16th December 2004, 5:25 PM
2003:
NFL: Midway, tone down the violence in your game!
Midway: No!
NFL: Do or we kill your liscence!
Midway: If we must...
*Midway develops NFL Blitz Pro, with greatly cut back violence*
*Blitz Pro sells badly*
Sega: Ha ha EA, selling our game at $20 we made a dent in your money printing machine!
EA: We'll get you, Sega... we'll get you... *walks off mumbling*
2004:
Midway: We want more violence and action in the game, it's what makes Blitz Blitz!
NFL: No!
*Midway makes no football game in '04*
NFL: We want money! Exclusive contract selling now, asking only several hundred million dollars!
EA: Okay! How about $300 million?
Sega: Nooooo! Uh... will you take less?
NFL: No. EA wins.
Sega: (probably thinks) Well, at least EA doesn't have exclusive NCAA rights yet...
Midway: We didn't want your stupid rules anyway! *hires person behind Playmakers to make a new Blitz game*
So... what will we get, a football game where you have to manage your players' drug habits? Gotta roid them up before each game but at the right time so they don't get caught... :)
NFL: Midway, tone down the violence in your game!
Midway: No!
NFL: Do or we kill your liscence!
Midway: If we must...
*Midway develops NFL Blitz Pro, with greatly cut back violence*
*Blitz Pro sells badly*
Sega: Ha ha EA, selling our game at $20 we made a dent in your money printing machine!
EA: We'll get you, Sega... we'll get you... *walks off mumbling*
2004:
Midway: We want more violence and action in the game, it's what makes Blitz Blitz!
NFL: No!
*Midway makes no football game in '04*
NFL: We want money! Exclusive contract selling now, asking only several hundred million dollars!
EA: Okay! How about $300 million?
Sega: Nooooo! Uh... will you take less?
NFL: No. EA wins.
Sega: (probably thinks) Well, at least EA doesn't have exclusive NCAA rights yet...
Midway: We didn't want your stupid rules anyway! *hires person behind Playmakers to make a new Blitz game*
So... what will we get, a football game where you have to manage your players' drug habits? Gotta roid them up before each game but at the right time so they don't get caught... :)