Archive for the ‘Misc Sports Gaming’ Category
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Statements from NCAA Officials Show Level of Concern Over Player Likeness Lawsuit
Demonstrating just how traumatic an unfavorable outcome in the player likeness lawsuit currently making its way through the legal system could be, a recent court filing suggests that the lifting of the current rules on amateurism would result in some schools exiting Division I or Bowl Subdivision football. University of Texas, Wake Forest, Utah State, and the California State University system all contributed to the filing by expressing that the need to pay players would make it unlikely ...
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John Riccitiello Out as EA CEO
Electronic Arts has announced that John Riccitiello has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. In his place for a temporary basis - until a permanent replacement is found - is Larry Probst the former Chairman and CEO for the company. Riccitiello took over for Probst in 2007. (more…)...
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One Longtime Exclusive Partner With NFL Considers Dumping Their License
Last week an NFLPA representative shed some light on how the exclusive league license for video games is viewed. They consider their relationship with EA Sports strong and ultimately the job of the Player's Association is to protect the members and bring in as much money for them as possible. Considering the established history with EA, and the amount of control the NFL likes to exert regarding image, it displayed the picture of how the licensing is viewed as a whole. The NFL (not just NFLPA...
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New Franchises Could Be Coming From EA Sports
As first noted today by Polygon, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen spoke at the Wedbush Technology Conference and dropped an interesting line that the company could have "a couple of new sports franchises" on the way. Statement from EA Sports has since been provided to Kotaku, predictably that Jorgensen was just referring to UFC and some overseas projects, but the company wasn't going to announce anything new at this time so that doesn't eliminate the possibility that new franchises could be in t...
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OverDog Hopes to Build Community Around Online Competition With Athletes
Today marked the launch of a Kickstarter for OverDog, a new company that will soon be rolling out a service connecting gamers with professional athletes for online competition. Co-founded by former Chicago Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer OverDog has an advisory board that includes Chris Kluwe and David Price and the backing of the Players Associations for all the major leagues and other promotions such as UFC. (more…)...
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Next-Gen Speculation: Games Could be $70; EA May Have Exclusivity Deal With Microsoft
With the PS4 reveal in the books discussion regarding the industry's shift to the next generation has reached an all-time high. Two recent developments, both involving Electronic Arts, have sparked reaction and plenty of conjecture. (more…)...
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Explaining the Absence of Sports Games at the PS4 Reveal Event
Despite features that will intrigue sports gamers there was no presence for the genre at the big PS4 press event. FIFA would have been by far the most likely candidate to appear but even it didn't have a place there. In fact EA and Take Two weren't in attendance to show any games. The absence of FIFA, as well as other big sellers sure to hit the launch window like Madden and NBA 2K, can be easily explained however. (more…)...
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Sony Announces PS4; Includes Features Huge for Enhancing Sports Gaming Experiences
The highly anticipated reveal of the PlayStation 4 was made today and the built-in features will tick many of the boxes that sports gamers have hoped developers would eventually provide over the years in their titles. Standouts from the presentation have included what could substitute for in-game saves, spectator mode, gameplay video uploading, and screenshot capturing...which will be accessible to all and presumably within every game. (more…)...
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