Despite losing its official FIFA title, Electronic Arts remains largely unrivaled in football simulations. EA Sports Clubbut maybe things could change 2K Sports is about to release a new sports gamewhich gives you a clue it might actually have something to do with football.
In fact, it has been thought for some time that a possible sanctioned competitor for EA Sports FC could come from 2K Sports, given the experience the brand has gained in several highly successful sports simulations, and the possibility that this new project could also be backed by 2K Sports. Officially authorized by FIFA This might make the question interesting.
However, there is no concrete news yet, but 2K Sports has announced the formation of a new studio led by 2K Sports. Former producer of the FIFA seriesis about to launch the company’s “next Blockbuster Sports franchise.”
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The new study is called small ax Led by Aaron McHardy and based in Vancouver, curiously enough, the studio that deals with EA Sports FC every year is also based in the same city.
Hardy left the company in 2023 to pursue this new adventure after 17 years at Electronic Arts, most of which at FIFA, but it’s clear his resume points in a specific direction.
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“I’m proud to officially launch Small Ax Studios with 2K,” McHardy announced in a LinkedIn post. “I’m honored to lead the team on this adventure to create 2K’s next triple-A sports game”.
The message links “This studio was born to tackle the industry’s most audacious challenges, and our name reflects that: with vision, determination, and focus, a small ax can chop down a huge tree,” evoking the Large-scale projects pose huge challenges.
2K’s communications related to this news also seem to confirm that the issue involves an important project, with the publisher reporting that “a few years ago, we created 2K Sports Lab, an ambitious project to explore the future of sports video games. Today, we officially reveal that the project has evolved into: Small Ax Studios, our new AAA development studio headquartered in Vancouver.”
“Led by Aaron McHardy, Small Ax Studios is focused on creating 2K’s next hit sports series. The studio combines the passion of a startup with the scale of 2K to redefine the future of sports gaming.”
Considering various 2K teams have already dabbled in basketball in NBA 2K Series, wrestling in WWE 2K, gold medals in PGA Tour 2K, and more, these clues have us thinking about a new football game that might compete with EA Sports FC.
Currently, other games that have attempted to do this, such as eFootball and UFL, have not been able to provide an alternative with the same popularity as EA’s games.