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Developer: Tiburon
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: Sports
Sub-Genre: American Football
Release Date: Aug 14th, 2007
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Developer: EA Tiburon
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
Sub-Genre: American Football
Release Date: Nov 17th, 2006
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Developer: EA Tiburon
Publisher: EA Sports
Genre: Sports
Sub-Genre: American Football
Release Date: Aug 14th, 2007
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The Wall Street Journal has revealed that the NFL and EA Sports have come to terms to extend their exclusive deal until 2012, which gives EA Sports an additional three years to cash in on the Madden franchise.
The official announcement is expected to be made later today:
"At an EA briefing for analysts today, Mr. Moore plans announce the extension of a deal with the National Football League and the NFL Players Association through 2012 that will continue EA’s position as the exclusive maker of NFL videogames, including Madden. EA’s previous exclusive NFL deal was due to expire next year."
This doesn't come as a huge surprise but does disappoint some NFL football game fans as the Madden franchise no longer has competition, which in the video game industry, is usually what drives developers to produce the best product (just look at what competition has done for the FIFA franchise since Pro Evolution Soccer). The original deal commenced in 2005 and was set-up up for a five-year licensing deal to have the exclusive rights to NFL's teams, stadiums, and players.
Madden NFL celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and has pulled in more than USD 2 billion in sales over the franchise's life. Although widely successful yearly, sales of the 2008 version of Madden were down 13% last year compared with the previous version of Madden (2007) the previous year.

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no god, NO
3 more years of uninspired, no innovation football with bad music
"BOOM! Tough actin' EA interactive!" lol, new slogan for the next 3 years, cause every one knows that's the only thing that will change. No, seriously, perhaps they will get something right. Off subject but I do kinda miss NFL Blitz on the ps1. Sony should bring that to Playstation Network.
psn id: gingo.... dont play american football games but anything that EA gets the rights to for more years cant be good
sucks .... they have been going down for a long time .... ea has !! Though I'm surprised the NFL extended it !
Too bad most people, myself included, shun anything EA spits out. Football doesn't seem like something that should change year over year (gameplay-wise), but EA shouldn't have any say in my favorite sport. The NFL has made some extremely poor decisions lately if you ask me.
@muzikguy yeh i agree with you gameplay should change to much but graphics are something that should always change like the inviroment or soemthign people get tired of buying the same game year after year when the only thing that has changed on it is the rooster
Crap.
its not even football for gods sake..........they run around with it under their arms then throw it........how can they call it football???
This is bullcrap!!!! I am not going to give another dime to EA, I need about 3,000 more people to do the same..... I cannot make a difference on my own! Money talks BS walks!
Today is a dark day for all NFL fans
This sucks. EA obviously cant make goo football games. They must be paying a pretty penny for this.
bad news, bad news indeed.
the last madden i bought was in 97, and i dont plan on buying one anytime soon. i hate madden.
Well this sucks though i can say that I'm not surprised.
EA Sports Sucks!!!! --- Did you see that NFL Tour game ..if they keep this up they are gonna have to pay NFL for desecrating there name with these bad games.
i do not like EA and their games. maybe timesplitters future perfect was okay since they published it.
This is anti competitve at it's very finest. Without the NFL licensing, any football game is dead. We do not have to sit back and watch them do this to us. Send an emaill to the FTC and ask them to investigate this deal antitrust@ftc.gov
YEAH 3 more years of me not buying another Madden game... My wallet thank's you EA!!!!!!
EA sports is odviously afraid of what any other developers can make of a football games with the NFL licence such as Sega and 2k sports. Lets face it, NBA 2K series are way better series the EA's Live series. If 2K had a real shot at next-gen football with an NFL licence then there would be no point in buying any sports games from EA unless it's like boxing (Fight Night) or something. EA = SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!
Eff you NFL.
screw ea!!!
"2012" hate that number. *why? Judgement Day/Illuminati/Armegedon.
dam Assassin's creed.