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Electronic Arts has announced that FIFA 23 will not include any teams from Russia, due to their ongoing invasion of Ukraine
Read More »FIFA 23 will not include Russian teams
Sociable Soccer makes its way to PC and consoles – “FIFA has been so dominant for so long now that you see many people reference it as if it were the ONLY football game in town.”
Tower Studios’ Jon Hare (Norwich fan) and Kiss Publishing’s Darryl Still (QPR) are teaming up to bring Sociable Soccer to the PC and console big league. Richie Shoemaker (Pompey) is in the dugout ahead of the inaugural title challenge.
Read More »Playing for Better: How EA’s FIFA is helping make football more inclusive
Efforts to improve diversity and inclusion, right across our society, are finally getting the attention they deserve. But football, for better and worse, has been in the spotlight for such issues of late. We talk to EA about its efforts to make sure the beautiful game is for everyone
Read More »FIFA wants EA to more than double its payments for their next licensing deal
A decision is expected by the end of the year, but EA has already made public overtures to a future for the series under a new name.
Read More »EA extends contract with FIFPRO
The extension comes just days after EA suggested that it might drop the FIFA brand, thereby renaming one of the biggest games in the world.
Read More »EA suggests that it may drop FIFA brand
It's a rock and a hard place for EA, but it's the right thing to be at least considering a change
Read More »EA restricts FIFA and Madden next-gen upgrades to special editions
EA has made changes to their Dual Entitlement program, and has restricted free next-gen upgrades for FIFA 22 and Madden NFL 22 to players who purchase the more expensive special editions of the games.
Read More »EA speaks out against leaked FIFA marketing document
"Nothing in that document contradicts our position, which is that engagement is our No.1 success metric."
Read More »EA extends UEFA license, with multiple FIFA mobile games in the works
EA also announced additional FIFA projects, including the development of multiple mobile titles
Read More »Fortnite is the world’s highest-earning game for the second consecutive year
Free-to-play games accounted for four out of every five dollars spent on digital games in 2019
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