EA Games CEO Wants To Make APF "Not Repeatable"

Twist of lEMOn · 07-27-2007, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by joystiq.com

EA CEO John Riccitiello stated during the same shareholder call where he said Godfather 2 was in production, that EA needs to make sure that 2K's All-Pro Football 2K8 is "not repeatable." Riccitiello specifically pointed out 2K Sports re-emerged football franchise which has been missing since EA purchased exclusive rights to the NFL and current players in 2005.

Riccitiello specifically says that Take-Two is a "competitor" and when they launch a football game "you want to make sure that [it] ends up being a blip and is not repeatable, because we like to defend our franchises aggressively." We're sure EA can dig deep into their coffers to stop 2K if they wanted to, especially considering they could afford to make Peter Moore the head of EA Sports. The only issue we have is: Wouldn't it be nice if EA actually focused on improving Madden and defeating 2K on the field of consumer satisfaction?

lol thats really sad if true...

Toaster Oven · 07-27-2007, 04:47 PM

Oh NO! Competition? you mean we have to improve our game?! Heaven forbid, I'm with Griff in his other post. Madden 08 is a rent first, buy second game IMO.

Griff0rd · 07-27-2007, 04:48 PM

They have the money to do that much like WWE has the money to buy out TNA is the time and need were to come. All they would have to do is tie up legends into some kind of exclusive contract, but I don't know how likely it will happen. But if APF does well and makes a profit for the company, I suspect they would continue it,especially if they expanded on it with a franchise mode comperable to NFL2k5.

EA Games CEO Wants To Make APF "Not Repeatable"

This is a discussion on EA Games CEO Wants To Make APF "Not Repeatable" within the Video Games & Electronics forums, part of the Non Wrestling Forums category; Originally Posted by joystiq.com EA CEO John Riccitiello stated during the same shareholder call where he said Godfather 2 was ...