Electronic Arts’ FIFA games will no longer be called FIFA: Electronic Arts announces that the Partnership after FIFA 23 ends. Upcoming games from the football simulation series will appear under the name EA Sports FC – starting next year. This eliminates the huge range of licenses that FIFA brings with it. The first clubs, including the top clubs Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain, have already announced that they will continue to be represented in EA football games. The publisher promises to be able to access a pool of over 300 license partners and 19,000 players. It also includes 700 teams, 100 stadiums and more than 30 leagues.
“Through EA Sports FC, EA will continue to expand the reach and power of its football licensing portfolio by maintaining and expanding licensed football content, scaling for new experiences and increasing access across more platforms. EA will also build on a foundation of inclusivity and for the global community to drive innovation in women’s and grassroots football,” the publisher wrote in the announcement. the German Bundesliga will continue to be represented in EA soccer games.
FIFA wants to bring its own football simulation
In a FIFA shares the opinion with the License and rights packages will be distributed more diversified in the future to want. “According to the announcement from October 2021, FIFA plans to work with various partners and no longer grant its gaming and e-sports rights to just one publisher in the long term,” writes the world football governing body. It is now clear: Im In 2024 a new, large FIFA soccer simulation is to be released. “Leading publishers, media companies and investors from the gaming sector” are responsible for the implementation. It remains to be seen who will ultimately implement upcoming FIFA games for FIFA. This should undoubtedly give the EA games more competition.
Challenge to EA Sports FC
“I can assure you that it is only authentic, real game that bears the FIFA name will be the best, which is available for gamers and football fans. The FIFA name is the only global, original title. FIFA 23, FIFA 24, FIFA 25 and FIFA 26 and so on – the constant is the name FIFA and it will stay forever and will remain THE BEST,” said Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA. Ahead of FIFA 23, the in this year is still being developed by EA, games specially produced by FIFA are to be released – but without any claim to simulation.
“For the first time, FIFA is launching new soccer video games with outside studios and publishers, bringing more choice to soccer and gaming fans ahead of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023. Some non-sim games are already in production and will be launched in the third quarter of this year,” FIFA continued. Details about the games are not yet available.
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