“The work that the EA Canada people did was f**king insane”.
2023 is a milestone year for the FIFA series, marking the 30th anniversary of the original title, FIFA International Soccer for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. So we felt it was worth taking a trip down memory lane to look back at how the iconic footballing franchise came to be.
Originally released back in December 1993, FIFA International Soccer was developed by a small team at EA Canada in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby, with support from members of EA UK who were based in Guildford. It was designed to be an authentic simulation of the popular sport in line with the company’s other titles (like NHL Hockey and John Madden Football) and eventually kickstarted a phenomenally successful franchise that has sold over 325 million copies worldwide and became one of the best-selling video game series of all time.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
“The work that the EA Canada people did was f**king insane”.
2023 is a milestone year for the FIFA series, marking the 30th anniversary of the original title, FIFA International Soccer for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. So we felt it was worth taking a trip down memory lane to look back at how the iconic footballing franchise came to be.
Originally released back in December 1993, FIFA International Soccer was developed by a small team at EA Canada in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby, with support from members of EA UK who were based in Guildford. It was designed to be an authentic simulation of the popular sport in line with the company’s other titles (like NHL Hockey and John Madden Football) and eventually kickstarted a phenomenally successful franchise that has sold over 325 million copies worldwide and became one of the best-selling video game series of all time.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
