FIFA World Announced for Brazil and Russia – Gaming Illustrated". gamingillustrated.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017 . Retrieved 21 June 2017. Parkin, Simon (21 December 2016). "Fifa: the video game that changed football". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018 . Retrieved 5 January 2019. It marked the introduction of Major League Soccer, replacing the fictitious "American" league previously included, as well as national leagues from Denmark, Greece, Israel, Norway and Turkey (though Galatasaray is not present in the game), albeit removing the Portuguese Liga. Since 1997, EA Sports have regularly released football management games, most of which have made use of their FIFA or FA Premier League licenses in their titles. Some of these games were developed by EA themselves, though some have been developed by third parties such as Krisalis Software and Bright Future GmbH.

Cover athlete: Lionel Messi [38] (World), Javier Hernández (North America), [39] Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy), Arturo Vidal and Radamel Falcao (Argentina, Chile, Panama, Venezuela), Gareth Bale (United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland), Michal Kadlec (Czech Republic), Robert Lewandowski (Poland), Balázs Dzsudzsák (Hungary), Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland), David Alaba (Austria), Tim Cahill (Australia), Maya Yoshida and Makoto Hasebe (Japan), Mustafa Al-Bassas (Middle East) FIFA 16: Where do the world's best female players rank against their male counterparts?". Daily Mirror. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018 . Retrieved 5 April 2018. Release date: 26 September 2012 (USA), 27 September 2012 (Australia), 28 September 2012 (Europe) [35]David Rutter, the line producer for FIFA 12, has promised "a revolutionary year for FIFA... especially in the gameplay department." [29] The first screenshot was revealed on 11 April, featuring Brazilian midfielder Kaká running through the field. [30] easports.com EA Sports (2012-02-24). "FIFA Street: World Tour Mode". youtube.com . Retrieved 2012-02-22. Cover athlete: Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho (worldwide); Ronaldinho and Petr Čech (Czech Republic); Wayne Rooney and Sergio Ramos (Spain); Ronaldinho and Kevin Kuranyi (Germany); Ronaldinho and Balázs Dzsudzsák (Hungary); Ronaldinho and Daniele De Rossi (Italy); Ronaldinho, Maurice Edu and Guillermo Ochoa (North America) Cover athlete: Roberto Carlos, Ryan Giggs, and Edgar Davids (in the United States, only Landon Donovan appeared)

Released for: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Stadia By 2000, the FIFA series had sold more than 16 million units worldwide, making it the best-selling association football video game series. [15] In 2010, the FIFA series had sold over 100 million copies, making it the best-selling sports video game franchise in the world and the most profitable EA Sports title. [16] [10] With FIFA 12 selling 3.2 million copies in the first week after its 27 September North American debut in 2011, EA Sports dubbed it "the most successful launch in EA Sports history". [10]Wilson, Ben (26 June 2020). "Fifa v PES: the history of gaming's greatest rivalry". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021 . Retrieved 30 April 2021. Released for: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, iOS, Android, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows Phone 8.1 The Evolution of EA Sport's FIFA 14 Video Game". ABC News. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018 . Retrieved 29 September 2018. Released for: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 [52] Good, Owen S. (9 June 2018). "FIFA 19 stretches the lifespan of the PS3 and Xbox 360". Polygon. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018 . Retrieved 10 June 2018.