EA To Make Payments In Class Action Suit To Gamers
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Did you buy an EA football game between 2003 and 2012? You might have some money coming to you -- even more than you thought.
Recent modifications to the class-action settlement EA made regarding the games could triple the amount paid out to claimants, reports Polygon. Under the new terms, people will receive $20.37 per game, as opposed to $6.79, if they bought a copy for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube or Windows PC. Those who bought a version for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii will see $5.85 per game, instead of $1.95.
Those amounts aren't set in stone, it's worth noting. EA agreed to cap payments at $27 million, meaning if too many people file a claim, the totals could go down.
It turns out not that many people either knew -- or cared -- about the rebates initially. While the cutoff date to add your name (and address) to the claim was March 15, that date has now been pushed out until May 15.
"The Court modified the distribution plan to ensure that Settlement Class Members received as much money as possible from the settlement fund," said the notification. "The amount of money being returned to Settlement Class
Members was less than expected because fewer than anticipated Settlement Class Members submitted claims prior to the original close of the claims period (i.e., prior to March 5, 2013), and Electronic Arts had fewer names and physical addresses for nonclaiming Settlement Class Members than the parties originally believed."
The payouts all stem from the class-action monopoly suit Pecover v. Electronic Arts. A pair of disgruntled gamers filed the case against the publisher in 2011, accusing EA of overcharging customers and stifling competition via its exclusivity agreement with the NFL, NFL Players Association and other leagues.
The crux of the argument goes something like this: Before EA and the NFL signed their exclusivity agreement, 2K Sports initiated a price war by releasing ESPN NFL 2K5 at $20. EA was then forced to quickly drop that year's Madden price to $30.
At the time, EA's management said it would take any necessary steps to protect the Madden franchise, then shocked everyone by signing the exclusive NFL deal. Once that was done -- and 2K was essentially pushed out of the market -- prices jumped back to the $50-$60 range and have stayed there ever since.
Here's the website to make a claim: http://www.easportslitigation.com/
Recent modifications to the class-action settlement EA made regarding the games could triple the amount paid out to claimants, reports Polygon. Under the new terms, people will receive $20.37 per game, as opposed to $6.79, if they bought a copy for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube or Windows PC. Those who bought a version for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii will see $5.85 per game, instead of $1.95.
Those amounts aren't set in stone, it's worth noting. EA agreed to cap payments at $27 million, meaning if too many people file a claim, the totals could go down.
It turns out not that many people either knew -- or cared -- about the rebates initially. While the cutoff date to add your name (and address) to the claim was March 15, that date has now been pushed out until May 15.
"The Court modified the distribution plan to ensure that Settlement Class Members received as much money as possible from the settlement fund," said the notification. "The amount of money being returned to Settlement Class
Members was less than expected because fewer than anticipated Settlement Class Members submitted claims prior to the original close of the claims period (i.e., prior to March 5, 2013), and Electronic Arts had fewer names and physical addresses for nonclaiming Settlement Class Members than the parties originally believed."
The payouts all stem from the class-action monopoly suit Pecover v. Electronic Arts. A pair of disgruntled gamers filed the case against the publisher in 2011, accusing EA of overcharging customers and stifling competition via its exclusivity agreement with the NFL, NFL Players Association and other leagues.
The crux of the argument goes something like this: Before EA and the NFL signed their exclusivity agreement, 2K Sports initiated a price war by releasing ESPN NFL 2K5 at $20. EA was then forced to quickly drop that year's Madden price to $30.
At the time, EA's management said it would take any necessary steps to protect the Madden franchise, then shocked everyone by signing the exclusive NFL deal. Once that was done -- and 2K was essentially pushed out of the market -- prices jumped back to the $50-$60 range and have stayed there ever since.
Here's the website to make a claim: http://www.easportslitigation.com/
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lol I just put in a claim
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I expecting my money from them hoes
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I want that 5.85
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Madden 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, and 12. Bout $170 if I'm correct.
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how do i make a claim?
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ineedpussy wrote: »how do i make a claim?
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? i have every single madden since 05
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Good look..just put mine in
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EA Sports...
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I don't get it
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Do you have to show them the games?
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ineedpussy wrote: »how do i make a claim?
They sent me an email. I would tell yall the website but I can't have you ? reducing my settlement amount. -
Rubato Garcia wrote: »ineedpussy wrote: »how do i make a claim?
They sent me an email. I would tell yall the website but I can't have you ? reducing my settlement amount.
Tru dat. -
They need to give out full refunds for the BS they've been dropping...
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Lmao @ ? in this thread actually asking how to do it.
Yall some ? ? -
Never spent money on madden post
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it doesn't matter if you go on the website or not, if you don't have an claim ID (that comes with the email) you can't do anything on the website, it's like the login code.
look for an email Gilardi & Co. LLC (donotreply@easportslitigation.com) in your junk, it might be their.
side note i got that madden 09 collectors edition box set with head coach in it, does that count as 2 games? -
Lol man head coach was trash
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TheBossman wrote: »it doesn't matter if you go on the website or not, if you don't have an claim ID (that comes with the email) you can't do anything on the website, it's like the login code.
False.
? dont be reading -
R.I.F = Reading Is Fundamental
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TheBossman wrote: »it doesn't matter if you go on the website or not, if you don't have an claim ID (that comes with the email) you can't do anything on the website, it's like the login code.
False.
? dont be reading
iight, iight, i didn't see below it. i used my email so i didn't peep that. you right. it was more visual, then reading... -
I got this email last year but thought it was a scam so I never filled it out. Did it now
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i put in 3 claims. i think i should of did more, i just didn't want them hitting me up asking me for proof.
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TheBossman wrote: »i put in 3 claims. i think i should of did more, i just didn't want them hitting me up asking me for proof.
All my proof is on my Xbox games played list. Every NCAA game since 08 and 3 or 4 maddens, plus NCAA 06-08 on ps2