This all about the Ed O'Bannon/"athletes should be paid for being used in video games" case. NCAA thinks they're in the right, but don't want to pay for any more years of being wrong should the case turn out that way. That also means someone did the math and the NCAA makes less money from the video game than they would have to give up paying the lawsuit (which seems surprising.)
The press release notes individual universities retain their rights and are able to include them in video games if they'd like. It's then possible that this doesn't change much but some logos and name - EA's College Football '15 is still possible if the schools agree.
In a pie in a sky world, all the schools band together to get their money, realize they got their money without the NCAA, and the NCAA is suddenly very vulnerable to needed changes. It seems more likely at least some schools will follow the NCAA's lead and any game will be lesser quality, if EA decides it's worth doing at all.
The O'Bannon case is still a year away from reaching court, assuming it's not settled before then. It feels like there are changes that are going to eventually happen regardless, but I wish that case was resolved already so we'd know how swift and painful those changes are going to be.
Originally posted by thecubsfanThe press release notes individual universities retain their rights and are able to include them in video games if they'd like. It's then possible that this doesn't change much but some logos and name - EA's College Football '15 is still possible if the schools agree.
This sounds in the press release like some great undertaking where every college, bowl, conference, Heisman trust, etc. would all have to agree or be left off the game. In actualily, there is already a separate body that just about everyone and everything belongs to and that can negotiate jointly with EA (and in fact did so for the previous games), called the Collegiate Licensing Company. The website of the CLC appears to be down from everybody learning of its existence, but supposedly this list has every institution and body of significance with the exception of, of course, Notre Dame.
Bottom line is that unless the CLC is also terrified of O'Bannon (which would be understandable), then EA College Football '15 is almost assured of happening.
EDIT:
First non-NCAA affiliated EA Sports college football video game will be called "College Football 15" source told @ESPN
So yeah, nothing should be different except the title.
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Originally posted by wmatisticYep, nothing different except the title.
Which could be said for every NCAA Football game over the past seven or so years, really.
Be nice if this means the EA exclusive deal is done, so some other company can take a crack at making a college football game again.
Heh. Actually, in all fairness, the presentation, loading times, recruiting and so on in NCAA Football 11 are significantly better than in '09. I went to GameStop about a month ago to pick up a replacement copy of '09, and went ahead and got '11 to see if I'd like it better.
Despite the fact I have an 11-year dynasty in '09, I like '11 so much better that I haven't touched '09 since.
(I always stay a year or two back on these sports titles, anyway).
Anyway, if this means EA continues with College Football minus the NCAA licensing, 'dascool. I would hate to have no college football game to play just as Old Dominion is getting into the FBS, man!
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I played the demo actually. It was okay, just feels the same as any Madden/NCAA game I've played really. Probably lots of little differences a person who plays all the time every year would notice. But I don't have the time I used to for that sort of thing, so whether I'm played a four year old version or the newest one, it's just not different enough for me to care.
This seems to matter a tiny bit more than the NCAA stuff going away, but still not a tremendous amount even if every conference followed suit. (Not sure they will, everyone else seems to have trouble keeping up with the SEC.) It'd be awkward to be seeing the 'wrong' logos for conferences, but it's not like they have the right names for players and players deal with that.
It does make me wonder what the breaking point for EA is. If individual schools start pulling out, is it still a sellable game?
Originally posted by thecubsfanIt does make me wonder what the breaking point for EA is. If individual schools start pulling out, is it still a sellable game?
I would suspect that EA already has 2015's game allocated for with budgets and time and all that, so it should be an interesting test to see what the returns are on the game and whether they move forward, or if they find that they need to double-down and try to entice the schools and conferences (or NCAA) to come back if they are going to make more titles.
I find it somewhat hilarious that the NCAA is FINALLY going to a playoff (which would have been a legit reason to wait on 2015's title) and all this uncertainty surrounds the game. Maybe EA will expand their TeamBuilder capabilities so THEY don't have to recreate all the schools, they leave it up to fans who will do it for them.
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Originally posted by ekedolphinSiiiiiigh. Well, we better enjoy the NCAA Football games we have, 'cuz they may be the last ones for a long, long time.
The only way this works well for players is if this forces EA to be hyper-aggressive in making the game as tight as possible since this seems like in some ways going back to Bill Walsh College Football 97.
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Originally posted by EAToday I am sad to announce that we will not be publishing a new college football game next year, and we are evaluating our plan for the future of the franchise.
We have been stuck in the middle of a dispute between the NCAA and student-athletes who seek compensation for playing college football. ... Meanwhile, the NCAA and a number of conferences have withdrawn their support of our game. The ongoing legal issues combined with increased questions surrounding schools and conferences have left us in a difficult position – one that challenges our ability to deliver an authentic sports experience, which is the very foundation of EA SPORTS games.
More info. EA settled the class action that has about 200,000 to 300,000 former athletes.
I didn't see this part when I posted originally, but I think the settlement has more to do with the series shut down. EA's stuck with making the players even less like real life (which makes the game have no point) or paying the players for being in the game, only they're not allowed to actually do that. This game can't come back until EA can negotiate with the players before a lawsuit.
New update. The settlement was for $40 million and current players can join the class action. At 300,000 players, that is about $133.33 each (assuming that is after legal fees)
Oregon State beating USC gives Boise State some credibility, as they blasted Oregon State earlier this year. Kept saying USC would be picked off, didn't expect it this week though. Here is my new complaint:
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