bingo!!!
its not rocket science here folks.. once EA realized they could not beat what NFL2k was doing.. by 2K putting out a better product, and even selling it for $19.99, which was the final straw for EA. They will not give up a penny in profits, and they promptly raised the price back up to $50 once NFL2k was out of the picture.
It is absolutely sickening to see how EA wins by just buying out the competition.
I do not know how anyone can disagree with this, or be fine with what EA has done here.
They promptly bought the NFL License, and even bought ESPN just to make sure that 2K doesn't come back with ESPN in another football game. That is obvious as they have no plans to use the ESPN name in Madden, as you have already seen. Its nowhere to be found. Just buy them out, and eliminate competition.
as sports gamers who love the NFL, we all lose here people!! when is everyone going to wake up and see the light.. geez!!
and that is what made Madden05 special (to the OP anyway), it was the last year they really had to work for our hard earned money.