EA Sports and 2K hint at revival of college basketball video games

Developers EA Sports and K Games have hinted at the revival of college basketball video games EA Sports sent a cryptic tweet on Monday that suggested it would create a college hoops championship for the first time since K Games followed later in the day with a declaration that it s exploring exciting new methods to bring athletes and schools to life Both developers ended their college hoops franchises more than a decade ago for multiple reasons not limited to the athlete likeness concerns that froze EA s college football franchise It was unclear if the developers statements were coordinated suggesting a shared franchise or whether they ll be competing in a industry that doesn t often make space for two mainstream games featuring the same sports league Bring the Madness Let s run it back CBB ItsInTheGame EA Sports tweeted There s nothing like College Sports another one of its accounts tweeted K later responded to an X user s opinion that it should be the one creating the next college basketball meeting The campus has been quiet for too long Although not as accomplished as its college football franchise that was revived last year EA s basketball games were among the industry s largest part popular in the early s But times have changed K Games with its NBA K franchise is the top basketball developer in the current region and has been for awhile K is the undisputed home of basketball gaming K disclosed in a report to The Associated Press We have a strong history with college hoops and are exploring exciting new approaches to bring athletes and schools to life Class is in session A society relations representative for EA Sports wasn t able to provide further details on their plans The rep referred the AP back to the tweet