Although the partnership between FIFA and EA Sports has now ended, FIFA is not giving up on video games, quite the contrary…
It was one of the big announcements of the last few months in the world of small video games: the popular football simulation that is developed every year by EA Sports for consoles and PC, FIFAShe will no longer bear this name in the coming season.
In fact, Electronic Arts and FIFA have not agreed on the price to pay for this official license, FIFA 23 will be the last game with this title before EA Sports makes offers in 2024. EA Sports FC
FIFA is still on the right track
But if you follow the news closely and have watched the uplifting documentary available on Netflix, for example, FIFA: Roundball and CorruptionAs you can imagine, the Federation of International Football Associations doesn’t leave a lucrative vein like the video game market untapped…
And on this point, FIFA never d isappoints: the next games with the “FIFA” stamp will be associated with the blockchain! And it now starts with four games that are obviously directly related to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, which will be played from November 20 to December 18, 2022.
These “Web 3.0” titles, as stated in the FIFA press release, are therefore:
AI League: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 edition“Casual 4v4 soccer game played between AI-controlled characters, with player involvement in fun and tactical moments,” we learn in the same press release.
But there is also Highland Metaverse This will be “the largest blockchain-based metaverse connected to the real world” where “players can buy and sell virtual properties.” With NFT, of course, because it will now be possible to “collect official FIFA World Cup digital content, including legendary video highlights of the tournament”.
Finally, the last two Matchday Challenge: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 editionwhich “targets the emotional intensity of soccer passion through a casual and highly engaging soccer card-based social prediction game where the greatest fun is not just playing right, but also being the best among friends” and Pygtl “An immersive experience where fans join forces to create the world’s first fan-generated digital reward.”
Dreaming of what, isn’t it? Yes, like this World Cup in Qatar, wonderful moment of celebration of the values of football and sport (no).
