EA breaks up with FIFA, new games will be called EA Sports FC
After a nearly 30-years run, Electronic Arts, EA, announced Tuesday that FIFA 23 will be the final title to bear the branding of world football's governing body. EA Sports FC will be the company's flagship football video game starting in July 2023.
"Everything you love about our games will be part of EA SPORTS FC – the same great experiences, modes, leagues, tournaments, clubs and athletes will be there. Ultimate Team, Career Mode, Pro Clubs and VOLTA Football will all be there. Our unique licensing portfolio of more than 19,000+ players, 700+ teams, 100+ stadiums and 30 leagues that we've continued to invest in for decades will still be there, uniquely in EA SPORTS FC," said Cam Weber, EA Sports' General Manager, in a statement published on the EA newsblog.
Cam Weber said last year that the company was reevaluating its licencing agreement with FIFA, citing the game's massive patchwork of licences from individual soccer leagues and teams, as well as what the FIFA brand added to the product. The same day, EA filed trademarks in the United Kingdom for a game called "EA Sports FC."
Even though the World Cup and other FIFA-controlled events will no longer be included, most of the world's famous clubs and stars will still be playable thanks to separate licencing deals with their teams and leagues.
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