Class Action Lawsuit to Proceed Against EA for Price Fixing on Madden Titles

Merry Christmas Electronic Arts! Here’s a lawsuit! Ho ho ho!

Gamesindustry.biz is reporting that a judge has given the go ahead for a class action lawsuit against Electronic Arts in regards to price fixing on its Madden titles since 2005. EA is contending that after the price war with 2K and their subsequent exclusive NFL rights deal, they only returned the price of the game to ’industry standards’ while others contend they artificially inflated the prices by up to 70% because they were the exclusive holder of the NFL video game rights.

Anyone that has purchased a Madden title since 2005 can be listed as a plaintiff.

"Consumers now have a legal standing to demand that EA refund consumers millions of dollars it made from Madden NFL and other sports titles through what we contend was an illegal price-gouging scheme," said lawyer Steve Berman.