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EA Sports strike deal with F1's Hamilton?

Posted on November 1st, 2007 at 09:25 EDT

EA Sports look set to buy back the Formula One video game franchise after reportedly striking a deal with British driving ace Lewis Hamilton.

UK tabloid newspaper The Sun has reported that Electronic Arts has struck a deal with Hamilton, who finished 2nd in the World Championship in his rookie year, worth a whopping £5m (US$10.40m).

It goes on to say that the driver will be featured on "Xbox and PlayStations around the world next year."

It could be a shrewd move by EA with interest in F1 growing, especially in the UK, after Hamilton's remarkable first season, and the shortage of an F1 for the 2007 season.

The last F1 release came in the shape of F1 Championship Edition, although this gained relatively poor reviews.

EA Sports was supposed to be in charge of Formula One 2006, but Sony interrupted in the middle of production and development was ultimately continued by SCE Studio Liverpool, who has developed the last few games in the series.

Both EA and Sony are yet to make any comment, but has Sony finally lost its exclusive rights to F1?

Source: PS3qj.net

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posted 9:43am EDT - November 1st, 2007
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who cares
posted 9:49am EDT - November 1st, 2007
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EA?  Oh well, looks like F1 games are going down the toilet again.

posted 12:52pm EDT - November 1st, 2007
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4 real Who Cares!! F1 Games r Wack any way!!!!!!

posted 1:28pm EDT - November 1st, 2007
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psn id: gingo.. i thought championship was alright but with EA taking over i see a sharp decline in quality

posted 1:59pm EDT - November 1st, 2007
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NO !! GOD DAMN, they'll ruin it and put it on multiplatforms !!

@sizzur + digzz: I take it you are just stupid yanks that like watching cars drive fast in circles !! **COUGH**nascar**COUGH***

posted 2:12pm EDT - November 1st, 2007
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i hope they make it decent or let sony do it properly but at least release one with the updated drivers and car livery

posted 2:52pm EDT - November 1st, 2007
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Good GOD this is an awfully ill thought out and researched article!!! The license for Formula 1 is sold by the FIA and unlike FIFa who CHOOSE to only to sell their rights to one company the FIA have ALWAYS sold the rights to multiple companies, hence EA and SOny at times both releasing F1 licensed games as well as Geoff Crammond!!! Sony never brought the rights off EA and NEVER took over development of EA based F1 games studio Liverpool (or Psygnosis as I like to remember it) has been producing its F1 games for well ovver a decade now independently of EA. The reason EA stopped was because its F1 games were utter garbage!!! Jesus get your facts straight.

posted 11:14pm EDT - November 1st, 2007
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"ea, what will you do next?"

posted 8:33am EDT - November 2nd, 2007
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Racing game are one thing EA are good at.So i don't really mind them developing the next couple of F1 games.Not that i will buy them anyway.lol

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