Over the past few months, the NCAA and EA have been slapped with a federal class action lawsuit and two individual lawsuits regarding the unlawful "use of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student likenesses in videogames produced by Electronic Arts to increase sales and profits."
The primary game series in question is EA's NCAA Football, and with EA's NCAA Football 10 being released this week, its hardly surprising that CNBC's sports business reporter Darren Rovell has decided to chime in on the lawsuits. Rovell says the player likenesses found in the game are so uncanny that he believes EA and the NCAA will ultimately lose the lawsuit, and will be forced to not only compensate players whose likenesses have appeared in previous games, but also those that appear in this year's title.
From the PlanetXbox360.com feature top list:
"With the release of NCAA ’13 happening just this past week, college football fans have a new installment to look forward to and spend countless hours with. It’s no doubt that the college game day atmosphere has been the most captivating experience in the NCAA football franchise. More recently NCAA has dominated the college football video game market, rivaling the next level Madden series, but what about the others? In truth, this titanic football series tends to dwarf other college football gaming competition with relentless annual releases and more realistic and detailed game play. So, look no further NCAA football fans and prepare yourselves for nostalgia overload as we present the top ten greatest college football games of all-time."
Microsoft Store is offering free NCAA Football 10 for Xbox 360 when you purchase Madden NFL 10 for Xbox 360. That's savings of more than 40% if you would purchase these items separately.
Microsoft orders/buys a sh+tload of them to sell or give away.
...and in this case, a little of both.
The NCAA team wants your opinions on Gameplay. The designer for NCAA Football 10 wants you to post your feeling and thoughts on certain gameplay elements.
any proceeds that these athletes receive (If this litigation actually works) cause them to become ineligible to continue playing at the collegiate level?
RIP EA football, you are dead to me!