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For NFL 2K Football fans, the announcement of Electronic Arts' late-2004 exclusive deal with the National Football League (NFL) hurt more than a blindside sack from an unblocked linebacker. The agreement made EA's popular Madden franchise the only NFL-licensed game in town and also effectively ended the career of Visual Concepts' NFL 2K Football series. Rubbing salt in the wound, EA would eventually acquire the exclusive rights to make games based on NCAA Football and the Arena Football League.

After EA made the deal, Sega decided to bail on the sports scene and sold off the jock-centric studios of Visual Concepts and Kush Games to Take-Two Interactive. Take-Two formed 2K Sports and made sports games based on the licenses of the MLB, NHL, NBA, and more, but stayed away from football of any kind.

Midway Games went rough-and-tumble with the unlicensed Blitz: The League.
Midway Games, on the other hand, believed that a successful football game did not need the blessing of the NFL, and it eventually released Blitz: The League, a dark look at the underbelly of professional football. Instead of using real teams and players, Midway created a fictional league and made up its own players. The publisher's gamble proved to be a good move, and the game went on to be a surprising success.

Now it appears that 2K Sports is feeling like it wants to get off the sidelines as well. Today, the publisher announced that Visual Concepts is returning to football with All-Pro Football 2K8. The game is scheduled for release on "next generation video game systems" this summer

Now this is amazing..I'm quite shocked that even a cold blooded paper pushing white collared deadbeat company such as EA "Fucking" Sports could fuck up this badly. EA ought to be capable of shutting down the loop holes and dominating the market. I mean come on they spent all those millions on those exclusives..to insure the only departments at EA sports that need to remain busy is the "box art" division as any fucking intern doushe could run the cd-burner required to re-hash yearly installments of Madden NFL Football...but at last friends....as we all know..."shit ain't like dat"... Despite holding a big hand of Golden (purchased albeit) ticket with a stacked deck full of fucking exclusives in there favor. EA sports has managed to produce the lack luster quality games we all expect ..which in a poetic style of justice that may be there own undoing (we hope)...as Now 2K sports has went from prey to predator on the drop of a hat. It looks as the promise of no competion in the NFL market to stock holder (like all ea promises) is all BULLSHIT...as just in 2004 when 2K sports bitched slapped you (EA sports the all mighty) with a $19.99 quality game that forced you to slash prices in order to save your ever declining profit margins...its all about to happen again. and we here at NSR Watch couldn't be HAPPIER! :)

Have fun at annual report time next year explaining this on as I don't think all the "james hawkins" s in the world are going to beable to spin current tibron toilet bomb into something "prefered" when there is competion.

CHEERS!!!

This is hilarious...a bunch fo NSR fanboy whiners at CGW have engaged a member of the sim-factory (ASR producer) and started prodding for answers and demanding an "NSR" like experience. In a typical il spirited rant & rave about insignificant features (these assholes are already whining about modding for Christ sakes) that has come expected out of NSR users.

Sim-Factory let us remind you....THESE DUMBASSES ARE THE SAME ONES WHO SAID NSR WAS GREAT/NR2003 REPLACEMENT!! REMEMBER?

Seriously Sim-Factory I Caution you...DO NOT LISTEN TO THE NSR crowd they are in the minority. If you want serious input. Post at a non-biased/reputable site such as theuspits, BHM, or even the rFactor communities...DON'T LET CGW FUCK UP ASR THE SAME WAY THEY DID NSR (See my forum for asshole of the year awards for a good reminder why).

Oh and to funny the old GLORY hound is at it again CrazyJnutz posts the above Screenshot on the frontpage of his website as if he is in the "know" judging by the asskissing/crying in his forums it is so obvious to those on the "outside" you've been passed a chunk a coal...ya dolt!

Enjoy your pacifier CGW (fucking babies)

Already Half way into the college basketball season in TRUE EA fashion. EA Sports releases NCAA March Madness 07 LATE (who's surprised).

After a much anticipated wait EA's weening fans base is wondering just what the fuck took EA so long because the majority of the changes are "minor" graphic tweaks..and new box art. Did it really take 3 months to get a descent picture of some smuck from gonzaga? User's will be delighted to know that all the annoying bugs from 06 spin off are all still included in this years editon. EA even took the opertunity to exploit there fucking NCAA exclusive and charge you $59.99 for the privelege of owning this toilet dagger.


Don't worry NCAA basketball fans..as a House has already fallen out of the sky and crushed this witch...as College Hoops 2K7 was released over a month ago and was rewarded with rave reviews!..An get this its not only good its only $19.99. WOW a valuegame beating up on EA Sports...didn't they waste all that money on that exclusive?..didn't the marketing execs "squash that bug" (competiton) with routine EA smoking mirrors/market bullshit tactics. Seems greased reviews/High price tags/ and trendy box art isn't going to cut it this year. Looks as 2K Sports has one uped EA with something so simple yet has been non existant at EA for years....'quality'.

You may ask "why the hell does a NASCAR wbsite give a shit about some basketball game?" ...well friends its simple...this is an example that exclusives don't work without "game quality"...if NCAA Basketball can pull it off so can a Stockcar Sim...there is 'VOID' waiting to be filled...and the first one to do it will reap the rewards.

(go get em arcasimracingcom..the ball is in your court)

Click Above To Enlarge To READ EA's Disclaimer to freely Rape You!

I hope to God this lawmaker is successfull...not only have they given up on quality..now they are looking at blatant privacy invasion as an avenue of PROFIT!!....free market my ass!