IMV Gaming may soon become the face of college football’s video game
Final thoughts
Q: Even though the game will not have the actual FBS teams, why do you think people will buy it?
A: Yes, we have found that the gaming community really doesn’t value the licensing aspect as much if there is an opportunity for the user to be creative and essentially customize their own user experience. We intend to offer our users that opportunity with Gridiron Champions. There are multiple examples of this activity in the current marketplace.
Firstly, on all of the older NCAA games the community would always go in and edit the entire roster so that the names, likenesses and numbers were an accurate representation of what you would see on Saturdays during that year. A more recent example would be on NBA2k17. The community customized many of their My Team’s uniforms with their favorite college basketball teams. Also, the community utilized My League’s expansion feature and created an entire College Basketball user experience with over 32 of last year’s college teams.
Q: I don’t know if you have thought of it, but if the Gridiron Champions becomes a thing will you venture to college basketball game?
A: We have thought about that and we will definitely look to expand once Gridiron Champions becomes successful. Our singular focus for now is to first get Gridiron Champions fully funded and to begin full-time development.
Q: In the future, do you see your game actually using real college teams?
A: We feel it is imperative to first prove that our generic team/roster model will be profitable and protect the legal interest of our company and any university that becomes involved with Gridiron Champions before pursuing licensed schools. Plus, we really would like to focus on the gameplay and mechanics in our first game and build from there.
Q: At E3 2017, EA launched Madden 18 and its newest feature “Longshot”, its college football component. Has that sped up your process any?
A: Not at all, we have a great deal of respect for the guys over at EA. We are excited to see what the mode is all about but it definitely hasn’t forced us to rush the process.
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Q: Is there anything else you want to add?
A: If you would like to be a part of the movement to create the next college football video game please visit our website and join our insider program. We began the insider program just one month ago and over 1,052 insiders have already joined to help fund the full-time development process of our game. This has resulted in us raising over $44,548 (on-hand) and $121,382 (Including future reoccurring payments). To support, go to our website here.