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Angry Birds is everywhere, and now the feathered vigilantes are infiltrating the NFL. The Philadelphia Eagles team are getting their own version of Angry Birds on their Facebook page, together with a football-themed level and new unit type.

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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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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’ hold on the American football scene has been tightened, with the NFL agreeing to continue the publisher’s exclusive license through 2013.

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

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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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Says so here. Peter Moore will be excited.

There are two deals involved here, one for the NFL itself and one for the NFL’s players, which “provide EA continued rights to NFL teams, stadiums and players for its critically-acclaimed and best-selling football videogames through the end of the 2012 season, which culminates in February 2013.”

“We are excited about the opportunity to extend and expand our relationships with the NFL and NFL PLAYERS,” said Peter Moore, President of EA Sports.

See. Told you he would be.