It was quite the shock to see EA had to drop their long-beloved sports series, NCAA Football. This came after several college athletes had filed a lawsuit against the studio for using their likeness within the video game series. Now it seems that one executive from EA has spoken out to once again see the franchise make a return.
Electronic Arts Peter Moore, was once the president of EA Sports. Speaking to IGN, Peter recalls the decision to cancel the NCAA Football series, stating that the developers were forced into the decision after a series of lawsuits and lawyer fees outweighed the revenue EA would have made from another NCAA Football video game.
Apparently, the settlements players will receive from EA using their likeness in a NCAA Football game installment is still going out and as such, details are still a bit scarce. With that said, Peter Moore, who is now the Chief Competition Officer for EA, still has hope to see the franchise once again make a grand return.
“It was a sad day when we realized, ‘We are in the sights of a number of lawsuits.’ It was a sad day. When your lawyers fees are more than the revenue that you can expect to get in”
However, further into the interview, Peter Moore feels that the NCAA Football will be back. Besides the executive, there are plenty of gamers and football enthusiasts that are eager to once again enjoy a new NCAA Football game featuring their favorite Division One school, but as it stands right now, the franchise is still very much dead.
