California District Court Judge Claudia Wilken dismissed claims that the video game company EA sports joined in a conspiracy with the NCAA and The Collegiate Licensing Co. to deny student athletes royalties on the use of the players names and images in video games. The plaintiffs had argued that EA Sports interaction with the NCAA in licensing rights and developing the game were sufficient to support a conspiracy allegation. But the court disagreed, holding that the allegations were insufficient to support EA Sports joining in the anticompetitive aspects of any agreement. The case will proceed against the NCAA and its licensing arm based on antitrust and right of publicity theories. The plaintiffs also have the right to amend their allegations against EA Sports.