Love them or hate them, EA Sports is a commanding power in the world of video games. From FIFA to Madden to NBA Live they continually sell well almost bulletproof to criticism. EA Sports apparently figures when you have a good thing going, make more of it by launching five new franchises within the next three years.

While one of those titles is supposed to be geared more toward the casual market, the other four will apparently be among the core franchises. How will that work? Expect more titles of the NBA Street and NFL Head Coach variety. Let’s be honest, are there really any other sports for EA Sports to tackle? Cricket? Lacrosse? They even already have a rugby franchise!

Of course, this article’s titular cockfighting will not be among the new franchises. With so much money invested and strong ties with the NFL one should not expect anything “adventurous” to come out of these new franchises. Still, it should be fun to see exactly how much more EA Sports can milk the sports genre. While they’re at it, maybe they can make a next generation SSX. Please?

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