Sivy Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 my brother works for EA so i get free games anyway
ckcsaber Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 Yeah, this sickens me too. btw, EA also has exclusive rights to the AFL as well, so competitors can't even put out an Arena Football game either.
Astrotoy7 Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 Originally posted by Sivy my brother works for EA so i get free games anyway BURN HIM ! sivy, cmon, send your buddy astro NHL 2005 and Total Club Manager 2005 will ya ! c'mon ! mtfbwya
Sivy Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 Originally posted by Astrotoy7 Total Club Manager 2005 you don't want TCM 2005, you want Football Manager 2005 by far the best management game to date. download the demo here
El Sitherino Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 Originally posted by ckcsaber EA also has exclusive rights to the AFL as well, so competitors can't even put out an Arena Football game either. WTF! so.... unless someone pulls out college football, they have a monopoly on the sport? Sivy, is your brother one of the abused workers?
ckcsaber Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 Yup. link College looks like the best bet for Sega now, although EA might make a grab for it too...
El Sitherino Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 That sucks. Yeah I bet EA will go into a dive for college football. Wonder how they'll get a deal made, because I'm not sure you can exactly buy out the NCAA. It's odd I'm discussing this because I rarely ever play sports games.
Prime Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 Electronic Arts explains the ESPN agreement as helping gamers: "This relationship was created to benefit consumers who are passionate about sports games," said EA CEO Larry Probst.
Kain Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 Soooooooooo maaaaaaaaaaaaany WTFs. Hurting.My.Brain.
narfblat Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 I find it ironic that their football games are called "Madden." I hope ESPN realizes they made a mistake and find some loophole so they can stop this. In the meantime, Sega should make junior sports games, where most of your team doesn't do anything or gathers in one spot.
TiE23 Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 I won't be surprised if we see more of these kinds of stories. This month: EA gets football Next month: EA patents the video game, releases own console Next year: Entire staff of EA is assasinated by spies hired by Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. TiE
Troopr-Undr-Fir Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 They... could... go... all... the... WTF!?!? I am a huge madden fan, but damn. Oh well, as long as I don't see "EA" products besides video games being sold, I can deal with their enterprise. But so help me, if I buy a jimmy cap with EA plastered on the side... The gloves are off.
Kain Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 Aw damn. Teh EA r taking teh sp0rtz gamezz. that r teh lam3rezt thg i herd all dayz. Then I remembered I could give a **** less about sports games and moved on.
KBell Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 Originally posted by Kain Aw damn. Teh EA r taking teh sp0rtz gamezz. that r teh lam3rezt thg i herd all dayz. Then I remembered I could give a **** less about sports games and moved on. Well you obviously care about them somewhat.......you did post in every single one of these threads after all
Mike Windu Posted January 19, 2005 Author Posted January 19, 2005 Originally posted by Kain Aw damn. Teh EA r taking teh sp0rtz gamezz. that r teh lam3rezt thg i herd all dayz. Then I remembered I could give a **** less about sports games and moved on. Fiddlesticks. T3h Dahaka IS LAMZ0RZIN M3333 WTF PREENCE 0FF PERZIA + GOODSMA3CK???!!!!!!!!1111111 Some of us do care, evidently because we enjoy ESPN NFL 2k series. Or better yet, we hate the fact that EA is pushing its might around and bullying other companies, preventing them from making the great games. kthxdrive-thru1hourf0t0
Kain Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 Hey all I'm saying is these athletes get paid enough. I'll be ****ed over and dead before I put another cent in the bastard's pockets. Besides, the NFL sucks. The NBA sucks. NHL...s'alright. And no, KBell, I don't care...at all...period. Its called stating an opinion. It tends to happen in an open forum. And the Dahaka did suck.
toms Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 They pu godsmack in POP???? *stabs self in ears* It aint the games industry it used to be folks... EA owns almost everything (didnt the french government have to step in to stop them taking over ubisoft?) and there are will only be a few publishers with the monopoly on almost all games... meaning nothing original will ever get released because sequels, established brands and move tie-ins have less risk associated with them. Its already worse than hollywood (which is bad enough). At least there are still some independent movies that are getting made... If you are upset you should email ESPN and ask them how this benefits sports fans... at the very least you might make them feel bad.
lukeiamyourdad Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 People should care. It isn't about sports games only, it's the threat of an EA monopoly. There are anti-monopoly laws in existence but there is nothing that stops a company from going bankrupt leaving EA the only gaming company. The problem? Gamers will be forced to buy EA games, whether they're good or not and at the price EA decides it will be.
Kain Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 Originally posted by lukeiamyourdad People should care. It isn't about sports games only, it's the threat of an EA monopoly. There are anti-monopoly laws in existence but there is nothing that stops a company from going bankrupt leaving EA the only gaming company. The problem? Gamers will be forced to buy EA games, whether they're good or not and at the price EA decides it will be. Dammit. That makes too much sense. I blame the testosterone driven idiot men of the country who go 'MADDEN MADDEN MADDEN *drool* ITS MADDEN!!!!'
Troopr-Undr-Fir Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 Originally posted by Kain Dammit. That makes too much sense. I blame the testosterone driven idiot men of the country who go 'MADDEN MADDEN MADDEN *drool* ITS MADDEN!!!!' Whoa, thanks for reminding me, I've been needing to clean that up Sports = life
Darth Groovy Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 Originally posted by KBell They do make one mighty fine football game They make the best NHL games too, bar none. Cry all you want, there is no denying the quality here!
MTV2 Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 EA is the best, all you guys are just....jealous....thats right...
TK-8252 Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 Originally posted by MTV2 EA is the best, all you guys are just....jealous....thats right... http://lucasforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=141257
El Sitherino Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 Originally posted by MTV2 EA is the best, all you guys are just....jealous....thats right... And you're young and naive.
MTV2 Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 Originally posted by InsaneSith And you're young and naive. What!? no! and TK, that means nothing to me all i know is that EA is better then everyone else and the media is trying to spoil that:mad:
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