'Fifa' successor 'FC 26' polishes the beautiful game

Visitors play the 'FIFA 20' football game at the Gamescom video games trade fair in Cologne, western Germany, on August 20, 2019. For 'FC 26', the developers of Electronic Arts' soccer simulation (formerly 'Fifa') chose to revisit the 'fundamentals' of their series rather than add new features, they explained. — AFP

PARIS: The latest edition of the FC series of football video games set for release on Sept 19 will seek to keep fans onside with polished moves as it faces new competition from rivals.

While sheding its FIFA moniker in 2024 when its publisher parted ways with the global footballing body, EA Sports FC 26 builds upon its three-decade lineage that aims to faithfully portray on-pitch action with real-world male and female stars.