I got an e-mail this week, I think from EA Sports, it's a Class Action Lawsuit for people that bought Football games from Jan. 1, 2005 to Current.

The class action lawsuit alleges violations of California's antitrust and consumer protection laws in connection with the sale of certain football video games. Plaintiffs, purchasers of Electronic Arts' football video games, claim that Defendant Electronic Arts entered into a series of exclusive licenses with the National Football League (NFL), National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA), National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), and Arena Football League (AFL), which Plaintiffs claim foreclosed competition in an alleged football video game market. Plaintiffs allege that this series of exclusive licenses caused customers who purchased certain football video games to be overcharged.
Defendant Electronic Arts has denied any liability and all allegations of misconduct. The Court has not decided whether the Defendants did anything wrong, and this Notice is not an expression of any opinion by the Court about the merits of any of the claims or defenses asserted by any party to this litigation.

Yup...I chuckled when I read this.

Don't know why you guys find it funny? I'm quite pleased this is happening and hopefully something will come of it. EA has ruined the sports video game landscape by responding to competition such as NFL2K by buying out exclusive licenses rather than trying to improve their product. Its disgusting and anyone who buys Madden is a douchebag imo.

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I buy Madden every year. I don't understand why people always think it's such a horrible game.

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Because this suit doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell...

Because EA sent an email out telling people they could be part of a class action lawsuit AGAINST them...

Because it's Electronic Arts...

etc...

Because it's so terribly fashionable to do so.

Count me in for the email, too. Waiting for Irish Boy's write-up ...

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I loved last years Madden. I usually skip a year or two so probably wont be getting 12...

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There's nothing really wrong with Madden, but the improvements are so minor that if you already own a Madden game you're basically paying $60 for a roster update. When NFL 2K5 came out at $20, that's about what each new Madden is worth if you owned the previous title.