EA Denies NFL Lawsuit Rumors

[Steve_OS]

Joystiq has the scoop.

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"Responding to questions regarding allegations made by retired NFL player Bernie Parrish, perennial Madden publisher, EA, told GamesIndustry.biz that it is, "Not aware of any legal action." Parrish wrote an open letter recently to the 2,062 retired NFLers who won $28 million in a lawsuit with the NFL last January, asking that they each put $1,000 of their stake from the last victory into a "litigation War Chest."

[PantherBeast_OS]

Hmmm very interresting. EA denies lawsuit.LOL It seems that EA doesn't not care much bout the hall of famers all. But they cared about them enough to use their names in the madden games. But yet when it comes to paying them what they rightfully deserve. EA is a out right greedy company. I mean they make billions of dollars each year of of their games. But yet they can't seat there and give a few thousands HOF players a few million each for using their name in a video game. HMMM greedy greedy greedy. I love some of EA games. But when it comes to cheating people. It's wrong. They deserve to be sued. Deny all they want. But it's all true.

[blklightning]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pantherbeast

Hmmm very interresting. EA denies lawsuit.LOL It seems that EA doesn't not care much bout the hall of famers all. But they cared about them enough to use their names in the madden games. But yet when it comes to paying them what they rightfully deserve. EA is a out right greedy company. I mean they make billions of dollars each year of of their games. But yet they can't seat there and give a few thousands HOF players a few million each for using their name in a video game. HMMM greedy greedy greedy. I love some of EA games. But when it comes to cheating people. It's wrong. They deserve to be sued. Deny all they want. But it's all true.

did you read what you just wrote? give a few thousand hof players a few million dollars each? at minimum, that would be 9 billion dollars total.

[Exonerated]

Quote: Originally Posted by blklightning

did you read what you just wrote? give a few thousand hof players a few million dollars each? at minimum, that would be 9 billion dollars total.

Reading is overated.

[mKoz26]

Quote: Originally Posted by Exonerated

Reading is overated.

Reading is also un-sim.

[PantherBeast_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by blklightning

did you read what you just wrote? give a few thousand hof players a few million dollars each? at minimum, that would be 9 billion dollars total.

Well alot of these of these HOF players names have been used in madden games over the years quite a few times. So they deserve it. And dude 9 billion is way overboard don't you think. In this lawsuit is about 2100 HOF altogether. 2 million per person comes around 400 million dollars. And for the record EA alone in 3 months last year brought in over a billion dollars in profit off of their games sales. I don't think paying 2100 HOF players 400 million is going to even hurt there pockets much. EA is a yearly billion dollar company. So guys sue away to get your money for this greedy company.

[MathFail]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pantherbeast

Hmmm very interresting. EA denies lawsuit.LOL It seems that EA doesn't not care much bout the hall of famers all. But they cared about them enough to use their names in the madden games. But yet when it comes to paying them what they rightfully deserve. EA is a out right greedy company. I mean they make billions of dollars each year of of their games. But yet they can't seat there and give a few thousands HOF players a few million each for using their name in a video game. HMMM greedy greedy greedy. I love some of EA games. But when it comes to cheating people. It's wrong. They deserve to be sued. Deny all they want. But it's all true.

Quote: Originally Posted by Pantherbeast

Well alot of these of these HOF players names have been used in madden games over the years quite a few times. So they deserve it. And dude 9 billion is way overboard don't you think. In this lawsuit is about 2100 HOF altogether. 2 million per person comes around 400 million dollars. And for the record EA alone in 3 months last year brought in over a billion dollars in profit off of their games sales. I don't think paying 2100 HOF players 400 million is going to even hurt there pockets much. EA is a yearly billion dollar company. So guys sue away to get your money for this greedy company.

Unbelievable. I was just a lurker, but I had to sign up to comment on this.

As has been said, millions X thousands = BILLIONS.


You remember that you said paying THOUSANDS of players

2100 * 2 million ≠ 400 million.

When you multiply thousands times millions you NEVER get millions back.

2100 * 2 million = 4,200,000,000


In words that is 4.2 BILLION dollars... NOT 400 million. (hint: to get 400 million, you would need to change your 2 million to 2 thousand- use google calculator. Type into google the following: "two thousand * 2100")




According to wikipedia, Madden 09 sold around 2 million copies.

2 million * $60 = 120 million dollars.



That means, in order to pay these players what you have suggested, EA would have to sell Madden 09 every year, WITHOUT pocketing a single dime and without paying employees, for the next 35 years...




Don't skip any more math classes!!!

[Village Idiot]

Quote: Originally Posted by Exonerated

Reading is overated.

So is spelling.