It appears that the FIFA organization is investing heavily in Web3 studios and developers for its first non-EA soccer games.
Ever since FIFA and Electronic Arts split over their partnership in officially licensed soccer video games, Electronic Arts has moved on to begin launching its EA Sports FC series and FIFA has looked to other developers to fill the gap. That gap will apparently be filled with blockchain titles. FIFA has just announced partnerships and planned games for its post-EA games, and each of the four planned games is a blockchain title.
FIFA announced the details of its upcoming video games and partnerships in a press release released on November 9, 2022. Ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament, FIFA laid all plans for upcoming video games on the table. It has partnered with four different Web3 developers for titles that will use blockchain and have a variety of ways for players to interact and engage throughout the 2022 World Cup. The developers are Uplandme, Matchday, Phygtl and Altered State Machine.
Groups like Altered State Machine have been working in the NFT, Web3 and blockchain space for some time now and will be working with FIFA for their upcoming gaming ventures. Source: Altered State Machine
Here is the overview of games that have been announced as part of FIFA’s partnership with the above developers, as well as a little about the developers themselves:
With FIFA and EA cutting ties earlier this year, this looks like the start of everything FIFA has in store for its gaming future. Were you expecting a blockchain twist? Let us know in the Shacknews chatty section below.
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