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{{Infobox video game
| title         = FIFA Online 3
| developer     = [[Company:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]], EA Spearhead
| publisher     = {{vgrelease|KOR|[[Company:Nexon|Nexon]]|CHN|[[Company:Tencent Games|Tencent Games]]|SEA|[[Company:Garena|Garena]]}}
| series        = ''FIFA Online''
| platforms     = [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]]<br />[[Software:IOS|iOS]], [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
| released      = {{vgrelease|KOR|December 18, 2012|THA|25 July 2013|VIE|11 September 2013|SIN|25 October 2013|MYS|25 October 2013|IDN|25 February 2014|CHN|28 April 2014}}
| genre         = [[Software:Sports game|Sports]]
| modes         = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
'''''FIFA Online 3''''' is a [[Finance:Free-to-play|free-to-play]] [[Massively multiplayer online game|massively multiplayer online]] football game which was announced on 13 August 2012 and entered the 1st closed beta on 20 September 2012 to 23 September of that same year in {{wipe|South Korea}}. On December 18, 2012, it was released in South Korea.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FIFA Online 3 - Nexon apologizes for unstable game service|url=https://mmoculture.com/2012/12/fifa-online-3-nexon-apologizes-for-unstable-game-service/|last=cinderboy|date=2012-12-25|website=MMO Culture|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>

FIFA Online 3 shut down its services on June 30, 2020.<ref>[https://fo3.garena.com/news/closing-server Closing of Server]{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Development==
''FIFA Online 3'' was originally developed for PC multi-player by Electronic Arts Seoul Studio based on the [[Software:FIFA 11|FIFA 11]] engine. It has been launched through licensing agreements in South Korea (published by [[Company:Nexon|Nexon]]), Thailand (published by [[Company:Garena|Garena]]), Indonesia (published by [[Company:Garena|Garena]]), Vietnam (published by [[Company:Garena|Garena]]), Singapore, Malaysia (published by [[Company:Garena|Garena]]), and China (published by [[Company:Tencent|Tencent]]).

Each version's interface and commentaries have been localised into the local language.

On 25 July 2013 it was released into Open Beta in Thailand.<ref>[http://fo3.garena.in.th/news/content/5380 Fifa online 3 Thailand release]</ref> FIFA Online 3 was released into open beta in Vietnam, on 11 September 2013.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} In Indonesia, it was released on 25 February 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.duniaku.net/2014/03/07/fifa-online-3-indonesia-starts-open-beta-phase/ |title=Fifa online 3 Indonesia released |access-date=2018-05-20 |archive-date=2018-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814234721/https://www.duniaku.net/2014/03/07/fifa-online-3-indonesia-starts-open-beta-phase/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In China it was released into open beta on 28 April 2014.

'''English Version'''

The Singapore and Malaysia version of ''FIFA Online 3'' is the game's first available English version and is published by [[Company:Garena|Garena Online]]. It was released on 10 October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FIFA Online 3 to be released on October 10|url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/5276/featured-story/2013/09/28/4294363/fifa-online-3-to-be-released-on-october-10|website=www.goal.com|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref> The game is accessible through the Garena Plus platform by changing the platform's region setting to Singapore/Malaysia.

'''FIFA Online 3 Mobile'''

On 29 May 2014, FO3 M was released in South Korea.<ref>[http://pdf.irpocket.com/C3659/YWWN/zyAq/nHAG.pdf FIFA Online 3 Mobile South Korea] (appears to be a press release)</ref> It was released in Singapore and Malaysia on 3 May 2016. It is available on [[Software:IOS (Apple)|iOS]] and [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]] mobile phones.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fo3.garena.com/news/fifa-online-3-mobile-general |title=FIFA Online 3 Mobile SG MY |access-date=2018-05-20 |archive-date=2019-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605082745/https://fo3.garena.com/news/fifa-online-3-mobile-general |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Gameplay==
In ''FIFA Online 3'', players can choose to play and customize a team from any of over 30 leagues and 15,000 real world players. Players can either play single-player through a season, or play against other online players. Playing matches earns EP, which is the in-game currency used to buy players and items.

FIFA Online 3's gameplay was similar to [[Software:FIFA 11|FIFA 11]] in the beginning, but has switched to Impact engine which is similar to [[Software:FIFA 14|FIFA 14]] since 2015. The game added support for multiplayer online play. Players can play custom matches of up to 3 players a side. An online transfer market to buy or sell players, a club system and a premium (real world cash) item shop are also available.

''FIFA Online 3'' features several game modes that are similar to the ones that were in ''[[Software:FIFA Online 2|FIFA Online 2]]''. League Mode has not been significantly changed, while the online modes have been slightly edited. Players can now play friendly games against players of similar skill (Quick 1vs1) or random players (VS Random), and can also play against their friends (VS Custom). Players also have the option to play as the manager by controlling the team's tactics and formation (VS Manager).

The ''FIFA Online 2'' World Tour has been upgraded to a ranking system (Ranking Mode), where every player starts out with 1500 points and can play against players who have a similar number of points. Winning a match is rewarded with 10 points, with more points added/deducted on to each consecutive win/loss and the difference in the number of goals scored/conceded in each match. Rewards are given out at the end of every in-game season to all players based on their points.

''FIFA Online 3'' is playable using a keyboard using certain keys to play and arrows on the keyboard or a gamepad.

==Reception==
''FIFA Online 3'' is the second-most popular game in South Korea as of October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top Ten Games In South Korea|url=https://www.alistdaily.com/media/top-ten-games-in-south-korea/|last=Peterson|first=Steve|date=2013-10-22|website=AList|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref>

==References== 
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{{Football video games by Electronic Arts}}

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