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Fifa 17 Cover Athlete Announced
Redwood City, Calif. – July 21, in the year of our
Lord 2016 – Today, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA)
announced that fans chose Marco Reus of Borussia Dortmund to be
the global cover athlete of EA SPORTS™ FIFA 17. Over the past
two weeks, fans have voted on the official FIFA Cover Vote
Website for their favorite player among four FIFA 17
ambassadors, James Rodriguez of Real Madrid C.F., Anthony
Martial of Manchester United, Eden Hazard of Chelsea FC, or
Marco Reus of Borussia Dortmund. Fans cast over 3.1 million
votes, with Reus emerging as the victor.
Reus is a highly-decorated winger, and is widely regarded as one
of the most dangerous attackers in Europe. Reus was named
Footballer of the Year in Germany in 2012, and has 29
appearances with the German National Team. Reus was also
recently named captain of Dortmund, and will be wearing the
captain’s armband in the coming season.
“It is incredible to see how fans get behind their favorite
player – Marco plays for a great club, is really fun to watch,
and he is very popular in FIFA Ultimate Team, so it makes a lot
of sense that the fans picked him,” said Nick Channon, Senior
Producer for EA SPORTS FIFA. “Reus joins an elite group of
international football superstars who have appeared on the cover
of FIFA over the years.”
“I’m honored to join a very distinguished group of footballers
to appear on the cover of FIFA,” said Reus. “Most of all I am
humbled that the fans have chosen me, and I will strive to make
them proud with my performance on the pitch.”
All four players featured in this year’s cover vote are global
ambassadors for FIFA 17 and influenced key gameplay features to
bring innovation to the way players think and move, physically
interact with opponents, take set pieces, and use new techniques
in attack. Reus serves as the face of the new Active
Intelligence System, which impacts off the ball activity and the
way players move, read and react.
With innovative gameplay features that let fans own every moment
on the pitch, FIFA 17 brings an overhaul to Physical Play, a Set
Piece Rewrite, New Attacking Techniques, and a brand new Active
Intelligence System.
EA SPORTS FIFA 17 is developed by EA Vancouver and will be
available in North America on September 27 and worldwide on
September 29 on Origin™ for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation®4, Xbox
360® and PlayStation®3.
Fans who pre-order FIFA 17 Super Deluxe Edition can get up to 40
FIFA Ultimate Team™ Jumbo Premium Gold Packs, Team of the Week
loan players, and other FUT content. Click here to read about
all our available pre-order offers. EA Access* members on Xbox
One and Origin Access* members on PC can play the game early
with Play First Trials. Stay tuned for more information on
access timing and availability.
FIFA 17 is powered by Frostbite™**. One of the industry’s
leading game engines, Frostbite delivers authentic, true-to-life
action, takes players to new football worlds, and introduces
fans to characters full of depth and emotion.
*CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS APPLY.
**Frostbite game engine technology is available on Xbox One,
PlayStation 4 and PC platform versions only.