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Submitted by kornbeaner 1333d ago | news

Video Gamers Sue EA Over Exclusive Sports Games

Sports video games are a huge business -- and for many years, it was an extremely competitive space. I remember a few years back trying to wade through half a dozen different baseball video game titles to figure out which one was worth buying. However, a few years back, video game giant EA started signing "exclusive" deals with a variety of sporting leagues, including the NFL. These "exclusive" deals supposedly meant that only EA could produce games with the names and stats of real players -- a huge selling point among most fans. And, of course, in gaining exclusivity, EA has completely cashed in. However, a bunch of angry video gamers are now suing the company for anticompetitive conduct, noting that these exclusive deals killed off all the competition, allowing EA to drastically raise its prices. (Culture, Dev, Industry, Madden NFL 05, Madden NFL 06, Madden NFL 07, Madden NFL 08, Madden NFL 09, Nintendo DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360)

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