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EA Sports Drafts Two From MIT, Colorado State

3:20PM January 19, 2012 | Owen Good

Four months ago, EA Sports opened up applications for a four-month fellowship meant to invite former college athletes into video game design careers. Today, the label awarded its first two, to graduates who played football at Colorado State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. More »


In Real Life

Looking Back On Sports’ Movers, Makers, And Video Gamers In 2011

10:00AM December 25, 2011 | Owen Good

A walk-on running back; a dad who couldn’t tell his kids what he did; a fat kid who started going to the gym and never stopped. A guy who came to know his sport’s greatest venue in ways some champions never will. The top man at sports video gaming’s dominant publisher, and a college student who considers himself a “virtual athlete,” watching every out from his wheelchair. More »


News

A ‘Big 64′ Of College Football Sounds Like A Nice Idea, Until You Try It In A Video Game

2:15AM December 11, 2011 | Owen Good

For the past two years, Stick Jockey has, at the end of the season, used EA Sports’ NCAA Football to supply an alternate-reality simulation of a post-season involving a true college gridiron playoff, one that invites every conference champion. I’ve become resigned to the utter fantasy of this idea ever happening in my lifetime. More »


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EA Has A First Amendment Right To Depict Real College Football Players, Judge Rules

10:30AM September 10, 2011 | Owen Good

Electronic Arts on Friday won the dismissal of one lawsuit against it regarding its use of identifying characteristics of real college football players in its NCAA Football series. A federal judge said EA’s right to free expression under the First Amendment supersedes a former quarterback’s right to control the use of his likeness. More »


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EA Sports Seeks Ex-Football Players For Games Development Fellowship

11:30AM September 2, 2011 | Owen Good

EA Sports, in collaboration with the NCAA, will later this year begin offering paid fellowships to former college football players seeking experience in a games development or sports entertainment career. The players will work in the EA Tiburon studio, where the NCAA Football and Madden series are developed. More »


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EA’s Disaster Plans Don’t Include Billion-Dollar Lawsuits Or Giant Meteors

1:00PM August 4, 2011 | Owen Good

A cocktail-napkin calculation about what’s at stake in former NCAA players’ lawsuit against EA Sports arrived at a potential cash-and-prizes value of $US1 billion. But as apocalyptic as that total sounds, Electronic Arts doesn’t sound too worried. More »


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NCAA Football 12: The Kotaku Review

6:00AM July 20, 2011 | Owen Good

A century’s worth of traditions spread over 100 teams makes college football one of the top subjects when sports fans start gumming How It Really Oughta Be: Who gets into what bowl, what rivalry should be rescheduled, what schools should be in which conference if everyone wasn’t so fixated on starting their own TV network. More »


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EA Sports Shows Everyone How You Lobby A Texas Governor

5:20AM July 19, 2011 | Owen Good

When it comes to negotiations , EA Sports doesn’t mess around. They they know what matters most, and in Texas, that means football. More »


In Real Life

More A Trip Down Memory Lane Than A Road To Glory

8:00AM July 17, 2011 | Owen Good

Two weeks ago the offers started pouring in. Duke. Vanderbilt. Wake Forest. Places well beyond what my parents could ever hope for me, much less pay for. They aren’t real offers, as I’m not really a football player. That’s OK, I’m not a real college student either. mum and Dad stopped worrying about how to pay my tuition, or if they would even get to, about 20 years ago. More »


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NCAA Football Fans, Your Real Rosters Have Arrived (On Xbox 360)

12:00PM July 16, 2011 | Owen Good

There’s always a race to publish the first complete, accurately named roster for NCAA Football 12, and this year it was available on the day of release. However, that doesn’t usually address depth chart placement, equipment details, or for some players, position changes and attribute re-ratings. More »