‘EA College Football 26’ hands-on impressions: How gameplay, Dynasty, Road to Glory look in new game

After more than a decade without a college football video game, fans couldn’t wait to get their hands on “EA Sports College Football 25” after it launched last summer, making it the best-selling sports video game in history. 

The follow-up title, “EA Sports College Football 26,” will release July 10, and while there is not nearly as much anticipation as last year, fans of the first game had plenty of things they wanted to see improved upon or added for this year’s game. On Thursday, I got a chance to play an early version of the game down at EA’s studios in Orlando, Florida, and spent nearly five hours digging into the new gameplay changes and updates the two major career modes: Dynasty and Road to Glory. 

Below you can find a detailed account of my thoughts after some time on the sticks, but the overall feeling I left with was that they had genuinely improved the game — some areas more than others — and built on what was a solid foundation from their first year back making a college football video game. 

Gameplay

I think the general takeaway from most folks that played last year’s game was that it was fun, but had room to grow and improve in terms of gameplay. After playing for a few hours (on an early version they promise will get even better), I am pleased to say they certainly made some big strides with the gameplay. It’s smoother, smarter and a few key elements that were lacking last year are much improved this year. 

Presentation

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We’ll start with presentation where they added a ton of stuff, including some iconic entrances that were missing from the first game — for example, Virginia Tech…

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Author : Robby Kalland

Publish date : 2025-05-29 22:38:00

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