"We’ve heard from the millions of passionate fans requesting the return of college football video games,” Cam Weber, executive vp and general manager of EA Sports, said. “We love the energy, tradition and pageantry of college football and I am beyond thrilled to say we are back in development.”

The announcement also addresses the issue of student-athlete likenesses, which played a part in the discontinuation of the original NCAA Football franchise: “While this college game will not include student-athlete names, images and likenesses, EA Sports is continuing to watch those developments closely.”

No timetable has been given for EA Sports College Football’s release, but the studio promises more updates to come in the near future.

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