SEC, Pac-12, Big Ten Won't License Trademarks in Future Video Games

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Quote: Originally Posted by cferg21

Could all this mean we will finally get an NCAA basketball game again?

Nope, NCAA has the license for March Madness. So it'll be called College Basketball but none of the NCAA logos will be on it. NCAA didn't have that much effect on the football games since none of the NCAA logos were clearly visible during the game, but in basketball, it's at center court.

As for football, yes, the CLC renews its contract with EA but some of the bigger name colleges were not part of the CLC as in Ohio State, I believe Oregon, but don't quote me, Michigan State and USC

[bwiggy33]

EA may have to call the PES team about their editing system, or give users the opportunity to edit all teams on team builder so they can make jerseys, stadiums, rosters, etc accurate. To me that's the only way to give the opportunity to the user to make the game almost 100% authentic. Even though it would take a huge community effort, users could probably do a better job than EA with jerseys and what not.

[sbunce5]

Quote: Originally Posted by GisherJohn24

Roster share and create a team would solve all problems. IMO. Call me crazy but that seems like the easiest solution even if every conference backed out.

Quote: Originally Posted by tessl

Release a game with some generic teams in various cities and states with the same options they have now, custom conferences etc.

Quote: Originally Posted by bwiggy33

EA may have to call the PES team about their editing system, or give users the opportunity to edit all teams on team builder so they can make jerseys, stadiums, rosters, etc accurate. To me that's the only way to give the opportunity to the user to make the game almost 100% authentic. Even though it would take a huge community effort, users could probably do a better job than EA with jerseys and what not.

I'm all for a totally customizable game next year, don't get me wrong. But let's not be blind fools guys. EA had no problem cutting their losses with NCAA Basketball, MVP Baseball, NBA Live to an extent, and many other games. What makes this franchise any different? Anyone with half a brain knows a fully customizable game won't sell as good as a licensed game.

With the remaining conferences also dropping out on the horizon, then followed by individual schools, I just don't see a game coming out next year. With EA's history, it just seems all but confirmed that they'll drop the game if it's going to be mainly generic schools.

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Quote: Originally Posted by sbunce5

I'm all for a totally customizable game next year, don't get me wrong. But let's not be blind fools guys. EA had no problem cutting their losses with NCAA Basketball, MVP Baseball, NBA Live to an extent, and many other games. What makes this franchise any different? Anyone with half a brain knows a fully customizable game won't sell as good as a licensed game. With the remaining conferences also dropping out on the horizon, then followed by individual schools, I just don't see a game coming out next year. With EA's history, it just seems all but confirmed that they'll drop the game if it's going to be mainly generic schools.

Pretty much this. Look at EA's portfolio; this is not a company known for taking chances with new IPs, they take proven commodities and milk them dry. With all the hurdles they'd need to clear to release a college football game, NCAA is officially dry. And this is coming from someone who loves Teambuilder and would love the idea of a fully customizable game.

[JLoco11]

Quote: Originally Posted by sbunce5

I'm all for a totally customizable game next year, don't get me wrong. But let's not be blind fools guys. EA had no problem cutting their losses with NCAA Basketball, MVP Baseball, NBA Live to an extent, and many other games. What makes this franchise any different? Anyone with half a brain knows a fully customizable game won't sell as good as a licensed game. With the remaining conferences also dropping out on the horizon, then followed by individual schools, I just don't see a game coming out next year. With EA's history, it just seems all but confirmed that they'll drop the game if it's going to be mainly generic schools.

I agree with certain parts of that... in particular EA knowing when to cut their losses. NCAA Basketball wasn't selling well, Live was getting killed in reviews and sales and desperately needed an overhaul, so they took a few years to re-work the game.

But MVP Baseball was a different issue. They lost MLB exclusivity to 2K (one of the reasons EA tried buying Take Two Interactive a few years ago was to get that license, and big game properties to their roster).

After they lost MLB, they tried a college baseball game, built on the same engine as MVP... while it was smooth, it didn't catch on since college baseball isn't a big seller. They cut their losses after 1 release.

[ndfan1993]

Someone with a better understanding of this whole lawsuit can correct me but is this not bigger than just gaming? I mean E$PN makes a ton of money off of college football and features players by name in their promo's which generate revenue. Does this also not mean that they could be on the hook? What about conferences?

I guess the bigger question is where does this end?

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Quote: Originally Posted by sbunce5

I'm all for a totally customizable game next year, don't get me wrong. But let's not be blind fools guys. EA had no problem cutting their losses with NCAA Basketball, MVP Baseball, NBA Live to an extent, and many other games. What makes this franchise any different? Anyone with half a brain knows a fully customizable game won't sell as good as a licensed game.

I totally understand they have no problem cutting ties. I'm speaking as if they will keep the game. If they keep the game they will have to add something for the user to edit the game otherwise the interest will not be there. If they add in a great editor though that would be huge. Either way it seems like an absolute mess. Some teams licensed and others not. Possibly a couple conferences licensed and all the big ones not. Just absolutely stupid. It's making me want to pick up 14 just because there may not be a game for a while.

[nortobc]

Quote: Originally Posted by sbunce5

For those of you that are wishing for a fully customizable game, what makes you think that's actually going to happen? Or are we all just trying to hope for the best here and pretend EA...well, nevermind.

Why wouldn't they do that. If they would have just done this in the first place, this whole lawsuit would have been avoided.