Electronic Arts have announced they are no longer going to develop licensed FIFA games under their EA Sports banner. The publishing giant has been developing FIFA games for nearly 30 years, but this year will be their last. Electronic Arts will still make football games, but from 2023, it will be branded as EA Sports FC.
Unlike Pro Evolution Soccer eFootball, EA will continue to use actual team and player likenesses, having signed up 700 teams, 19,000 players, and 30 leagues – including the Premier League and La Liga.
FIFA meanwhile has thrown its toys out of the pram after reportedly demanding twice the money, saying it now plans to make its own FIFA branded videogames to rival EA Sports, stating that “The Fifa name is the only global original title”.
EA Sports FC is due for release in late 2023.
