Two years ago, the collaboration between Electronic Arts and FIFA ended after around twenty years of partnerships. FIFA games were thus replaced by EA Sports FC. Following the end of this union, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association had already confirmed that other FIFA games would arrive over the yearsbut with other publishers and developers.
Today, we know the first game. It is about FIFA Rivals which is expected for summer 2025 on mobiles.
FIFA Rivals: the return of FIFA, not as we expected
It is officially of the first official FIFA game since the separation between the football federation and Electronic Arts. FIFA Rivals has just been announced and the game is expected for summer 2025 on iOS and Android. Developed by the Mythical Games teams, the game will offer you a arcade experience similar to mobile game NFL Rivals. FIFA Rivals should thus allow players to create and manage their own clubs with the possibility of develop and improve their lineups as well as playing with other players.
FIFA and Mythical Games confirm that FIFA Rivals sera un free-to-play (so a free game). However, he will have des microtransactions and will be supported by the Mythos blockchain de Mythical.
A few months ago, FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed that a new FIFA game was in production. We do not know today whether it is FIFA Rivals or another game. According to the latest rumors, discussions took place last summer with Take Two Interactive and 2K Games for a possible FIFA 2K. But that would have done nothing. Other rumors suggest that FIFA still aims to bring the license back to PC and consoles from 2026for the next World Cup.
In the meantime, FIFA has just joined forces with Konami and eFootball to organize the virtual FIFA World Cup for the end of the year.
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