EA dumps FIFA, drama ensues

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EA and FIFA are officially breaking up and the fallout is probably a win for everyone who likes soccer games and wants more of them. Not to mention a good amount of executive trash-talking each other.
In other news, Nintendo is worried about their next console, Sony says AAA games will suffer with the Game Pass route, the antitrust suit against Valve will proceed, and Activision Blizzard is trying to stop Raven unionization.
This week’s 5-Second Review comes with a history lesson and the Coming Soon section is a little short but shows up with zombies, vampires, and a post-apocalyptic city builder.
Thanks for watching everyone and have a great weekend.
00:00 – EA officially dumps FIFA, drama ensues
05:19 – Nintendo is really worried about the next console generation
07:11 – Sony says game quality will suffer if it goes Game Pass route
08:19 – Judge: Antitrust suit against Valve can proceed
10:06 – Activision Blizzard is trying to stop Raven unionization
11:25 – 5-Second Review
11:48 – Coming Soon
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[EA] EA and FIFA extend licensing agreement
https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/news/ea-sports-and-fifa-extend-licensing-agreement-until-2022#:~:text=Since%201993%2C%20Electronic%20Arts%20has,until%20the%20end%20of%202022.
[EA] EA to create EA Sports FC
https://ir.ea.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2022/Electronic-Arts-to-Create-Fan-First-Future-of-Interactive-Football-with-EA-SPORTS-FC/default.aspx
[Eurogamer] After 30 Years EA is ditching FIFA
https://www.eurogamer.net/after-almost-30-years-ea-is-officially-ditching-the-fifa-brand-1
[NY Times] EA has been planning to drop FIFA for a while
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/13/sports/soccer/ea-sports-fifa.html
[Eurogamer] EA boss says FIFA is just four letters
https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-boss-claims-fifa-is-just-four-letters-on-the-front-of-the-box
[VGC] FIFA commits to hiring new game makers
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fifa-confirms-it-will-create-an-ea-sports-fc-rival-and-says-it-will-be-the-only-authentic-real-game/
[Twitter] Liverpool FC supports EA
https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1524056679171641347?s=20&t=oSl8DyAQM0J1jIzbIictXA
[Twitter] Paris Saint-Germain supports EA
https://twitter.com/PSG_inside/status/1524057097280831488?s=20&t=LKyKxMg-YfS3HKJ9W_toKg
[VGC] Sony says AAA games will get worse if they add them to PS Plus on day one
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sonys-cfo-insists-aaa-game-quality-will-deteriorate-if-it-adopts-game-pass-style-strategy/
[Bloomberg] Valve loses bid to end Steam antitrust case
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/class-action/valve-loses-bid-to-end-antitrust-case-over-steam-gaming-platform
[Washington Post] Activision and Raven accused of union-busting
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/05/09/activision-union-vote-begins/
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