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NBA Rejects EA Deal

Posted by Zonk on from the one-sports-league-does-the-right-thing dept.

PuppiesOnAcid writes "Although the NFL buckled under EA's mighty stronghold in the video game football market (Madden), the NBA has chosen to reject EA's exclusive rights deal. Jon Robinson explains, 'One of the reasons is that the NBA Live series simply doesn't have a stranglehold on the market the way Madden has for years, so by signing an exclusive deal with EA, the NBA would actually be losing money.'"

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  1. Why is it fun? by CodeWanker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've never understood basketball games on the computer. It's one of the few sports I can go out and try for real. Of course, I DO like being the bad guy in games I play... So I guess I can get the gangsta out of my system with one.

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