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by Maarten Goldstein, Jan 24, 2005 12:32pm PSTThis press release by the Major League Baseball Players Association announces that, as was rumored, publisher Take Two has signed an exclusive agreement to create baseball videogames with MLB players (though Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo can develop games too if they want, it's third party exclusive only). The deal is a seven year one and will start in 2006.
Beginning in 2006, Take2 will have exclusive rights among third-party publishers to develop and market simulation, arcade and manager-style baseball video games on the current and next-generation PlayStation, X-BOX, Nintendo, personal computer and hand-held video game systems. At the same time, manufacturers of video game systems will have the opportunity to develop and publish baseball simulation games for their own platforms.CNN Money's latest Game Over column takes a look at how EA can potentially keep creating MLB games with fictional players, and also offers some insight into the price tag attached to this deal.
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EA calls Take-Two's MLB deal "stupid money"
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Admittedly there are few of us, but not all people own a console. Some of us game only on our computers. Some of us play quite a few sports games too...
Eliminating EA rids the PC of any baseball game at all....
I could care less about the NFL deal, as Take Two/Sega, etc cared less about me, but *this* really sucks!!!!
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We need new sports.
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Sega sells off both Visual Concepts and its Kush subsidiary for $24 million.
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"Just to muddy the waters a little... this is a deal with the player's union for the rights to player names + likeness... it's third party exclusive only. Microsoft, Sony & Nintendo are still able to make a deal with the union (if they haven't already) to use the names. EA, Midway, Activision or whoever else, can not."
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why is everybody thinking this is a new trend?
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This is pimp mode, but somewhat on topic.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/24/commentary/game_over/column_gaming
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(Oh god.. don't go there)
What is the deal with this exclusivity craze, is it really the lazy way of taking care of competition?
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