After a successful return to the video game world, EA Sports College Football will be back for another edition this year.
EA Sports announced Thursday the next installment of the beloved franchise will come out in the summer, continuing to build upon the franchise’s return.
‘We said this place would be full again – thanks to our players, athletes, and fans for filling the house with us,’ EA Sports said in a statement. ‘Let’s keep that kick off energy going ‘til College Football 26 drops this summer.’
No details about what to expect, any new features or the release date for College Football 26 were released.
The upcoming video game will be the second installment of the franchise that returned in 2024 after an 11-year hiatus. EA Sports College Football 25 was released in July and brought back many of the features that helped the franchise develop a cult-like following even years after the last version was released in 2013, while introducing fresh and updated elements like new gameplay dynamics, actual player names, team builder, the transfer portal and different online modes. Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Texas’ Quinn Ewers and Michigan’s Donovan Edwards were the cover athletes.
EA Sports spent months generating hype for the return of the franchise and it became a rousing success. According to Inside Gaming, EA Sports College Football 25 was the top selling video game of 2024 and became the best-selling sports game in U.S. history.
Even with the success of the game, there were still some elements of the game fans thought needed more details or were defective, and hoped patches in the game or future installments would fix. EA Sports has been adamant about ensuring the franchise would be an annually released game and not a one-off, and the company will try to keep the momentum going.
When will EA Sports College Football 26 be released?
While there is no release date for the game yet, fans can look at past trends to estimate when it will come out.
Sometime in July is the likely guess for when the new installment will come out. Prior to the hiatus the franchise took, the game typically came out in July. The trend continued when the series was revived; EA Sports College Football 25 had a release date of July 19 and early access was available on Monday, July 15.
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