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

[Cryolemon]

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Interesting quote from the plaintiffs' attorney, Eugene Egdorf:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoot...ible-for-money

The NCAA will NEVER allow players to be paid without losing this lawsuit.

[Microsoft_Works]

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There was never a plan to continue NCAA onto Next Gen from the beginning. All efforts have been focused elsewhere for sometime now. Everyone involved knew this for quite some time.

Then why was the playoff deliberately left out due to "not knowing the full details"?

If you knew this was the last version, wouldn't any kind of system beat not having one at all, ever.

[aholbert32]

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EA has been hit hard by lawsuits this year. The silver lining in this situation is that losing NCAA football hurts EAs bottom line and could lessen the money they need for the NFL license. We may be one step closer to a 2k Nfl game.

I have never been a college fan over the NFL and personally won't miss this title, I am however a big football fan in general. Having only madden for video game football is the worst thing I could imagine in my lifetime.

Huh? This will not affect Madden or the NFL license AT ALL. If anything it increases the likelihood EA will attempt to get another exclusive license. They will be able to cut the costs of making an NCAA game and are likely to want to protect the one remaining football license they have.

[aholbert32]

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Yes. Tv rights is their next target. The NCAA open this can of worms, they are going to have to deal with it.

No way they touch the TV money. You arent exploiting someones likeness rights by broadcasting a game on TV.

[Cryolemon]

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No way they touch the TV money. You arent exploiting someones likeness rights by broadcasting a game on TV.

But if O'Bannon etc win then their lawyers might try to argue that.

[rspencer86]

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I'm shocked. Shocked EA would accept a settlement that meant the end of the game. The game was still making a profit if not a small one.

I still dont think this is the end of the series. They will just wait until the NCAA settles its end of the suit before proceeding. I cant see a publisher leaving a profitable series on the shelf if the suit gets settled.

Finally, the settlement just screwed future players over if this is the end of the series. Instead of negotiating a royalty for future players to receive, Obannon and the former players took the money and ran.

It may have been profitable before their settlement of the lawsuit, but with those damages factored in, who knows if EA came out in the black.

Plus, even if they did decide to resume the series later, you have to think not having accurate rosters would hurt sales a bit. Yes, I know the community roster makers solve this problem. But the average buyer may not even know you can download named rosters.

This is just a crappy day for sports gamers. It's getting to a point where I might decide to give up on sports games. 4 of my 5 favorite sports games (MVP Baseball, NFL 2K, College Hoops, NCAA) are no longer made. Just a punch in the gut.

[aholbert32]

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But if O'Bannon etc win then their lawyers might try to argue that.

No. Guys you have to have a legitimate claim and thats not legitimate. They dont even have a basis to make that argument. They cant make a likeness argument. Cant make a privacy argument. If they do sue, they wont win a dime and the suit would get tossed on a motion to dismiss.

[aholbert32]

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It may have been profitable before their settlement of the lawsuit, but with those damages factored in, who knows if EA came out in the black.

Plus, even if they did decide to resume the series later, you have to think not having accurate rosters would hurt sales a bit. Yes, I know the community roster makers solve this problem. But the average buyer may not even know you can download named rosters.

This is just a crappy day for sports gamers. It's getting to a point where I might decide to give up on sports games. 4 of my 5 favorite sports games (MVP Baseball, NFL 2K, College Hoops, NCAA) are no longer made. Just a punch in the gut.

Actually the rosters will be more accurate. Why? Because when they come back players will receive money in exchange for their likeness.

[canesfins]

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The one positive I can think of in this situation is like others have said, At least now I'll be able to go deeper than ever in a dynasty.

[JerseySuave4]

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they'll have a tough time against the tv people. This isn't just 1 company like EA, they'd be going up against ESPN/ABC (Disney) + CBS + FOX + others and those companies can certainly pony up the money and take the time to make sure they win that lawsuit.

[aholbert32]

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they'll have a tough time against the tv people. This isn't just 1 company like EA, they'd be going up against ESPN/ABC (Disney) + CBS + FOX + others and those companies can certainly pony up the money and take the time to make sure they win that lawsuit.

Im mad that people think this would actually happen. That would be a complete waste of money and time and could result in O'bannon having to pay the networks legal fees if he lost depending on the claim they brought.

[elprez98]

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I love the 'labor of love' comment.

[Cryolemon]

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Im mad that people think this would actually happen. That would be a complete waste of money and time and could result in O'bannon having to pay the networks legal fees if he lost depending on the claim they brought.

Fair enough, but is there actually a precedent that says they couldn't sue for that? If not I wouldn't be that surprised to see them try. If there is then it's obvious not going to happen.

To clarify, I know they'd lose if they did try, but I would't put it past them trying if they win against the NCAA.

[kjcheezhead]

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Huh? This will not affect Madden or the NFL license AT ALL. If anything it increases the likelihood EA will attempt to get another exclusive license. They will be able to cut the costs of making an NCAA game and are likely to want to protect the one remaining football license they have.

The ncaa game was making more than it cost, or EA wouldn't have been developing it. It was just built off the madden engine.EA just lost the entire revenue of this game. Sales, ultimate team, advertising, everything.

EA may want to protect the one remaining game, but it's the cost. They lost a lawsuit to the creator of madden, a price lawsuit on past games, and now the obannon case. Lawsuits are really hitting them this year.

[Swaggedupbruh]

Didnt EA say they were going to make one next year?

Hey look another lie from ea sports. It never fails.