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9 Jun 2008
'Voice of God' heir battles NFL Films over Madden program N4G
PC News from N4G | Madden NFL 06
PC - Madden NFL 06 - 'Voice of God' heir battles NFL Films over Madden program If you're a football fan, you've surely heard the voice of the late John Facenda. Facenda, a beloved Philadelphia newscaster from 1948-1973, gained national recognition for his voice-over work with NFL Films in the latter part of his career.

However, a lawsuit filed by Facenda's son alleges that the NFL allowed Electronic Arts to use the announcer's voice to promote Madden 2006 in violation of a contract Facenda signed before his death.
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9 Aug 2005
President Bush in Madden NFL 06
Xbox News | Madden NFL 06

US President George Walker Bush and his governor brother Jeb have made an appearence in the latest version of American football game, Madden NFL 06.

While the pair won't be making the roster of the final product, the Bush-based version of the game was created when Jeb visited EA's Florida-based Tiberion studio in his role as state governor.

Governor Bush himself appeared as a Miami Dolphin's player while President Bush, who was ...

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15 Jul 2009
Economist: EA's Madden Monopoly Cost Gamers Up To $926 Million N4G
360 News from N4G | Madden NFL 07
360 - Madden NFL 07 - 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.
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10 Jun 2009
Federal Judge: Madden Monopoly Suit May Proceed Against EA N4G
360 News from N4G | Madden NFL 07
360 - Madden NFL 07 - Federal Judge: Madden Monopoly Suit May Proceed Against EA EA had previously requested that Judge Vaughn Walker dismiss claims by Geoffrey Pecover and Jeffrey Lawrence. The two Madden buyers, serving as named plaintiffs in the class-action suit, alleged that by eliminating competition for NFL-licensed games EA had acted in a monopolistic fashion and unjustly enriched itself at the expense of consumers. On Friday Judge Walker issued a ruling denying EA's motion. The Judge did, however, rule that only claims in California and Washington, D.C. would go forward since that is where the two named plaintiffs in the case reside.
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20 Apr 2009
Report: Retired NFL Players Plan to Sue EA, Madden N4G
360 News from N4G | Madden NFL 07
360 - Madden NFL 07 - Report: Retired NFL Players Plan to Sue EA, Madden His days of calling NFL games on T.V. may be over, but John Madden's retirement might not be as idyllic as he had hoped.

According to a report on former Oakland Raiders lineman Dave Pear's Blog, NFL retirees are planning to go after Madden and Electronic Arts, publisher of the best-selling pro football game which bears the former coach's name.
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16 Jun 2008
Video Gamers Sue EA Over Exclusive Sports Games N4G
PSP News from N4G | Madden NFL 07
PSP - Madden NFL 07 - Video Gamers Sue EA Over Exclusive Sports Games Sports video games are a huge business -- and for many years, it was an extremely competitive space. I remember a few years back trying to wade through half a dozen different baseball video game titles to figure out which one was worth buying. However, a few years back, video game giant EA started signing "exclusive" deals with a variety of sporting leagues, including the NFL. These "exclusive" deals supposedly meant that only EA could produce games with the names and stats of real players -- a huge selling point among most fans. And, of course, in gaining exclusivity, EA has completely cashed in. However, a bunch of angry video gamers are now suing the company for anticompetitive conduct, noting that these exclusive deals killed off all the competition, allowing EA to drastically raise its prices.
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5 Jun 2008
GTA Rules NPD All-Time U.S. Top 10 N4G
360 News from N4G | Madden NFL 07
360 - Madden NFL 07 - GTA Rules NPD All-Time U.S. Top 10 Next-Gen.Biz writes: "The NPD Group has revealed the top 10 selling games of all time in the U.S. market.

Forbes reported earlier this week NPD Group's up-to-date top ten U.S. videogame sales figures by units, revealing a list dominated by the Grand Theft Auto and Madden NFL franchises.

As seen below, GTA: San Andreas from 2004 is the top-selling game in the U.S. with 9.43 million units sold. The franchise shows up on the top 10 three times, while Madden appears four times.

Activision had two 2007 titles already break the top 10 (Guitar Hero III and Call of Duty 4), while EA had one 2007 title on the list in the form of Madden NFL 08."
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22 Apr 2008
Madden NFL 09 LE not seeing a PAL release? - Dimorphic360 N4G
360 News from N4G | Madden NFL 07
360 - Madden NFL 07 - Madden NFL 09 LE not seeing a PAL release? - Dimorphic360 Dimorphic360 writes:

"It seems that Australia once again is getting shafted when it comes to limited edition releases of games. First Mass Effect and Devil May Cry 4 were given cut down limited edtion releases (in the case of Mass Effect we only got a small pre-order bonus) and the limited edition bundle of EA Sports Madden franchise looks like the next in line..."
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18 Apr 2007
First Look at Vince Young in Madden NFL 08 N4G
360 News from N4G | Madden NFL 07
360 - Madden NFL 07 - First Look at Vince Young in Madden NFL 08 Colts QB Peyton Manning, the face of the NFL, finally conquered the Patriots and won the Super Bowl last NFL season. Chargers reigning MVP Ladanian Tomlinson shattered the TD record. Broncos shutdown cornerback Champ Bailey made half of the football field disappear. But its second-young Tennessee Titans Vince Young that gets the nod to cover Madden NFL 08. Young -- a fantastic double-threat QB on the cusp of stardom -- took over behind center for the Titans and helped them go from 2-8 to 8-8 (they narrowly missed the playoffs). But going into his second season, he's far from the best player in the NFL, making him an odd choice for sports gaming's most prestigious -- and dangerous -- cover.
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27 Mar 2007
EA launches music label
360 News | Madden NFL 07
Music has been a focal point of many of EA's titles for years, and now the publishing giant has gone a step further by forming its own music label. In a joint venture with Nettwerk One Music, the new LA-based Artwerk record label will sign both new and established artists, the first of which will be Junkie XL, who worked on music for Madden, SSX Blur and Need for Speed Carbon games. EA will use its games as a worldwide marketing tool to promote its artists. "For the past five years, EA has ...
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