EA Sports have confirmed that this year's FIFA 23 will be the last instalment of the popular game it makes. Video games heavyweight Electronic Arts is ending its licence deal with football's governing body after 30 years.
EA has decided to end one of gaming's most lucrative brands due to the cost of the licence, with the company set to produce a new football game with different in-purchase options under the name EA Sports FC. Fifa says they plan to release a rival title, saying in quotes reported by the BBC: "The Fifa name is the only global, original title."
However EA Sports says players will only miss two things for its new football offerings - the FIFA name and a World Cup piece of content every four years. The first Fifa game made by EA Sports was launched in 1993, with several versions of the game selling in excess of 10million copies.
