EA extends partnership with FIFA until 2014

EA and FIFA have announced the extension of their partnership, making EA the worldwide and exclusive license holder.

It's a footballing summer

The latest deal will see EA maintain the FIFA license for "soccer action simulation, manager and arcade-style games across all console platforms, PC, handheld platforms, mobile phones and online formats" until 2014 at the very least. The agreement will also see EA releasing games for the future 2010 and 2014 World Cups.

"Renewing our strategic partnership with FIFA will enable us to continue to deliver the most authentic football titles to fans who have helped to make our FIFA games the most successful football videogame franchise in the world," said EA's Gerhard Florin, Executive Vice President and General Manager for International Publishing.

EA's latest FIFA licensed title, 2006 FIFA World Cup, looks to play a decent game of football, and it just so happens that it'll be in stores tomorrow on pretty much all formats, bar the PSP which will arrive three weeks later on May 19.