FIFA Responds to EA's Move; New Footbal Game Series Announced
FIFA intends to create competition for football games from EA. The federation will start developing its own titles in cooperation with third-party studios.
- FIFA intends to release its own games signed with the name of the federation;
- The first titles will debut on the market later this year;
- The brand is supposed to be a competition for EA Sports FC.
Yesterday the news broke that after many years the FIFA series dies and the EA Sports FC series is born in its place. The statement of death may have been a bit premature, however.
FIFA will still be present on the sports game market, but Electronic Arts will no longer be responsible for games from this brand.
FIFA goes on its own
EA has decided to change the name of its profitable series from FIFA to EA Sports FC. This stipulation will come into full effect in 2023.
However, the FIFA organization has assured that it intends to launch its own series of video games signed with the popular name. The federation has shared the first information on this topic.
- FIFA will work with third-party studios and publishers to help with the project.
- The first full-fledged game aspiring to be the best soccer simulation is to debut on the market in 2024.
- However, work is already underway on several smaller and more casual titles.
- The first of these will debut later in the third quarter of this year, and one of the games will focus on the upcoming World Cup in Qatar.
- There are also plans to develop a game linked to the upcoming Women's World Cup.
Ambitious plans of the federation
FIFA representatives claim that their project is an ambitious undertaking. The parallel brand to the EA series is to offer players more choice.
The president of the federation Gianni Infantino personally referred to the matter.
"I can assure you that the only real game signed with the title FIFA will be the best choice for gamers and soccer fans. FIFA is a global, original brand. FIFA 23, FIFA 24, FIFA 25, FIFA 26 and subsequent releases - the name FIFA name will always stand and be associated with the highest quality."
So, it looks like interesting times are coming for football fans. How the federation's project will turn out in reality, we'll probably find out in a few months.
