Electronic Arts, ESPN hook up in exclusive 15-year

[SlickNick187]

Electronic Arts, ESPN hook up in exclusive 15-year deal, http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/01/17/news_6116473.html

I'm so pist. This leaves Sega without someone to help them, and I love Sega 2k basketball games. EA sure does know how t kill the competition.

[apsham]

Where the hell is this going to stop?

[Clawson]

I say we nuke EA now and just get it over with.

[thuganomic]

Wow.

I loved Stuart Scott on ESPN 2k5. Fucking EA. Here's hoping Sega continues with its 2k series, and I'll continue to buy them.

[Maxx]

Meh, as long as they don't have an exclusive deal with the NBA, sega can still put out a game.

[cthemason]

It's only a matter of time until EA trademarks the word "ball".

Evil Bastards.

[JoeMimic]

Wow, just pretty much at a loss for words at that news. Who the hell is running EA these days, Bill Gates?

[Lint]

Well..on the bright side, now we won't have to listen to Maddens insanity inducing commentary anymore...always prefered the ESPN style commentary to MAddens. Though this does have me veru mad..damn EA..

[ROC]

Well..on the bright side, now we won't have to listen to Maddens insanity inducing commentary anymore...always prefered the ESPN style commentary to MAddens.  Though this does have me veru mad..damn EA..

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[oldskool]

They may not want to get rid of Madden, but with all these purchases they need to cut costs somewhere...

Oh, right, not letting workers have a day off or paying them overtime. Nevermind.

[Guest BacknBlackHoez]

EA learned to how to kill competition from Vinnie Mac!

[Guest Flawless Cowboy]

I think we have to remember that it was the NFL that auctioned off the rights. If you want to blame anyone for killing the competition blame them. EA was just trying to survive. Is Sega had won the bidding would you be calling the facists and such as well?

[Big Tuna]

EA learned to how to kill competition from Vinnie Mac!

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[DMN in the House]

Hmmm, all people do is bitch, bitch, bitch.

EA made smart decisions. You don't like it, buy another game.

Oh, thats right, THERE IS NO OTHER GAME!

Hmmm, seems like you'll all be buying Madden...

Not me though, I'll just get NCAA.

[oldskool]

I've got over a week of playing time invested into NCAA 2004 according to my EA Bio so I think I'll just stick with that, until they stop being jackasses at EA and let me carry over dynasties from year to year.

Although I'm getting NFL Street 2 as soon as possible, so I'm a hypocrite.

And any Sims 2 expansion packs....

[Lowerdeck]

It'd be nice but unlikely if someone steps in and notices the monopoly growing here.

[Cactus Drags]

Is there nothing like the competition commission in the States?

[Guest Flawless Cowboy]

It'd be nice but unlikely if someone steps in and notices the monopoly growing here.

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[DMN in the House]

Its not a monopoly. Nothing is stopping anyone else from putting out a football game. Liscences are soley up to the discretion of the company.

[JStarr]

syco speaks the truth...this is solid business on EA's part. Nothing wrong with a company looking for a leg up on their rivals...Sega's just going to have to bring it that much harder to convince people that an unlicensed game can play better than a licensed one. And to all the people who wanna bitch about how EA's gonna loaf and churn out a steady stream of crap, it's very likely that there are out-clauses on the respective deals for EA, the NFL, and ESPN contingent on sales figures and review scores. If people stop buying their games, ESPN and the NFL will likely not want their names sullied by association with subpar product.

I've tried both of Sega's football games and both of their basketball games, and aside from College Hoops (which in itself could use some more polish), I've been totally unimpressed with them all. Bravo EA...or in the vein of Clawson's sig...Sieg Heil!!