Last week EA announced that it was looking at ways to rename the FIFA series, which could include removing the FIFA name from its football simulation. Well, just a few days later, we may know what EA plans to rename the series EA Sports FC.
As discovered by VGC, the publisher has several brands for ‘EA Sports FC’ in the United Kingdom and Europe on October 1st and 4th. While this doesn’t confirm that it will be a hundred percent the new name of the series, it is certainly a suitable replacement that removes the FIFA branding.
Cam Weber, GM of the EA Sports group, confirmed last week that the developer was “reviewing” [its] Naming rights agreement with FIFA, however, clarified that the agreement with the football association is “separate from all our other official partnerships and licenses throughout the football world”. A possible renaming would not really affect the players and teams available in the game in all modes, of which the publisher has “over 300 individual licensed partners” who have access to “17,000+ athletes in 700+ teams, in 100 stadiums and over 30 leagues ”.
If that renaming continues (as these brands suggest), EA Sports’ future football games would be the only sports titles in its current lineup that do not include the name of an official competition or institution.
With these trademarks now pending, and Weber’s announcement coming so soon after the release of FIFA 22, it’s likely that we’ll be launching ‘EA Sports FC 23’ around this time next year.
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