Will lack of CBA affect Madden 12 release?

[OneBadassCat]

I'm sure they will come up with something. There will still be a draft so they will probably come up with a 2012 game just to come out with new potential rosters. They'll just revise and update 2011 most likely. Or maybe it's possible that they will charge an online roster update fee for the 2011 draft and forgo making madden 2012.

[The Total Package]

First, before you spout off, if you don't like or care about Madden then f**k off because I made it clear in the title what this thread was about.

With that out of the way, will a lockout or lack of a CBA effect the upcoming years Madden installment? This is the first year I haven't played Madden online because of the ridiculous fee, but I'm gonna break down and pay if I don't get a new Madden this year. Anybody know how this works, because the game is licensed by the NFL and NFLPA both? Does it even matter?

What is this fee to play madden online? I didn't have to pay a fee. You just have to enter the code that comes with the game.

[Montsta]

What is this fee to play madden online? I didn't have to pay a fee. You just have to enter the code that comes with the game.

I bought it used this past year and had no code. :(

[gotsmart?]

it will be renamed Madden NFL CBA Negotiations 12

there will be no playing a game, just sniping at the other "team" and walking out of negotiations

[Carl Spackler]

NCAA Football is better, honestly.

[MurkN]

This would be like asking if all wars stop will Call of Duty games stop coming out? EA will continue to sell a halfway decent football product and release it with very little or mediocre updates year in and year out just to make the huge sum of money that comes with the process. Check out the awesome new feature for Madden 12, surprise onside kicks. And for realism, when the Eagles player recovers you see a Giants player clapping his hands in celebration. John Fox would be proud.

[Cat'sGrowl]

NCAA Football is better, honestly.

This.

I love NFL world's more than college ball, but NCAA Football is just so much more fun than Madden.

Maybe if EA would work on things that make the game fun (like the recruiting and things in NCAA) instead of making their main features things like: http://sportscasm.com/2011/02/14/madden-nfl-12-to-allow-surprise-onside-kicks/

Ow wee mayne..

[Mr ocho nueve]

The poster who said the names would have to numbers is right. Thats why college games never have names. Interesting thing would be if they could still use the names of the stadiums and all the other rights.

[Ricky Spanish]

I don't play online, it's laggy as all hell and not fun in the slightest for me. I play franchise and superstar mode, and both of them suck horribly. there is no depth to any of it, it is all horrible.

[kman72]

y ai always loved madden even played in tournaments for it.... but this yrs game was awful, i played it maybe 5 times n my friend has had it ever since

on the othr hand NCAA11 is a amazing game n i havnt put it down since august

[Lite4Nite]

So true.

[Bigdaddy8523]

Well I hope Madden doesn't get cancelled because thats the only time Carolina has looked great for me in the last 2 seasons. I actually win about 70% of my games and I have used Carolina every single game except 2 and thats when I played people from the huddle online.

[CatMan72]

The NFL, NFLPA and EA already had a contract in place through 2013... and it was just revealed that they added another year on that contract, so yes there will be a Madden game released this year with our without a labor agreement.

[Montsta]

Dammit CatMan! I was actually hoping that no Madden release would bankrupt EA so that a decent game developer could make NFL games. You know, one that listens to what people want. Heaven forbid they actually work on Franchise mode and make it decent, nope instead we are going to introduce what everyone has been clamoring for, surprise onside kicks!! WTF?!?!?