EA Sports and 2K's pro sports series have stagnated due to a lack of competition, and now college basketball looks to follow the same path

College basketball is making its way back into the virtual world. On Thursday, 2K Sports announced that it will soon include college basketball programs in its NBA video game franchise on the heels of EA Sports reportedly rescinding its licensing offer to create a standalone game.

That tease came on the same day EA Sports announced it was bringing back its college basketball video game series. The last EA Sports college basketball game was NCAA Basketball 10, although the company brought back its college football game last year in the name, image and likeness era of college sports.