EA Is Officially Bringing Back Its Highly Requested College Football Franchise

On Feb. 2, Electronics Arts (NASDAQ: EA) investors and college football fans got exciting news: After a seven-plus-year interval, the company's college football video game franchise is finally coming back. Gamers have been clamoring for an update since the last title released in 2013, and EA finally pulled the trigger. Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.

The announcement came from EA Sports' Twitter account, which posted an image that said, "College Football is coming back." The company followed up the tweet with a press release with more information, however, details on the game were slim and there is no set date for a release. Investors should watch for more announcements in the coming months and for more information when EA releases its annual report this Spring.

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