football
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The NFL Lockout, In Fact, Is Why Madden’s Release Date Moved To The End Of August
Traditionally releasing the first or second Tuesday of August, Madden NFL 12 this year moved to the end of the month, Aug. 30. EA Sports insisted the schedule change was not because of this year’s NFL lockout, but because it provided a more natural alignment of the game’s launch to the league’s opening week in…
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EA Has A First Amendment Right To Depict Real College Football Players, Judge Rules
7Electronic Arts on Friday won the dismissal of one lawsuit against it regarding its use of identifying characteristics of real college football players in its NCAA Football series. A federal judge said EA’s right to free expression under the First Amendment supersedes a former quarterback’s right to control the use of his likeness.
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The National Football League Meets Backbreaker In NFL Rivals
Yesterday brought word that NaturalMotion, the makers of the popular Backbreaker series of games for iOS devices, had landed a licence to make an NFL game. It released today. NFL Rivals, for $2.99 (iTunes), combines the offence and defence games of Backbreaker and Backbreaker: Vengeance with authentic NFL uniforms and schedules, and adds some bragging…
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Madden’s NFL Predictions — And A Few Of Our Own, Vol. 3
It’s an annual tradition for Madden NFL 12 to simulate the upcoming season and offer its predictions of how the football season will unfold. Last year it correctly picked one of the Super Bowl participants — the eventual champion Green Bay Packers. This year, the game calls for a rematch of their title game with…