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Originally Posted by Yamer
In the end, I would imagine most players want more money than EA is willing or allowed to give out. Although with that said, a person has to wonder how they constructed that Montreal Canadiens centennial team a few years ago...  |
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Originally Posted by AR_Six
There's that too...
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That was with cooperation with the Canadiens organization and the players. I can't recall exactly if Canadiens came to EA, or EA went to them, but they worked together in rounding up the license for the players.
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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
I believe they need to get permission to use the names at least, but I am just guessing.
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Names and likeness. To get those, they have to deal/negotiate with the player separately.
EA is will avoid going the number player route like they did with Madden and NHL 2K did in the past. With the lawsuits around NCAA Football doing this and former NFL players coming after EA and the NFLPA, EA is only going to get the license for the players likeness and names from now on.