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EA Sports FC Mobile, known as FIFA Mobile until 2023, is an association football mobile video game developed by EA Mobile and EA Canada and published by EA Sports for Global Coyah Tencent for Chinese version and Nexon for Japanese and Korean version for iOS and Android. It was released worldwide on 11 October 2016, for iOS, Android, and Microsoft Windows. It was announced on August 16, 2016 during Gamescom 2016.

The game introduces a new "VS Attack" mode (formerly "Attack Mode" in FIFA Mobile 17) in which players mostly play the offensive stages of a match. They also had to defend counter-attacks from the opposition (until before FIFA Mobile 22). The VS Attack mode features an asynchronous turn-based multiplayer. Apart from VS Attack, there are also other Division Rivals multiplayer gamemodes, being Head to Head, which is a regular PvP match, and Manager Mode, where the team's tactics are controlled, rather than the players' actions.

Live Events[]

The game also features Live Events themed on recent real world events, as well as mini games based on skills such as shooting, passing, dribbling and goalkeeping. It also includes events based on the Champions League and other different leagues throughout the world.

Tournament Mode[]

Starting from FIFA Mobile 23, the game featured Tournament Mode themed on several real life football events, such as 2022 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Champions League (the latter competition appeared in EA Sports FC Mobile 24).

Development and release[]

EA announced the game on August 16, 2016, during Gamescom 2016 and the game was released worldwide on October 11, 2016, for iOS, Android, and Microsoft Windows. In November 2017, EA ended support for FIFA Mobile on Windows devices. In 2018, Tencent released the Chinese version of the game. In 2020, Nexon released the Korean and Japanese version of the game. The Chinese, Japanese and Korean versions have several differents in gameplay, visual design and squad system compared to the Global version.

FIFA Mobile 17[]

On June 23, 2016, EA Sports announced that the J1 League and J.League Cup would be featured in the game for the first time. On September 4, 2016, EA Sports announced at Brasil Game Show 2016 that 18 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A teams will be featured in their respective league (Corinthians and Flamengo, who signed an exclusivity deal with Konami for Pro Evolution Soccer, do not appear). Five Série B teams are also in the game. The Brazilian teams in the game have generic player names which the user cannot change.

FIFA Mobile 18[]

FIFA Mobile 18 was announced by EA Sports for Global version in 2017 and Tencent for Chinese version in 2018. It features the third tier of Germany's Bundesliga, the 3. Liga, and has again included the Turkish Süper Lig after EA renewed its licence with them. The Chinese version have several differents in compared to the Global version.

FIFA Mobile 19[]

FIFA Mobile 19 introduces the UEFA Champions League. It was confirmed that the game would have a licensed Serie A. The game will include the CSL, the first FIFA title to do so. However, it was confirmed that the game will not include the Russian Premier League, as it did in FIFA Mobile 18 and previous FIFA Mobile versions. The Russian Premier League teams PFC CSKA Moscow, Spartak Moscow, and Lokomotiv Moscow were kept, while Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kyiv, Slavia Praha, and Viktoria Plzen were added to the game. Boca Juniors appears as Buenos Aires FC in the game since the club signed a deal with Konami; for the same reasons, Colo-Colo appears as CD Viñazur. Once again, due to Konami securing deals with certain Brazilian clubs, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A is featured in an incomplete form, this time with only 15 clubs, with the notable omissions of São Paulo, Palmeiras, Corinthians, Flamengo and Vasco da Gama, all of which are Konami partners. The remaining Brazilian clubs, while appearing with licensed branding, do not have any of their players licensed due to an ongoing judicial dispute over image rights, which are negotiated individually with each player, unlike other countries.

After two previous season use old FIFA 08 engine, the game changed to Impact Engine for the first time, which was previously used for the mobile version of FIFA 16 Ultimate Team.

FIFA Mobile 20[]

The game features more than 30 official leagues, over 700 clubs and over 17,000 players. It Included for the first time the Romanian Liga 1 and its 14 teams and also the Indian Super League (ISL) with all of its 11 clubs, as well as UAE club, Al Ain, who were added following extensive requests from the fans in the region.

Since FIFA Mobile 20, Nexon announced the Korean and Japanese version of FIFA Mobile, which several diferent in terms of graphics and gameplay like the Chinese version.

FIFA Mobile 21[]

FIFA Mobile 21 was released on 2 November 2020. This season of FIFA Mobile saw the addition of the League Matchups mode. The Chinese, Japanese and Korean version also have another major changes in terms of graphics and new Impact Engine gameplay, which later adopted to FIFA Mobile 22 Global version.

FIFA Mobile 22[]

EA Sports announced the arrival of FIFA Mobile 22 for Android and iOS devices. This season of FIFA Mobile made more changes in terms of graphics and gameplay similar to the Chinese, Japanese and Korean version of FIFA Mobile 21. A new market system was introduced. Regions were also added based on location, with players only being able to play with others in their region. The 2022 update also saw the removal of 'Stamina'. Clubs such as Ferencvárosi TC, Hajduk Split, Wrexham FC, and APOEL FC were added to the game. EA released its FIFA Mobile 22 on 18 January 2022.

FIFA Mobile 23[]

On November 2022, FIFA Mobile 23 (the final season until the game was changed as EA SPORTS FC Mobile) was released as a season update of FIFA Mobile 22, with several changes such as Advanced Passing and the Squads would not be reset after season update. FIFA Mobile 23 was the first version featured 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament mode.

In 2023, the Chinese, Japanese and Korean version have another updates in terms of gameplay graphic, which later adopted to the successor EA Sports FC Mobile.

EA SPORTS FC Mobile 24[]

It has been announced that EA SPORTS FC Mobile, the successor to FIFA Mobile, would be launched on 21 September 2023 for Chinese version, 22 September 2023 for Korean version, 23 September 2023 for Japanese version and 26 September 2023 for Global version, following the split between EA and FIFA, with features including cross-regional play, power shots and UEFA Champions League tournament mode. The cover for EA Sports FC Mobile 24 is Brazil superstar Vinicius Jr.

EA Sports FC Mobile 25[]

EA Sports FC Mobile 25 is the season update of EA Sports FC Mobile 24 to celebrate first anniversary since FIFA Mobile was renamed as EA Sports FC Mobile, launched on September 24th, 2024. Just like FIFA Mobile 23, the Squads would not be reset after season update. This season saw the addition of new mode called Club Challenge, in which player compete against other users in head to head matches like Head to Head mode, except with clubs from several leagues around the world, such as Premier League and La Liga.

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