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The best football game of all time is still NFL 2k5. Sad that EA had to buy out the NFL rights in order to beat the compe ion, rather than just, you know, making better football games every year. I hope this lawsuit hammers them.
Thought this might be interesting for those who have purchased Madden and/or NCAA Football video games. I have purchased and played Madden and NCAA Football video games and today I received the following email:
Legal Notice from U.S. District Court: EA Sports Class Action
GEOFFREY PECOVER and ANDREW OWENS v. ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal. - Oakland Div.)
Case No. 08-cv-02820 CW
If You Purchased Certain Electronic Arts Brand Football Video Games
Between January 1, 2005 to the Present
You May Be a Class Member.
Membership as a class member in the Electronic Arts Litigation is the result of a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Oakland Division (Case No. 08-cv-02820 CW).
What Is This Class Action About?
The class action lawsuit alleges violations of California's an rust and consumer protection laws in connection with the sale of certain football video games. Plaintiffs, purchasers of Electronic Arts' football video games, claim that Defendant Electronic Arts entered into a series of exclusive licenses with the National Football League (NFL), National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA), National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), and Arena Football League (AFL), which Plaintiffs claim foreclosed compe ion in an alleged football video game market. Plaintiffs allege that this series of exclusive licenses caused customers who purchased certain football video games to be overcharged.
Defendant Electronic Arts has denied any liability and all allegations of misconduct. The Court has not decided whether the Defendants did anything wrong, and this Notice is not an expression of any opinion by the Court about the merits of any of the claims or defenses asserted by any party to this litigation.
Who Are Class Members?
The Class includes all persons who, during the period January 1, 2005 to the present, purchased the Madden NFL, NCAA Football, or Arena Football League brand video games published by Electronic Arts with a release date of January 1, 2005 to the present. Excluded from the class are purchasers of software for mobile devices, persons purchasing directly from Electronic Arts, persons purchasing used copies of the relevant football video games, and Electronic Arts' employees, officers, directors, legal representatives, and wholly or partly owned subsidiaries or affiliated companies.
What Should I Do? (Getting Further Information)
If you believe that you may be a class member (see above "Who Are Class Members"), you should get more detailed information about the class action and its potential effect on you and your rights. Further information can be obtained by going to the following website: www.easportslitigation.com. Additional information about the lawsuit may be obtained from Plaintiffs' Counsel website at www.hbsslaw.com, or by calling Plaintiffs' Counsel at 1-206-623-7292.
To Remain a Class Member
If you are a class member and you do nothing, you will be bound by the court's rulings in the lawsuit, including any final Settlement or Judgment.
To Exclude Yourself from the Class
(Deadline to Request Exclusion: June 25, 2011)
If you are a class member and you want to exclude yourself from the class and keep your right to sue Defendant, you must take further action before June 25, 2011. By that date, you must request exclusion in writing to this address:
Electronic Arts Litigation Exclusion
P.O. Box 8090
San Rafael CA 94912-8090
Or submit a request for exclusion electronically at the following website: www.easportslitigation.com
For further information about excluding yourself from the class go to the following website:
www.easportslitigation.com
Please do not telephone or address inquiries to the Court.
April 6, 2011. By Order of the U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal. - Oakland Div.).
The best football game of all time is still NFL 2k5. Sad that EA had to buy out the NFL rights in order to beat the compe ion, rather than just, you know, making better football games every year. I hope this lawsuit hammers them.
Was that the piece of garbage they tried to give away to people for $20?
I doubt they win this case.
Be cool ot have 2k make a comback, but it would probably take them till 2013 to start on a game, since they'd have to make the engine first.
Someone in this thread is an idiot, and it's not me.
well I hadn't posted prior to you so isnt me I hope
in4 class action lawsuit concerning ty games with nothing more than updated rosters
I hope EA goes bankrupt.
EA started the trend of if you buy a used game you have to pay $10 to play online.
That game was the , better than madden 05.
just some lawyers out looking for another big easy payday
EA sports should be sued for not making a good NBA game in nearly a decade.
Live 2003 was awesome, but it has been since then. Live 2001 and 2002 were spectacularly bad.
Ah yes, I remember NFL 2K5
It was awesome
And the coaches going nuts always cracked me up - " Aaaaaaargh ! aaaaaaaaargh ! "
And the Superbowl pre-game with the jetfighters was well done
Exactly. I still play Live '03. Every one after has been a huge steaming pile of .
EA.
Really...What an idiot. NFL 2k5 with updated rosters is probably the greatest football game ever.
I'm lost.
How can this be a lawsuit for being overcharged when as a buyer you are not forced to buy the product.
What am I missing?
EA's monopolistic behaviorDefendant Electronic Arts entered into a series of exclusive licenses with the National Football League (NFL), National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA), National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), and Arena Football League (AFL), which Plaintiffs claim foreclosed compe ion in an alleged football video game market.
You put ESPN on the le; you price it at $20. It still failed. End of story. Well for some of you, you will still cry how great it was but most people have moved on from a game that is nearly 7 years old and greatly overrated.
I got an email about this but I skimmed it... something about getting off the list or something..
EA
Who are you, a customer rep for EA? You're clearly clueless. Yeah, 2k was so nonthreatening that EA spent a cool billion dollars for exclusive rights to the NFL trademark.
I guess you really are still crying about a 7 year old gameWho are you, a customer rep for EA? You're clearly clueless. Yeah, 2k was so nonthreatening that EA spent a cool billion dollars for exclusive rights to the NFL trademark.
Don't worry 2k will probably make another one next year.
I agree with Cry HavocI guess you really are still crying about a 7 year old game
Don't worry 2k will probably make another one next year.
He has pwned you big time
are we getting money ?!?
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