The popular football game FIFA is changing its name after almost thirty years.

popular soccer game FIFA almost thirty years later it gets a new name. Developer EA Sports writes this in a blog post. The name of the game is 2023 EA Sports FCI

EA did not give a reason for the name change in the position, but this may be due to difficult negotiations over the name between EA and world football association FIFA.

The current name deal will expire after the next World Cup in Qatar. The deal has been under negotiation for at least two years, The New York Times reported last October.

According to the newspaper, FIFA wanted to get twice as much as the association’s namesake in a new deal. In such a new deal, this would be about €1 billion per four-year World Cup cycle.

More than 300 licenses

EA hinted at the name change late last year, writing in a press release that it was “rethinking” the game’s name. 23 last game called autumn FIFA IT IS POSSIBLE.

The developer is sure that football fans will probably find the world famous game under a new name. FIFAThe game, which has a new version every year, has become synonymous with football games since its first release in 1993 and has become one of the most successful game series of all time.

EA is said to have earned at least 19 billion euros from the sale of the football game over the past two decades.

last team

Without FIFA, the game developer retains the rights to approximately 300 leagues, tournaments and players with which it has licensing agreements. For example, team names, logos and images of famous players can still be seen in the game.

Especially the Ultimate Team game mode, which has been in the game since 2009, brings a lot of money for EA these days. In this mode full of so-called microtransactions, players can build their own teams with digital football images. Last year, the company reportedly earned $1.6 billion from Ultimate Team.