Release date for popular college football video game announced

ORLANDO, Florida (WKBN) – EA Sports announced on Thursday that the highly-anticipated video game College Football 25 will be released on July 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.

It marks the first version of the video game to be released since 2013, when the game stopped being made amid lawsuits accusing it of using players’ likeness without paying them.

The NCAA’s approval in 2021 of players being able to profit from their brand opened the door for the game to be made again.

The game’s cover image features Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Colorado two-way player Travis Hunter.

All 134 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools will be included in the game.

EA Sports offered FBS players a minimum of $600 and a copy of the game to have their likeness included in it. It also offered some players NIL deals to promote the game through an ambassador program.

More than 11,000 players have accepted an offer to be in the game.

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