RSSTake Two Hits Home Run with MLB
By Ed Oswald | Published January 31, 2005, 2:39 PM
Video game maker Take Two figuratively hit a home run on Monday and announced that not only did it strike an agreement with the MLB Players Association as reported last Monday, but it has also struck deals with Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP) and Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM).
This means Take Two will have the exclusive rights to produce true-to-life Major League Baseball video games starting in 2006. The length of the agreements was not disclosed, and there was no mention of how much Take Two paid for the rights. However, media reports last week put the value of the MLBPA deal alone at $80 million to $150 million.
This just fuels the greed of the whole enterprise.
The fact that these people get paid ridicously exorbitant amounts isn't enough? Give us all a frigging break.
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First it was with EA and the NFL. Now this?
This has got to stop. A company can just fork over millions of dollars to pretty much guarantee people will by their game. (good or bad)
Smart for them, but bad news for gamers.
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