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ceeislegend
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19 hours ago

Game launches only once per EA sign-out/sign-in (since 7/30 anti-cheat update)

EA SPORTS College Football 27 on Steam (App ID 4032350, Build ID 24253857), Windows 11 Home 25H2 build 26200.8875. The game launches successfully exactly once after a full EA app sign-out and fresh sign-in. Every subsequent launch returns to the Steam Play button with no error and no game window. Steam file verification completed with only 2 files reacquired. Official EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe (18,607 KB, dated 7/30/2026) is in place. No mods applied and no mod tools running during these tests. No lingering CollegeFB27 or EAAntiCheat processes after exit. Restarting the EA app with EADesktop.exe and EABackgroundService.exe ended does not restore launching — only a full sign-out/sign-in does. EA anti-cheat and launcher files were modified 7/30/2026 despite no Steam build change. Has anyone else seen this since the July 30 anti-cheat/launcher update? Looking to confirm whether this is EA-side?

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  • UPDATE: Game will not launch at all. Clicking Play returns to the green Play button with no error and no game window. Completed: full uninstall/reinstall of the game AND full uninstall/reinstall of the EA app. Steam file verification passed. Signed into EA account successfully. No mods or third-party tools present. No lingering CollegeFB27 or EAAntiCheat processes. Before the reinstall, the game would launch exactly once after a full EA sign-out/sign-in, never twice. After the clean reinstall it does not launch at all. EA anti-cheat and launcher files were modified 7/30/2026 with no corresponding Steam build change. Any human help out there? 

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