NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series is Dead in Name Only

[T-Moar]

Quote: Originally Posted by timbosliceGB

Ea will get a deal done with college license company yes we might not have over 100 schools in the game but we will still have a game next year don't worry.

Yeah, but it might not have all of our schools. I know my school isn't licensed to the CLC. And I'm not going to buy the game if I can't use my school. Also, why don't they just go back to putting Bill Walsh's name back on the cover?

[BA2929]

Quote: Originally Posted by Quint75

Your #2 makes it sound like a new game next year is NOT a done deal and that contracts/costs could keep the game from continuing. True?

According to EA, this is not true. But I'm sure someone will just respond "yea, but it's EA, so you can't believe anything they say."

But here you go anyway:

Quote:

EA Sports will continue to develop and publish college football games, but we will no longer include the NCAA names and marks. Our relationship with the Collegiate Licensing Company is strong and we are already working on a new game for next generation consoles which will launch next year and feature the college teams, leagues and all the innovation fans expect from EA Sports.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by leathrneck34

Hopefully we'll see a college game on the next gen that rivals what we had 2nd gen. Including all the D2, and I will forever call' em D2 and not FCS, lol. Anyway hopefully we see that among other things like suspensions and celebrations come back to some extent.

lol, you'll forever call them d2?

They were never d2 to begin with....

[BA2929]

Quote: Originally Posted by T-Moar

Yeah, but it might not have all of our schools. I know my school isn't licensed to the CLC. And I'm not going to buy the game if I can't use my school. Also, why don't they just go back to putting Bill Walsh's name back on the cover?

How did your school get represented in the games in the past? I don't believe it was because of their affiliation to the NCAA. I'm sure they struck an independent deal with EA to use their logo. I don't see why that would change now, but then again I'm not an expert in this issue.

[gogators]

Quote: Originally Posted by leathrneck34

Hopefully we'll see a college game on the next gen that rivals what we had 2nd gen. Including all the D2, and I will forever call' em D2 and not FCS, lol. Anyway hopefully we see that among other things like suspensions and celebrations come back to some extent.

1-AA not Div. 2

[Quint75]

Quote: Originally Posted by BA2929

According to EA, this is not true. But I'm sure someone will just respond "yea, but it's EA, so you can't believe anything they say." But here you go anyway:

Right, I read that earlier. But what he wrote seems to say that things still could be up in the air. I'm just nervous is all. This (NCAA series) has basically been the center of my gaming universe and I would be lost without it. I almost went into cardiac arrest when the first reports came out. :-)

[T-Moar]

Quote: Originally Posted by BA2929

How did your school get represented in the games in the past? I don't believe it was because of their affiliation to the NCAA. I'm sure they struck an independent deal with EA to use their logo. I don't see why that would change now, but then again I'm not an expert in this issue.

To be honest, I'm not sure how. I don't think EA had an agreement with the Licensing Resource Group, because the Pinstripe Bowl isn't in the game. I just think that this could potentially be an excuse for the series to exclude some less-popular schools that are in the game now and aren't licensed to the CLC.

[ghettogeeksta]

Speaking of division 2, any chance some of those teams being included in future college football games?