(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); So, this is an email I received from [email][email protected][/email]
I thought it was spam but after looking at their website (You must login or register to view this content.), it seems legit.
Here is the copy and pasted email:

GEOFFREY PECOVER and ANDREW OWENS v. ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal. - Oakland Div.)
Case No. 08-cv-02820 CW

If You Purchased Certain Electronic Arts Brand Football Video Games
Between January 1, 2005 to the Present
You May Be a Class Member.

Membership as a class member in the Electronic Arts Litigation is the result of a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Oakland Division (Case No. 08-cv-02820 CW).

What Is This Class Action About?
The class action lawsuit alleges violations of California's antitrust and consumer protection laws in connection with the sale of certain football video games. Plaintiffs, purchasers of Electronic Arts' football video games, claim that Defendant Electronic Arts entered into a series of exclusive licenses with the National Football League (NFL), National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA), National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), and Arena Football League (AFL), which Plaintiffs claim foreclosed competition in an alleged football video game market. Plaintiffs allege that this series of exclusive licenses caused customers who purchased certain football video games to be overcharged.
Defendant Electronic Arts has denied any liability and all allegations of misconduct. The Court has not decided whether the Defendants did anything wrong, and this Notice is not an expression of any opinion by the Court about the merits of any of the claims or defenses asserted by any party to this litigation.

Who Are Class Members?
The Class includes all persons who, during the period January 1, 2005 to the present, purchased the Madden NFL, NCAA Football, or Arena Football League brand video games published by Electronic Arts with a release date of January 1, 2005 to the present. Excluded from the class are purchasers of software for mobile devices, persons purchasing directly from Electronic Arts, persons purchasing used copies of the relevant football video games, and Electronic Arts' employees, officers, directors, legal representatives, and wholly or partly owned subsidiaries or affiliated companies.

What Should I Do? (Getting Further Information)
If you believe that you may be a class member (see above "Who Are Class Members"), you should get more detailed information about the class action and its potential effect on you and your rights. Further information can be obtained by going to the following website: You must login or register to view this content.. Additional information about the lawsuit may be obtained from Plaintiffs' Counsel website at You must login or register to view this content., or by calling Plaintiffs' Counsel at 1-206-623-7292.

To Remain a Class Member
If you are a class member and you do nothing, you will be bound by the court's rulings in the lawsuit, including any final Settlement or Judgment.

To Exclude Yourself from the Class
(Deadline to Request Exclusion: June 25, 2011)
If you are a class member and you want to exclude yourself from the class and keep your right to sue Defendant, you must take further action before June 25, 2011. By that date, you must request exclusion in writing to this address:
Electronic Arts Litigation Exclusion
P.O. Box 8090
San Rafael CA 94912-8090

Or submit a request for exclusion electronically at the following website: You must login or register to view this content.

For further information about excluding yourself from the class go to the following website:
You must login or register to view this content.

Please do not telephone or address inquiries to the Court.
April 6, 2011. By Order of the U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal. - Oakland Div.).


tl;dr version:
EA sports is being sued, anyone who purchased Madden NFL, NCAA Football, or Arena Football League brand video games published by Electronic Arts with a release date of January 1, 2005 to the present is part of the class and will receive part of the settlement unless they exclude themselves.

When Kmart got sued, I received $250 for doing nothing because I worked there during that time. This might be similar?

Point of this thread: Did anyone else receive this email? Is it legit?

I didn't get it. Why did you give out your email?

I havent got a email but i get every madden that comes out but ill be sure to keep looking :y:

Good post Dopey your my favorite <3 lol

I got the email because I sometimes get bored and register my game shit online for free shit

tbh im not sure dopey cares :p hes a chill dude

Yeah it's legit. I heard about this a few days ago. Thanks for the thread .

Wouldn't you need proof of purchase though?

To register your games you need some weird code they give you that is how they know you bought it, I think...

Thanks I got this email too. What happens if EA loses?

"Their" should be there. I think its not legit.