FIFA Rivals has added its first artist collaboration, bringing Argentine musician and visual artist EXTi into the game as part of its FIFA World Cup 2026 season.
The partnership adds eight tracks from EXTi’s album POR AMOR AL ARTE (for the love of art) to the mobile football game, alongside an exclusive jersey, emblem and pack-linked collectible content.
The collaboration is interesting because it pushes FIFA Rivals beyond the usual territory of player cards, packs and team-building. Mythical Games is positioning the game not just as an officially licensed arcade football title, but as a broader cultural platform.
Music, art, fashion and football are all being folded into the same live-service structure, with EXTi becoming the first artist to be integrated directly into the FIFA Rivals experience, which recently announced 2.5 million downloads.
In practical terms, the update adds eight EXTi tracks across the game’s main menus, Team Management, Events, Challenges and Store. The songs are drawn from POR AMOR AL ARTE, with the full in-game setlist including MIAMI, DEALER, PACIENTE TERMINAL, MI CLOSET, AEROSOL, 4to C, MONTAÑA RUSA and ALTAVOZ.
The choice of EXTi also gives the activation a specific identity. His work is influenced by synesthesia, the neurological phenomenon through which people can experience one sense through another — for example, perceiving sound as colour. FIFA Rivals is leaning into that idea by presenting his music and visual art as part of the same experience. The pitch, menu screens and collectible economy become another medium for the same aesthetic.
The commercial element comes through the IM FOOTBALL Pack, which is available in-game until 10th August. Priced at $2.99 and limited to one purchase per player, the pack includes EXTi’s exclusive jersey, an exclusive emblem and a mystery box featuring legendary Argentina national team players.
Another notable point is how this activation moves between digital and physical culture. A physical version of EXTi’s jersey is being shown as an art installation at Latin House Miami, one of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Fan Zones. That makes the jersey both an in-game item and a real-world cultural object, linking football fandom, Latin music, visual art and digital collectibles.
For FIFA Rivals, the EXTi collaboration is a useful signal. It shows Mythical wants the game to operate like a live entertainment platform, not merely a football app with tradable players.
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