EA Sports Announces New College Basketball Game
In an exciting development for those of us who have been hoping to see more titles in the basketball gaming space, EA Sports has announced a new college basketball game, their first since NCAA Basketball 10 way back in 2009! The company unveiled their plans to return to the virtual hardwood with a post on X, simply stating “Bring the Madness. Let’s run it back.”, along with the hashtags #CBB and #ItsInTheGame.
As reported by Gamespot, Extra Points recently obtained a memo from the Collegiate Licensing Company indicating that a bid had been put out for a new college basketball game, which EA Sports appears to have won. Furthermore, it seems that the CLC’s proposal is for a game that includes both men’s and women’s college teams. Notably, EA Sports has previously done that in their NCAA March Madness/NCAA Basketball series.
Before we get too excited, it should be noted that it seems as though the game won’t be available until 2028 at the earliest. Considering that the return of the EA Sports College Football series was announced in 2021, and EA Sports College Football 25 was subsequently released in 2024, this isn’t altogether surprising. It’s also being speculated that like the College Football series, the new college basketball game from EA Sports won’t be NCAA-licensed in light of EA’s split with the organisation following the lawsuit headed up by Ed O’Bannon. Again, that hasn’t been confirmed, but it’s a solid guess at this point.
No further details are available at this time, but we’ll certainly be keeping our eyes and ears open for any news! That also goes for a potential return for the NBA Live series, though I personally wouldn’t get too excited about that prospect until we hear a similar announcement. Nevertheless, EA Sports’ willingness to develop a new basketball game is certainly promising. In the meantime, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below, as well as here in the Forum!
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