“We really tried to maintain that authenticity and true-to-life feel, which frankly aided in getting the licensing done,” said EA Sports Producer Connor Dougan. The default setting within the season mode features ESPN for mid-week games, and CBS for many weekend games and the entire NCAA tournament. In the game itself, users can select which themes and announcers they want - ESPN’s Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale and Erin Andrews, or CBS’ Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery. The game had previously featured some ESPN material as part of a larger relationship between the two companies, but the addition of CBS marks the first time a sports videogame has featured a dual integration from two broadcast brands.

By Eric Fisher, Staff Writer, SportsBusiness JournalĮA Sport's 'NCAA Basketball 10' To Featureīoth ESPN And CBS Elements For First TimeĮA Sports today releases its latest college basketball video game “NCAA Basketball 10,” which for the first time will include extensive amounts of content, announcers, music and themes from both ESPN and CBS.

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