FIFA Partners with Netflix on New Football Game

FIFA has announced a new football video game in partnership with Netflix, marking the organization's return to the gaming industry after parting ways with longtime developer Electronic Arts. The title, developed and published by California-based studio Delphi Interactive, will launch exclusively on Netflix Games in summer 2026, ahead of the FIFA World Cup hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

The game will be available at no additional cost to Netflix subscribers and playable through the streaming service's app. Designed primarily for mobile devices on iOS and Android, it will also support select smart TVs, where smartphones serve as controllers. Officials described the project as a reimagined football experience emphasizing accessibility and fun, with single-player and online multiplayer modes confirmed. Players will need only a Netflix account and a phone to participate, lowering barriers for a global audience.

This initiative follows FIFA's split from Electronic Arts in 2022, which ended a collaboration spanning more than three decades and produced the popular FIFA series. Electronic Arts rebranded its football franchise as EA Sports FC, leaving fans uncertain...