EA Sports: Madden NFL 12 Unfazed By NFL Lockout
See Full ImageWith the NFL lockout seemingly inevitable, some have been wondering how it might affect EA's popular Madden franchise.
Negotiations have not gone well and it appears that football fans won't even get a season this year, or if they do, it'll be shortened. Nobody knows anything concrete just yet, but things just aren't going well. Even so, EA Sports says not to worry- spokesman Bob Semsey stepped up on Twitter and delivered the following reassuring words:
"Madden NFL 12 will be released in August as always. All the NFL teams, all the NFL players, all Madden."
Although the NFLPA (Player's Association) has been "decertified," EA Sports can still use real players and real teams, and the team and league logos are licensed separately, so they don't have to be removed, either. Semsey also went on to confirm that rookie players will be included on the rosters of teams who select them in April's draft, so that's a definite plus.
Well, of course EA is going to release it. We could be wrong, but with no football on TV and one's only option being the new Madden...wouldn't sales skyrocket? Or would it work the other way; i.e., hardcore fans want to play while following the season, and if there's no season, they lose interest in playing... Guess we'll find out in August.
Related Game(s): Madden NFL 12
Tags: madden, madden nfl 12, nfl lockout, madden football
3/12/2011 10:18:14 AM Ben Dutka
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Comments (24 posts)
StangMan80
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 11:10:12 AM
There are millions of fans all over the world that enjoy watching their favorite teams play. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean the rest of us care what you think. We love the NFL!
Just keep your mouth shout.
by the way, the lock out started at 12am this morning... :(
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JSwayze
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 12:05:23 PM
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Dancemachine55
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 4:57:45 PM
Millions of fans in the US, sure. They would be pretty crushed about this lockout.
I'd say a few hundred thousand fans around the rest of the world might be a little iffed by this lockout. The rest of the millions around the world are following football (or soccer) and the FIFA world cup.
I think it is a little funny that so many Americans consider what is most popular to them must be popular around the world too. It is a little funny. This NFL lockout isn't though.
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JSwayze
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 5:18:27 PM
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dlte
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 5:31:28 PM
I would say there's at least 1 million people outside of the US who will be upset, seeing that's only 0.015% of the rest of the world.
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JSwayze
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 5:41:40 PM
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Fabi
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 7:10:46 PM
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StangMan80
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 11:07:46 AM
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The tackling sucks! once one player makes contact the others just slide off of him and doesn't change the forward progress of the ball carrier no matter how many opponent players are in "hit" him.
It's sad when you have a football game and you can't even get the tackling down, EA!
Fight for the Ball! I hate it when the receiver doesn't try to catch the ball when it is clearly catch able and the defenders don't try to catch the ball either. The thing tht gets me the most is once the ball makes contact w/ a player the players give up even though the play is still going because the ball hit the ground!
This lock out sucks so bad. I hope everything gets put together where both sides are happy. Why can't they just meet half way.
I want to see my favorite teams play.
In the 80s the last time the lock out happened they had a 16-game season rather then the 10-game season we have now.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 11:11:50 AM
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sawao_yamanaka
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 11:24:34 AM
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mike rlz
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 11:46:18 AM
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Excelsior1
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 12:59:13 PM
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JMO_INDY
Monday, March 14, 2011 @ 7:36:01 AM
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unnavigated
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 1:49:27 PM
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With new features like:
career mode - owner or union rep? decide on lockout or union dissolve
CBA table - instead of all NFL stadiums, we get a variety of tables, paper notes and suits for our teams.
Unlocakble - you be the judge! decide who's right when it comes to TV rights, etc.
NFL jeopardy! the show where answering questions correctly could salvage the seasons...
And much more!
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Dancemachine55
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 5:02:42 PM
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We're too busy watching that crazy sport where the bowler hurls the ball down the pitch while the batsman attempts to have a crack at it to get it past leg stump in an attempt to achieve a 4 or a 6. Mmmm... please pass the crumpets.
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StevieRV
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 6:39:59 PM
but on a side note i still enjoy madden, the AFL games suck because it will only be popular in Australia, therefore it wont sell very well, therefore a small budget is needed
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Highlander
Sunday, March 13, 2011 @ 4:24:37 AM
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Dancemachine55
Sunday, March 13, 2011 @ 4:40:16 AM
If you want quality, Ricky Ponting Cricket 2007 for the PS2 and 360 was considered one of the best cricket games to date.
However, for the PS3, International Cricket 2010 isn't bad, not great, but you're better of putting your money on Ashes 2010.
But, if you want a good cricket game on the PS3, the Ashes series is the way to go. (It also called the Ashes because the middle stump of the first tournament held was burned and the ashes of this stump were placed in a small sealed trophy which Australia and England battle fiercely over to win)
Last edited by Dancemachine55 on 3/13/2011 4:46:30 AM
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___________
Sunday, March 13, 2011 @ 1:27:48 AM
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you would have to send them 100M lawsuits to even get them to think about not releasing it!
sells far too well.
i just wish they would pick up the NRL license.
they do every other sport game, so why not that?
a new pool game using move would be cool too.
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___________
Sunday, March 13, 2011 @ 1:27:48 AM
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you would have to send them 100M lawsuits to even get them to think about not releasing it!
sells far too well.
i just wish they would pick up the NRL license.
they do every other sport game, so why not that?
a new pool game using move would be cool too.
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DjEezzy
Monday, March 14, 2011 @ 3:02:55 PM
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Geobaldi
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 @ 3:03:53 AM
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Fabi
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Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 11:04:32 AM