Upon its release on July 19, was a hit. Riding years of nostalgia for the dormant franchise, it became the best-selling sports video game in American history.
Now, EA Sports is encouraging even more players to join in on the fun.
The company is more than doubling payments to players who license their names to appear in the game, according to a Tuesday afternoon report from Chris Vannini of that cited an email sent to all FBS players.
For the previous edition of the game, players received $600 for their inclusion. Now they will receive $1,500.
"They will also receive a Deluxe Edition of the game, a carryover from the compensation system for ," Vannini wrote. "As was also the case last year, some athletes will receive additional compensation to serve as brand ambassadors to promote the game."
Per EA Sports, will come out this summer.
