EA Sports FC 27: what does the next instalment of the world’s biggest football game have in store?
Illustration: Electronic ArtsView image in fullscreenSomething fresh … EA Sports FC 27. EA Sports FC 27 (the franchise that used to be Fifa – what better time to no longer be Fifa-branded?) is due to be released on 25 September. I just spent two intense days in Vancouver, where the EA FC games are made, playing FC 27 and talking to its developers.With an annual franchise such as EA FC, it helps to have something fresh to entice regular fans, and FC 27 has a whole new element, entitled the Grounds.
- ▪Illustration: Electronic ArtsView image in fullscreenSomething fresh … EA Sports FC 27.
- ▪EA Sports FC 27 (the franchise that used to be Fifa – what better time to no longer be Fifa-branded?) is due to be released on 25 September.
- ▪I just spent two intense days in Vancouver, where the EA FC games are made, playing FC 27 and talking to its developers.With an annual franchise such as EA FC, it helps to have something fresh to entice regular fans, and FC 27 has a whole n
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Something fresh … EA Sports FC 27. Illustration: Electronic ArtsView image in fullscreenSomething fresh … EA Sports FC 27. Illustration: Electronic ArtsGamesEA Sports FC 27: what does the next instalment of the world’s biggest football game have in store?The all-conquering franchise’s revamps are technically impressive, its transfers more true to life – and its new grassroots social hub is surprising funSteve BoxerFri 7 Aug 2026 09.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 7 Aug 2026 09.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAs if the world wasn’t sufficiently football-obsessed, it’s time to prepare for the arrival of its biggest football video game. EA Sports FC 27 (the franchise that used to be Fifa – what better time to no longer be Fifa-branded?) is due to be released on 25 September.
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