The Pac-12 Timeline as video game patch notes.

September 13, 2024

Our Lord of the Spreadsheets Kevin did this and I figured why not post it here. Enjoy!

Legacy Updates:

  • Patch 0.0.0 - Closed Alpha - December 2, 1915

    • Working title: Pacific Coast Conference

    • Launched with four playable characters: University of California, University of Washington, University of Oregon, Oregon Agricultural College.

    • Teased Stanford University as future content.

  • Patch 0.0.1 - 1916

    • Began Public Playtesting

    • Introduced Rose Bowl endgame event

  • Patch 0.0.2 - 1917

    • Added Washington State College as playable character

  • Patch 0.0.3 - 1918

    • Added Stanford as playable character

  • Patch 0.0.4 - 1922

    • Added USC and Idaho as playable characters

  • Patch 0.0.5 - 1924

    • Added Montana as playable character

  • Patch 0.0.6 - 1928

    • Added UCLA as 10th playable character.

  • Patch 0.0.6.1 - 1937

    • Updated character lore, renaming Oregon Agricultural College to Oregon State College.

  • Patch 0.0.6.2 - 1947

    • Removed bug in Rose Bowl event that allowed characters other than the conference champion to be playable in the event.

  • Patch 0.0.7 - 1950

    • Removed Montana as playable character due to licensing dispute with Mountain States Conference

  • Patch 0.0.7.1

    • Updated character lore, renaming University of California to University of California, Berkeley.

  • Patch 0.1.1 - Beta Test - June 1959

    • Updated Working Title to American Association of Western Universities

    • Reduced playable character roster to California, USC, UCLA, and Washington

    • Released gameplay trailer for Airplane Conference crossover content

      • Teased return of Stanford

      • Teased Army, Navy, Air Force, Notre Dame, Pitt, Penn State, and Syracuse as future content

  • Patch 0.1.1.1 - July 1959

    • Walked back Airplane Conference content due to failure to license service academies as playable characters.

  • Patch 0.1.1.2 - August 1959

    • Reintroduced Stanford as playable character

  • Patch 0.1.1.3 - September 1959

    • Updated character lore renaming Washington State College to Washington State University

  • Patch 0.1.2 - 1960

    • Working title updated to Big Five

    • Reintroduced Rose Bowl endgame content

  • Patch 0.1.2.1 - March 1961

    • Updated character lore, renaming Oregon State College to Oregon State University.

  • Patch 0.1.3 - 1962

    • Reintroduced Washington State as playable character

    • Working title updated to Big Six

  • Patch 1.0.0 - Launch Version - 1964

    • Updated Official Title to Pacific-8 Conference to avoid licensing dispute with preexisting Big Eight Conference.

    • Reintroduced Oregon and Oregon State as playable characters.

  • Patch 1.1.0 - 1973

    • Introduced NIT postgame content

  • Patch 1.2.0 - 1975

    • Introduced a second postgame bowl event, playable by a non-champion character.

  • Patch 2.0.0 - 1978

    • Introduced Arizona and Arizona State as playable characters

    • Updated official game title to Pacific-10 Conference

  • Patch 2.1.0 - 1985

    • Introduced women’s athletics as playable content for all existing characters.

  • Patch 3.0.0 - 2011

    • Introduced Colorado and Utah as playable characters

    • Updated official game title to Pacific-12 Conference

    • Expanded character lore, dividing playable characters into “North Division” and “South Division” factions

    • Introduced Conference Championship Game endgame event to select the character eligible for the Rose Bowl.

  • Patch 3.1.0 - August 2012

    • Introduced Pac-12 Network in-game spectator mode

  • Patch 3.1.1 - August 2021

    • Announced “The Alliance” Crossover content with Big Ten and ACC properties

  • Patch 3.1.1.1 - May 2022

    • Fixed bug limiting Conference championship game participation to one character from each of the North and South Division factions

    • Updated character lore for all playable characters to remove references to said factions.

  • Patch 3.1.1.2 - June 2022

    • Teased San Diego State and SMU as future playable characters

  • Patch 3.1.1.3 - June 2023

    • Announced failure to license San Diego State as playable character.

  • Patch 3.2.0 - December 2023

    • Announced future crossover content with the Mountain West Conference which would include Oregon State and Washington State.

  • Patch 4.0.0 - July 2024

    • Removed USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington as playable characters due to license transfer with Big Ten.

    • Removed Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah as playable characters due to license transfer with Big 12.

  • Patch 4.1.0 - August 2024

    • Removed Stanford and California as playable characters due to license transfer to ACC

  • Patch 4.1.1 - September 2024

    • Announced new DLC expansion for release July 2026

    • Announced Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State, and Colorado State as future playable characters.

    • Teased at least two further playable characters to be released in the same DLC.