Electronic Arts will stop making its hugely successful FIFA video game in its current name, marking a split in one of soccer바카라s most successful and lucrative partnerships after the sides failed to strike a new licensing deal. (More Football News)
Instead, the California company said Tuesday that EA Sports FC will be introduced from 2023 after it creates the final game in partnership with FIFA later this year.
Licensing rights for the game earn FIFA about $150 million annually 바카라 the single biggest commercial earner in its expected $7 billion total revenue from 2019-2022 바카라 though FIFA struck a defiant tone in a statement published hours after the announcement of losing that income.
FIFA promised a 바카라number of new non-simulation games (that) are already under production바카라 and will launch ahead of the 2022 World Cup that kicks off in Qatar in November. FIFA said it plans to create a 바카라new gaming model바카라 and cited the recent launch of its streaming service FIFA+.
바카라I can assure you that the only authentic, real game that has the FIFA name will be the best one available for gamers and football fans,바카라 FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in the statement.
EA has been producing a FIFA game for nearly 30 years and its fond association with tens of millions of gamers worldwide helped the Zurich-based organization바카라s brand when it was tarnished amid a wave of arrests of soccer officials in 2015.
For generations of young people, FIFA has means a video game rather than a sports institution.
Though EA Sports FC will be unable to include FIFA content including the World Cup, it retains licensing deals with prime soccer competitions including the English Premier League and the UEFA-organized Champions League.
The EA announcement showed the strength of those partnerships with warm comments from executives from the Premier League, UEFA and Spain바카라s La Liga while a coordinated release of tweets posted by dozens of soccer clubs used the slogan 바카라We바카라re In The Club바카라 to align with the EA Sports FC brand.
바카라We바카라re thankful for our many years of great partnership with FIFA,바카라 EA CEO Andrew Wilson said. 바카라The future of global football is very bright, and fandom around the world has never been stronger.바카라
Wilson promised 바카라even more innovative and authentic experiences to the growing football audience바카라 while its soon-to-be rival FIFA spoke of creating 바카라new, interactive experiences to fans across the globe.바카라
바카라The interactive gaming and e-sports sector is on a path of unrivaled growth and diversification,바카라 Infantino said. 바카라FIFA바카라s strategy is to ensure we can make the most of all future options and ensure a wide range of products and opportunities for gamers, fans, member associations and partners.바카라
