ESPN License and Score Line

[COACHADAMS4]

Why does Madden not even utilize the ESPN License?
And why is there no score line (NCAA13 big presentation feature this year)

I find it absolutely ridiculous that the #1 sports game does not include a score line and does not even utilize the #1 sports network. The presentation in this game is average, at best. It doesn't seem to hard to incorporate both of these things.
"If it's in the game, it's not in our game" more like it.
What are your opinions?

See links for the type of presentation that this game SHOULD already have.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtwx_Rv21Iw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHAiQj--cpI

[berad88]

They probably would never use ESPN since this is an NFL licensed game and the NFL has its own network. If you ever see a totally official network ticker and scoreboard and such replicated in game expect it to be the NFL network and not ESPN.

[COACHADAMS4]

Quote: Originally Posted by berad88

They probably would never use ESPN since this is an NFL licensed game and the NFL has its own network. If you ever see a totally official network ticker and scoreboard and such replicated in game expect it to be the NFL network and not ESPN.

Well said, but I don't think there is reason not to have a score ticker on the screen at all times. MLB The Show, NCAA13 both have it and probably other sports games too. It's just a nice feature to have in my opinion. I know others could care less.

[JerzeyReign]

But Monday Night Football 'belongs' to ESPN since ESPN is owned by ABC -- just tossing that out there

Edit: My bad -- Monday Night Football IS ESPN's TV game. Maybe add the MNF crew to call that game?

[Reed1417]

i dont understand why they dont use it either. it's useless to have if your not going to use it in your game. but then again NCAA uses it so i guess if they got rid of it for Madden then they would have to do the same for NCAA as well.

[speedy9386]

lol at the astounded comments on the videos. It's truly sad madden doesn't have presentation anywhere near this good.

[djordan]

Every time someone post's a video of 2K5's halftime show I become sad and say "Why in the hell doesn't Madden have this in their game?".

[Matthew25x]

Quote: Originally Posted by JerzeyReign

But Monday Night Football 'belongs' to ESPN since ESPN is owned by ABC -- just tossing that out there Edit: My bad -- Monday Night Football IS ESPN's TV game. Maybe add the MNF crew to call that game?

Monday Night Football belongs to whomever the NFL decides it belongs to. They're a media empire.