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BREAKING: EA Sports to bring back college basketball games by 2028

Posted on 6/30/25 at 10:19 am
Posted by Nitrogen
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Aug 2016
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Posted on 6/30/25 at 10:19 am


Brown is a very good source. He initially was one of the sources that broke news on EA working on CFB games again.
This post was edited on 6/30/25 at 10:27 am
Posted by Nitrogen
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Aug 2016
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Posted on 6/30/25 at 10:22 am to
Posted by Jordanreid2000
Tigerland, USA
Member since Aug 2008
1870 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 10:32 am to
I’m in but EA hasn’t done an NBA game in 6-7 years? I think Live 19 was it.
Posted by JetsetNuggs
Member since Jun 2014
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Posted on 6/30/25 at 10:55 am to
I have a vivid memory of playing the one with Greg Oden on it nonstop through a Thanksgiving break
Posted by GalvoAg
Galveston TX
Member since Apr 2012
11234 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 11:37 am to
Maybe it’s just me but don’t see these selling great after the first one, just don’t know if there’s a big enough base willing to pay $80 a year for NCAA basketball.
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 6/30/25 at 1:10 pm to
I enjoyed the early NBA Live games but there’s a reason they stopped making them because the gameplay was pretty arse. Either way, I’m excited to play a CBB game again… 2028 though lol
Posted by BulldogXero
Member since Oct 2011
10228 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 1:19 pm to
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I’m in but EA hasn’t done an NBA game in 6-7 years? I think Live 19 was it.


Live 19 was pretty decent. The problem is that 2K is just so far ahead in terms of fan support.

This is a good strategy I think for EA since the market for college basketball is wide open. I wish Visual Concepts would have done this with NCCA when EA bought the rights to the NFL.
Posted by VinegarStrokes
Georgia
Member since Oct 2015
14057 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 1:20 pm to
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2028 though lol


That's not too surprising. They'll basically be starting with a completely blank slate since they don't have an NBA equivalent to utilize for assets. If they are going to focus on the environment (traditions, arenas, etc) then they'll have close to 350 schools to work on. When CFB was announced it took about 3-4 years it seems, so this isn't a staggering timeline.
Posted by RemouladeSawce
Uranus
Member since Sep 2008
17244 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 3:12 pm to
Great, adding another sports franchise when almost all others are at or near their all-time lows

Can’t wait to not buy this slop too
This post was edited on 6/30/25 at 3:15 pm
Posted by holdmuh keystonelite
Member since Oct 2020
3848 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 3:25 pm to
No developers of college hoops 2k8 then I don't care because it will be trash.
This post was edited on 6/30/25 at 3:26 pm
Posted by Big4SALTbro
Member since Jun 2019
22835 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 4:38 pm to
They need to bring baseball back
Posted by Darth Aranda
Naboo
Member since Dec 2016
3068 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 4:59 pm to
Has EA been cooking lately?
Posted by chadr07
Pineville, Louisiana
Member since Jan 2015
12908 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 5:36 pm to
Umm college football was great! I was ecstatic when it came back.
Just like i will be when college basketball comes back out. Sports games won’t get any better if they dont bring more of them back. Before CFB 25 the sports options were very stale and limited. Pretty much only Madden, NBA 2K and MLB The Show. Now if they would add College baseball and bring back boxing like fight night or knockout kings then we’d be rolling in the sports games again.
Posted by RemouladeSawce
Uranus
Member since Sep 2008
17244 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 5:38 pm to
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Umm college football was great! I was ecstatic when it came back.
Tolerance of such mediocre standards will forever hold these games back. EA was equally as ecstatic to learn they could monetize your nostalgia
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Sports games won’t get any better if they dont bring more of them back
Absolutely absurd premise. Their two marquee franchises (Madden and FIFA/EAFC) are embarrassing shells of what they were. Making more mediocre slop will do nothing to improve their quality. You’re enabling this garbage
This post was edited on 6/30/25 at 5:44 pm
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 6/30/25 at 6:04 pm to
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Has EA been cooking lately?
Veilguard
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
127729 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 6:14 pm to
Rumors of 2K making a college game as well…

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Posted by holdmuh keystonelite
Member since Oct 2020
3848 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 6:31 pm to
Where is the rumor?
Posted by dcrews
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2011
32130 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 7:29 pm to
Can't stand 2K. It's a 40 button combo with 17 stick moves to do a simple layup.

If they do this, keep the controls simple.
Posted by holdmuh keystonelite
Member since Oct 2020
3848 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 7:35 pm to
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Can't stand 2K. It's a 40 button combo with 17 stick moves to do a simple layup.

If they do this, keep the controls simple


Um you don't have to use the stick. All you have to do is press the square button to do a normal layup.
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
49483 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 10:12 pm to
Bring back NBA Jam
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