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emehrkay
*havent finished article yet

But does the supreme courts' ruling on the nfl not being a single entity have no impact on madden being the only nfl-licensed football game around?

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1270959...

American Needle was fighting against the NFL awarding sole merchandising rights to Reebok and they won. EA has sole rights over NFL video gaming, why hasnt this changed?

tonystubblebine
That's a good question. I don't know the legal answer, but I did check Gamespot for NFL games and there don't seem to have been any since 2005 (2k5, Blitz).
graywh
The ruling was only ~2 months ago and video games like Madden aren't simple. Maybe we'll see something next year.
protomyth
Front Page Sports imploding helped quite a bit on the computer side.
kenjackson
That ESPN article felt like a better dive into the tech world of gaming than most articles in tech blogs or magazines.

If you've ever played Madden, I highly recommend the article.

mrmg
Without competition EA puts out the same crap every year. 60 bucks for a updated depth chart.