FIFA has announced that Konami is its new partner for the FIFAe World Cup esports event, replacing former partner EA, with whom FIFA parted ways back in 2022.
According to a GamesIndustry.biz report, the free-to-play football (sorry, but I'm going to be saying "football" throughout rather than "soccer") game eFootball will now be the game in which the esports World Cup takes place.
Naturally, prior to this partnership, that honor went to EA's FIFA series, but that franchise was renamed to EA Sports FC following the split between EA and FIFA. A reason for the split was technically never officially revealed, although it was reported that a licensing fee dispute was the cause.
The GamesIndustry.biz report states that two eFootball FIFAe World Cups will be held this year, one in the mobile version and the other on consoles.
A total of 18 countries have been invited to take part, including England, France, Brazil, and Portugal, among others. The champion will be named at the conclusion of each tournament.
Konami senior executive officer Koji Kobayashi says he's grateful to FIFA for giving Konami the opportunity to play host to the FIFAe World Cup, and that it looks forward to...
