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Ravens RB Ray Rice voted onto NFL Blitz digital 'cover' photo

If there's a marketing opportunity to be exploited, you can bet that Spike and the producers of the network's annual Video Game Awards will be there to take advantage of it -- no matter how absurd it may seem. I can just imagine the conversation that took place between them and EA Sports' marketing department a few weeks ago:

EA Sports: As you know, we just announced that we're making a new NFL Blitz game. It'll be available for $15 on January 4--
Spike: Yeah, yeah, I heard ya. Football game. Whaddya got for me?
EA Sports: Um, we'd like to work with you to promote it on the VGAs.
Spike: Yuh-huh, you and every schmuck with something due out in oh-twelve.
EA Sports: ...
Spike: Twenty-twelve. Next year. Uh-doyyy.
EA Sports: Right. Well, we have three candidates for the game's cover -- Ray Rice, Patrick Willis, and Roddy White -- and we were thinking of getting your viewers to vote during the show to pick one.
Spike: ... and?
EA Sports: I should note that it's a virtual cover, so to speak, since the game's coming out on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network.
Spike: [blank stare]
EA Sports: Oh, and we can get Hall of Famer Jerry Rice to announce the winner, live on the air.
Spike: Great! We'll just move another award or two into the montage. Where do I sign?

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Kanten's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/12/2011 22:01
Kanten
I watch football and I've never heard of any of those guys.
Ardent Snow's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/12/2011 22:18
Ardent Snow
@Kanten You must watch Canadian Football then.
pokota's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/12/2011 22:26
pokota
As good as Ray Rice is, Patrick Willis might be the best linebacker in football. I would have loved to have seen a defensive player featured for a Blitz game.
Wes Loves Tacos's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/12/2011 22:51
Wes Loves Tacos
A defensive player would have made a whole lot more sense, as a blitz is something a defensive player would do. Otherwise, I'm surprised they didn't try to capitalize on Tebow playing well. It's only a matter of time before his mojo runs out, seems like they'd try to get it while it's hot.
So Cal Gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/12/2011 23:15
So Cal Gamer
@ kanten then you must not be watching the right sport if you dont know who ray rice roddy white or patrick willis are. Herp derp
Perpetual Struggle's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/12/2011 23:52
Perpetual Struggle
Should've been Cbharles Woodson.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/12/2011 23:52
ArrestedDeveloper
Patrick Willis > Ray Rice.
tekbunny's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/13/2011 00:04
tekbunny
no one is going to get this game because the nfl went pussy status and basically made them cut out the late hits.

oh well, maybe next time, eh blitz?
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/13/2011 10:13
Chris Carter
Go Ravens!

::goes back into alternate reality where people can like video games and football at the same time::
FPS Baby Jesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/13/2011 10:53
FPS Baby Jesus
@kanten you watch football, but you don't know 3 pro bowl players who's teams are vying for playoff spots at that moment. Patrick Willis is probably the best MLB in the NFL.
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