In college basketball, there's at least an opportunity for EA to carve out its own space, but that only matters if the game is fun to play. As someone who's soured on even the 2K basketball experience, I have serious doubts it will be.

"In a memo sent to college conference offices from the College Licensing Company (CLC), dated June 26, 2025, CLC put out a request for proposal (RFP) to create a college basketball video game in November 2024. According to the memo, five companies expressed formal interest, and three filed formal bids.

Following the smashing success of the college football video game’s revival, EA Sports is going to bring back the college basketball game after almost two decades away. The company announced the news Monday in a social media post.