"Electronic Arts. The Devil. Hmm… are the two one in the same?"
There’s no doubting the impact that this week’s Presidential Election has had not just on the US but the whole world. While we can’t forget the result (be it good or bad, depending on your political leanings) we can at least distract ourselves with a few good old fashioned video games.
Luke looks at the most influential features of Madden on the PS3 and Xbox 360.
A jury in U.S. District Court today ruled in favor of Robin Antonick, the original designer and developer of Electronic Arts’ (NASDAQ: EA) best-selling Madden NFL Football games.
ouch, how many millions do EA owe Robin Antonick?
$200 million in revenues for games released between 1990 and 1996
Damages relating to 1997-2013 games will be tried in a subsequent phase of the trial. (I suspect $600 million more, just averaging out)
That is ALOOOT OF MONEY
EA is going to have to compensate 800 million dollar's worth!. Who wants to bet the next big EA title would be pay to win?
Antonick might be seeing hundreds of millions of dollars with this.
It's going to be said a zillion times in this thread, but getting the NFL license exclusively - especially just before the launch of a new console generation, where they should be at the top of their game taking advantage of the new technology - was the worst thing to ever happen to the franchise.
I'm not a big sports gamer, but I had a lot of fun playing the titles on PS2. They're great with friends, they're fast-paced, and there's a nominal amount of depth without being overbearing. I picked up the 20th Anniversary collection when it was released a few years ago, and that feeling is gone completely.
I can't think of another genre better suited for the HD universe than sports games, yet I also can't think of a genre that borked itself so significantly.
@renaissance2k
They barely change them up