EA, Sega Line Up Bands For New Football Videogames

Thanks to The Hollywood Reporter for its article discussing the ever-larger sphere of music licensing for videogames. The in-depth licensing efforts for both Sega's ESPN NFL 2K5 and Sega's Madden NFL 2005 is discussed, and EA's Steve Schnur "says that he and his team of two listen to 4,000-plus songs before deciding, for example, the 21 that will be included in "Madden NFL 2005," which. features such artists as Hoobastank, Green Day, Alter Bridge, the Hives, and New Found Glory." Analyst Edward Williams adds: "When the technology allows it, gamers will be able to play, say, a Madden game and, when they hear a song they like, they'll be able to press a button, download that song, and their account will be charged. That is almost exactly what the game publishers want to get into, but they won't comment on it now, I'm sure, because it really depends on Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony and what their next-generation console hardware will allow."

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