The “fifa” series, produced by ea Sports, a division of Electronic Arts, an American firm, is a football-simulation game. Its format is straightforward: players control teams, modelled on real-life ones, and compete for glory. Since their inception, “fifa” games have sold more than 325m copies across various formats. Each release is a much-anticipated event in the entertainment calendar. aficionados may associate fifa, the governing body of the sport, with scandal. In 2015 an investigation by the fbi led to the arrests of several officials on charges of corruption. Do you think that the divorce of FIFA and EA Sports marks the end of an era in gaming?

