For those who believe that college sports videogames have become illegal, think again.
On Monday, IMV Gaming announced plans to publish a college football video game, titled Gridiron Champions, in 2020. The game will be available on PlayStation, Xbox and Steam platforms and will sell for $59.99. Gridiron Champions will not feature real universities or players, but will include 126 “customizable” teams. It will be the first college sports video game since Electronic Arts published NCAA Football ‘14 in July 2013.
College sports video games have been off the market by choice, not by law
A common, but inaccurate, assumption is that Ed O’Bannon’s legal victory against the NCAA somehow forbids video game companies from publishing college sports games.