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

[nortobc]

Quote: Originally Posted by tessl

I see it more as an inconvenience than something which will prevent EA from releasing a game next year. While authentic logos are nice they aren't the reason I play the game. Release a game with some generic teams in various cities and states with the same options they have now, custom conferences etc. Hopefully the NCAA and the conferences are smart enough to realize what great advertising this game is for their sport and how many young people get interested in college football because of this game.

Exactly. My favorite part of the game in dynasty mode, so after a few season, I don't care about the players likeness because they are all new created players anyway.

[BadAssHskr]

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 don't see this so much as cutting a loss. NCAA football is a huge game.

This is kind of the o'bannon case winning. they haven't even settled, and it's looking to close down an entire franchise.

An entire division of EA sports is, as we know it today, on life support.

[richiesbx137]

With the loss of the big conferences... I do not care what anyone says, this will be a massive (I repeat) massive blow to the series, I do not think every school will sign and if that happens the whole franchise goes down with it...Also they make millions (maybe billions) off the series and if one team drops. I will not be a buy the game regardless what happens. Its all or nothing. And it will be hundreds of millions to the billion dollar range if they lose it.

Also, I smell this case goes to the supreme court as well and that being shot down. Because it will affect ALL the college including ones in the game and in this country as a whole. Even the NCAA is in trouble and might not exist as well. It can go that direction as well. That is way I feel on this. A bit overblown but no one wins regardless.

[sbunce5]

Quote: Originally Posted by JLoco11

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.

Exactly. I was referring to the MVP franchise as a whole. There's a reason they haven't picked it back up. It's EA.

Quote: Originally Posted by nortobc

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

Because that's not what EA does. They've never done that and it's all but confirmed that they never will. The only creating tool they have left is Teambuilder. They've basically watered down every other creating mechanism in all other games because that's not what they market. They market realism, player/team likeness, atmosphere, etc.

We're getting our hopes up thinking they'll release a fully customizable game. If the snowball continues to roll downhill, the only game EA will release, if they even do, with be a generic game with the same amount of customization that we already have. Maybe a tad bit more if we're lucky.

Quote: Originally Posted by BadAssHskr

I don't see this so much as cutting a loss. NCAA football is a huge game.

Right. I was referring more to the fact EA won't continue with the franchise. Not that they're cutting their losses exactly.

[GGGswim]

Simply as a tangential question to if '14 (or '15) actually does become the final iteration of an EA college football game...

How long do you think EA will keep the 'servers' running? What's it been so far, 2 years before they shut down season 'xx servers? Would anyone think they wouldn't shutter the servers -- for a game platform they are no longer developing -- even sooner?

And IMHO, it's over. O'Bannon (who, from what I've read and understand, wasn't doing this to make a buck) and Keller (ummm, from what I've read can't be lumped into the same category as O'Bannon), and those groups have won.

[ibrokeu]

Apparently confirmation from big name schools athletic director that they will not license to EA doesn't deserve it's own thread. So here you go.

University of Washington AD Scott Woodward says they won't license to EA.

http://seattletimes.com/html/huskies...ward-chat.html

Congratulations to everyone saying the NCAA opting out didnt mean anything. The game is dead.

[Ramminyou]

Quote: Originally Posted by ibrokeu

Apparently confirmation from big name schools athletic director that they will not license to EA doesn't deserve it's own thread. So here you go. University of Washington AD Scott Woodward says they won't license to EA. http://seattletimes.com/html/huskies...ward-chat.html Congratulations to everyone saying the NCAA opting out didnt mean anything. The game is dead.

That's strange because this really should get its own thread. That is definitely the most troubling news so far. Very doubtful they will be the only school to not continue to license.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ramminyou

That's strange because this really should get its own thread. That is definitely the most troubling news so far. Very doubtful they will be the only school to not continue to license.

Which is why it can be discussed in this thread which has been used to discuss this whole ordeal.