I couldn't agree with you more Firestarter, the only reason for yearly versions of these sports games is to make more money on a supposedly "new" product. The only things that need to be updated yearly are rosters, in my opinion. Otherwise, give us a "new" game every other year.
Yo Max, whatchu got against JiggaMan? He ain't gotta be your favorite rapper/lyricist, but no doubt the man got skills. Until his "retirement" he was runnin' the game, and can still run it whenever he chooses to un-retire. He got it like that. As for the "dirty ape" and "monkey" terms that you're throwing around, those are straight up bigoted and racist comments. Slow yo' roll, kid!
Now THIS is what I call next-gen. Integrating relevant content from outside partner/providers is extremely interesting.
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