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Jul 15, 2009
Economist: EA's Madden Monopoly Cost Gamers Up To $926 Million N4G
Wii News from N4G | Madden NFL 09
Wii - Madden NFL 09 - 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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Jun 10, 2009
Federal Judge: Madden Monopoly Suit May Proceed Against EA N4G
Wii News from N4G | Madden NFL 09
Wii - Madden NFL 09 - 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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Apr 20, 2009
Report: Retired NFL Players Plan to Sue EA, Madden N4G
Wii News from N4G | Madden NFL 09
Wii - Madden NFL 09 - 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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Jan 29, 2009
"Freakishly Accurate" Madden simulator takes a crack at Super Bowl XLIII N4G
Wii News from N4G | Madden NFL 09
Wii - Madden NFL 09 - "Freakishly Accurate" Madden simulator takes a crack at Super Bowl XLIII PWN or DIE simulated the NFC Championship game between the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles and came amazingly close to the final outcome of the actual game that was filled with highlights. Fast forward a couple of weeks to the Super Bowl this Sunday and the Arizona Cardinals will be playing the Pittsburgh Steelers. Given the success of the previous simulation, it was a no-brainer to do it for the "big game".

[Video Highlights Included]
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Jan 22, 2009
EA sacks Madden, NCAA staffers N4G
Wii News from N4G | Madden NFL 09
Wii - Madden NFL 09 - EA sacks Madden, NCAA staffers GameSpot writes: "When Electronic Arts announced it was laying off 1,000 employees--or 10 percent of its staff--many presumed its Tiburon studio would be untouched. Located in plush offices outside Orlando, Florida, the developer makes the Madden NFL and NCAA Football series, EA Sports' exclusive--and lucrative--professional and college football sims. It also crafts Tiger Woods PGA Tour, the popular and feature-laden pro golf series.

Unfortunately, according to the Orlando Sentinel, not even EA Tiburon has escaped its parents cost-cutting unscathed. This evening, EA government affairs chief Craig Hagen told the newspaper that a number of the studio's 650-700 employees had been laid off."
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Jan 21, 2009
NPD Clarifies: The Real List Of Top 5 Best-Selling Games Of 2008 Is... N4G
Wii News from N4G | Madden NFL 09
Wii - Madden NFL 09 - NPD Clarifies: The Real List Of Top 5 Best-Selling Games Of 2008 Is... Last week MTV Multiplayer reported that it could not yet be determined whether "Wii Play" or "Grand Theft Auto IV" was the best-selling game of 2008 in the U.S. But today they finally got the definitive Top 5 2008 list - and it knocks "GTA" to third place.

Today, NPD provided MTV Multiplayer with the numbers they needed and they can now present the definitive list of top 2008 games.

Top-Selling Games In The U.S. For 2008
(All versions combined. Units in millions)

1. Wii Play 5.28
2. Madden NFL '09 5.25
3. Grand Theft Auto IV 5.22
4. Mario Kart w/ Wheel 5.00
5. Call of Duty: World at War 4.63
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Jan 20, 2009
10 Ways Madden Simulation Was Freakishly Accurate N4G
Wii News from N4G | Madden NFL 09
Wii - Madden NFL 09 - 10 Ways Madden Simulation Was Freakishly Accurate PWN or DIE took the time to use Madden NFL 09 to simulate the NFC Championship Game that was played on Sunday between the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles. They had no idea that our simulation would be so accurate, getting the Cardinals' final score right and only being off by 4 on the Eagles' final point tally. After further review, here are the top 10 things our madden simulation got right.
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Jan 17, 2009
December 2008 NPD: Top 20 Software Rankings N4G
Wii News from N4G | Madden NFL 09
Wii - Madden NFL 09 - December 2008 NPD: Top 20 Software Rankings Top 20 Games of December 2008:
01. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) - 1460k
02. [360] Call of Duty: World at War* (Activision Blizzard) - 1330k
03. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 999k
04. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 878k
05. [WII] Guitar Hero World Tour* (Activision Blizzard) - 859k
06. [360] Gears of War 2* (Microsoft) - 745k
07. [360] Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts) - 629k
08. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 540k
09. [PS3] Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard) - 533k
10. [WII] Animal Crossing: City Folk* (Nintendo) - 497k
11. [WII] Wii Music (Nintendo) - ~480k
12. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
13. [NDS] Personal Trainer: Cooking (Nintendo)
14. [360] Fallout 3* (Bethesda Softworks)
15. [NDS] Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney Interactive Studios)
16. [WII] Link's Crossbow Training (Nintendo)
17. [PS2] Guitar Hero World Tour* (Activision Blizzard)
18. [360] Madden NFL 09* (Electronic Arts)
19. [WII] Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard)
20. [WII] Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip (Ubisoft)
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Jan 15, 2009
Judge Upholds $28 Million Award To Retired NFL Players Over Madden Suit N4G
Wii News from N4G | Madden NFL 09
Wii - Madden NFL 09 - Judge Upholds $28 Million Award To Retired NFL Players Over Madden Suit Kotaku writes: "U.S. District Judge William Alsup upheld a decision to award retired NFL players $28.1 million in the group's lawsuit against the league's player union over allegations they were cheated by an unfavorable deal with EA.

A federal jury ruled in November that the former NFL players were due $7.1 million for the use of their likenesses and $20.9 million in punitive damages for uncredited appearances in EA Sports' Madden NFL games, an award that union lawyers said was "unjust," saying they were "confident it will be overturned." They also said "Hissss!!!", allegedly, when presented with crosses."
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Nov 25, 2008
Rumor Killers: Killzone 2 release date, LittleBigPlanet idea theft, GameStop subscription service N4G
Wii News from N4G | Madden NFL 09
Wii - Madden NFL 09 - Rumor Killers: Killzone 2 release date, LittleBigPlanet idea theft, GameStop subscription service A release date for Killzone 2, Sony stealing from the LittleBigPlanet community, and GameStop and EA creating a subscription service in the pre-Thanksgiving edition.
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