EA Sports FC Online (Series)
| FIFA Online | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Sport |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts, Neowiz |
| First release | EA Sports FIFA Online May 25, 2006 |
FIFA Online is a series of online sports games developed by Electronic Arts (EA). Based on EA's FIFA series of games, it is released with a free-to-play model with a focus on the Asian video game market. The first entry in the series was released in May 2006.
EA Sports FIFA Online (2006)
EA Sports FIFA Online, developed as a partnership between EA and Neowiz, was released in an open beta on May 25, 2006.[1] By June, the game had 100,000 concurrent players.[2]
EA Sports FIFA Online 2 (2007)
EA Sports FIFA Online 2, developed by EA and Neowiz, was released in Asia on October 1, 2007.[3]
FIFA Online (2010)
A Western version of FIFA Online 2, titled FIFA Online, was developed by EA's EA Singapore and EA Canada studios.[citation needed]
FIFA Online 3 (2012)
A partnership between EA and Neowiz for a third FIFA Online game in South Korea was announced in July 2012, with the game set to be released by Neowiz later that year.[4] Tencent published the game in China in 2013.[5]
FIFA Online 4 (2018)
FIFA Online 4 entered its open beta phase on May 17, 2018, and was released in May 17, 2018.[6]
References
- ^ "EA SPORTS FIFA Online Sets New Record for Online Games in Korea". GameZone. June 28, 2006.
- ^ Dobson, Jason (June 28, 2006). "EA's FIFA Online Sets Online Record In Korea". Gamasutra.
- ^ Truta, Filip (October 1, 2007). "EA Sports FIFA Online 2 Is Out in Asia". Softpedia.
- ^ Strauss, Ben (July 31, 2012). "EA Sports and Nexon partner to bring FIFA Online 3 to Korea". GamesIndustry.biz.
- ^ Sarkar, Samit (July 23, 2013). "Tencent to publish FIFA Online 3 in China (update)". Polygon.
- ^ Nordmark, Sam (May 8, 2018). "Reports claim Real Madrid was set to sign Chinese FIFA Online 4 players, the club claims this is false". Dot Esports.