Who is buying FIFA?

Amazon has reportedly made a bid to buy Electronic Arts (EA), the US video game company behind the hugely successful FIFA series. According to Stockholm-based gaming content agency GLHF, Amazon will confirm its bid to take over the gaming firm on Friday.

What company is buying FIFA?

On 10 May 2022, it was announced that EA and FIFA's partnership of 30 years would come to an end from 12 July 2023 onwards; the series will be retitled EA Sports FC.

Which company is taking over FIFA?

The rebrand will take effect in 2023, so this year's virtual soccer title will still be under the FIFA name. Then, in summer 2023, the EA Sports FC franchise will become the new franchise. What is this?

Are FIFA and EA splitting up?

EA and FIFA are ending their decades-long partnership, and EA will create its own football-based game called EA Sports FC.

What company will own FIFA 23?

EA Sports has been synonymous with the FIFA series for thirty years, but as of 2023, the long-running football series will take on a new name, and roll out new innovations to boot.

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Why did EA lose FIFA license?

In an interview with the BBC, EA Sports vice president David Jackson says that the deal with FIFA wasn't just for the name, but included a set of licensing restrictions that EA no longer has to abide by. This could free the company to explore more interactive and fan-focused gameplay content.

Why is FIFA and EA splitting?

That's not to say EA Sports didn't want to continue the partnership. The company saw no need to unnecessarily jeopardise its most profitable series, but it did want more freedom. Specifically, it wanted to do more with its games, stage esports tournaments, and release non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on FIFA.

Will EA lose FIFA license?

The FIFA soccer video game that gamers have enjoyed for years will disappear after its maker failed to strike a new licensing deal with world soccer's governing body. Electronic Arts Sports will instead introduce a new game — EA Sports FC — for 2023.

Is EA losing FIFA license?

We examine what will happen to EA Sports after losing the FIFA license and what we can expect from its next work, EA Sports FC, its spiritual successor. FIFA 23 will mark the definitive end of the collaboration between the organization headed by Gianni Infantino and EA Sports.

What will happen to FIFA after EA?

The FIFA video game will be disappearing after the maker failed to strike a new licensing deal with world soccer's governing body. Instead, EA Sports FC will be introduced from 2023 after the company creates the final game in partnership with FIFA later this year.

Will Madden lose NFL license?

The Madden franchise will continue to be a part of the gaming universe for at least the next six years. NFL owners on Thursday approved an extension of their deal with Electronic Arts, continuing a relationship that has existed for 30 years.

Is FIFA going to be discontinued?

FIFA 23 to be final entry in series as EA Sports announces replacement franchise. EA Sports has announced that FIFA 23 will be the very last in its long-running series of football video games - to be replaced by a new franchise called EA Sports FC.

What will happen to FIFA franchise?

Following the expiration of the deal, the game will become EA Sports FC. While the name will be different and the aesthetics of the game could change, there is little about the game's structure or gameplay that will fundamentally change after the separation. The media could not be played.

What will replace FIFA 23?

2023's game will be called EA Sports FC due to EA and FIFA breaking up.

What does EA losing FIFA mean?

The breakup means that EA's series will no longer be able to call itself FIFA—it will now be known as (the less catchy) EA Sports FC—and will lose access to global tournaments, following with the Women's World Cup in 2023. But it's FIFA that stands to lose the most from the parting.

Will NBA buy FIFA?

NBA 2K publisher has "no plans" to pick up the FIFA name after EA split | GamesRadar+

Is FIFA 23 the last FIFA?

It is the 30th and final installment in the FIFA series that is developed by EA Sports, and the final installment under the FIFA banner, and released worldwide on 30 September 2022 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

Why can't EA use FIFA?

Why Have EA and FIFA Parted Ways? Although EA is synonymous with FIFA, it costs the game company around $150 million per year to license the FIFA brand, with the last deal signed in 2013.

Is a EA ban permanent?

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Who is taking over FIFA 24?

The first Fifa game was released by EA Sports in 1993 with newer and updated versions produced on a near yearly basis ever since. But after losing the naming rights, what would have been Fifa 24 will now be rebranded as EA Sports FC.

What will replace FIFA?

EA Sports FC Will Replace FIFA 24

Everyone will probably be saying "FIFA" for quite a while. After all, EA has been releasing "a new FIFA" for over 30 years. In the end, the process of ending the partnership was also due to the huge sums that the World Football Federation is said to have demanded from EA.

Is FIFA 22 the last FIFA?

Long story short: yes, FIFA 23 will be the last FIFA-branded game that EA Sports makes for the foreseeable future.

How much money does FIFA want from EA?

According to the New York Times, FIFA wanted double its usual licence fee, from US$500 million every four years to US$1 billion. EA will release its new brand of soccer video game, EA Sports FC, in 2023. FIFA are also outlining plans to introduce its own set of digital games.

Did EA get FIFA rights back?

(NASDAQ: EA) and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association(FIFA) have announced an extension of their existing licensing agreement until December 31, 2022. Under the terms of the agreement, EA SPORTS maintains exclusive rights to release FIFA-branded action and management videogames.