Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Three Major Conferences Will Not License To EA For Collegiate Football Game
Recently, the NCAA announced that it will not be renewing its license with EA. Until the Collegiate Licensing Corporation stepped in and announced it would continue the relationship, fans wondered what this would mean for future college football games, but things still look bad. Now, three conferences have stated that they will not play ball.
According to ESPN, the SEC, Big 10, and Pac-12 will not license their conference trademarks. The individual schools within those divisions can still choose to participate, but EA won't be getting support from the larger body.
The CLC covers 150 schools, including some within those divisions. EA will need to court the others individually.
[Source: ESPN]
Our Take
I would be surprised if EA manages to build as deep a roster of schools as it has in past years. Without the support of the conferences, some institutions may be less inclined, especially those with risk-averse legal counsel. We won't know for a number of months how successful EA is, but the more of these announcements come in, the weaker next year's game is looking.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
