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Jan 2024
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Reviewing EAFC 24 and the business of ga...

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About this episode

How has EA adjusted to life after Fifa and has it made the most of its new freedoms? What can we learn from EA's success with its sports titles? Steve McCaskill joins SportsPro CEO Nick Meacham to talk all things video games.

Talking points:

  • A brief history of the EA-Fifa journey (5:49)
  • The shift that supercharged the gaming industry and how EA took advantage (15:25)
  • Why Fifa split from EA and how the video games producer reacted (24:04)
  • Will Fifa's tournaments miss out? (31:43)
  • EA's new revenue opportunities (33:36)
  • How Fifa is reacting (38:50)
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