BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Three long years after announcing the return of college football to video games, EA Sports has announced new details and gameplay trailers for the upcoming “College Football 25.” .
The new title, the first to feature college football since 2013's NCAA Football '14, is scheduled for worldwide release on Xbox Series X|S and Playstation 5 on July 19th.
official gameplay trailer
Thanks to NIL in college athletics, the first thing that stands out is the inclusion of real-life athlete names and likenesses in the game. In previous works, the players in the game were anonymous and their numbers happened to match the real-life roster.
Therefore, this year's cover player is an active player for the first time in history.
Texas' Quinn Ewers, Colorado's Travis Hunter and Michigan's Donovan Edwards are included in the standard edition of the game.
The deluxe edition of College Football 25 includes even more players, including University of Alabama's Jalen Milroe, whose jersey features the back of his jersey with his name embroidered on it.
According to Matt Brown of Extra Points, when EA announced the game in 2021, over 12,800 student-athletes chose to participate in the game and received a $600 reward and a copy of the game. That's what it means.
EA told ESPN in February that EA has other NIL opportunities for student-athletes, including “social media posts, on-campus promotions, advertising, and even being a cover athlete for a game.” he said.
presentation
Recreating the broadcast of an actual college football game, “College Football 25” features two sets of announcers.
ESPN's Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will be named in the featured matchup. The trio of Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer and David Pollack will appear every other game.
Additionally, EA Sports promises to capture the tradition and glamor of college football, as seen at the beginning of Friday's gameplay trailer.
“With unique team run-outs, rival rituals, synchronized crowd chants, and loudness meters, as well as actual game-day audio, fight songs, and, of course, mascots, you'll feel right at home wherever you look. EA said. Friday release.
All 134 FBS teams will be in the game, although not all players will be participating. In March, it was reported that Texas quarterback Arch Manning refused to participate in the game.
Similarly, no real-life coaches appear in the game.
However, EA Sports' vice president of business development told ESPN that they are looking into the possibility and ways to allow coaches to opt-in in the future.
gameplay
Returning to the game will feature fan-favorite Dynasty and Road to Glory game modes. Each player takes on the role of head coach or player and aims to dominate the college football world.
New to this year's version of the game are “Road to the College Football Playoff” and “College Football Ultimate Team.”
Ultimate Team is familiar to those who play EA Sports' annual “Madden” release, where players build a roster of both college football's current stars and legends.
When it comes to field play, College Football 25 introduces what EA calls CampusIQ.
The new Wear & Tier system requires players to manage their rosters with substitutions to manage player health and limit the risk of fatigue and injury.
As college football's toughest locations become a reality, home-field advantage will become a real issue for players playing on the road.
Fans can pre-order the Standard or Deluxe Editions of College Football 25 for Xbox and PlayStation now.
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