FIFA/EA - FIFA want more money! EA to rebrand annual game EA Sports FC/ FIFA to dev their own franchise going forward

Ah capitalism, making the world better one billionaire at a time!

I don't think EA would struggle to convert people to a new rebranded game if they lost the license, providing they still keep the ability to use the real players and clubs and don't fall back to some Pro Evo style London FC nonsense.

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twitter.com/Chris_Dring/status/1449066911145283589

Do Fifa really think that developers will want shared ownership of the brand name?

EA Fifa 2022
Konami Fifa Esports 2022
Take Two Fifa World Cup 2022

It's never going to work and Fifa are more likely to cost themselves money than they are increase profits with this tactic. In truth, EA and Fifa will probably negotiate a sensible settlement and things will continue as they are.

twitter.com/AndyPlaytonic/status/1496549726963089412

He’s an idiot - it’s the main reason the game sells. It’s not for its shite gameplay.

Only thing I can think of is that EA have come up with something for Ultimate Team that's made even FIFA tell them to steady on.

https://www.pcgamesn.com/fifa-23-ea-sports-football-club

Jeff Grubb reporting that EA and FIFA will be parting ways, EA to rebrand their game EA Sports FC whilst FIFA will look elsewhere to get a new game with their name on it.

This could kill ultimate team couldn't it? Most people like it because it's like top trumps in terms of collecting your favourite players, but if it's just fake name players is anyone going to care?

Qikz wrote:This could kill ultimate team couldn't it? Most people like it because it's like top trumps in terms of collecting your favourite players, but if it's just fake name players is anyone going to care?

They’ll keep the real players because they’ll still have the FIFPRO license.

Cuttooth wrote:
Qikz wrote:This could kill ultimate team couldn't it? Most people like it because it's like top trumps in terms of collecting your favourite players, but if it's just fake name players is anyone going to care?

They’ll keep the real players because they’ll still have the FIFPRO license.

Ahh thanks.

ITSMILNER wrote: EA to rebrand their game EA Sports FC

Is that the best they could come up with? :lol:

Who owns the Actua Soccer name these days…

KK wrote:Who owns the Actua Soccer name these days…

It was made by Gremlin Interactive, who became Infogrames, who became Atari.

So I guess you'll need to buy one of these: t:atari-box--a-new-retro-console-from-atari

Here’s me hoping for a new version of FA Premier League Stars.. loved that game

Sounds like a good time for Sensible Software to reform. They still hold the accolade for best football game ever made.

You've got to feel for Konami - they battled FIFA for years with PES and then they killed it just before FIFA itself goes south :lol:

Preezy wrote:You've got to feel for Konami - they battled FIFA for years with PES and then they killed it just before FIFA itself goes south

Is FIFA going south?

At this point, i think they'll comfortably survive a name change to be honest.

Perhaps EA will reduce the price of the game or lower Ultimate Team prices now that they won't be paying for the FIFA license...

Tomous wrote:
Preezy wrote:You've got to feel for Konami - they battled FIFA for years with PES and then they killed it just before FIFA itself goes south

Is FIFA going south?

At this point, i think they'll comfortably survive a name change to be honest.

I don't think so. I think the kind of knuckle-dragging chav banana split who only plays FIFA would recognise a name change.

FIFA/EA - FIFA want more money! EA to rebrand annual game EA Sports FC/ FIFA to dev their own franchise going forward

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