FIFA will be rebranded as EA Sports FC in 2023
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FIFA will be rebranded as EA Sports FC in 2023
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Re: FIFA will be rebranded as EA Sports FC in 2023
#2Naked greed from FIFA it sounds like
https://www.eurogamer.net/new-report-says-fifa-wants-more-th...
Ask for an extra half billion dollars, end up with nothing. Quite a fable. I can't imagine there will be many queueing up to take on the license after EA (certainly not at those rates). The only competent player in that area were Konami, and they are in a nosedive into F2P disasters.
Sounds like some of the falling out was each side not wanting to cede the rights to capitalise off stuff like NFTs, which is hilarious.
Re: FIFA will be rebranded as EA Sports FC in 2023
#3It's like if the devil and the antichrist split up. Yeah it's probably a good thing, but it's really hard to be happy about it. Even EA's way of selling it is "don't worry, we'll still charge you yearly for the same features including the money sucking ultimate team."
Re: FIFA will be rebranded as EA Sports FC in 2023
#4Naked greed from FIFA it sounds like https://www.eurogamer.net/new-report-says-fifa-wants-more-th... Ask for an extra half billion dollars, end up with nothing. Quite a fable. I can't imagine there will be many queueing up to take on the license after EA (certainly not at those rates). The only competent player in that area were Konami, and they are in a nosedive into F2P disasters. Sounds like some of the falling ou…
I wonder how much is sales of FIFA vs NFL games and their corresponding license fees
Sounds like this could also be a warning shot for NFL or anyone else having funny ideas
Re: FIFA will be rebranded as EA Sports FC in 2023
#5Greed indeed! Reading the headline I assumed the FIFA org had sold its naming rights to EA and was busy reprinting stationery and unscrewing the sign on their building! Gran Lardon... https://youtu.be/A0KCbZ7L17I
Re: FIFA will be rebranded as EA Sports FC in 2023
#6Say what you will about EA, but as a rugby fan I’m a little hopeful this gives them a little space to having a crack at the egg chasing game.
Re: FIFA will be rebranded as EA Sports FC in 2023
#7I read that as the FIFA organisation was changing its name.
Amazing that FIFA is now more widely known as the name of the game rather than the body that organises association football.
Re: FIFA will be rebranded as EA Sports FC in 2023
#8Greed indeed! Reading the headline I assumed the FIFA org had sold its naming rights to EA and was busy reprinting stationery and unscrewing the sign on their building! Gran Lardon... https://youtu.be/A0KCbZ7L17I
You touch on a good point - for a sizable proportion of people 'FIFA' means the game instead of, say, 'massively corrupt sports governing body'. This deal was a massive PR win for the organisation over the years as affection for the game rubbed off on them. This is the proverbial own goal.
Re: FIFA will be rebranded as EA Sports FC in 2023
#9Naked greed from FIFA it sounds like https://www.eurogamer.net/new-report-says-fifa-wants-more-th... Ask for an extra half billion dollars, end up with nothing. Quite a fable. I can't imagine there will be many queueing up to take on the license after EA (certainly not at those rates). The only competent player in that area were Konami, and they are in a nosedive into F2P disasters. Sounds like some of the falling ou…
I wonder how much is sales of FIFA vs NFL games and their corresponding license fees Sounds like this could also be a warning shot for NFL or anyone else having funny ideas
And bear in mind this deal doesn't even include player and club likeness and naming rights! May have been rhetoric from EA but it really does seem there is some truth to their assertion that FIFA was just 'four letters on front of the box'.
Not sure how the NFL deal works out in that regard, but it does seem a little more tightly coupled : https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/28/21270647/madden-nfl-ea-ren...
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#10What does FC stand for?