It was a clause in Mr. Crow's contract that, anytime someone selects him, his name must be announced. Epic tried to circumvent the clause, but Mr. Crow's lawyers got wind of it. There was a big legal dispute that was tied up in the courts for months. Epic, facing another delay for UT2004 due to the litigation, finally conceded, but only under the terms that Crow sign a contract extention that guaruntee his participation in UT2007. Crow and his attorneys agreed, and his announcement was left in UT2004.
The other competitors got wind of the exception made for Crow, but by the time they did, UT2004 had already gone gold. Furious that Epic had made an exception for Crow but no one else, some of the other competitors filed a class action lawsuit against Epic. The suit was soon dropped, though, since no one other than Mr. Crow had such a clause included in their contracts.
Negotiations are underway as to whether or not to include the voices of all participants in UT2007.