With the highly anticipated release of EA Sports’s new college football video game just a week away, leaks of gameplay and graphics have begun to surface online. One of those leaks dropped early Saturday morning thanks to X (formerly Twitter) user Nick Perkins.
The 40-second video posted to the platform shows what game players can expect to see when the Alabama Crimson Tide makes their way down Highway 280 to Jordan-Hare Stadium. Starting with a view of the Tigers waiting outside the tunnel for the Fight Song to signal their entrance, commentator Rece Davis describes Auburn’s home soil as “one of the most intimidating and passionate environments in all of college football” as the iconic war eagle circles it’s way around a packed Jordan-Hare stadium.
After some player and crowd shots, EA captures the sounds of the Auburn band blaring the fight song as the crowd of “over 80,000” cheers along before some final flashes of the teams are shown. The pre-game production ends with a large “Iron Bowl” logo before the user takes control of the virtual rivalry game.
Notable streamer and Auburn alum @NotTheExpertYT later dropped gameplay of the Iron Bowl, so that gamers can get the full effect of what a game of giant magnitude looks like within the game.
EA Sports College Football 25 will be available to purchase starting July 19 after years of development following the brands agreement with the NCAA to begin producing the game after a long hiatus. It’s clear the leader in sports video games has taken a keen interest in thoroughly presenting the atmosphere of each respective school as effectively as possible.
Auburn fans should expect to see plenty of familiar rituals and traditions displayed on their screens when they take the reigns of the Tiger program. Although he’s not seen in the pre-game introductions, everyone’s favorite Tiger, Aubie, will surely make plenty of cameos as well.
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