[King_B_Mack]

Quote: Originally Posted by SageInfinite

This wouldn't even be as big of problem if Tiburon just made us forget other football games existed before the deal. That seems to be the biggest problem of this whole deal imo. If they just made an amazing football game I know I personally wouldn't miss the rival games as much. I tell you one thing, I haven't missed NBA Live, and there's no exclusive deal over there. Nice to have options, but if the options suck, are they really options?

Absolutely. I honestly can't think of the last time Madden was a legitimate contender for a Sports Game of the Year award. If they were putting out the kind of quality product that NBA 2K, FIFA, The Show and the NHL series were putting out not having 2K wouldn't piss me off half as much as it currently does every year around July-August. It's 2013, they signed that damn deal in 2004 and it took til Madden 12 - 13 depending who you ask to even kinda, maybe when you squint your eye come close to what was done in 2004-05.