NCAA Football 14 to be last College football game by EA Sports

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Lol, it won't be the last "college football" game. It might be the last NCAA football game but not college football game. You see, the logo on the box that really counts is this one.

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So what, the NCAA logo and name won't be on the box anymore. The sky isn't falling. The CLC license is why you see team logos, stadiums, award trophies, bowl games etc in the game, not the NCAA license.
 
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thehardknoxlife said:
Lol, it won't be the last "college football" game. It might be the last NCAA football game but not college football game. You see, the logo on the box that really counts is this one.

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So what, the NCAA logo and name won't be on the box anymore. The sky isn't falling. The CLC license is why you see team logos, stadiums, award trophies, bowl games etc in the game, not the NCAA license.
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OK, I see what you are saying. I hope you are right. Do you think they could also go away from players having the same number, height and weight as current players to avoid any potential problems with lawsuits?
 
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http://kotaku.com/the-ncaa-will-not-renew-its-licensing-agreement-with-ea-815771708

The NCAA will not renew its licensing agreement with EA Sports for its 21-year-old NCAA Football series once the current deal expires in 2014, the NCAA said in a statement today. It does not mean the end of the series, only the end of a series with the NCAA's name and logo on it.

"The NCAA has made the decision not to enter a new contract for the license of its name and logo for the EA Sports NCAA Football video game. The current contract expires in June 2014, but our timing is based on the need to provide EA notice for future planning. As a result, the NCAA Football 2014 video game will be the last to include the NCAA’s name and logo," the organization said in a statement.

That applies to the NCAA's name and its logo. Most of the game's imagery is licensed through the Collegiate Licensing Company, an altogether separate entity that handles the licensing business for more than 200 colleges and universities, plus athletic conferences and bowl games. Assuming EA Sports still has that license, the series can proceed, just under a name without "NCAA" in it.

Two sources with direct knowledge of this matter have described the NCAA's decision as nearly a technicality, meaning the series will continue, albeit under different branding, with its major components intact. We've reached out to EA Sports for comment on what it intends to do.

We've also left a voice message with a CLC representative asking for clarification of that relationship. We'll continue to update as more is known.

"Given the current business climate and costs of litigation, we determined participating in this game is not in the best interests of the NCAA," the NCAA said in its statement. That is a reference to the Ed O'Bannon lawsuit, in which the former UCLA star and others are suing the NCAA, and EA Sports, over the use of their likenesses in commercial works. The suit seeks a class action status and, if granted, the exposure the NCAA faces could run into the billions, if not force it to change dramatically how it does business.

"Member colleges and universities license their own trademarks and other intellectual property for the video game," the NCAA said in its statement. "They will have to independently decide whether to continue those business arrangements in the future." That now appears to be an oblique reference to EA Sports maintaining the game through its CLC license. Again, the CLC is a private company, separate from the NCAA, owned by the mega sports and media management company IMG.

Of course, no players appear by their own name in the NCAA Football series, but the game's rosters have long been based on the current players for the upcoming season, just with their names erased. That has been one prong of the O'Bannon case, and is at the heart of two others brought by former college quarterbacks against EA Sports. Users have taken it upon themselves to rename the rosters, sharing them through a service provided by the game.
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Best news I've heard in college FB gaming in a long time!

The NCAA franchise has been EA's redhead stepchild long enough - NCAA 2008 was a steamy turd and I stopped giving them my money back then.
 
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I wouldn't mind seeing what SCEA could bring to the football genre. What was the last year they made a football game? My guess would be the same as 2K, when EA gobbled up the college and pro license for 10+ years preventing anyone from making either.
 
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EA Sports Executive Vice President Andrew Wilson speaks. In a statement, Wilson said, "EA SPORTS will continue to develop and publish college football games, but we will no longer include the NCAA names and marks. Our relationship with the Collegiate Licensing Company is strong and we are already working on a new game for next generation consoles which will launch next year and feature the college teams, leagues and all the innovation fans expect from EA SPORTS.
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So if NCAA isn't renewing the contract with EA, does that make all college sports up for grabs? Could we see 2k take a stab at college basketball?
 
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I know EA's basketball didn't sell enough to continue production, but 2k makes a good basketball game and I think they could be successful with it, JMO.
 
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BraveVol13 said:
So if NCAA isn't renewing the contract with EA, does that make all college sports up for grabs? Could we see 2k take a stab at college basketball?
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Dont be surprised to see EA sign an exclusivity contract with the CLC, effectively making it the same deal as it has been the past few years. I would buy a college basketball game from 2K, but doubt I would buy a college football game from them.
 
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I love how 6 current players joined the lawsuit. Conveniently its players who will likely never make the NFL
 
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BearCat204 said:
Dont be surprised to see EA sign an exclusivity contract with the CLC, effectively making it the same deal as it has been the past few years. I would buy a college basketball game from 2K, but doubt I would buy a college football game from them.
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Plus there's the fact that NBA is pretty much the only thing 2K has going for them right now. I don't see them jumping into the fray.
 
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