EA Sports Will Not Publish College Football Game Next Year, Future Plans in Doubt

[theycallmeSEABASS]

[Freakydeaky9]

Quote: Originally Posted by DJ

That's not surprising to me. Those guys were never really concerned with current or future collegiate student-athletes. It's been all about them from the jump, even if they've said otherwise publicly.

Hard to say, I still believe college basketball games were highly profitable. They haven't made one of those in 5+ years.

[CJ10]

At first I was disappointed to hear this. I had high hopes that the next gen game would give us a more life like game instead of the crap animations and movements we have now. Then I realized that a next gen system wasn't gonna make a difference and they would just put out another lackluster crap game on the new console as well. So now I can save myself the frustration of buying and playing a game that could have been excellent if it wasn't for laziness.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by Freakydeaky9

Hard to say, I still believe college basketball games were highly profitable. They haven't made one of those in 5+ years.

You would be wrong. 2k and EA both lost money on those games.

[Freakydeaky9]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

You would be wrong. 2k and EA both lost money on those games.

Wow, I honestly didn't know that. That's really ****ty to hear.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by Freakydeaky9

Wow, I honestly didn't know that. That's really ****ty to hear.

Yeah. Thats why 2k pulled out. The cost of the license was expensive and the game didnt make a profit.

[moose1234]

I remember when All this drama first started a few months ago and I said it was over and all these amateur lawyers said I was crazy ... I'll accept my apology now .. That being said this sucks

[NCAAFootballFreak]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cryolemon

You're right, and I'm not arguing that such a case would have any merit at all, but as I said in my edit, assuming he won against the NCAA he might take leave of his senses and go after the TV networks.

It would be a really, ridiculous and foolish move to do so, though. I'd venture to say it would be a very poor decision as well.

For one, there is a "common use" clause that allows the media to broadcast and use player/team likenesses as a part of "news coverage." There's also a freedom of the press that would stand in the way of blocking any type of TV coverage of sporting events. Not to mention, I guarantee you EVERY SINGLE ATHLETE in the NCAA wants their games televised. There's not a single athlete out there that would refuse to have their games televised.

That kind of a lawsuit would be doomed from the start.

-- Stephen