Considering the relatively niche appeal of the league against the reliably top-selling NFL, plus the AFL video-game track record which includes the similarly derivative and regrettable Kurt Warner's Arena League Unleashed, it's not terribly surprising that Arena League games weren't flying off the shelves. Which--speaking as someone whose interest in pro sports borders on pathologically ambivalent--is a bit of a shame, because Arena League football is kind of awesome. I've (somehow) been to an AFL game, and the faster-paced action made it seem to me like perfect video-game fodder. But, as has been proven time and again, if your football game doesn't say Madden on the front, you've got a tough sell.
My apologies to our international readers for this story about the intricacies of a sport you couldn't care less about. As consolation, I offer you this video of an insane Russian soccer riot occurring hundreds of miles away from the game itself.