting to see what Madden 2011 brings to the table to combat backbreaker's release. We saw Madden '08 add 'ability icons' to combat the 'star / attribute' mode of APF2K8, then we saw ProTak introduced last year to combat the gang tackling ability of BackBreaker. IMHO we are going to see new camera work and controls introduced in this rev of Madden, as well as new locomotion to combat BackBreaker's release.

Like you said, competition breeds innovation, or at least a keep up with the Jone's attitude at EA Sports.

coogrfan · 03-03-2010, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by J Masta J


	I guess the one reason is that sales drop to a level where they feel like having more games would generate more money... But the pros (for the NFL) of sticking with the current set up are too numerous. THe top reason is probably the level of control and influence they have over the game (over stupid things like no tattoos and stuff like that...control their "image")

It's my understanding that the NFL is making more money per year under the current exclusive deal than it did when it had multiple publishers making NFL games.

EDIT: here's a post from OS member DrJones (who worked at EA until the Great Purge a few years ago) that explains this better than I can:

http://www.osatwork.com/forums/showt...post2038997926

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Originally Posted by DrJones


	In the "olden days", the 3 companies paid the NFL/PA a royalty per unit sold, at roughly 10%. Let's say the total football market is about 6 million units. 6 million x $60 x 10% = $36M annually to the NFL. The current EA deal with the NFL pays them between $60M-$70M per year, regardless of units sold.

IlluminatusUIUC · 03-03-2010, 03:46 PM

It heavily depends on the outcome of the American Needle case currently before the Supreme Court (the opinion should be published this summer). If the SCOTUS declares that sports leagues are not "single entities" for Anti-trust purposes, it opens the door for 2K or some other publisher to attack the exclusivity deal in federal court.

03-03-2010, 02:34 AM	#9
Segagendude Banned OVR: 24 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: What happens in 2012? 2012? According to the Mayans, the world ends....... So why worry?

03-03-2010, 03:48 AM	#10
oneamongthefence Nothing to see here folks OVR: 22 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Mississippi Posts: 5,566 Blog Entries: 6	Re: What happens in 2012? Even if the world ends Brett Favre will unretire from death and keep on playing one more year for eternity and forever. As a note I don't blame ea for a bad game just for the previous regime that Was in charge.

03-03-2010, 04:33 AM	#12
oneamongthefence Nothing to see here folks OVR: 22 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Mississippi Posts: 5,566 Blog Entries: 6	Re: What happens in 2012? Even if the world ends Brett Favre will unretire from death and keep on playing one more year for eternity and forever. As a note I don't blame ea for a bad game just for the previous regime that Was in charge.

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Valdarez All Star OVR: 51 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 5,093 Blog Entries: 33	Re: What happens in 2012? Not sure about 2012, but it will be interesting to see what Madden 2011 brings to the table to combat backbreaker's release. We saw Madden '08 add 'ability icons' to combat the 'star / attribute' mode of APF2K8, then we saw ProTak introduced last year to combat the gang tackling ability of BackBreaker. IMHO we are going to see new camera work and controls introduced in this rev of Madden, as well as new locomotion to combat BackBreaker's release. Like you said, competition breeds innovation, or at least a keep up with the Jone's attitude at EA Sports. __________________ Follow Me On Twitter: http://twitter.com/Valdarez Read My Blog - Vision Is Everything

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03-03-2010, 03:46 PM	#16
IlluminatusUIUC MVP OVR: 6 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mile High Club, CO	Re: What happens in 2012? It heavily depends on the outcome of the American Needle case currently before the Supreme Court (the opinion should be published this summer). If the SCOTUS declares that sports leagues are not "single entities" for Anti-trust purposes, it opens the door for 2K or some other publisher to attack the exclusivity deal in federal court.

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