Judge Certifies Class-Action Football Game Pricing Lawsuit Against EA

[Swamp Swagger]

Think 2K will ever make football games again? Or is EA have to much money to ever let it go

[TreFacTor]

Anyone else having an issue with the submit button on the site? I'm pretty sure I got in on this when it hit the ground running so that my be the cause of me not being able to re submit a claim...just wondering.

[infemous]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

Except those are all rumors and not likely true since they've been contradicted by other rumors and Sony statements already. Not touching the straw man, and defer to CM Hooe's explanation above as to it being an 'unfair advantage'. I'd contend that other companies flat out declining to compete is a bigger advantage than the NFL license at this point. Really isn't the thread for that discussion though. They've been sued over the licensing too - and lost/settled - and the end result is no exclusive AFL or NCAA license while leaving Madden unscathed. Search will find a thread or two about that too.

We'll see because alot of discussion at the announcement of the PS3 was centred around the downloading of games as opposed to physically buying them. It was all about making everything 'immediate' but it also is convenient for the game developers. We won't know until the machines get released or even further along down the line. Remember that game developers, including EA are also trying to kill off the re-sale market through the use of 'online passes' and various versions of it. You can't just say its rumours when the entire industry seems to be trending that way. No its not confirmed or a dead cert, but to reject it is as a valid concern is ignorance.

With these initiatives EA holds an 'unfair advantage' over their customers. The game is only valid for one year yet there is a possibility of there being no outlet for audiences to acquire the game for (noticeably) lower than the initial release price.

The unfair advantage is not a straw man because people buy Madden for the NFL license, which EA has exclusively. Irrespective of the fact that the NFL reserves the right to sell their rights to whoever they want, it does not deny the 'unfair advantage' EA has over not only their competition, but additionally, the fans of the series. We as customers do not see the same price drop that we used to see in Madden titles, or tbh other games titles as quickly as we used to.

I didn't say that it is against the law, I just implied (and am saying now) that these business practices SHOULD be against the law.

My final line however was what inspired me to comment in the first place, which was seeing people defending EA's pricing policies. That defies my understanding because who'd want to pay more for something, when they could pay less? ESPECIALLY with such a flawed product as Madden (although do not take that as bashing because I still enjoy the game, I just recognise that it is far from what it could be)

[RSKS240]

That's the dumbest argument I ever heard about the used games market. I bought the game for $60 bucks i own which is a huge risk when buying video games because you can't return it if it doesn't meet your expectation so I put it on Ebay just to get some money back now your trying to say because I'm selling the used games the developers should get some royalties out of it. The same punks who force me to sell it because they don't offer money back guaranteed on their product. Let me ask this do you see car manufacture running around wanting to ban the sales of used cars because it's hurting sales of their new cars. The reason theirs a used games market is because people are being screwed by game developers.

[murph17]

case is over, appeal denied. checks going out soon. woot!

Pecover v. Electronic Arts Inc.
http://www.easportslitigation.com/

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8/16/2013 UPDATE: The settlement was approved by the Court on May 30, 2013. An appeal was filed on June 28. On August 16, 2013 the appeal was dismissed. Settlement checks will be distributed soon.

[Gorilla Glass]

Quote: Originally Posted by murph17

case is over, appeal denied. checks going out soon. woot! Pecover v. Electronic Arts Inc. http://www.easportslitigation.com/

Does anybody know if we need to provide receipts? Who keeps those past a year?

[mestevo]

Probably not required, but if requested part of the slipcover is probably sufficient.

Not expecting them to require it though.

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[murph17]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gorilla Glass

Does anybody know if we need to provide receipts? Who keeps those past a year?

they won't. you would have to be very blatantly trying to pull a fast one for them to even think twice about cutting your check.

very blatantly = claiming the max number of copies for every single qualifying title