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ugh, i just deleted a really interesting news article from my inbox.
basically what it said was this:
EA's plans for exclusive rights isn't limited to the NFL. Apparently, EA approached and was declined by the NBA for exclusive rights to their players. The reason the NBA gave was that they didn't think EA's NBA live was good enough and that an exclusivity deal would cause them to loose mone. Another company already signed a deal for licensing with the MLB. It's not exclusive by any means but the fact that another company has this deal means EA can't get exclusive rights to the
Nevertheless, EA tried to get exclusive rights to NBA players, and whether or not they failed makes me lose respect for the company. Furthermore, the Ubisoft situation and the class action lawsuit against EA for overtime comp and what not doesn't help either. Not to mention that they've been lacking in creativity for some while....
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