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EA Gamescom Family Friendly Announcements
August 13, in the year of our Lord 2014 -- Here
are the family friendly announcements from Electronic Arts.
EA SPORTS UNVEILS NEXT GEN GOALKEEPERS, TEAM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM,
NEW LICENSES, NEW LEGENDS, AND LIVE NEWS HUB FOR FIFA 15
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Aug 13, in the year of our Lord 2014 –
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today announced that EA
SPORTS™ is rewriting Next Gen Goalkeepers, bringing a new level
of realism to gameplay in EA SPORTS™ FIFA 15* on Xbox One, the
all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft,
PlayStation®4, and PC, fuelled by EA SPORTS™ IGNITE*.
Goalkeepers in FIFA 15 will now look, move, and think like their
real world counterparts with new AI that allows them to
anticipate shots and passes, move with positional awareness, and
display an array of new animations. Next Gen Goalkeepers is just
one element of this season’s gameplay innovations that make FIFA
15 more immersive and responsive so fans can Feel the Game.
FIFA 15 adds all 18 clubs from the Turkish Süper Lig and gives
the Barclays Premier League, the most played league across EA
SPORTS FIFA, an authenticity overhaul. Fans will be able to play
FIFA 15 in all 20 stadiums of the Barclays Premier League, with
chants captured from live events of the 2013/14 Barclays Premier
League season, and new commentary - matches will showcase
broadcast overlays that are synonymous with the international TV
presentation of the league. And more than 200 new realistic
player faces have been 3D scanned and rendered for FIFA 15.
“We’re delivering innovations and improvements that have been at
the top of our fans’ wish list: new goalkeepers, more responsive
gameplay, and the Turkish Süper Lig,” said David Rutter, Vice
President and General Manager at EA. “This year we’ve put the
game in the hands of fans earlier than ever before, listened,
and delivered what they want in gameplay, authenticity, and
modes.”
The most popular game mode in the franchise, FIFA Ultimate
Team™** (FUT) adds new features to help fans build and manage a
team of their football heroes. Loan Players gives fans a chance
to determine if some of the most highly sought after FUT players
are suitable for their squads by signing players on loan via EA
SPORTS Football Club Catalogue and playing with them for a
limited number of games. A powerful new squad planning tool
Concept Squads gives access to every player available in FIFA
Ultimate Team so fans can view team chemistry and plan their
next line-up or transfer market move. Once fans build a squad,
they can play Friendly Seasons in FIFA 15 Ultimate Team – fans
can challenge friends in a five match season format and track
their stats in the new progress menu. FIFA 15 Ultimate Team also
sees the arrival of a number of new FIFA Ultimate Team Legends,
only on Xbox.
In Career Mode, an all-new Team Management system gives fans the
chance to customize up to six different team sheets and alter
formations, tactics, and roles based on their next opponent –
making it a seamless transition as they progress from
game-to-game throughout their careers. Team Management also
offers fans the chance to personalize gameplay by assigning up
to five different attacking and defending player Instructions to
each of the 10 outfield player positions. Instructions dictate
the type of attacking runs and defensive positioning players
will adopt.
EA SPORTS Football Club is more interactive than ever before
connecting fans to their club, friends, and favourite modes.
Fans can now share news, interact with friends, and redeem items
all via a new contextual EA SPORTS Football Club widget that
gives fans direct access to the Football Club Catalogue and news
feed. Strengthening the connection to clubs and leagues around
the world, FIFA 15 adds a live football news hub, Match Day
Live**. Updated as news is published, and powered by Goal.com,
Match Day Live will bring stories, stats, and league tables
directly to the FIFA 15 menu so fans can stay up-to-date with
information from the top leagues around the world.
FIFA 15 brings football to life in stunning visual detail so
fans can experience the emotion and intensity of the sport like
never before. Fans who pre-order FIFA 15 Ultimate Team
Edition*** will receive approximately $40 USD value of FIFA
Ultimate Team content including new EA SPORTS Football Club
items and game celebrations.
FIFA 15, developed at EA Canada, will release worldwide in
September on PC, Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, and is
available for pre-order*** now. A version of FIFA 15 will also
release on the Xbox 360® games and entertainment system from
Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Wii™,
Nintendo 3DS™, PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system
this Fall. Not all game features are available on all gaming
platforms.
*Not all features available on all gaming platforms.
** Internet connection and Origin account required. Must be 13+
to create an account.
***Offer restrictions apply.
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