The ongoing corona pandemic continues to have a firm grip on the world, and the big sports clubs are now also feeling the effects. As VFB Stuttgart and Arminia Bielefeld have now announced, the engagement in esports will be discontinued until further notice.

In the meantime, there were a number of large football clubs around the world that also went virtually on the hunt for titles with their own esports department . Some of them, like VfB eSports from Stuttgart or FC Bayern eSports , remain true to their sports origins, others, like FC Schalke 04 Esports , are also trying out other disciplines. In the coming – Season , however, there will be two fewer Esports departments. VFB Stuttgart and Arminia Bielefeld are ending their esports commitment.

VFB Stuttgart and Arminia Bielefeld dissolve esports team

As a result of the economic effects of the corona pandemic , VFB Stuttgart announced last week that it would stop its own esports commitment until further notice and dissolve the esports team.

The Stuttgart team has been active in the EA Sports FIFA series since 2017, and in 2019 they secured the runner-up position in the Virtual Bundesliga Club Championship. The VFB was also involved in the VBL Grand Final 2020 around top talent Lukas ” Lukas_1004 ” Seiler, but now it’s over.

Greuther Fürth had previously announced its retirement from esports due to the corona pandemic, and Arminia Bielefeld has now even hit another club.

The Bundesliga climber from East Westphalia also lacks the budget to go virtual in the future. Those responsible announced this last Friday :

“To be honest, our expectations regarding eSports have not been met and we have found that eSports does not currently fit the path we have taken,”

says Markus Rejek , commercial director of DSC Arminia Bielefeld.

However, one could imagine tackling the topic of esports again in the future. Then, however, initially on a different path – starting from the base and not with professional gaming, it is said.

The Corona crisis is also having an impact on the German esports scene . FC Schalke 04 had already announced that it would be shutting down its efforts in virtual sports due to its difficult financial situation. Who do you think it will hit next?

FIFA 22 – FUTs

What could be cooler than just relaxed gaming and doing some sofa sports on the side? In FIFA 22, the player is on the move fast, but without getting sore muscles. With the Ultimate Team Event cards, the collecting instinct is now also satisfied. However, the FUT Heroes keep creeping into my mind, so here are the best Ultimate Team Event cards that are definitely worth adding to your collection.

Heroes cards selected by EA for top qualities

Admittedly, the FUT heroes will cost quite a bit of coin, but it turns out that EA has once again brought some top-class players into the game when it comes to selection. As a collector and hunter, it’s an added attraction for FIFA gamers to now include their own favorite heroes in the portfolio and benefit from their individual skills. Both in the game and in team building, the FUTs will revolutionize the game once again.

EA SPORTS FC: FIFA GAME SERIES TO BE CONTINUED UNDER NEW NAME

Of course, the soccer simulation game series will not be discontinued completely. After FIFA 23, EA will relaunch the game under the name EA Sports FC and market it independently. Old FIFA hares should now become quite an ear, after all, the EA Sports Football Club used to be a part of the actual game for years. A lot of playing was rewarded, points could be collected and items, boosts or balls for the individual game modes could be unlocked.

In this context, there could also be a complete revolution of the classic game. There is a heated discussion in the FIFA community about whether the game, which is expected to be released in the fall of 2023, will be free-to-play. This option is said to be on the table for the game makers from EA, because: It seems that EA earns most of its money with the purchases of FIFA Points in the game mode Ultimate Team and not with the sale of the game itself.

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