EA SPORTS FC / FIFA · The Vault
The chapters, up front.
The EA SPORTS FC / FIFA Legacy Vault: the full lineage — FIFA years, the 2023 rebrand, and FC 27 as the current spotlight — with the business of Ultimate Team covered fairly and with sources.
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8 CHAPTERSLineage history incl. FIFA to FC transition
EA's football line begins with FIFA International Soccer in December 1993, the first game officially licensed by FIFA, sold on the strength of its isometric presentation and nation
Read →Playing styles through generations
Each generation has played a noticeably different game.
Read →Career Mode evolution
Career is the series' long-form single-player promise: take a club — or one footballer — through seasons of transfers, development and board expectations.
Read →Ultimate Team history and monetization
Ultimate Team began as a paid downloadable expansion for FIFA 09 on 19 March 2009: collect bronze, silver and gold player cards, manage chemistry, trade on a market and compete onl
Read →Clubs / Pro progression
The mode now called Clubs started in FIFA 09 as FIFA 09 Clubs tied to Be a Pro: 10v10 Online Team Play — up to 20 players on 20 consoles, each locked to one footballer, in clubs of
Read →Icons, soundtrack and football culture
Few games have shaped football culture off the pitch like this one.
Read →Clubs, leagues and licenses
Licensing is the franchise's moat, and it was assembled piece by piece: national teams first in 1993, every FIFA member nation in FIFA 98, then club leagues, kits, stadiums and pla
Read →FC 27 current focus
EA SPORTS FC 27, developed by EA Vancouver and EA Romania on Frostbite, launched worldwide on 25 September 2026 for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Swi
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