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A class-action lawsuit claiming EA Sports’ exclusive on the NFL football license constitutes an illegal monopoly has been finalized.

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EA CEO John Riccitiello has said several of EA Sports’ titles will come to Wii U.

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EA Sports released Madden NFL 12 in the US today, and we have compiled a list of review scores for the latest iteration in the long-running series.

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If you thought the earlier shorts post was large, wait until you get a load of this one. Okay, we lied. It’s smaller – but not by much.

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EA Sports has launched Season Ticket, which is an annual subscription service for its main sports franchises FIFA, Madden, NHL and Tiger Woods’ PGA Tour.

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EA Sports boss Peter Moore stepped on stage at the Microsoft E3 press event to announced that four titles from the firm will utilize Kinect.

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Madden NFL series creative director Ian Cummings has left EA Sports, along with a number of prominent developers.

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Robin Antonick, the creator of the first Madden NFL Football game is suing Electronic Arts for tens of millions for unpaid royalties and, according to Reuters, “potentially billions in profits over the franchise.”

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The Madden series’ latest nod to realism will see gamers asked to guard their players from the risk of concussion. Perhaps by getting them involved in table tennis, instead.

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EA Sports has updated the Madden NFL 11 roster, with over 500 total roster changes.

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EA announced today that New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been chosen by fans to be featured on the cover of Madden NFL 11.

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EA Sports president Peter Moore has hinted at a digital distribution future for the firm.

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EA Sports has announced that Madden NFL 10′s free DLC, Madden Ultimate Team, is now available for PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Old people play videogames now, EA. You’re going to have to find a new place to break the law. That is, if a lawsuit — headed up by NFL retiree Bernie Parrish — succeeds in landing the mega-publisher firmly on its hindquarters.

According to the jilted ex-player, John Madden has pulled in “over $100,000,000 in royalties” from the ungodly successful pigskin-tosser, while retired NFL players haven’t seen a single cent, even though the games allegedly use their likenesses. Parrish and co. plan to sue in response.

Last year, retirees scored $28 million in a similar suit against the NFL Players Association. EA and Madden are probably having one final, excessively passionate makeout session with their money before saying goodbye.

Thanks, GamePolitics.

Dave Pear, Oakland Raiders defensive tackle, has published a National Football League Players Association report that shows how much EA payed out to the NFLPA in 2007. The grand total amounts to a staggering $35 million.

This figure does not include the cash EA paid to the NFL for the right to use any licensing, which if you take into account the different team logos, names, stadiums, and other NFL-owned properties, would amount to “a lot”.

The news of this large monetary amount adds more fuel to the fire started by NFL retirees last year, who feel they’ve been shortchanged by the NFL.

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EA’s just predicted that a slew of sequels will form the bulk of the company’s revenue for fiscal 2010.

Madden, Need for Speed SHIFT, Bad Company 2, the next Harry Potter game and The Sims 3 were named as the those likely to be the biggest games for the firm in the next financial year by CEO John Riccitiello.

BioWare’s Dragon Age was the only original IP named in the list.

EA announced a loss of $641 million for the quarter ending December 31 today, and the loss of 1,100 jobs.

Rapper The Game has beaten rival Bow Wow at Madden, a match costing the loser $100,000.

Get details and images on KonsoleKingz.

As was just put to us on MSN, “Did you know that world hunger still exists? Granted, I’m not doing much to aid the cause, but at least I’m not wasting $100,000 on a game of Madden.”

Speaking in last night’s first quarter EA earnings call, EA Sports boss Peter Moore said that Madden and other shelved PC sports games would be back on the format next year.

According to this IGN story, Moore said the firm would be “retooling these titles to take advantage of the online connectivity in a bigger and more meaningful way. Stay tuned for more on this.”

Moore pulled many of EA Sports’ franchises back from PC this year saying the firm faced “significant challenges” in making sports games work on the format.

Speaking to IGN, EA Sports boss Peter Moore has laughed off people on the internet telling him should die.

“It’s a free country,” he said. “And the internet’s beautiful. It’s all very entertaining – apparently I should choke on razor blades and vomit in my own blood.

“I’ve got to keep my wife off the blog,” he added.

Moore’s blog has become a staple for both the media and gamers alike in recent months, and has drawn particular attention for announcing the fact EA Sports is pulling back from PC versions this year.

Full thing through the link.

PS3F is reporting that the second instalment of Quore will hit PSN today.

Here’s what you can expect:

• Resistance 2 – The big cover story for this issue is Insomniac’s upcoming PS3-exclusive FPS.
• Silent Hill: Homecoming movie
• Madden retrospective
• Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm – Exclusive first playable demo.

If you haven’t already signed up, Qore is available for $2.99 each episode or $24.99 for a 13-episode subscription.

By Mike Bowden