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Old 01-18-2005, 02:34 PM  
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Ea sports grabs ESPN title
EA Nabs ESPN as 15-Year Exclusive
First the NFL, now the most recognized brand in sports media.
January 17, 2005 - With thundering force, Electronic Arts may have just swung the final punch to sports rival SEGA: the gaming giant just announced it has entered a 15-year exclusive licensing deal with ESPN.

Under the agreement, EA has exclusive video game rights to ESPN-branded print, telecast, and online content -- in addition to other ESPN media properties. The agreement covers all gaming platforms -- consoles, PC, handhelds, and wireless, and will begin in 2006, upon completion of ESPN's current licensing commitments.

The agreement most clearly affects Take Two and SEGA, which jointly publish a series of ESPN-licensed sports titles. The companies are still reeling from EA's announcement last month that it had acquired exclusive video game rights to NFL properties -- a direct challenge to SEGA's ESPN NFL franchise.

Obviously, the challenge is now doubled.

Electronic Arts explains the ESPN agreement as helping gamers: "This relationship was created to benefit consumers who are passionate about sports games," said EA CEO Larry Probst. "EA SPORTS recreates the real life experience fans enjoy while watching or playing their favorite sport; while ESPN programming captures the look, sound and excitement of the sports they follow. Together, we believe we can significantly grow the interactive sports category."

Until recently, EA's sports titles, such as the Madden NFL series, have faced vigorous competition from SEGA's ESPN Videogames brand, which saw success last year with a strong critical reception and prices cut in half.

We'll be back with more on the situation as soon as new details emerge.
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Old 01-18-2005, 04:25 PM   #16
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Saying the AI hasn't gone anywhere for years is wrong.

This year is the 1st I've bought Madden since 2002 and there's LIGHT YEARS of difference in the AI.
Have you ever played ESPN NFL 2K5? I haven't played Madden nearly as extensively as 2K5, but that's because IMO it was much superior in all aspects of the game.
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Old 01-18-2005, 04:54 PM   #17
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Have you ever played ESPN NFL 2K5? I haven't played Madden nearly as extensively as 2K5, but that's because IMO it was much superior in all aspects of the game.
I played 2K5 long enough to realize that the franchise mode is HORRIBLY flawed.

The Colts cut Peyton Manning in week 6 because he had a 4-week injury.
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Old 01-18-2005, 04:59 PM   #18
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I played 2K5 long enough to realize that the franchise mode is HORRIBLY flawed.

The Colts cut Peyton Manning in week 6 because he had a 4-week injury.
Come on, it could happen. That's only a 33 million dollar cap hit.
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Old 01-18-2005, 05:00 PM   #19
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I played 2K5 long enough to realize that the franchise mode is HORRIBLY flawed.

The Colts cut Peyton Manning in week 6 because he had a 4-week injury.
And I won't even get into the draft...
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Old 01-18-2005, 05:03 PM   #20
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Hah, that's pretty bad. I've never seen anything that blatantly stupid in my experience with the game.
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Old 01-18-2005, 05:11 PM   #21
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Somebody call SEGA, asap! This man needs a job!

The Bonnie Bernstein crack alone is rep worthy!
My favorite is the Alex Karras bit... the former NFL player who was the dad on "Webster". Doesn't anyone else think Dan Dierdorf when they see him? I always did. I remember the first time I saw Dan Dierdorf broadcast when I was younger I thought it was the dad off Webster.
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Old 01-18-2005, 06:29 PM   #22
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Maybe I'm in the minority, but I think this is gonna kick ass.

I've played every Madden since '01 and have seen noticable improvement each year. I love the franchise mode and the gameplay.

The one area in which ESPN has beaten EA is presentation. With EA gameplay and ESPN presentation, Madden 2007 is gonna be the most awesome football video game EVAR.
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Old 01-18-2005, 06:39 PM   #23
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Old 01-18-2005, 06:41 PM   #24
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Man, I wish they released a competitor for football on the PC. I'm getting tired of all the shit they take out of the console versions to port Madden to the PC.

That's my only complaint though...
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Old 01-18-2005, 07:04 PM   #25
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Hah, that's pretty bad. I've never seen anything that blatantly stupid in my experience with the game.
Have you tried a franchise draft?

I love watching the CPU draft nothing but QB, DE, OT, and RB...AWESOME!
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Old 01-18-2005, 07:06 PM   #26
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i had the computer draft and the chiefs drafted 3 TE in a row. How unrealistic is that!
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Old 01-18-2005, 08:54 PM   #27
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**** you EA. **** you up your stupid azzes. May wombats chew your testicular region until the end of time.
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Wow... they've become a digital Wal-Mart.

EA Sports: If it's in the game, we'll lock it up with a multi-year exclusivity agreement!

EA Games: Challenge Buy everything.
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ESPN NFL 2k5 ~= Madden 2005
ESPN College Hoops 2k5 > ALL of EA's offerings.

This is what pisses me off more than anything. They've destroyed the best US sports game that came out in 2004, and raped it for good measure.
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Old 01-19-2005, 12:36 AM   #30
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Have you tried a franchise draft?

I love watching the CPU draft nothing but QB, DE, OT, and RB...AWESOME!
I'm not a big franchise freak, I pick the chiefs and start dominating for a few seasons, get bored. Eventually rinse and repeat. The new franchise mode is so freaking deep as far as getting your team ready is so overwhelming, I just skip the whole process. My roommate has Madden and I've played it, but the graphics/run game/and overall gameplay didn't do it for me. The only better thing immediately noticable in Madden is that you don't have to click to run faster.
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