Mythical Games and FIFA have announced plans for FIFA Rivals, an officially licensed mobile soccer game. This free game will launch in summer 2025 on iOS and Android, although the exact release date has not been revealed.
The game will allow players to build and manage their own football clubs, while participating in real-time online matches.
FIFA Rivals Will Integrate NFTs
Mythical Games, best known for its mobile game NFL Rivals, will also integrate NFTs FIFA Rivals. According to information from TinTucBitcoin, the game will have an exclusive NFT marketplace. Players can trade their favorite soccer stars as NFTs. The studio’s previous game, NFL Rivals, was released in April 2023. The game also features collectible and tradable NFT player cards, created on the Mythos blockchain, developed with Polkadot. Since its launch, the game has surpassed 6 million downloads across platforms.
Continuing a similar model, FIFA Rivals will use the Mythos blockchain, allowing players to collect and trade iconic football stars from historical periods to the present.
“FIFA Rivals is designed to be accessible, with a low learning curve combined with advanced features for enthusiastic gamers to explore,” Nate Nesbitt, spokesperson for Mythical Games, told TinTucBitcoin.
This is not the first time FIFA has ventured into NFTs and Web3. During the 2022 World Cup taking place in Qatar, FIFA has cooperated with many blockchain startups to launch games and collectible applications.
“Our partnerships with both the NFL and FIFA will open the door to further links between Web3 game studios and top sports titles,” Nate Nesbitt told TinTucBitcoin.
Optimism Rises About an NFT Resurgence
This announcement coincides with increased optimism in the NFT space.
Recently, ‘Vitalik.eth’, a wallet believed to be affiliated with the Ethereum co-founder, transferred 32 ETH to Base and created 400 Patron NFTs. This falls under Truemarkets’ fair issuance, reserving a large portion of the TRUE Token supply for Patron holders.
Despite these developments, the NFT market still faces many challenges. Data from 2024 shows that 98% of NFT collections have little trading activity, with only 0.2% of projects profitable.
Notably, many NFTs lost more than half of their value shortly after launch, demonstrating difficulties for both creators and investors.
Meanwhile, Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network, recently created an NFT celebrating the 1 billion transaction milestone. However, this platform has faced accusations of copying the work of artist Chris Biron. Base responded by pledging to transfer the NFT funds to Biron and promising increased controls for future projects.