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EA Sports Has No Right To College Players, Judges Say
A US federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit brought by a college quarterback against EA Sports, on grounds the video game publisher used his likeness without permission in its popular NCAA Football series. Ryan Hart sued years ago on grounds that the Rutgers quarterback in NCAA Football exhibited all of his traits except for his name, and therefore constituted his actual likeness.
The Madden Class-Action Settlement Triples Its Payout To Gamers
If you bought EA Sports’ American football products between 2005 and mid-2012, good news: An adjustment to its settlement of a class action lawsuit has elevated the pittance of a payout gamers would have gotten into something a little more substantial. You have a month to claim it.
Please, Sports Games, Knock It Off With The Social Media Voting Already
This will be the third year EA Sports runs a March Madness-style vote-off for the cover of Madden NFL and on the whole, I’ve really enjoyed the first two. It’s a fun bar argument and the promotion is well run in conjunction with ESPN. Anthony Stevenson, the game’s chief marketer, has been forthright with me about how candidates are chosen and how they’re signed.
Ready For Some Football? On The PS4, Not Really …
David Halberstam was killed in a car wreck the day I bought my Xbox 360. I don’t mean to trivialize the death of a great writer — October 1964 is one of my favourite books, in any subject — but it’s God’s honest truth that his death is the only reason I remember anything about the day. The rest of my experience with the machine was forgettable and disappointing.
This Football Video Game Is The World’s Saddest Scam
Four days ago, this Kickstarter campaign from “Dirty Bird Sports” popped up on the project-funding platform. The name is a reference to former Atlanta Falcons running back Jamal Anderson, the project’s apparent patron, whose “Dirty Bird” touchdown dance was a fixture of the Falcons’ 1998-99 Super Bowl run.
Fake Girlfriends And Heisman Glory Are Nothing New To Video Games
As I’ve said before, whenever news happens in sports, my first thoughts turn to how I can recreate it in a video game. It was no different when, like millions, I read that Manti Te’o's dead girlfriend, whose tragedy underlined his world-beating performances in Notre Dame’s undefeated regular season this past year, was proven to be a hoax.
Four Stories To Follow In A Pivotal New Year For Sports Video Gaming
2K Sports hasn’t said specifically when its infamous exclusive pact with Major League Baseball ends, but it’s a good bet that day comes on Tuesday, January 1, 2013. If someone picks up that licence, it’ll be the first big story of the year for sports video gaming. If no one picks up that licence, it’ll be even bigger.
Real Names In Games Mean More Money For The NCAA, Executive Argued
Five years ago, an NCAA executive said EA Sports should be allowed to use actual names of its amateur athletes — commanding a higher licensing fee as a result — because players’ likenesses were “rigged into the games now by illegal means.” Permitting their use would clear up the matter and bring more money to the NCAA, he said.
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