EA has finally whipped back the veil of secrecy around its FIFA replacement EA Sports FC in cash-splashing style, revealing a whole heap of new league licensing deals, new gameplay details, and (as widely expected) a release date of 29th September this year.
EA Sports FC24 is, of course, EA’s first major football outing without the FIFA brand, which the publisher announced it was ditching last May. Since then, we’ve been introduced to EA Sports FC’s official logo (it’s a triangle made of letters with a triangle in it), and, more recently, had a reveal for the game’s premium-priced Ultimate Edition cover. Which was a tad unsettling.
Today, though, it’s all go on the EA Sports FC24 news front, as EA aimed to convince of its continuing place in football with a flashy, no-expenses-spared showcase featuring the likes Alex Scott, Didier Drogba, Luís Figo, Ronaldinho, Leah Williams, and Erling Haaland – who’ll feature on the cover of EA Sports FC24’s Standard Edition.
In among all the big name walk-ons (and a truly immense amount of waffle from EA CEO Andrew Wilson and EA Sports CEO Cam Weber), we got something like our first look at EA Sports FC in its official reveal trailer, plus news of a whole bunch of partnerships EA has successful secured to hold onto its lead in football video games.