ESPN NFL 2K5 was the best football game of its time. EA Sports got scared so they bought exclusive rights. If EA didn't buy those, ESPN NFL 2K5 would have overtaken Madden in popularity by now.
I actually think I've gotten money from EA in the past. Samsung too. You just wait. If it comes it comes.
wow, sad... I was really hoping to see what the series would look like on next gen. Still playing NCAA 13.
NCAA would rather drop video games than pay players. The loss of money from doing this is pennies compared to what they stand to lose if they had to pay their athletes for those billion dollar TV deals.
EA has been terrible for the longest time with both NCAA and Madden. I'm glad that there will be a someone new to pick up NCAA. You can't improve games without any competition, that's what Madden suffers from.
Oh I see, I didn't realize they were pulling the plug on video games -- thought it was just pulling the plug on EA. Never cared much for this franchise, but hoping Madden license is opened up to multiple publishers.
The NFL digs exclusivity for some reason, like how Sunday Ticket is only on DirecTV. The NFL already makes a gazillion dollars so they have no reason to change the status quo.
Definitely true. If this next-gen Madden 25 isn't a turn in the right direction, I think I may have to stop buying Madden altogether. Sunday Ticket is meh these days, RedZone has revolutionized watching football nowadays. I'm glad multiple providers are able to carry that channel.
Yeah don't count on that. The NCAA franchise has been a staple and this year's version is pretty solid although it needs some tweaks. I'm hoping EA continues to support the game long term since users can update the rosters each year. If they can keep the servers up, tune it with patches so it plays flawlessly, etc... they can create a recurring revenue stream with a cult following. But I'm not sure it'd be legal.
Do you just post anything and everything as soon as possible or what? So... I don't really understand what that statement means. What are "names and marks"? I assumed that meant names like "Florida State" since player names are not in the game. But then it says it will feature college teams and conferences.. what's going on exactly then?
We'll probably find the likes of HCC Golden Eagles and slew of other community colleges in the nation.
I'm guessing they can have teams, stadiums and mascots but awards like Heisman Trophy and the bowl games would have to be renamed? Default players would probably be much more generic.
Names and marks - the NCAA name and logo (I'm guessing). So, and again I'm guessing, it'll have a new name. College Football '15? And the removal of all NCAA mentions/logos. Schools, conferences, bowls, trophies, that should all be the same. Hopefully these tweets help explain. Spoiler <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>My understanding now is the NCAA/EA Sports deal is mostly a technicality. The CLC handles the license of all the good stuff in the game.</p>— Owen Good (@owengood) <a href="https://twitter.com/owengood/statuses/357576526105018368">July 17, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>What will probably happen is the game proceeds as "College Football 15" or whatever, with CLC licensing, all schools, etc. Just no NCAA logo</p>— Owen Good (@owengood) <a href="https://twitter.com/owengood/statuses/357576737242103809">July 17, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>People, here is the deal. The CLC is basically a group license for all 127 teams. The CLC is separate from the NCAA.</p>— Owen Good (@owengood) <a href="https://twitter.com/owengood/statuses/357577014363959297">July 17, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>This covers only the name "NCAA" on the product and the NCAA's logo. It's a technicality. it's practically meaningless</p>— Owen Good (@owengood) <a href="https://twitter.com/owengood/statuses/357577123705257985">July 17, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>And no, 2K Sports will not step in. They abandoned their college title when it was published by Sega.</p>— Owen Good (@owengood) <a href="https://twitter.com/owengood/statuses/357577244186640386">July 17, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
