EA Sports College Football
EA Sports College Football is Making a Return - Exclusive Developer of Simulation College Football - Here's What We Know So Far...
EA Sports has officially announced the return of college football! EA has partnered with Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), the nation’s leading collegiate trademark licensing company, to bring back college football video games. The partnership makes EA Sports the exclusive developer of simulation college football video game experiences.
The new franchise will deliver authentic, high-quality gameplay and rights to more than 100 college institutions. The all-new title will feature the logos, stadiums, uniforms, gameday traditions and more that EA Sports fans know and love, recreating the unmatched pageantry and passion for college football.
Development of EA Sports College Football has just begun, with launch timing still to come, as the project progresses in the years ahead.
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Here are some details…
- Deliver authentic college football experiences and the high quality gameplay that fans have long loved in college football games from EA Sports
- Through the CLC partnership, the franchise will include the rights to more than 100 institutions featuring the logos, stadiums, uniforms, gameday traditions and more that fans have come to know and love
- While this college game will not include student-athlete names, images and likenesses, EA Sports is continuing to watch those developments closely
“We’ve heard from the millions of passionate fans requesting the return of college football video games,” said Cam Weber, EA SPORTS EVP and GM. “We love the energy, tradition and pageantry of college football and I am beyond thrilled to say we are back in development. We have a lot of really exciting work ahead of us, and a great team that is eager to bring a new game to players in the next couple of years.”
“We’re very excited to collaborate with EA SPORTS to bring back the college football franchise, one of the most popular collegiate licensed products in our history,” said Cory Moss, CLC CEO. “The college football video game connects passionate fans to college brands and introduces new fans to the storied traditions, excitement, and game day experience that make college football unique.”
As we hear more details, we’ll be sure to update everyone. Until then, let’s all celebrate the return of college football!
- EA Sports revives college football franchise as courts mull NCAA’s stance on amateurism (Washington Post)
- EA Sports to do college football video game (ESPN)
- Everything you need to know about the return of EA Sports’ college football video game (ESPN)
- EA Sports is making a new college football video game (Polygon)
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