Konami & FIFA have signed an esports agreement centered around eFootball
With the agreement, eFootball will host two FIFAe World Cup events on mobile devices and consoles.
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With the agreement, eFootball will host two FIFAe World Cup events on mobile devices and consoles.
FIFA will invite teams from 16 nations to send their best players to compete in its upcoming competition.
As of this week, FIFA titles appear to have been removed from PlayStation Store, the Microsoft Store, the Nintendo eShop, Steam and the Epic Games Store.
It would appear that the FIFA organization is investing sizably into Web3 studios and developers for its first non-EA soccer games.
EA Austin saw around 100 employees laid off, and more layoffs coming to EA Galway in Ireland as part of 'redundancy' proposals.
Electronic Arts is officially done partnering with FIFA on soccer titles. The developer and publisher will rebrand games to EA Sports FC in 2023.
EA SPORTS has also removed all Russian teams and organizations from FIFA, UEFA, and NHL games.
EA's CEO recently expressed opinions on the FIFA brand, regarding it as 'an impediment' to soccer video games.
FIFA's latest commercial commitment to gaming follows a recent tease by Electronic Arts to drop the FIFA licensing in its soccer games.
Electronic Arts has signed a long-term agreement to extend its partnership with FIFPRO, one of the largest representatives of soccer players worldwide.