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Sunday Comics: Dead Island Yesterday we broke the news that College Hoops 2K9 was canned after negotiations between The Collegiate Licensing Company and 2K Sports broke down. We also reported on a rumor that Electronic Arts may have had a hand in the break down.
Late last night David Tinson, director of EA Sports public relations, got back to us to sort of deny the rumor… sort of.
2k and CLC are in the best position to comment on College Hoops.
EA is in the middle of a long-term license with the CLC and we expect to stay in the college basketball category.
Hmm, that doesn’t really answer the question at all and 2K also declines to comment on Electronic Arts. The CLC still hasn’t gotten back to us on this.
Responding to rumours we broke earlier today that College Hoops 2K9 has been canceled due to a breakdown in negotiations with the license holders for collegiate basketball, 2K Sports parent company Take-Two had this to say to Kotaku:
2K Sports has decided not to continue negotiations with the CLC for the license for its top-rated College Hoops franchise, which would have been released next in November 2008. We are committed to providing fans with high-quality, critically-acclaimed sports games, but given our disciplined approach to the business, we do not believe the current discussions would result in an acceptable outcome.
I followed up with Take-Two to try and get more details and while the declined to talk about any roll EA might have had in the break-down, they did confirm that College Hoops 2K9 has indeed been cancelled.
No word still from The Collegiate Licensing Company or Electronic Arts, but we’ll keep you posted.
Rumour: 2K9 College Hoops Canned, EA Seeks NCAA Deal [Kotaku]
Rumour has it that 2K Sports have walked away from negotiations with The Collegiate Licensing Company and that 2K9 College Hoops has been officially canned due to the break down in the talks.
The Collegiate Licensing Company is the nation’s leading collegiate trademark licensing and marketing company and can license the nations college teams to a video game maker. While I’ve yet to hear back from the CLC or 2K Sports, I have heard that Electronic Arts may have something to do with this latest development.
According to the rumblings, Electronic Arts may be in the process of trying to secure another exclusive sports franchise by landing the same sort of licensing deal that managed to grab with the NFL.
Electronic Arts’ NCAA March Madness 08 scored a 70.9 percent on Game Rankings, while 2K8 College Hoops scored nearly ten percent higher with an 80.5 percent.
I’ve requested comments from 2K, CLC and EA and will make sure to update when official comments or no comments roll in.
Update: At least part of the rumour has been confirmed by Take-Two.
