EA Sports has confirmed that it is discontinuing its NCAA Basketball franchise, which next year will leave the sport without a video game for the first time in 12 years.
NCAA Basketball was left out of Electronic Artsā list of key releases in a financial filing on Monday. Today, in a statement to Game Informer, EA Sportsā David Tinson confirmed that the publisher has ceased work on the series.
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In early 2008, 2K Sports pulled out of the college basketball market, leaving just EA Sports. It is highly unlikely that anyone else will jump back in, given the poor sales history, the inevitable competition with two other NBA basketball titles, and the cost of the license.
EA Sportsā NCAA Basketball/March Madness series dated back to 1998 on the original PlayStation. 2Kās Sports College Hoops series spanned 2002 to 2007.
EA Sports Confirms NCAA Basketball Benching [Game Informer]
