EA Sports to stop making FIFA video game; Here’s why

EA Sports, it’s in the game … except FIFA won’t be any longer.

The video game publisher said it will stop making FIFA-branded games.

According to The BBC, the cost of the license was the driving force behind the decision for EA Sports, which debuted its first FIFA game in 1993.

EA Sports will continue with soccer games, but starting in 2023, they will be known as EA Sports FC.

“The world of football and the world of entertainment are changing, and they clash within our product,” David Jackson, vice president at EA Sports, told the BBC.

“In the future our players will demand of us the ability to be more expansive in that offering. At the moment, we engage in play as a primary form of interactive experience. Soon, watching and creating content are going to be equally as important for fans.

“Under the licensing conventions that we had agreed with FIFA 10 years ago, there were some restrictions that weren’t going to allow us to be able to build those experiences for players.”

Expect, though, a broader representation of the soccer experience now. EA Sports, it is reported, have signed more 19,000 athletes over 30 leagues, such as Premier League.

For all FIFA game enthusiasts, this year’s edition – FIFA 23 – is still a go and be for sale in the fall.

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.

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