An EA Sports statement confirmed the company is planning for a 2024 summer release of the much-anticipated college football game.

A company spokesperson confirmed the news to On3.

“We’re incredibly excited to bring back an authentic college football experience for fans and athletes that have shown such passion for the franchise, and we’re looking forward to delivering it in Summer 2024,” the EA spokesperson told On3.

The latest edition will be the first which allows FBS athletes to benefit from their name, image and likeness. According to On3, roughly 1.5 million copies of the game were sold in 2013.

The college football video game franchise ran from 1998 until 2013. The game was discontinued thanks, in large part, to lawsuits, most notably former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon’s lawsuit against the NCAA. He argues the NCAA violated antitrust laws by not allowing athletes to make a share of the revenues.

A judge later ordered the NCAA to pay $44.4 million in attorney fees along with another $1.5 million in costs to lawyers for the plaintiffs.

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