EA Sports FC

EA Sports FC is a football video game franchise developed by EA Vancouver and EA Romania and published by EA Sports. It serves as the direct successor to their former FIFA series, which was discontinued following the termination of EA and FIFA's licensing agreement.

EA Sports FC
EA Sports FC logo
Genre(s)Sports (association football)
Simulation
Developer(s)EA Vancouver
EA Romania
EA Mobile
EA Spearhead
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Platform(s)Android, iOS, iPadOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
First releaseEA Sports FC 24
29 September 2023
Latest releaseEA Sports FC 24
29 September 2023

The first main installment in the series, EA Sports FC 24 was launched on 29 September 2023, following a one week early access period for Ultimate Edition users. In addition, FIFA Online 4 was updated as EA Sports FC Online on 22 September 2023, while FIFA Mobile was updated to EA Sports FC Mobile globally on 26 September 2023.

History

On 10 May 2022, EA Sports and FIFA announced that their long-term licensing agreement would end upon its conclusion on 31 December 2022, following a one-year extension to allow for the release of FIFA 23.[1] It was announced on the same day that EA Sports' FIFA video game franchise would be rebranded under the name EA Sports FC in 2023.

Despite the rebranding, the franchise retained its licenses of more than 19,000 players, 700 teams, 100 stadiums and 30 leagues from FIFA 23.[2]

Games

EA Sports FC 24
Main article: EA Sports FC 24

The inaugural main series game in the EA Sports FC series, EA Sports FC 24 retains game modes and licensing to major clubs, leagues, players, and stadiums from FIFA 23. New licenses include Spain's Liga F and Germany's Frauen-Bundesliga, as well as officially licensing France Football's Ballon d'Or award. Cross-play is expanded to all game modes, including Clubs and VOLTA Football for the first time. The game allows players to transfer Ultimate Team progress from FIFA 23, including converting FIFA Points into FC Points. In addition, female players were added into Ultimate Team, allowing them to play alongside the men.

References
  1. Arts, Electronic (2013-05-08). "EA & FIFA - Licensing Agreement Extended Until 2022". Electronic Arts. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  2. Arts, Electronic (2022-05-10). "Welcome to the Club - EA SPORTS FC™ is the Future of Interactive Football". Electronic Arts. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
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