The announcement today that Electronic Arts have obtained the exclusive rights to the NFL
franchise
has upset a good number of people, and rightly so. Electronic Arts
already crushed the best NASCAR title out there by offering a big bag of cash to NASCAR that simply couldn't be beaten.
Now they've done the same with the NFL. Electronic Arts are the Microsoft of the game industry, crushing all who oppose
them.
Time for a change?
Maximum Football has been a long time coming, but finally has a distribution deal. Since licensed NFL titles are now
the exclusive domain of EA Sports, if you wish to vote with your wallet, you may want to keep an eye on this title as
it looks very promising, and can be considerably customized. Sure, it may lack some of the glitz and glamour of the EA
title, but at least you don't have to suffer that jerk Madden. Plus it can do Arena Football and the CFL too.
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