Claims unpaid royalty earnings, fraud.
The man who co-created the very first game in EA's hugely successful Madden NFL Football franchise is suing the publisher for millions - possibly billions - of dollars in unpaid royalties.
According to a Reuters report, Robin Antonick alleges that he signed a contract with EA in 1986 that entitled him to royalties on all derivative versions of the Madden game he was then developing for the Commodore 64, MS Dos and Apple II.
Despite more recent iterations of the franchise being considerably more sophisticated than his original creation, he insists that it's still based on the core foundations he laid down. Therefore, he argues, he deserves royalties.
Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-01-madden-co-creator-sues-ea-for-billions
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