Comments on: Man who claims he developed Madden game sues EA for millions, possibly billions

By: tv426

tv426 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:18:22 +0000

Bring back Tecmo Bowl. Bo ran for a TD every time he touched the ball. Bo knows football.

By: freddyfelder

freddyfelder — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:49:05 +0000

Ohhh and if you want to relocate your team you should and use the same LOGOS!! Idiots! 2k5 did 90% what I talk about on my last post.. almost 7 years ago with 3rd of the technology, Wake up MADDEN!

By: freddyfelder

freddyfelder — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:46:27 +0000

Madden has the rights to espn why not use it? commentary before kick off.. keys to the game, halftime show with replays.. Week 8 NFL Draft Preview.. Scouting Combine… Senior Bowl.. updated rookies that changes anytime you play franchise mode.. im tired of knowing which rookies are good and know which ones are steals! Training Camp etc!

By: dempsey63

dempsey63 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:42:00 +0000

What I would like to see in Madden is more ways to customize the uniforms we ourselves create.

Oh, and we need more turducken.

By: mike83ri

mike83ri — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:16:03 +0000

EA should counter-sue him for writing such terrible code.

By: adamschmidt88

adamschmidt88 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:57:16 +0000

To all the people who can’t read…

This guy isn’t suing Electronic Arts for $4 Billion…

“He wants tens of millions in unpaid royalties and “disgorgement” of nearly $4 billion in profits from the sale of the game.”

I repeat…”tens of millions in unpaid royalties OF nearly $4 billion in profits”

By: grumblenflgrumble

grumblenflgrumble — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:33:20 +0000

I guess many of you don’t quite understand how codebase works. If he’s not working for EA then he doesn’t have access to any of the code used in any of the games. Many yearly games use parts of the previous versions code to build on top of the new game. It’s entirely possible the new maddens have some bits of the old madden code from 20 years ago even if it is as simple as tracking the score of the game.

An example is the Call of Duty games. The original was based on id tech 3 from id software. An engine built in 1999 and the 1st Call of Duty released in 2003. You can still see Id Software copyright disclaimers on the current release of the Call of Duty franchise because some of the old code base is still lingering around as the game engines for the new were just built on top of the previous.

It is actually possible some of this guys old code is still lingering around this years code, even if its just a few lines worth and the guy would have no clue since the code is never released to anyone outside the company. EA seemingly opened the door by relating the new games with the old.

By: Kwame F

Kwame F — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:19:19 +0000

People kill me. “They release the same game every year” It’s not like football changes that much from year to year. Yes I would like some added bells and whistles in the franchise mode, etc. But at the end of the day its a football game/semi simulation. What are they going to change? Add a 5th down? No punting?

By: BC

BC — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:16:36 +0000

Complete garbage. 15 to 20 years after the fact? C’mon. Microsoft basically stole DOS from IBM, and IBM didn’t win that one.

$4 billion?
Really?
Are you Dr. Evil?
C’mon you loser. Take your $100K to go shut up, or have the suit punted out of court in 5 minutes. What a joke.

By: allascowboys

allascowboys — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:04:07 +0000

In a past life I helped invent the light bulb. So I think I shall seek about 202 years of backpay.

By: lucky5927

lucky5927 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:55:11 +0000

People say Madden sucks, but what else is out there? And please don’t tell me the 2K franchise. I know many people liked that, but if it was so good it wouldn’t have been bought out. When Madden comes out each year, it is like a holiday to most game players. We live for it and enjoy it. So what if it isn’t great EACH year, not everything that comes out yearly is. And for the person who said that it hasn’t changed much since the first one… what game system do you use? It is changed by leaps and bounds over the years. Could it be better… yes. Is it better than any other pro football game out there… absolutely.

By: tomgallagher76

tomgallagher76 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:30:36 +0000

texline1:
I’ve got a few typos in that post (I posted it with groggy morning eyes) but the use of the word ‘suit’ wasn’t one of them. It’s commonly used as a short version of’ lawsuit’. Go ahead and google it (or look it up at a dictionary website or in an actual dictionary).

By: tv426

tv426 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:45:39 +0000

I suppose this guy was lost in a cave with Gullum for 20 yrs? Or did he wake up last week and go to a store for the first time in 2 decades and discover, to his shock, that “his” game was being sold without his consent.
Give me a break!

By: texline1

texline1 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:28:08 +0000

Actually his biggest challenge will be coming up with enough money to fight them. They can afford to buy a judge or 2. Oh, and tomgall, it’s a lawsuit, not a suit. a suit is something you wear. A lawsuit is something that wears on you.

By: tomgallagher76

tomgallagher76 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:15:28 +0000

The game has changed drastically since it’s first versions. I used to have it for either my C64 or Amiga (I think the Amiga, but can’t remember which). The game was drastically less arcade-like then the rest of the football offerings of the time and heavily heavily stat and play driven. I remember it because I used to love how much it was into letting you design your own plays with a lengthy playbook already present (and how much into calling plays the game was). A few years later they dropped that stat/play driven approach in favor of flashier graphics and a less “stat head” approach and the game really took off. This, and not teh original verison, is what evolved into the Madden we have today. That’s why I don’t get this guys suit (unless he was part of the dramatic redesign, and not the actual original Madden).

By: tombrookshire

tombrookshire — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:38:07 +0000

Now, before you morons out there start jumping all over this guy for trying to cash in, realize that intellectual property, in the form of script ideas, books, games, etc. are stolen from everyday people, just like you by big corporations, EVERYDAY! They use their deep pockets and lawyers to outspend and outlast them in court get away with it because they know that most everyday guys don’t have the money or the fortitude to stand up to fight for what is theirs. I really don’t understand why working class folk defend big corporations like EA and the NFL. They consider you nothing more than a dollar sign and a necessary evil.

By: whathappenedtovox

whathappenedtovox — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:11:36 +0000

What’s with the anti-EA comments? What have they ever done to anyone? Am I missing something? (not trying to be a jerk, that’s a serious question).

By: islandjag

islandjag — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:00:39 +0000

thats a really sophisticated headline.

why not just say zillions or cajillions!

By: jaguarsman

jaguarsman — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:58:07 +0000

Robin looked in he’s wallet and figured out that there was no money in it.

By: donttouchthedirtypenny

donttouchthedirtypenny — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:00:29 +0000

John Madden looks like Bea Arthur in that picture.

By: johnnyb216

johnnyb216 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:34:03 +0000

I hope he bankrupts ea. That game has been a total scam for at least the last 4 years. I don’t think they’ve changed a thing since the first version of the game on xbox 360. I refuse to pay $60 for updated rosters. The NFL really needs to give the license to another company. Ea has taken a game I used to love and turned it into a game that I despise. I wish everybody slew would wise up and stop buying it like I have.

By: svenhoek86

svenhoek86 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:35:45 +0000

If the case is strong enough he could easily win, but he will NEVER, I repeat, NEVER, be awarded that much money. Truthfully, I see him getting a few million in settlement and the case being dropped. He has a strong enough claim to take it to court and cost EA a lot of money regardless of a verdict, and 9/10 these companies choose to just pay a small chunk in settlement compared to what they would lose through 3 years of litigation.

I would love to see him win the full amount and force EA to give up the rights to Madden though. 2K sports FTW.

Never forget the NFL2K series. The series so good they forced EA to buy out the rights before they started getting romped all over in the NFL category.

By: freddyfelder

freddyfelder — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:58:51 +0000

I hope he gets his due in court.. sue for 4 billion all he needs is for the judge to say EA is only 10% liable.. that’s 400 million right there! so of course.. they should cut him a nice.. 60 million dollar check to go away.. but I hope it bankrupts them!

By: tubal22

tubal22 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:43:15 +0000

I read the complaint. Sounds like this guy is going to be into a lot of money.

And it sounds like EA is a bunch of slimy crooks.

By: Cowboys-Forum

Cowboys-Forum — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:08:31 +0000

Madden blows,enough said.

By: irishfan109

irishfan109 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:03:19 +0000

@stoutfiles

You forgot to mention greedy owners as well.

By: thefiesty1

thefiesty1 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:41:07 +0000

It’s just a video game. Dude was probably over paid when he worked there. But EA will probably pay up megabucks.

By: moolah954

moolah954 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:36:43 +0000

I hope he wins so we can get 2k football back… Madden sucks

By: skoobyfl

skoobyfl — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:05:32 +0000

Techobowl invented Madden, everybody knows that.

By: tastethejace

tastethejace — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:59:14 +0000

You keep writing Antonick but I keep reading Dr. Robotnik