called ea sports fc.ivals to fifa, who have struggled to year dust for years not least because they don't have access to the licensing agreements for things like study, kits, playerfaces and team names. they've had to used merseyside red for liverpool, for example. david jackson, the vice president of ea sports, says that the studio thinks it's time for the studio to move in a different direction in order to, as he put it, build a brand for the future. in terms of things that they'll miss, players will notice only two things, he says — the name and a new game every year. the final version, fifa 2023, will come out in the autumn, and the first ea sports fc will be released next year. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello there. tuesday was a day of sunshine and showers — most of those showers were across scotland and northern ireland. and there was quite a lot of rainfall across parts of western scotland at times — some of these showers quite heavy, even some rumbles of thunder, too. for the

ea sports — it's in the game.has changed immeasurably on the screen and off it — becoming a cultural powerhouse played by 150 million people around the world. but ea sports has announced its splitting from fifa — it didn't fancy playing the reported $1 billion price tag to keep the licence from the governing body. it also sees the opportunity to broaden the title from beyond just gaming. instead, ea sports fc will launch in autumn 2023, with this year's fifa being the last one. the move might surprise some, but it makes sense to others. it's where we're seeing games go as a whole, really, moving more into games as a platform and bringing in other brands and entertainment products, such as concerts and other live events into their games. the fifa president says he wants to assure players the fifa name will be the best one available for gamers, as it's the only global original title. they're working on new games. when it comes to ea sports fc, players might not notice a huge difference to the core game's offering, w

ea sports — it's in the game.immeasurably on the screen and off it — becoming a cultural powerhouse played by 150 million people around the world. but ea sports has announced it's splitting from fifa — it didn't fancy playing the reported $1 billion price tag to keep the licence from the governing body. it also sees the opportunity to broaden the title from beyond just gaming. instead, ea sports fc will launch in autumn 2023, with this year's fifa being the last one. the move might surprise some, but it makes sense to others. it's where we're seeing games go as a whole, really, moving more into games as a platform and bringing in other brands and entertainment products, such as concerts and other live events into their games. the fifa president says he wants to assure players the fifa name will be the best one available for gamers, as it's the only global original title. they're working on new games. when it comes to ea sports fc, players might not notice a huge difference to the core game's offering, with player

since 1993, the fifa video game franchise has been made by one company, ea sport.ea sports has announced it is splitting from fifa — it didn't fancy playing the reported $1 billion price tag. it also sees the opportunity to broaden the title from beyond just gaming. instead, ea sports fc will launch. the move might surprise some, but it makes sense to others. it's where we're seeing games go as a whole, really, bringing in other brands and entertainment products such as concerts and other live events into their games. the fifa president says he wants to assure players the fifa name will be the best one available for gamers. as it's the only global original title. they are working on new games. when it comes to ea sports fc, players might not notice a huge difference to the core game's offering, with likenesses staying the same. they will, though, see more brand partnerships and experiences beyond games. if the trend sticks, then this is a big moment notjust for the popular games studio, but potentially the industry. steffan powell, bbc news. that's all for now — st

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but ea sports wanted to broaden the offering that they're giving players.ee inside the game so the offering will be broader and we are playing will only be one part of the title in the future it will be more like a football content hub rather than just a will be more like a football content hub rather thanjust a game. and anytime soon, if you have an ultimate team at home, that's fine, is to be working for you. it's next autumn that we can see the change. the depth of this franchise at end of the knowledge bank of people who play itjust learned so much by different teams around the world. you mentioned to finance their and it's incredible to think how much fee fibre making from this. they were earning more from their gaming licenses than they were from football itself. there want to take a big hit, are they? abs, football itself. there want to take a big hit, are they?— a big hit, are they? a big cultural hit. if a big hit, are they? a big cultural hit- if you — a big hit, are they? a big cultural hit- if you ask — a big hit, are they? a big cultural hit. i

. >>> ea sports is ending it's three decade partnership with fifa.e the announcement yesterday that starting next year they will be known as ea sports fc. they will still remain most of the team and player likenesses but fifa said its ul ads thd of the year. that's according to the new york times. it could be introduced soon. in april netflix said it had lost more than 200 subscribers. >>> may is asin american, pacific islander heritage monday and one film festival is a platform for them to tell their stories. >> we had a chance to sit down with the new director to talk about the films she helped curate. >> stage now set for one of the country's most influential asian american film festivals. nobody more excited than the new festival director for the center for asian american media. helping to curate this year's canned festival celebrating 40 years of high light lighting the experience. >> there's so much talent with in our community that people don't know. that. includes the opening night film at the castro theater. a documentary that looks back at

ea sports and fifa calling it quits.maker and soccer's local governing body first teemed up in 1993. nearly 30 years and $20 billion in sales later they have one of the most popular video games anywhere now after months of negotiation, the company's attempt to extend the deal came up empty ea reports it will rebrand its soccer game after next summer's women's world cup. an ea executive said they can still feature some of the most famous clubs >>> apple is continuing the ipod touch. nextgen phones and watches making the gadget obsolete apple released the first touch 15 years ago and the latest version in 2019, apple says the ipod touch is still available. >>> ever delicious goldfish aiming for a new taste pep ridge farm teemed up with old bay seasoning. kids, don't try them on the ones that swim. old bay crackers getting a limited run. they're already sold out nine hours after release, but old bay's maker reports new bags will be available by the end of the month. >>> on wall street, the dow down 85 the s&p up 10. the nas

ea sports and fifa calling it quits. they first teamed up in 1993, nearly 30 years and $20 billion in sales later, they have one of the most popular video games anywhere now after months of negotiation, the companies attempt to extend the deal came up empty ea reports it will rebrand its soccer game after next summer's women's world cup. and an ea executive says licensing deals will still allow the company to feature most of the world's most famous clubs and star players >>> apple discontinuing the ipad touch. ending an era of portable music players apple kicked off more than 20 years ago with the ipad. next gen phones and watches making the gadgets on sleet. apple repleased the first touch years ago. and latest version in 2019 >>> goldfish angling for a new taste. pep ridge farm teaming with maryland's famous old by a seasoning. everything from french fries to vodka, and now gold phish. kids don't try them on the ones that sbim. old bay crackers getting a limited run and already sold out with nine hours after release bu

ea sports and fifa calling it quits.soccer's global governing body first teamed up in 1993. nearly 30 years and $20 billion in sales later, they have one of the most popular video games anywhere now after months of negotiation the companies' attempts to extend the deal came up empty. ea reports it'll rebrand its soccer game after next summer's women's world cup. an ea executive says licensing deals will still allow the company to feature most of the world's most famous clubs and star players >>> apple discontinuing the ipad -- ipod touch the move ends an era of portable music players that apple itself kicked off more than 20 years ago with the ipod. next gen phones and watches making the gadget obsolete apple released the first touch 15 years ago, and the latest version in 2019. apple reports the ipod touch is still available while supplies last >>> ever-delicious goldfish angling for a new taste. pepperidge farms teaming up with maryland's old bay seasoning the spice blend first marketed for crab and shrimp, everything

i'm not really surprised to see ea sports go in this direction with fifa, because it is where we are— moving into games as a platform, bringing in other brands and entertainment platform such as concerts and other live events into their games. they're more than games, they kind of become these content hubs where you spend an evening and don't necessarily play the game you are there to play. staying with gaming, and nintendo is the latest company to blame problems getting components for lower sales. it is predicting a 9% fall in sales of switch consoles this year. and, a moment of silence please, for the ipod. apple is discontinuing the product that first brought music to our ears in 2001, and revolutionised the music industry in the process. homes and buildings are being built higher, faster, better. and even with 3d printed construction getting a lot of hype, for now it's still mostly with good old brick and mortar, laid by skilful bricklayers. but this home right here isn't being built by humans, it's being built by that thing. this is that ablr, the automated bricklaying robot. it

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ea sports, who've made the highly succesful fifa video game, have announced they'll stop making it. the best part of 30 years. it's been one of the most profitable brands in gaming history, but the cost of the licence was one reason why the decision was made to ditch the partnership. it's reported fifa wanted more than a billion pounds for it. that's all the sport for now. for more than three decades, scientists have investigated the cause of so—called gulf war syndrome — a collection of chronic health problems that affected more than a quarter of the coalition troops deployed during the first gulf war in 1991. now a new study by researchers in texas indicate the nerve gas sarin is to blame. caroline hawley has this report. the war to dislodge iraq from neighbouring kuwait was short, but it's been described as the most toxic in history, and it's had devastating long—term consequences for many of the soldiers who served. though, for 30 years, no—one knew exactly why. kerry fuller was one of them — a fit 26—year—old at the time of the war. now it's a battle for him just to get out of

fifa is| kind of like every time a world cup rolls around, fifa will produce a game alongside ea sports, we could see high levels. into tonight, the rain clears from the south—east. dry weather for the vast majority. some patchy mist and fog. a little bit cooler. still frost free as it will be for the rest of the week. thursday, the north — south split is there. a ridge of high pressure keeping things dry in the south. showers mainly toward scotland. the odd one in northern ireland, northern and that too. many of you will spend your thursday dry. sony in the morning, cloud building in the afternoon. breezy and. with winds in the south, it will feel warmer. on friday the winds will strengthen markedly across the country. we could see them gale force in western scotland. had bouts of rain in central and northern scotland. for most from another dry day. sunny spells. warmer still. could be dry and warm for many of you as we head through the weekend, the chance of some foundry showers in the south. i will keep you up—to—date on that tomorrow. eurovision song contest news now. we are loving

sports rights. plus, they have a large catalog of other titles. eae's growing interest in e-sports, competitive video game playing. ea tells us it does not comment on rumors and speculation and that they are proud to be operating from a position of strength and growth with a portfolio of amazing games, but, guys, you just have to wonder which of these giants would be most interested in those ea assets. >> julia, give me your take, your analysis here though looking forward in the business models is this mostly about content library, the fact that ea has this high engagement in its, you know, games of reputation, or is this partly about putting together gaming capability, the content capability with some organization that owns ip. you think about nbc universal. you think about diss any they got plenty of ip. often if you're a gaming company you've got to get access to that to provide momentum to your gape wouldn't it be nice if you could put the two things together. >> well, look, i think ip is a key part of it you're right, jon, it works both ways thi

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