December 14, 2004 - Just when you thought ESPN Videogames was catching up, in one move, they've never been farther behind. Electronic Arts announced today an exclusive licensing agreement with the National Football League and Players Inc. to develop, publish, and distribute interactive football games. These agreements give EA the exclusive rights to the NFL teams, stadiums, and players for use in its football video games for the next five years. You read that right... exclusive rights to the NFL teams, stadiums, and players. Meaning no ESPN NFL 2K6, no more NFL GameDay, and bye-bye NFL Blitz. All football fans will be left with are Madden, NFL Street, and a new unannounced football management game that is in the works from, you guessed it, EA Sports. This sucks for NFL and gaming fans, means we will only have one choice for the next 5 years. if you disagree sign this petition, over 16,000 have signed already. http://www.petitiononline.com/nfleacon/petition.html
