EA Sports FC

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 release	EA Sports FC Mobile 11 October 2016 (Renamed 21 September 2023)
Latest release	EA Sports FC 24 29 September 2023

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, serving as a continuation of EA Sports' football simulation games.

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

Main installments

EA Sports FC 24

• Slogan: Welcome To The Club
• Cover athlete: Erling Haaland (Standard and Ultimate Editions), Alexander Isak, Selma Bacha, Alexia Putellas, Virgil van Dijk, Son Heung-min, Trinity Rodman, Federico Chiesa, Enzo Fernández, Jude Bellingham, David Beckham, Vinícius Júnior, Sam Kerr, Leah Williamson, Marquinhos, Youssoufa Moukoko, Johan Cruyff, Alex Scott, Ronaldinho, Alexandra Popp, Juan Román Riquelme, Didier Drogba, Leicy Santos, Marta, Mia Hamm, Marcus Rashford, Rudi Völler, Pelé, Zinedine Zidane, Bukayo Saka and Andrea Pirlo (Ultimate Edition)
• Released for: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows
• Release date: 29 September 2023

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.

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