EA's surreal mobile mashup blends soccer with turn-by-turn strategy

EA is making a turn-based strategy game based on... soccer? That's the bizarre premise behind the upcoming EA Sports FC Tactical, a mobile title heading to iOS and Android in early 2024. The company says the most peculiar installment in its decades-old franchise (formerly FIFA) results in "authentic football action like never before." As its description suggests, matches will be simulated, so you won't directly control players' actions like in traditional sports games. Instead, it focuses on in-...