23
2011
Who Owns Madden’s Virtual Playbook?
They have all the secrets to make you a better Madden gamer. “SUPERIOR KNOWLEDGE OVER THE COMPETITION,” says the website. “DOMINATE ONLINE.”
It sounds like a huckster pitch from any of the numerous, unofficial, strategy sites dedicated, for the last decade, to selling tips and secrets to winning in Madden’s gladiatorial multiplayer community. But it’s not. It’s on the front of Prima Games’ Madden site. The well known strategy guide imprint of Random House might not be the first to do it. But they have a license to do it. And if there’s anything EA Sports understands, it’s the value of a Madden exclusive license.
So, to Madden’s tips and hardcore multiplayer community, there were few dots to connect when it was learned earlier this week that four unaffiliated strategy sites had gotten letters from Electronic Arts’ legal division, concerning potential copyright and trademark violations. That had to be the work of Prima complaining to EA, they surmised.
via Who Owns Madden’s Virtual Playbook?.
Latest from wwypft
- College Football Marketwatch: Week 7As we alluded to back at the beginning of the year, the college football landscape is not much different than the stock market. The key principle is simple: buy low, sell high. That will scare much of the public off. After all, who wants to bet on a team that most see as slumping or just plain shitty? But the entire goal in gambling is to avoid becoming part […]
- Live Blog: USC @ CaliforniaUSC @ California […]
- The Extra Point: Oklahoma blows out rival Texas, LSU continues impressive streak and moreOklahoma blows out rival Texas #1/#3 Oklahoma looked dominant on both sides of the ball in an impressive 55-17 throttling of rival (and former #11) Texas. The Sooners defense forced five Longhorn turnovers while junior quarterback Landry Jones led the Oklahoma offense with 367 yards passing yards with 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Texas was able to hang […]
- Bama’s Betting Bonanza: Week 6 PicksSorry for the lack of a column. Surprisingly, this whole ‘writing for free’ thing doesn’t pay the bills. I will be back next week in full force, but for now here’s the card. 4* Bowling Green +10 (-105) – Western Michigan is coming off a straight-up win over a BCS team on the road. That means the Broncos have lost all of their value. Bowling Green got dismant […]
- Live Blog: California @ #9 Oregon[…]
