BREAKING: EA Sports will stop making FIFA: Video game publisher pulls plug on 29-year partnership as it launches Fortnite- style gaming service with live matches
- Electronic Arts Inc. announced on Tuesday it was ending its two-decade long video game partnership with FIFA
- The company instead plans to launch EA Sports FC in 2023, an interactive form of gaming in collaboration with more than 300 global soccer partners
- Shares of EA fell nearly 3 percent following the news
Electronic Arts Inc announced on Tuesday it was ending its two decades of video-gaming partnership with world soccer governing body FIFA.
The move comes as the company plans to launch EA Sports FC in 2023, an interactive form of gaming in collaboration with more than 300 partners across the world of soccer.
Shares of EA, which is expected to report its quarterly results after markets close on Tuesday, fell nearly 3 percent in afternoon trading following the news.
Electronic Arts Inc. is planning to launch EA Sports FC in 2023, an interactive form of gaming in collaboration with more than 300 global soccer partners
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