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Posted on May 14, 2013 at 04:23 PM.

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During EA's quarterly conference call, acting CEO Frank Gibeau announced new titles were coming from EA Sports, and we know that one of them is not NBA Live.

Gibeau mentioned the titles EA was already planning to release this year by name, "This includes our core sports titles of Madden, FIFA, FIFA Manager, NBA LIVE, NHL, and NCAA Football."

It has been speculated EA will be announcing new sports titles at E3 for quite some time, but Gibeau officially announced that new titles are coming from EA Sports, "We plan to unveil new titles from EA Sports, BioWare and DICE and a first look at some brand new games."

Here's a look at the possibilities for what brand new games you might expect at the Show:

UFC Game: EA bought the UFC license and shocked the world with an announcement last year at E3 and the last we've heard from EA is a brief interview that mentioned the new UFC game was coming to the 360, PS3, and PC. This year, expect EA to formally announce the game's arrival on consoles, even though the release date is beyond Q1 2014.
Major League Baseball: It was apparent Major League Baseball had a freak out moment and basically twisted Take Two's arm to put a MLB product on the 360 this year. My theory is that this was to buy a year so that another developer could step in and develop a game that will likely be announced soon -- and the logical company is EA Sports. It's doubtful Take Two is going to be in the MLB business again this year given the complete lack of effort, so I'm expecting MVP Baseball's return this summer to be the second most likely event.
College Basketball: There has been some talk of EA wanting to revive a college basketball game, and it would stand to reason as EA hasn't developed a college basketball game since NBA Live was axed. It's a lot harder to develop one basketball game that is a niche sport like college basketball and expect it to profit than to develop a college basketball game alongside a pro basketball game in the same studio. If college basketball is coming back to our consoles, it's going to happen within the next two years from EA.
Grand Slam Tennis 3: The last Grand Slam Tennis was released in early 2012 to mixed reviews, it's entirely possible Grand Slam Tennis could be a title EA is wanting to bring to the new XBox as part of a theoretical exclusive deal between Microsoft and EA on the new consoles.
EA Sports Active: Another intriguing possibility is a Microsoft only fitness game ran through the new Kinect that EA Sports produces. Given an exclusive agreement between EA and Microsoft, this would be the type of production you could expect to see between both companies. It's possible, I'd buy it (I enjoyed the first ones as home workout supplements) but I'm not sure this is a blockbuster type of announcement you'd expect -- unless there was some type of integration with a Jawbone Up type of bracelet and social/app features, then this gets really fun really fast.
The Field: Perhaps EA has another game they're working on that they want to bring to next gen consoles. A EA Sports collection type of game that mirrors Wii Sports, or perhaps a Rugby or Cricket game, perhaps EA is looking to publish an MLS Title? It's doubtful these are the types of games that would be met with much fanfare at E3 though, so I have doubts on anything more niche making its way into the show.

What game(s) do you think EA announces at E3 for EA Sports?

Comments

# 1 believeinnow @ May 14

Considering there is already an easports.com/ufc site, the first guess shouldn't really count. To be honest, I think there should be a question there about F2P and/or more mobile sports games. EA SPORTS did release Yogify for iOS, so it possible they could branch to more mobile sports titles. Maybe a Madden or FIFA Mobile manager game.

# 2 Gramps91 @ May 14

Crossing my fingers for a college basketball game. Really hoping someone makes a new one soon.

# 3 Sigma4Life @ May 14

Major League Baseball is returning to EA. MLB doesn't want to be limited to just PS3 with The Show.

# 4 CoreySA @ May 14

I know I'm definitely pulling for MVP to return. UFC is a given at this point so I hope that isn't the big announcement!

# 5 BreaksoftheGame @ May 14

College Basketball would make me very happy.

# 6 bnmdjm @ May 14

Of all the sports games I have ever played, nothing has ever compared to the drama of co-op style March Madness runs with the likes of Manhattan or Davidson back in the day.