{"id":54220,"date":"2024-07-02T18:32:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2066337"},"modified":"2024-07-02T18:54:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:54:59","slug":"fifa-2k25-rumours-explained-will-ea-sports-fc-really-have-competition-next-season","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/fifa-2k25-rumours-explained-will-ea-sports-fc-really-have-competition-next-season\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA 2K25 rumours explained: Will EA Sports FC really have competition next season?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Is FIFA coming back? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Toby Saunders\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 02 July 2024 at 16:32 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Ever since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/is-fifa-23-the-last-fifa\/\">EA\u2019s split from FIFA<\/a> to forge its own path to create and release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/ea-fc-24-review\/\">EA Sports FC 24<\/a> onwards, rumours have been rife regarding 2K developing FIFA games and the supposed release of FIFA 2K25.<\/p>\n<p>The FIFA 2K25 rumours have been picking up some pace in recent months\/weeks, but nothing is yet confirmed by either party.<\/p>\n<p>2K would be a natural replacement for EA Sports, given their successful NBA 2K games and WWE titles to name a couple examples.<\/p>\n<p>Has anything been said by anyone with any authority? What has FIFA said about making and releasing new games? We\u2019re here to explain it all.<\/p>\n<p>Here are those FIFA 2K25 rumours explained, what has been said by FIFA, and what we think about it all.<\/p> <h2><b>FIFA 2K25 rumours explained: Why are people talking about it?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>There have been rumours that 2K has been given the rights to develop football games under the FIFA name for a while now \u2013 ever since EA split with FIFA to forge its own path with FC 24 onwards.<\/p>\n<p>2K have been considered frontrunners for the FIFA franchise ever since the split with EA took place. The studio has tons of experience in sports games including the NBA 2K titles and WWE games.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kurakasis\/status\/1757080858102534486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leaker back in February claimed<\/a> that \u201cif 2K is making a new FIFA game, it\u2019s possible that they will announce it around the time of the Lego 2K Goooal! announcement\/release\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>There has been no confirmation of Lego 2K Goooal, either\u2026<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"4dc9f3e43a6b8637b1a751d228f758a2b5d42c86\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"4dc9f3e43a6b8637b1a751d228f758a2b5d42c86\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p>During the FIFA congress in Bangkok earlier in 2024 (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/fifa-ea-fc24-game-gianni-infantino-b2546841.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Independent<\/a>!) organisation president Gianni Infantino explained that FIFA \u201cwill develop a new e-game, because [the] football simulation game is called FIFA for hundreds of millions of children around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they play [a] football simulation game, they play FIFA, it cannot be named something else\u2026 We are developing new partners and a new game which, obviously as everything we do, will be the best. So get ready for the new FIFA game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, a Ghanaian video game retailer has added further fuel to the fire by claiming in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) that \u201c2K has secured the official license from FIFA to create the next FIFA video game!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe partnership is confirmed, and 2K will be developing a new football game series. FIFA 2K25 is set to launch this year, just in time for the FIFA World Cup 2K26.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can check the post below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2K has secured the official license from FIFA to create the next FIFA video game!<br\/><br\/>The partnership is confirmed, and 2K will be developing a new football game series.<br\/><br\/>\ud83d\udc40\u2728 FIFA 2K25 is set to launch this year, just in time for the FIFA World Cup 2K26!<br\/><br\/>Get ready for FIFA 2K25!\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3jsu2XQu2a\">pic.twitter.com\/3jsu2XQu2a<\/a><\/p>\u2014 MohPlay Inc\ud83c\udfae\ud83c\udfae (@mohplay_inc_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mohplay_inc_\/status\/1793985090231451777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Of course, <i>none <\/i>of what has been said in that post by MohPlay Inc has been confirmed by either FIFA or 2K. Take it with a heaping pile of salt, not just a pinch.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Will EA Sports FC really have competition next season? Our opinion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>FIFA is \u201cdeveloping new partners and a new game\u201d, as confirmed by organisation president Gianni Infantino earlier in 2024 (see quotes above!) but will it really happen? We think it probably will but we don\u2019t know when.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s safe to say that a new FIFA game is on the way based on what Infantino had to say about developing \u201ca new e-game\u201d, but who\u2019s making it is still entirely unconfirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Considering we\u2019re deep into 2024 without an official confirmation or reveal, we\u2019d hazard a guess that if a new FIFA game is on the way \u2013 whether it\u2019s developed by 2K or not \u2013 it will likely <em>not<\/em> make a 2024 launch.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re happy to be proven wrong and surprised, though.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, though, we have to stress that outside of Infantino\u2019s comments about \u201cdeveloping new partners and a new game\u201d <strong>nothing has been confirmed about a new FIFA game<\/strong>. 2K being handed the keys by FIFA has not been confirmed and it is all rumours.<\/p>\n<p>You know what they say about rumours. 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