40°

Economist: EA's Madden Monopoly Cost Gamers Up To $926 Million

The high-profile court case against EA Sport's "monopoly" in the NFL market took an interesting turn this week, with an economist brought in to show how much the demise of 2K's competing NFL franchise has cost sports gamers.

Despite admitting his report is based on incomplete data, University of Michigan economics professor Dr. Jeffrey Mackie-Mason has told the the U.S. District Court in San Francisco that EA's domination of the NFL video games market has cost gamers between $701 million and $926 million since 2K's NFL2K series was blocked from competing with EA.

Read Full Story >> Comments (1)

gamepolitics.com

[via kotaku.com]

Alternative Sources:

Economist Claims EA Overcha... - gamasutra.com | By: Nineball2112

Save | Email | Info | Report | Add Alt Source

Incoming News

0°

Multi

Buy Band Hero, DJ Hero, or Guitar Hero 5 and Ge...

Multi | News

Today's Amazon "Countdown to Black Friday" deal is probably the best one yet. If you buy a select DJ Hero, Band Hero, or Guitar Hero 5 bu...

80° 5 Most Ridiculous and Unnecessary Accessories for the Nintendo Wii 5d 1h ago \| Wii \| Com(2)	20° Madden NFL Arcade Achievements Revealed 16d 7h ago \| Xbox 360 \| Com(0)
150° Madden NFL 10 sells 3.9 million copies 11d 1h ago \| Multi \| Com(14)	5° OXM UK: Madden NFL 10 Review 18d 18h ago \| Xbox 360 \| Com(0)
10° Holiday Shopping Guide 2009: Console Game Best Bets 11d 10h ago \| Multi \| Com(0)	10° Madden NFL 10 Picks NFL Week Eight 20d 18h ago \| Gaming \| Com(1)
5° 360 Junkies: Madden NFL 10 Review 13d 13h ago \| Xbox 360 \| Com(0)	30° Madden NFL 10 Roster Update #8 Details 21d 14h ago \| Multi \| Com(0)
10° GameCritics: Madden NFL 10 Review 15d 19h ago \| Multi \| Com(0)	10° DS-x2.com: Madden NFL 10 Review 26d ago \| Wii \| Com(0)