On Sept. 4, EA Sports signalled it was backing out of the college basketball market before it even got its shot off. In a memo sent to schools it was trying to hash out licensing deals with, EA indicated many of those schools were already signing with its rival sports publisher, 2K. This was confirmed a day later as 2K stated, “Yes, it’s true” — 2K has a college basketball game in the works, potentially due to release in 2027. (2K’s wording is a little cagey: “We've got big plans for 2027 and beyond.”)

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