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  • The Red Scourge
    Rookie
    • Feb 2017
    • 311

    #1

    Varsity High School Football Video Game in Development - Here's What We Know So Far



    Some of you may already be aware that Spear Interactive and Pyramid Lake Games are in very early development on a high school football game called Varsity High School Football. Way to early for them to share any visuals yet. If you're interested, join the Discord. It's linked in the description of the video. The developers are looking for feedback, what we want as a gaming community. It's also been cool to hear them talk about their time working on Maximum Football. A lot of people weren't into that series, but the guys making it are legit sim football guys wanting to put out a quality game. I personally keep my expectations very low when it comes to indie game development. It's pretty tough to even get an indie game to launch, much less be polished and a good game. That being said, I'm always hopeful. It's clear to most of us that EA Sports abandoned sim football, franchise/dynasty players a very long time ago.

    They're planning on having it be fully customizable, but with some manner of easy to use community share feature, not having to mod game files like CFBR.

    I've already spoken to Spear on Discord and there's a possibility I'll be able to partner with them to show some exclusive content as the game progresses.
  • Spear
    Video Game Dev
    • Sep 2002
    • 4434

    #2
    Re: High School Football Game in Development

    I'm here too! Thanks for starting a thread. We've been very deep into development and are purposely laying low on marketing until we have more to show everybody. With that said, we've accomplished a lot since February. We are a team of 7 at the moment and all aspects of the game are being worked on. Lots of gameplay, stadium art, and player generation this month.

    We are an open book and happen to answer any questions you guys have.

    Don't have an ETA on a release date but we are hoping to have a beta/early access out end of next year.
    Owner, Spear Interactive
    Indie Game Publisher & Developer | Canada

    Building Varsity – The first-ever High School Football video game
    Coming to Steam, Xbox, & PlayStation

    Join our Discord: discord.gg/v8aFWkmYMT
    VarsityVideoGame.com | SpearInteractive.com

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    • The Red Scourge
      Rookie
      • Feb 2017
      • 311

      #3
      Re: High School Football Game in Development

      Originally posted by Spear
      I'm here too! Thanks for starting a thread. We've been very deep into development and are purposely laying low on marketing until we have more to show everybody. With that said, we've accomplished a lot since February. We are a team of 7 at the moment and all aspects of the game are being worked on. Lots of gameplay, stadium art, and player generation this month.

      We are an open book and happen to answer any questions you guys have.

      Don't have an ETA on a release date but we are hoping to have a beta/early access out end of next year.
      Awesome! I thought you were here! OS is kinda the spot. Anyone interested should join the Discord server. These guys are talking about implementing all kinds of awesome little details!

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      • thescoop
        MVP
        • Jan 2006
        • 1288

        #4
        Re: High School Football Game in Development

        Originally posted by Spear
        I'm here too! Thanks for starting a thread. We've been very deep into development and are purposely laying low on marketing until we have more to show everybody. With that said, we've accomplished a lot since February. We are a team of 7 at the moment and all aspects of the game are being worked on. Lots of gameplay, stadium art, and player generation this month.

        We are an open book and happen to answer any questions you guys have.

        Don't have an ETA on a release date but we are hoping to have a beta/early access out end of next year.
        This has been a dream of mine for years. Spear, check out my blog around and it and feel free to PM me if you want any ideas I've had around this. I'm happy to share just because I think this is great idea for a game and long over due!
        Check out my updated 2017 blog on building a high school football video game:
        http://forums.operationsports.com/th...ame-revisited/

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        • Spear
          Video Game Dev
          • Sep 2002
          • 4434

          #5
          Re: High School Football Game in Development

          Originally posted by thescoop
          This has been a dream of mine for years. Spear, check out my blog around and it and feel free to PM me if you want any ideas I've had around this. I'm happy to share just because I think this is great idea for a game and long over due!
          I will check it out and definitely be in touch!
          Owner, Spear Interactive
          Indie Game Publisher & Developer | Canada

          Building Varsity – The first-ever High School Football video game
          Coming to Steam, Xbox, & PlayStation

          Join our Discord: discord.gg/v8aFWkmYMT
          VarsityVideoGame.com | SpearInteractive.com

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          • Spear
            Video Game Dev
            • Sep 2002
            • 4434

            #6
            Re: High School Football Game in Development

            We posted our latest development update on our social media this morning. For those that missed it, here it is:


            Owner, Spear Interactive
            Indie Game Publisher & Developer | Canada

            Building Varsity – The first-ever High School Football video game
            Coming to Steam, Xbox, & PlayStation

            Join our Discord: discord.gg/v8aFWkmYMT
            VarsityVideoGame.com | SpearInteractive.com

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            • Spear
              Video Game Dev
              • Sep 2002
              • 4434

              #7
              Re: High School Football Game in Development

              The past development updates can be found here:

              July 2022

              Spoiler


              June 2022

              Spoiler


              May 2022

              Spoiler


              April 2022

              Spoiler


              March 2022

              Spoiler
              Owner, Spear Interactive
              Indie Game Publisher & Developer | Canada

              Building Varsity – The first-ever High School Football video game
              Coming to Steam, Xbox, & PlayStation

              Join our Discord: discord.gg/v8aFWkmYMT
              VarsityVideoGame.com | SpearInteractive.com

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              • umd
                MVP
                • Aug 2002
                • 1970

                #8
                Re: High School Football Game in Development

                This is the development process done the right way.

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                • Spear
                  Video Game Dev
                  • Sep 2002
                  • 4434

                  #9
                  Re: High School Football Game in Development

                  Latest development update:


                  Owner, Spear Interactive
                  Indie Game Publisher & Developer | Canada

                  Building Varsity – The first-ever High School Football video game
                  Coming to Steam, Xbox, & PlayStation

                  Join our Discord: discord.gg/v8aFWkmYMT
                  VarsityVideoGame.com | SpearInteractive.com

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                  • KSUowls
                    All Star
                    • Jul 2009
                    • 5884

                    #10
                    Re: High School Football Game in Development

                    Looking forward to see what comes with this.

                    I remember being very young and playing Super Play Action Football on the SNES. It let you play the NFL, CFB and even High School football. The league choice was purely cosmetic, but I've always thought it would be cool to get a deep game around high school football.

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                    • clayshime
                      Rookie
                      • Dec 2004
                      • 375

                      #11
                      Re: High School Football Game in Development

                      This sounds awesome - will definitely keep an eye on this going forward

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                      • Spear
                        Video Game Dev
                        • Sep 2002
                        • 4434

                        #12
                        Re: High School Football Game in Development

                        We were featured in the Dallas Morning News earlier this week:

                        Many young athletes dream of playing as themselves in a video game like Madden or NCAA Football, but for high school football players around the country, that...
                        Owner, Spear Interactive
                        Indie Game Publisher & Developer | Canada

                        Building Varsity – The first-ever High School Football video game
                        Coming to Steam, Xbox, & PlayStation

                        Join our Discord: discord.gg/v8aFWkmYMT
                        VarsityVideoGame.com | SpearInteractive.com

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                        • Spear
                          Video Game Dev
                          • Sep 2002
                          • 4434

                          #13
                          Re: High School Football Game in Development

                          October Development Update


                          Owner, Spear Interactive
                          Indie Game Publisher & Developer | Canada

                          Building Varsity – The first-ever High School Football video game
                          Coming to Steam, Xbox, & PlayStation

                          Join our Discord: discord.gg/v8aFWkmYMT
                          VarsityVideoGame.com | SpearInteractive.com

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                          • thescoop
                            MVP
                            • Jan 2006
                            • 1288

                            #14
                            Re: High School Football Game in Development

                            Originally posted by Spear
                            October Development Update


                            All exciting stuff. Can't wait to try this one out.
                            Check out my updated 2017 blog on building a high school football video game:
                            http://forums.operationsports.com/th...ame-revisited/

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                            • ILuvMN81
                              Rookie
                              • Oct 2014
                              • 215

                              #15
                              Re: High School Football Game in Development

                              Originally posted by KSUowls
                              Looking forward to see what comes with this.

                              I remember being very young and playing Super Play Action Football on the SNES. It let you play the NFL, CFB and even High School football. The league choice was purely cosmetic, but I've always thought it would be cool to get a deep game around high school football.
                              I'm a bit of a geezer (though by no stretch too old or even the oldest person I know still gaming) so I was actually in High School and playing on our JV team and playing Super Play Action Football when it was relatively new. I used to make my team/school and whoever we were playing that week and play short quarters. Even with 4 basic plays on both sides of the ball, I had a blast with it.

                              I think I remember NCAA 14 having high school in the create a player mode (I know, wrong name...but I think y'all know what I mean) and one of the recent Maddens had it in a story mode so there must be some market and I know I have an itch to scratch. I'll defiantly keep an eye out for more on this game.

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