The key to this is to create a control method that feels natural, is accessible, and replicates the skills required when actually wielding the willow.
Traditionally, Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer has been Fifa's greatest rival in this space but perhaps we could be in for a three-way fight for supremacy now that Fifa and EA Sports look like they will be taking different approaches to the world of football gaming moving forward.'Precision Batting Control' - The Century Stick:Ĭricket games have been crying out for a mechanism that allows the user to employ greater control and finesse over batting. The most recent release from EA Sports, Fifa 22 features 30 officially licensed leagues, over 700 clubs and over 17,000 players.
The outcome will ensure that Fifa has a range of suitable parties with specialist capabilities to actively shape the best possible experiences and offerings for fans and consumers." Facts and figuresįifa is listed in the Guinness World Records as the best-selling sports video game franchise in the world, selling a remarkable 325 million copies as of this year. "Consequently, Fifa is engaging with various industry players, including developers, investors and analysts, to build out a long-term view of the gaming, eSports and interactive entertainment sector. "Technology and mobile companies are now actively competing to be associated with Fifa, its platforms, and global tournaments. "Fifa is bullish and excited about the future in gaming and eSports for football, and it is clear that this needs to be a space that is occupied by more than one party controlling all rights," a Fifa statement reads. (Photo by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)ĭefiant as ever, Fifa hit back with a statement of its own which suggested that the most recent instalment, Fifa 22, would be the last to be developed by EA Sports. HONG KONG, CHINA - 3: A shop sells EA SPORTS FIFA football game displaying Argentinian football player Lionel Messi still wearing football club Barcelona jersey from the Japanese video gaming system brand created and owned by Sony Computer Entertainment, PlayStation, in Hong Kong. This means we’re reviewing our naming rights agreement with Fifa, which is separate from all our other official partnerships and licences across the football world."Ī quick glance at would lead you to believe that EA is already in the process of planning the development of its own football game without any direct reference to Fifa as a trademark for EA Sports FC was filed at the beginning of this month in the United Kingdom, while an identical trademark request was filed in the EU last week. Since then, dozens of Fifa titles have been produced by EA Sports and the exclusive deal has resulted in one of the most successful partnerships in video game history.ĮA Sports confirmed last week in the aforementioned blog post that it was "exploring the idea of renaming our global EA Sports football games.
BackgroundĮA and Fifa have been aligned with one another since 1993, when Fifa International Soccer was released by EA Canada's Extended Play Productions.
In all likelihood, the expected conclusion of the deal between EA Sports and Fifa is down to money as The New York Times reports that the governing body had demanded more than double what it currently receives for licensing rights, meaning that EA would have to splash out more than $1 billion every four years for the full licensing package. AFP / ANP / Koen van Weel / Netherlands OUT (Photo credit should read KOEN VAN WEEL/AFP via Getty Images) Ajax Amsterdam players Koen Weijland (L) and Jairo Riedewald play a game on an 'Xbox One' during the opening of the FIFA 17 Xperience in Amsterdam on September 22, 2016.