![]() While EA still needs to hope the lockout’s lifting remains intact (and leads to a collective bargaining agreement and a regular season this year), things are looking a little better this week for the company. "PETA's new app allows iPhone users to employ consumer pressure to prevent dogs from being torn to shreds in dog fights and to nip other violent acts of abuse against animals in the bud." "Dog Wars promotes felony cruelty to animals, plain and simple," said PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. PETA even released its own free iPhone App to combat Dog Wars. Vick released a statement condemning the Dog Wars game this week, which has come under fire from animal rescue groups around the world like the ASPCA and PETA. And it was Vick’s direct involvement in torturing, fighting and killing dogs that ended his career in Atlanta. ![]() Dog fighting is illegal in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Dog Wars is a free game that allows players to inject steroids into virtual dogs so they can fight other dogs to the death. They could have gone with DeSean Jackson, who they worked with as a cover athlete for NCAA Football 09.Īnd the continued controversy that plagues Google for its refusal to pull down Kage Games’ Dog Wars video game from its Android market place shows that there’s a huge community of dog lovers out there. Still, even if those groups call for boycotts, the net result of additional publicity, albeit negative, would likely be positive for game sales.”īut it was EA Sports that selected Vick, who was on the cover of Madden NFL 2004, as the player representative for the Eagles. “Of course, there would be outrage from individuals and groups who are outside the fan bases of video games and professional football. “Most football and Madden fans opinions of Vick hang more on his statistics than on his conviction on the disgraceful crime of dog fighting, for which he has served prison time,” said Pidgeon. 3 seed Vick.īilly Pidgeon, video game analyst, M2 Research, doesn’t believe having Vick on the cover would have impacted sales of the game because it was fans who were voting. Instead, Hillis defeated one of the biggest names in the 32-team bracket before taking down No. The Super Bowl winning quarterback would have followed Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints as the cover of the best-selling game franchise (he won against two other picks as part of a sponsored competition). If this was an ordinary cover athlete process, Rodgers would be the likely choice. The cover announcement was broadcast live on ESPN 2’s “SportsNation.” ![]() EA and ESPN have been working more closely together of late, live streaming the Madden Bowl from Dallas earlier this year and integrating ESPN talent into games like Madden. Over 11 million votes were cast during the first four weeks of the competition in the first-ever fan voting bracket. ![]()
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