21 Nov
According to a USA Today report, the NCAA filed a lawsuit on November 4th against Electronic Arts over the the proposed settlement with the Collegiate Licensing Company regarding the use of their likenesses in the publisher’s college football game series. The suit accuses EA and the CLC of breaching contractual obligations such as maintaining liability […]
28 Sep
Electronic Arts and the Collegiate Licensing Company will pay a $40 million settlement in a lawsuit seeking compensation for college athletes, The New York Times reports. EA Sports GM of American Football Cam Weber also announced that the publisher’s 2014 college football game has been cancelled. The parties involved notified the United States District Court […]
31 Jul
Electronic Arts has asked a judge to dismiss the third amended complaint in a lawsuit brought on by college athletes claiming that EA, the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company used players’ names and likenesses in games without proper compensation. This third complaint seeks to add six more athletes to the lawsuit, which could certify […]
20 Jul
Earlier this week the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced it would not renew its contract with Electronic Arts for the NCAA Football series of college football games. Joystiq reported earlier today that the publisher will continue to work with the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), the company in charge of trademark licensing and marketing services […]