Electronic Arts and FIFA have recently found themselves at the center of the discussion, after a break in relations that could lead the game to new developers outside of EA
EA and FIFA, both giants who possess a vast domain within their respective categories, are now at loggerheads: soon the monopoly that the videogame house has owned for years in the football gaming sector could start wobbling. This is because the latest events have led the federation to drastic decisions, even going so far as to express the intention to create relationships with new developers, thus finding themselves abandoning the EA game. This all happened after EA revealed in a press release on October 7 that it wanted to review the agreement with FIFA, concerning the licenses of the videogame series.
FIFA is looking for new developers for the game besides EA
In the claims made by the development house, it is implied as intended cut the bridges with FIFA through a renaming of the video game, while maintaining all the licenses concerning leagues, players, stadiums, as they do not belong to the federation. Also in the press release, EA expresses the desire to continue the investment towards more than 300 individual partnerships, which give access to the numerous football licenses in the world. On 11 October EA officially obtained the trademark of EA Sports FC, thus making the end of more than ten years of affiliation to FIFA practically certain.
In response to this, FIFA has recently declared itself “optimistic” about the future of gaming and esports, denouncing the figure that EA now has within this market, believing that the existence of more than one part who owns and controls the rights. It is added that numerous companies are now competing to be associated with FIFA, and for this reason the federation is engaging with various new developers, investors and analysts, to build together with them a game that can go on in the long term, ending the game. domain of Electronic Arts.
It therefore seems that a new era in the world of esports is about to begin, with EA installing relationships with various clubs and leagues, while FIFA is looking for companies suitable for the creation of a new saga, all while PES continues to trudge in the competition. It should also be remembered that these news all emerge after it was revealed that FIFA was asking EA for more di one billion dollars every four years for the license of the name.
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