EA Sports abandons college football game for 2014

EA will not be publishing a new college football game next year, as legal troubles have the company reconsidering "the future of the franchise."

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Stripped of the NCAA license, EA Sports promised sports fans that a new college football game would be coming next year, simply titled "College Football 15." However, those plans have been cut short, as legal troubles have the company reconsidering "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," EA Sports' Cam Weber writes on EA's official website. "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."

As a result, EA Sports will not be publishing a new college football game next year, and "we are evaluating our plan for the future of the franchise." That's obviously bad news for EA's bottom line--given the franchise's consistent sales.

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    September 26, 2013 1:45 PM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, EA Sports abandons college football game for 2014.

    EA will not be publishing a new college football game next year, as legal troubles have the company reconsidering "the future of the franchise."

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      September 26, 2013 6:23 PM

      Great. Maybe the 3 developers they put on this franchise will get to update rosters in the next-gen version.

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      September 27, 2013 8:24 AM

      This is great news. As we all know there hasn't been much diversity in football video games since 2005.

      I sure hope Visual Concepts gets to make another football game. Heck, I would even like to see the return of Sony's Gameday.

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        September 27, 2013 1:04 PM

        How does having fewer football games increase diversity?

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