13 Months Ago, Luke Plunkett from Kotaku says (in Did EA And The NFLPA Conspire To Lock 2K Out Of The Football Market? [Madden]) The per player price for most of these guys was tens of thousands of dollars less than what they were guaranteed by Take Two Interactive so it’s a real coup that we were able to pull this off so cheaply. You have to remember that EA’s total cost is only $200,000 per year. We know that Take Two offer...

And gamepolitics from GamePolitics says (in $28 Million NFLPA Verdict Reveals Details of EA's Madden Monopoly) Ultimately, the Federal Trade Commission, looked at the Madden issue in relation to EA's merger dance with Take-Two Interactive, but, inasmuch as the FTC pre-approved the EA-T2 deal, its regulators apparently came down against the monopoly view.

14 Months Ago, gamepolitics from GamePolitics says (in In Lawsuit Over Madden Payments, NFL Retirees Appeal to Madden Himself) NFL retirees who are seeking a bigger slice of the pie from licensing deals such as the one involving the Madden NFL video game series have appealed to the man himself.

You are... the face and name behind the wildly popular EA Sports Video Game - Madden NFL... will you sit back and let the NFLPA and EA...