End of a Franchise: FIFA 23 to be Final Entry in Series as EA Sports Announces Replacement Franchise

EA Sports has announced that FIFA 23 will be the very last in its long-running series of football video games - to be replaced by a new franchise called EA Sports FC. The company has confirmed that a new title called EA Sports FC will be launching in summer 2023. The company previously said it was reviewing its licensing agreement with the international governing body for football, but that it would in any case retain its league, player, and stadium naming rights, which are separate from the agreement with FIFA. In an announcement on Tuesday, the company said it would be releasing one more game with FIFA as its current naming rights partner, which will feature the men's and women's FIFA World Cup competitions in one edition for the first time. The company added that FIFA 23 would be its "most expansive game ever with more features, game modes, World Cup content, clubs, leagues, compe...