[STEAM] New FIFA Video Game Confirmed by Netflix, Developed By a Studio That's Yet to Ship Anything

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FIFA has announced its next soccer game will be published in partnership with

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and developed by new studio Delphi Interactive.

Following the end of its partnership with EA in 2022, FIFA

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it was

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ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, but it has been pretty quiet since then. According to its president Andy Kleinman, however, Delphi has been working for the past 30 months "to continue the legacy of one of my favorite video games of all time, FIFA."

Delphi, seemingly established in 2023, hasn't yet shipped a game, but

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itself as "the architects" behind

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and "uncompromising about quality."

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While we haven't seen any screenshots yet, let alone gameplay, a press release claims the game will be "fast to learn, thrilling to master, and built for anyone to jump in," and playable — either solo or online — without a controller, as "all you need is

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and your phone."

"Football is the biggest thing in the world. As lifelong FIFA fans, we're honoured to help usher in the bold, next generation and reimagine the future of the franchise. Our mission is simple: make the FIFA game the most fun, approachable, and global football game ever created," said Casper Daugaard, founder & CEO of Delphi Interactive. Kleinman called it "one of those pinch-me" moments and hailed the project as "a historic exclusive partnership to launch the next generation of the FIFA football simulation titles."

"FIFA is very excited to team up with

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Games and Delphi Interactive ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026," added FIFA President Gianni Infantino said. "This major collaboration is a key milestone in FIFA's commitment to innovation in the football gaming space, which aspires to reach billions of football fans of all ages everywhere in the world and will be redefining the pure notion of simulation games. Our reimagined game truly marks the beginning of a new era of digital football. It will be available for free to

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members and is a great historic step for FIFA."

Partnering with

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and enabling soccer fans to get involved "with just the touch of a button" does sound like the sports sim will be more accessible to a casual audience. However,

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stresses the game will only be available "on select TVs in certain countries."

As

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subscribers can

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only play games in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, Mexico, France, Italy, Poland, Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Finland, Germany, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, that leaves a lot of soccer-loving countries without access. And while

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's CEO claims the game will be playable for "free," it's not entirely clear if this access will be paywalled behind certain subscription tiers.

FIFA 23 is

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, despite the fact EA delisted from online storefronts when it was

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Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at

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