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Blitz: Playmakers In Development

Football Betting Spread As previously reported, Midway Games has officially announced that Blitz: Playmakers is in development for multiple platforms, despite EA's sole acquisition of the NFL license recently. It has been in development for over a year in collaboration with a writer from ESPN's Playmakers TV series. Blitz: Playmakers will take players through a new campaign mode that explores the violence on-field and off and politics of pro football.

"Midway's Chicago studio has laid the foundation over the past year for what is the ultimate alternative to watered down NFL sanctioned football games," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer of Midway. "No longer bound to the NFL license, there will be no league restrictions on content and gamers will finally experience what makes playing a football videogame really fun: off-field controversies, dirty hits, excessive celebrations and much more. Blitz: Playmakers buyers will be assured of one thing - our game will include all the gameplay and fun the NFL won't allow."

Blitz: Playmakers is scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2005.

has decided to pass upon the NFL License for future NFL Blitz titles, NFL agreement. Still, featured teams and players. Even with this new approach, Midway has hired the writer of ESPN's Playmakers. The company hopes to draw fans of the show, as the project's tentative title remains Playmakers.

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