"I mean, not really FIFA per se. That franchise is now called EA Sports FC after soccer's international governing body failed to get EA to keep paying for the licensing rights. This new FIFA, which will only be playable on the Netflix app, will likely be something very different. FIFA and Netflix promise it's coming next year in time for the 2026 World Cup, but as of right now it's not even really clear who's actually going to develop this new soccer game."
"Yesterday's press release points to Delphi Interactive as the publisher and developer. It's only real credit up to this point is getting the licensing rights to James Bond for IO Interactive's upcoming 007 First Light game. The Beverly Hills-based outfit bills itself as building "AAA games based on the most desirable IP franchises in the world," but only has 14 people associated with the company on LinkedIn."
"In the era of digital game distribution, we believe that if you have access to a beloved global intellectual property, and you have access to capital to develop and market games, and you have access to the best independent development talent, you can actually make a successful AAA game outside of what we now lovingly refer to as the 'publisher industrial complex' that has sort of traditionally oligopolized the AAA"
Netflix will host a FIFA-branded soccer game playable only through its app, slated for release in time for the 2026 World Cup. EA rebranded its longstanding soccer franchise to EA Sports FC after losing FIFA licensing rights. Delphi Interactive is named in a press release as the new game's publisher and developer despite having limited public development credits and a small LinkedIn headcount. Delphi claims to build AAA games from major IP and recently hired Nordisk Games founder Mikkel Weider. The company positions itself as a financial vehicle that assembles independent development talent and capital to produce AAA titles outside traditional publisher structures.
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