US EditionFifa Video Game to Return After Four Years in Netflix Exclusive
FIFA partners with Netflix and Delphi Interactive to launch a free football game for subscribers ahead of the 2026 World Cup, reaching a global audience via mobile and smart TV.
- On release, FIFA will relaunch a branded video game developed and published by Delphi Interactive through Netflix Games ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
- After splitting from Electronic Arts, FIFA parted ways with its long-time publisher due to licensing disputes, while EA continued its franchise under the new EA Sports FC brand.
- Netflix subscribers can play online via the Netflix app on iOS and Android or on select TVs using a phone as the controller, while Casper Daugaard, boss of Delphi Interactive, aims for a highly approachable global football product.
- Netflix said the game will be free to members, a historic step for FIFA, though reaction has been mixed with some fans questioning the mobile-first approach while EA's rebranded franchise, including EA FC 24, remains strong.
- The franchise once reached around 150 million players, giving Netflix a large potential audience for a streaming-first title, while partnering with Delphi Interactive represents an unusual approach for FIFA.
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WASHINGTON.- Argentine Andy Kleinman, president of Delphi Interactive, the company that developed the new FIFA video game that will be accessible through Netflix Games, had an entrepreneurial spirit since he was very young. When he was only nine years old, he remembers, buying candy from a wholesaler and selling it out of school cheaper than at the school kiosk. “I made a small difference to him, the school people wanted to kill me,” he says, la…
Shortly after FIFA had split up with EA Sports, it was announced that FIFA itself wanted to develop a game. Now the announcement is here.
New FIFA Game to Launch on Netflix Games in Time for FIFA World Cup Next Year
Netflix Games and FIFA have announced a new FIFA football simulation game tied in with the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The football title will reimagine the franchise and will be available to Netflix members for free on mobile devices and select TVs. The new FIFA game is being developed and published by Delphi Interactive.
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