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What to stream: Coldplay, an unhinged Charlie Puth, 'Salem’s Lot,' Sarah Paulson and NHL 25
Read full article: What to stream: Coldplay, an unhinged Charlie Puth, 'Salem’s Lot,' Sarah Paulson and NHL 25Coldplay’s 10th studio album, Charlie Puth starring as himself in Roku's mockumentary series “The Charlie Puth Show” and EA Sports' NHL 25 are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.
It's a college football player's paradise, where dreams and reality meet in new EA Sports video game
Read full article: It's a college football player's paradise, where dreams and reality meet in new EA Sports video gameCollege football players are finally getting to be themselves — or play against themselves — in one of the hottest video games on the planet.
EA Sports College Football 25 comes out on July 19. Edwards, Ewers, Hunter are on standard cover
Read full article: EA Sports College Football 25 comes out on July 19. Edwards, Ewers, Hunter are on standard coverEA Sports has revealed an image of the College Football 25 cover that features Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Colorado two-way player Travis Hunter.
EA Sports College Football 25 to block gamers from manually adding players who reject NIL opt-in
Read full article: EA Sports College Football 25 to block gamers from manually adding players who reject NIL opt-inGamers will be blocked from manually adding players to EA Sports’ new college football game who decide not to accept an offer to have their name, image and likeness used in it.
More than a glitch: Jon Gruden dropped by Madden video game
Read full article: More than a glitch: Jon Gruden dropped by Madden video gameJon Gruden is being dropped from the Madden NFL 22 video game after he resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders because it was reported that he used racist, homophobic and misogynistic language in emails.
‘We plan to explore the possibility:’ EA considers licensing player likenesses for new college football video games
Read full article: ‘We plan to explore the possibility:’ EA considers licensing player likenesses for new college football video gamesEA Sports is working to bring back its wildly popular college football video game franchise and is now considering licensing the likenesses of athletes for use in the game.
EA Sports investigating hack after limited game code stolen
Read full article: EA Sports investigating hack after limited game code stolenMaitland-based video game company EA Sports is investigating a recent intrusion into its network that resulting in the theft of some gaming code and other related tools.
By opting out of video game, ND calls attention to NIL issue
Read full article: By opting out of video game, ND calls attention to NIL issueThe NCAA was sued by former college athletes for inappropriately using their images and likenesses in the video games and lost. Since Notre Dame went public with its choice, Northwestern did the same in response to a question from the Chicago Sun-Times. AdTulane AD Troy Dannen acknowledged that Notre Dame paved the way for its announcement. “It's not like the entire country gasps that they cannot be Tulane in the video game,” Dannen said. That means under the current proposal, the video game could not depict specific players playing for their teams.
EA plans to bring back college football to video games
Read full article: EA plans to bring back college football to video gamesOhio State wide receiver Garrett Wilson catches a touchdown pass in front of Alabama defensive back Brian Branch during the second half of an NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)ORLANDO, Fla. – EA Sports is bringing college football back to home video game consoles. Athletes may use their image to continue participating in nonathletically related promotional activities if they were initiated before college enrollment. Multiple bills have been introduced in Congress that address college athletes and NIL rights, along with the NCAA’s ability to oversee the issue. The EA campus has worked on several previous sports titles, including the Madden series and the last entry in EA’s previous college football franchise, NCAA Football 2014. The new franchise will not carry the NCAA name, instead, its going with the new name EA Sports College Football.
Video game maker EA Sports announces return of NCAA Football
Read full article: Video game maker EA Sports announces return of NCAA FootballThere is no timetable in place for the next release of a college football game, the company said. “We’ve heard from the millions of passionate fans requesting the return of college football video games,” EA Sports executive vice president and general manage Cam Weber said in a statement. “We love the energy, tradition and pageantry of college football and I am beyond thrilled to say we are back in development." The NCAA Football video game did not identify players by name, but the game simulated teams and players as they played in real life. The video game was part of a broad legal challenge and a judge ruled the NCAA had been inappropriately using the names, images and likenesses of college athletes.
EA Sports in the game with Premier League and La Liga
Read full article: EA Sports in the game with Premier League and La LigaSevilla and Betis players warm up before the start of their Spanish La Liga soccer match in Seville, Spain, Thursday, June 11, 2020. The Premier League and the Italian league should be next in the coming weeks. Electronic Arts will supply crowd noise for Spains La Liga and Englands Premier League which the company has gathered over the years for its FIFA Soccer franchise. The important thing is hopefully it enhances the experience for someone watching a game, said EA audio artist Paul Boechler. The one thing the Premier League will not use is virtual crowds.
Spanish league not ruling out fans in stadiums this season
Read full article: Spanish league not ruling out fans in stadiums this seasonSpanish league clubs are now allowed to train with groups of up to 14 players as the league stays on track to restart in less than three weeks. (AP Photo/Paul White)MADRID The Spanish league is not ruling out the return of fans to stadiums this season. Until recently, Tebas and the government were not considering having fans back in any of the stadiums until next season. Tebas also confirmed that fans will have the option to watch matches with virtual crowds including supporters' chants when it restarts this week. Tebas said the league had been testing virtual crowds along with video game company EA Sports, which will provide the audio that it uses in its FIFA titles.