Ligue 1: EA Sports extends contract with Paris Saint-Germain until 2016-17

The video game developer EA Sports extended its partnership with Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1) until the end of the 2016-17 season, the club announced on 16/10/2014.

EA Sports will introduce different promotions, such as the organisation of virtual matches on the edge of the Parc des Princes pitch, which could broadcast before PSG matches on the giant screens in the stadium. The video game maker will allow fans to win match tickets through competitions on social networks. EA Sports will also offer dedicated content, like PSG-themed exclusive covers and game options.

The FIFA game franchise

• 300 million players have an online gaming account with FIFA across all editions.
• The Electronic Arts group launched EA Access, a service that provides access, via the Internet, to Electronic Arts video games on the Xbox One console for a monthly fee of €3.99 or an annual subscription of €24.99 on 29/ 07/2014.
• Downloaded sales represent 12-15% of the total sales of Electronic Arts in 2014.

The EA Sports soccer licenses

• EA Sports has licenses from FIFA (Federation Internationale de…