October 14, 2021 2:22 P.M.
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The International Football Federation (FIFA) intends to increase payments to Electronic Arts for the use of its license in the creation of the FIFA video game series, reports New York Times.
According to the newspaper, the organization expects to receive $ 1 billion for each four-year cycle. The current agreement was signed in 2012. According to him, the video game publisher collects around $ 150 million from FIFA annually.
It should be noted that the parties have been negotiating for more than two years. In addition to increasing payments, FIFA’s desire to restrict Electronic Arts’ rights to video game publishing is problematic. In turn, the publisher is keen to expand rights within the video game ecosystem, including game highlights, hosting eSports tournaments in football arenas, and creating digital products such as tokens. NFT.
Contract decision to be made by the end of 2021, but Electronic Arts has already registered a new brand – EA Sports FC
The FIFA football simulator has been available since 1993. The latest FIFA 22 was released on October 1, 2021.
Previously, it had been reported that the captain of the Moscow “Spartak” Georgy Dzhikia is among the top 10 fastest center-backs with gold cards in FIFA 21.
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