MOSCOW, May 11/PrimeThe American video game developer Electronic Arts (EA), which has been producing the iconic football simulator FIFA for almost 30 years — in partnership with the International Football Federation of the same name — is changing the name of this line of games, now they will be released under the name EA Sports FC, and only one release crowns the era The «old» format is FIFA 23, according to EA. «After nearly 30 years of creating genre-defining interactive football games, we will usher in an exciting new era. Everything you love about our games will be part of EA Sports FC,» said EA. specifying that before the launch of the new project, another game will be released (next year) with the former partner — FIFA. Back in October 2021, sources told the New York Times that negotiations between EA and FIFA to extend the contract that allowed EA to use the title federations in the game, reached a dead end. One of the disagreements was the federation's demand to double the fee for the license to use its name in the game. As the media now note, months of intense negotiations between EA and FIFA were unsuccessful, so in a year the cooperation that lasted 30 years will end. Around the same time — in October 2021 — EA registered the trademark EA Sports FC, under which the game will now be released. At the same time, Electronic Arts reported that licenses for players, teams, stadiums and leagues, including exclusive partnerships with the English Football Premier league, the Spanish La Liga, the German Bundesliga, the Italian Serie A, the American MLS and other leagues will continue to be in the game. According to the EA financial report, EA Sports FIFA had 150 million accounts in fiscal 2022. And FIFA Mobile recorded the strongest influx of users in the fourth quarter. Thus, the number of unique players has grown by almost 80% compared to last year.
