EA Sports stated that it has terminated its agreement with FIFA in a statement made recently and that the game will be called EA Sports FC in the new period. FIFA 22 Afterwards, it has already been a matter of curiosity who will make an agreement with the organization.
Sony has made a significant change on its Steam page!
Planning to release more games for PC players in the new period, Sony decided to change the publisher name on the Steam page.
No claimants yet for post FIFA 22 naming rights
After FIFA International Soccer, which was released in 1993, the series, which was released under the name FIFA every new year for a period of about 30 years, came to an end. With the statement made by EA Sports recently, Fifa naming rights will not be renewed and EA Sports FC It was announced that the name will continue.
Cam Weber, senior manager of EA Sports, said that the series now needs serious innovation and that the naming rights are not renewed, licensed football players and teams He declared that it would not affect him. The latest news is that this decision made by EA Sports a financial reason it also shows. Accordingly, FIFA asked EA Sports for registration of name rights in the new period. 1 billion dollars requested a deal. Moreover, he wanted this agreement to be valid for 4 years.
Avoiding paying a full $4 billion bill, EA Sports has definitively left its FIFA name rights in the new period. In this case, a strong brand like FIFA is wasted and it is expected that there will be many suitors. First name that comes to mind KONAMI… However, the company’s recent move to eFootball 2022 and its transition to a free-to-play model show that this possibility is weak.
Sony is another candidate, although it has not been in this sector in recent years… Years ago Virtua Striker, This is Football and Red Card Soccer Sony, which develops games such as Sony, has enough financial power to aspire to name rights. Entering a big console war with Sony in the new era Microsoft Another company that comes to mind is… Although they do not have a history in developing a football game, it may be possible for them to make such an initiative as an investment in the future.
Warning to FIFA 22 players from EA: Don’t be annoying!
With his post, EA Games tried to discourage FIFA 22 players from being so annoying online.
Finally, there are two other important companies that come to mind: 2K Games and Sports Interactive… Sports Interactive, which is the first company that comes to mind in management games with its 2K and Football Manager series, which has dominated the sector in basketball games for years, may also want to incorporate the FIFA brand by entering this financial burden.
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