We already knew EA planned to revive the college football video game series. And today, the company has unveiled the first official teaser trailer, with confirmation that a full reveal will arrive in a few months.
EA released a teaser trailer acknowledging the anticipation of fans who have been waiting over 10 years for a new simulation college football game. While no proper gameplay was revealed, EA did say the upcoming sports game will be called College Football 25, with confirmation that a full reveal will arrive in May ahead of its summer 2024 release window.
There have been talks of EA reviving the college football video game series since 2021. After the Supreme Court ruled that same year that college athletes could profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL), EA announced it would add real-world college football players into the game. EA also confirmed in the years leading up to the release that fan-favorite modes Road to Glory and Dynasty will return to the next college football video game.
The road to the next College Football game was bumpy for EA. After it announced its plans to feature NCAA players, a lawsuit was filed last June by the BrandR Group, an agency specializing in licensing deals for student-athletes. On3 reported last year that if a player opted-in to have their likeness used in College Football 25, the payout would have been $500 per player, which the agency argued in the lawsuit was far below market value. In December, EA announced it had settled the lawsuit and planned to release the next college football video game this summer.
College Football 25 will be the first college football video game released since 2013, when EA canceled the series after it failed to resecure the NCAA license. A class-action lawsuit brought forth by former college athletes sued EA for the unauthorized use of their likeness. The lawsuit was settled in 2016 for $60 million.
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