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Fox Sports
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox Sports
Trailer for 'College Football 26' released, with game to include real-life coaches
After a successful first relaunch in 2024, the newest installation of EA Sports' "College Football" video game series will be back in full force this summer with some tweaks and changes. The trailer for "College Football 26" was released on Thursday, displaying some of the changes EA Sports made to the game following "College Football 25." Arguably, the biggest change in the game is that real coaches will be involved for the first time ever in the series. Over 300 current college football coaches, including assistants, lent their likeness for EA Sports to use in "College Football 26," according to a release. The release didn't share all of the coaches who agreed to be a part of "College Football 26." However, Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, Ohio State's Ryan Day and Texas' Steve Sarkisian were seen in the trailer, while Penn State's James Franklin, Oregon's Dan Lanning and Georgia's Kirby Smart were among those named in the release. For the second straight year, thousands of players have agreed to lend their likeness for the "College Football" video game series. There will be over 2,8000 new plays and "unique schemes" added to "College Football 26" from last year's game. The Wear and Tear feature also underwent changes, allowing users to "manage fatigue strategically and save your favorite playmakers for key moments with Dynamic Substitutions that allow you to rotate players in and out on the fly." In terms of game atmosphere, EA Sports also enhanced the Stadium Pulse feature for "College Football 26." In the newest edition of the game, there will be a more intense camera shake, new heads-up display visuals and a clock distortion that will force users to the high pressure of playing on the road at a hostile environment. Rivalry games, the College Football Playoff and high-stakes matchups will also be more impacted by Stadium Pulse. Other game features include the return of the Trophy Room (which shows all the trophies and accomplishments a user has won while playing the game) and Cross-Play across Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 in Dynasty Mode. Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith and Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams were named as the cover athletes for the standard version of "College Football 26" on Tuesday. The deluxe version of the video game includes a few more star players (such as Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik and LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier), coaches (such as Day and Smart), legends (Reggie Bush, Tim Tebow, Denard Robinson) and mascots, along with Smith and Williams. "College Football 26" will be available for purchase on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on July 10. The game can also be preordered now through the EA Sports MVP bundle, which includes the deluxe versions of "College Football 26" and "Madden 26," granting three-day early access to both games. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account , and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! recommended Get more from College Football Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
When does 'College Football 26' come out? Release date, cover athletes for EA Sports game
EA Sports' "College Football 26," the next installment in the revived college football video game franchise, will soon release. The video game company revealed in April that "College Football 26" will come out in July. "College Football 25," which was the franchise's return after an 11-year hiatus, was the top-selling video game of 2024 and became the best-selling sports game in U.S. history, according to USA TODAY. Here's everything to know about the release of "College Football 26." "College Football 26" comes out July 10, according to EA's website. "College Football 26" will be available to play on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 on July 10. The MVP bundle of "College Football 26" and "Madden 26" allows buyers to have three-day early access, meaning those who buy the bundle will be able to play the college football video game July 7. The standard edition of College Football 26 costs $69.99. The deluxe edition costs $99.99. Fans can pre-order "College Football 26" on the EA Sports website or at any local or online retailers that sell the game. The MVP bundle can be pre-ordered for $149.99. The bundle comes with the following features: Deluxe edition of EA Sports "College Football 26" and "Madden 26." Three-day early access. 4600 Madden points. Madden Ultimate Team and College Ultimate Team elite item. Dynasty skill points. Road to Glory skill points. Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith and Alabama receiver Ryan Williams are the cover athletes for EA Sports "College Football 26." The two players will be on the cover of the standard edition. However, the deluxe edition will feature them and several stars, mascots and coaches from the past and present, including former cover stars Reggie Bush and Tim Tebow, as well as Kirby Smart, Ryan Day and the Oregon Duck. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: 'College Football 26': Release date, prices, cover athletes and more
The Herald Scotland
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Jeremiah Smith, Ryan Williams on EA Sports College Football 26 cover
The game will come out July 10 for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. The MVP bundle of College Football 26 and Madden 26 allows buyers to have three-day early access, meaning those who buy it would be able to play the college football video game on July 7. The full reveal for the game will be released Thursday, EA Sports said. EA Sports said College Football 26 will celebrate "real-world coaches," indicating they will be in the game for the first time. College Football 26 will be the second edition of EA Sports' famed franchise after it was revived last year. Prior to the game's hiatus from 2014-2023, the cover athletes were only players that completed their college careers. But with the franchise returning with player likeness in the game and compensation given for it, it has allowed for current athletes to be on the cover. The players for the College Football 25 cover were Travis Hunter, Quinn Ewers and Donovan Edwards. Now for the 2026 version, the cover will feature two players coming off unforgettable freshman seasons. Williams burst onto the scene in a September showdown against No. 1 Georgia, in which he had six catches for 177 yards, including the incredible 75-yard go-ahead touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. He finished the season with a team-high 865 yards and eight touchdowns. Smith proved he was a star immediately in his time in Columbus, but he came up big in the postseason for the Buckeyes. He had six catches for 103 yards and two touchdowns in the College Football Playoff first-round win over Tennessee, and he followed it with a monster performance in the Rose Bowl victory against Oregon. He had seven catches for 187 yards and two touchdowns against the then-undefeated Ducks en route to the season ending with a national championship. He had 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns on the season. 'A dream come true' With the stellar start to their college careers, finding out they were selected was another thrilling moment for the young receivers. "Pretty much it's a dream come true," Williams told USA TODAY Sports. "Just growing up and playing the game is something that you always dream about, so it definitely is super exciting." Williams added it's one of the best accomplishments of his career so far, and it's a tough one to rank for Smith; he did just win a national championship five months prior to the announcement. "Both is something special," he said. "I put the natty then the cover of the game because natty is something you've got to experience." Not only is it special to be a video game cover athlete, but it means a little more when it's a game both stars frequently play. Both receivers said it was surreal to see themselves in a game and all of the little traits, like hometown and gear, be accurate in their presentation. Even if they're in a real life Road to Glory, it doesn't stop them from doing it virtually as well. The game was positively received and extremely popular as EA Sports College Football 25 was the top-selling video game of 2024 and became the best-selling sports game in U.S. history, according to Inside Gaming. So popular that Williams said if he and his teammates weren't at practice, meetings or class, they were playing the game in the team facility. Now they get to have some swagger when the next installment is released since the teammates of Williams and Smith will be playing a game with them on it. Being a video game cover athlete is a great honor, but it also comes with some pressure. Prime example is the infamous "Madden" curse from the NFL video game. But in college football, it might be a blessing. Hunter went from cover star to Heisman Trophy winner, and Smith and Williams hope there's some good juju awaiting them for the 2025 season. It's hard to top a freshman season like they had, but they're ready for the expectations that come with being the face of college football's iconic franchise. "Going into the season, you know there's going to be expectations because we're cover athletes, we had good freshman seasons," Williams said. "Whatever the expectation, or whatever they think, pretty much I believe it's going to happen on its own just because of the way we play football." (This story was updated to add a video.)
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Nico Iamaleava story is a cautionary tale for players in the NIL era
We'll start this college football column with a video game analogy, and not an analogy to EA Sports' College Football game. No, for this column, we look to the legendary Grand Theft Auto franchise for inspiration. A key element of Grand Theft Auto is, unsurprisingly, driving a wide range of high-powered and extraordinarily fast vehicles, from sports cars to motorcycles to planes to … you get the idea. Anyway, what's the first thing you do when you get behind the wheel of a car in Grand Theft Auto? Do you sensibly obey every virtual traffic light or respectfully merge into the flow of traffic? Advertisement Hell no. Gifted with awesome power, you floor it. You might pass a hundred virtual cars at blinding speed, and you might drive right into the side of a virtual building, but either way, you're not letting that vast power go to waste. You see where we're going with this. In the NIL and transfer portal era, college football players now have vast power. (They weren't given that power. A century of officially unpaid predecessors earned it for them.) Some are using that power responsibly, working the system to amass wealth that was unthinkable (legally) even half a decade ago. Others, well … others are driving their newly profitable college careers right off a cliff. Advertisement When the book — or, more likely, the six-part Netflix documentary — is crafted about college football's NIL era, the Nico Iamaleava Saga will be a key inflection point. A talented, still-growing quarterback, a multimillion-dollar guarantee, a program very much on the upslope … all of it now blasted to orange-and-white confetti because of overreach and misplaced faith. At this point, all we know are facts — not motivations — but the facts are enough to sketch out the parameters of the full picture. Iamaleava had earned a $2 million annual deal from Tennessee, but Iamaleava (or, perhaps, his team of advisors) decided that wasn't enough money . It's important to point out that there's nothing wrong with Iamaleava simply wanting more money. Everyone who's ever drawn a paycheck has wanted that paycheck to be a little larger. It doesn't make you ungrateful, it makes you human. And when you draw a paycheck for a profession that could end with one hit or twist, well, you might feel even more pressure than, say, someone sitting behind a desk would to increase that paycheck to the maximum possible. Nico Iamaleava helped lead Tennessee to the College Football Playoff last season, where the Vols lost in the first round to eventual national champion Ohio State. (Photo by Robin Alam/) (Robin Alam/ISI Photos via Getty Images) The problem for Iamaleava — and where the 'cautionary tale' element of this whole saga comes into play — is that his (or, again, his advors') idea of a 'maximum possible' paycheck way overshot what Tennessee was willing to pay. Team Iamaleava overplayed their hand, overestimating their value or underestimating Tennessee's willingness to fire back with a we-don't-negotiate counterstrike. Advertisement So where does this leave Iamaleava? Facing a whole lot of potential downgrades. To start, there's the simple math of the situation. Iamaleava reportedly wanted $4 million from Tennessee, which was already paying him $2 million. That's a $2 million raise for Tennessee … but a $4 million hit for any other program. Plus, if he has aims on continuing his football career, well, he just fumbled away the starting job in a program that sent its last two pre-Nico starters (Hendon Hooker, Joe Milton) to the NFL. If he goes to a school in the Big Ten — he can't transfer to an SEC school — it's unlikely he'll find one with the same talent level he had at Tennessee, and he obviously won't have the same familiarity with players or staff. If he goes to a Group of 5 school, he won't have the competition — or the visibility — necessary to hone him and prepare him for the next level. There, he definitely won't get paid $4 million, and maybe not even $2 million. It's also worth noting that the team representing Iamaleava did him no favors — and in fact may be responsible for this entire mess in the first place. An 'anonymous family friend' told Front Office Sports on Wednesday that Iamaleava wasn't seeking more money, but that seems at odds with the fact that Tennessee wouldn't cut ties with him for no reason whatsoever. Regardless, the Iamaleava story should be a bright red warning flag for any college player: Get quality representation, and don't put your career in the hands of people who clearly haven't thought through every possible outcome … even the worst onet. Advertisement Someone will pay Iamaleava, and pay him well; he's got the talent to lead a team at college football's highest level. But he may have just torpedoed his long-term career path — or, at the very least, made it that much more long and winding than it would have been coming from a playoff-level SEC school. Again, there's nothing illicit about Iamaleava hopping school-to-school in search of a bigger bag; that's what the system permits now. But when money's all you're after, you start to foreclose on the elements that lead to the larger picture — development as a quarterback, harmony with your team, reputation as a reliable leader — with every bounce. And unlike in a video game, in college football there's only so many times you can hit reset.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Watch the Trailer for the New 'F1 25' Video Game, Coming Soon
EA Sports' new F1 game is out May 27, bringing back both realism and storytelling elements. The game features a tie-in with the upcoming from Apple. Some U.S. pre-orders are bundled with free F1 TV access to watch the real-life racing. Thanks to the behind-the-scenes peek offered by the Drive to Survive documentary team and recent tie-ups with the likes of Lego, it has never been easier to immerse yourself in the current Formula 1 racing season. Now, should you wish to put yourself in the driver's seat and have a go at wheel-to-wheel racing yourself, all you need is a Playstation, Xbox, or PC and some quick reflexes. Launching on May 27 from EA Sports, F1 25 aims to bring all the excitement of the 2025 season to a digitized experience players can dive into. The reveal trailer is out now, featuring Lewis Hamilton in his new role at Ferrari—arguably the biggest F1 story so far this year—racing against a fictional talented rookie. That'd be you. Along with all the expected teams and drivers from this year, F1 25 features ultra-realistic, millimeter-perfect, laser-scanned versions of many actual F1 tracks. You can jump in on the hunt for the World Championship through the driver career mode, and there's also a return of the dramatized Braking Point series from 2023. This latter storyline features the fictional Konnersport team moving up from midfield contender to battling for victories. To build on to the full F1 experience, the game will also feature gameplay based on the upcoming Apple movie F1, launching this summer and featuring Brad Pitt. After the movie opens, playable chapters from the film will be unlocked in-game. No matter which driver or team is your favorite, there are realistic liveries and helmet designs for all. You can cheer for whatever driver or team you like on the circuit, then hop into the game to see if you can better their result. Add in a one-month F1 TV pass for U.S. gamers who preorder the Iconic Edition of the game, and you've got all the F1 content you can handle. If you've been watching the racing early this season and thinking you could do better, then here's your chance to prove it. You Might Also Like Car and Driver's 10 Best Cars through the Decades How to Buy or Lease a New Car Lightning Lap Legends: Chevrolet Camaro vs. Ford Mustang!
