Archive for the ‘NCAA Football’ Category
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Two More Uniform Packs Out Now for NCAA Football 14
EA Sports today released the fifth and sixth uniform packs for NCAA Football 14 after a gap of six weeks with nothing. Each DLC pack costs $1 and unlike earlier ones these contain all jerseys and helmets rather than mostly being limited to gloves. Pack five includes Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas A&M, and Western Kentucky. Pack six is comprised of Oregon, Texas, Texas Tech, and Louisiana-Monroe. This is likely to act as the last support NCAA 14 receive...
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EA and CLC Only Out $40 Million in Player Likeness Case Settlement
When the settlement to the likeness case was announced yesterday many wondered what it was about the agreement that resulted in the shuttering of EA Sports' college football series. With the dollar amount of the settlement now known it has become clear that it wasn't the money involved but rather the avoidance of future litigation and terms that made the series no longer a viable product going forward. (more…)...
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EA and CLC Settle Player Likeness Lawsuit
Soon after the news broke that EA was ending their college football series a release was made regarding the settlement of the player likeness lawsuit that was at the center of the entire situation that threatened the future of college video games and still could take down the NCAA as it remains as the lone defendant. Games were just a small part of the claim in which players believe they are entitled to a share of broadcasting and merchandising revenues. (more…)...
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EA Sports Cancels NCAA Football Series
EA Sports has officially canceled their NCAA Football series which was going to be renamed College Football next year. The news comes on the heels of individual institutions expressing a desire to get out of the video game business by pulling their licenses. The NCAA was first to withdraw licensing, multiple conferences followed, but losing the schools was when EA began to see the writing on the wall that the series would not be sustainable. EA is currently seeking to settle the player li...
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Fourth Uniform Pack Out for NCAA Football 14
For the third consecutive week EA Sports has released a $1 DLC uniform pack for NCAA Football 14. On the surface that kind of post-release support sounds great until the actual content being provided is examined to find the majority of items are just gloves while teams with full uniforms and helmets still missing from the game continue to get bypassed. The fourth uniform pack involves Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, UCLA, and USC. With the exception of all but one school t...
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Third Set of Uniform Additions Release for NCAA Football 14
EA Sports today released the third uniform pack for NCAA Football 14. As with the last pack this one costs $1. It features new helmets for North Carolina, Cincinnati, Virginia, and Virginia Tech. New gloves are also included for Cincinnati, Louisville, Florida State, and NC State. They can be purchased by going to Team Management and then the Uniform Store. The encouraging thing about today's content pack is that it comes just a week after the second. Consistent releases throughout the se...
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NCAA and EA Will Get Opportunity to Argue for Dismissal from Likeness Lawsuit
The judge in the potentially monumental antitrust case regarding college broadcasting, merchandising, and video game revenue through the use of unpaid player likenesses will allow both the NCAA and Electronic Arts to seek dismissal as defendants. The two parties felt they had a right to this due to the plaintiffs continuing to amend their claims (the latest by bringing in current players) and judge Claudia Wilken will grant them that opportunity in order to prevent a potential point for an ...
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Second Set of Uniform Additions Release for NCAA Football 14
Today EA Sports released a new uniform pack for NCAA Football 14. Unlike the first this one is not free and instead is offered for $1. To purchase head to the Team Management section from the main menu and then enter the Uniform Store. Included in this pack are new unis for Miami (OH), helmets for Oklahoma State and Louisiana Tech, and gloves for Texas Tech, LSU, and South Carolina. Considering how many jerseys and helmets are still missing from the game - and even some of the schools inc...
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