[GameSpot] - EA Will Remain The Exclusive Developer Of NFL Simulation Games For Years To Come

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EA Sports and the NFL are going to extend their deal to keep making more Madden games for years to come. That's according to a report from Sports Business Daily and information from Albert Breer of MMBQ (see the tweet below). They both say the NFL owners will vote this week to give EA exclusive rights to making simulation football games through the 2025 season. According to the reports, the new deal could extend to the 2026 NFL season if the game series reaches "certain revenue goals."

The deal between EA and the NFL will also reportedly give the game developer non-exclusive rights to arcade-style NFL games in addition to "embedded companion apps/modes." EA's deal with the NFL is currently set to expire at the end of the 2021 season.

Another BIG voting matter for next week's virtual owners meeting: NFL teams will vote to ratify a five-year extension of their video-game licensing agreement with EA Sports, through the 2026 season.
So, I believe, this would take you through Madden NFL '27.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) May 22, 2020

This new deal comes not long after the NFL and Take-Two reached their own deal for non-simulation NFL games. 2K's first new NFL game under its own contract won't be released for some time. EA remains the only company that can develop officially licensed simulation football games.

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