$60 Million Settlement Approved by Judge in NCAA Licensing Suit...

[Apollo]

Quote: Originally Posted by weathersports20

By reading this looks like they already working on the next game. http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/g...-game/2530157/

That article is from 2013

[fmw32]

Damn that means I'll never see a NCAA football game again DAMMIT!

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[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by fmw32

Damn that means I'll never see a NCAA football game again DAMMIT! Sent from my Z970 using Tapatalk

Do u plan on dying in the next 5 yrs? I could see EA releasing one in the next 5 yrs.

[fmw32]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

Do u plan on dying in the next 5 yrs? I could see EA releasing one in the next 5 yrs.

Not if they're gonna have to pay the players? They'll have no reason to make the game now. Even of they do the game won't be the same.

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[redsox4evur]

Quote: Originally Posted by fmw32

Not if they're gonna have to pay the players? They'll have no reason to make the game now. Even of they do the game won't be the same. Sent from my Z970 using Tapatalk

You realize that the the NCAA players are trying to form a union? So it would turn out to be the same as Madden and the NFLPA where they pay a certain fee to the PA. If they do form a union obviously.

[fmw32]

Quote: Originally Posted by redsox4evur

You realize that the the NCAA players are trying to form a union? So it would turn out to be the same as Madden and the NFLPA where they pay a certain fee to the PA. If they do form a union obviously.

Yeah but will they pay that fee is the question

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[Sheba2011]

Quote: Originally Posted by redsox4evur

I think they could get away customization as long as the likenesses are as far away from a true player's likeness. Because wasn't the whole lawsuit filed because the likenesses that came out of the box were too real or I am not remembering correctly?

Part of the judges ruling of finding against EA, was that EA allowed users to recreate and share the actual rosters of NCAA teams. If they do have a game and thats a big If, customization will be very very limited.

[Sheba2011]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

No it wont. They've already argued in front of the appeals court. A decision from the appeals court will take place sometime this year or early next year. The next step would be the Supreme Court. If they accept the case (which isnt a guarantee), they will here the case in 2017 or 2018. This is the worst case scenario. The best case scenario is the NCAA loses the initial appeal, it settles the case and implements a stipend for each student-athlete to receive in relation to its likeness.

I'll come back here in 2017 and 2018 and we will see if those payments were made yet. I am willing to bet we won't see an NCAA game in that time frame either. I would love to be wrong but I just can't see it happening.