Madden developer’s lawsuit against EA going to trial

A federal  judge has rejected video game publisher Electronics Arts’ attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by the creator of Madden NFL.

Robin Antonick developed the first version of EA’s popular football game for the Commodore 64, MS DOS, and Apple II platforms in the 1980s, according to a complaint filed in a California district court. The complaint claims he’s been “unlawfully deprived” of millions of dollars in royalty payments on any derivative works related to that original game, including current annual releases.