2K funds new AAA sports studio as EA Sports FC faces potential new rival

A sports axe to grind (2K/Small Axe)

Take-Two Interactive has opened a new Vancouver-based studio stuffed with EA Sports FC and FIFA veterans, as it looks to ‘redefine the future’ of sports games.

A decade or so ago, there were two major football sims competing for people’s attention: FIFA and Pro Evolution Soccer. 

Nowadays, Pro Evolution Soccer developer Konami barely exists in the same breath, with its free-to-play successor eFootball failing to make an impact. As such, EA Sports FC (rebra...