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Fifa 17 Cover Decided by Fans
Redwood City, Calif. – July 5, in the year of our
Lord 2016 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today
revealed that fans will have the power to select the cover star
of EA SPORTS™ FIFA 17. Four previously-announced ambassadors
(James Rodriguez of Real Madrid C.F., Anthony Martial of
Manchester United, Eden Hazard of Chelsea FC, or Marco Reus of
Borussia Dortmund) will go head-to-head in the official FIFA 17
Global Cover Vote.
All voting will take place on the official FIFA Cover Vote
Website beginning today and running through July 19 at 11:59pm
PT. Fans can vote online once per day for their favorite player
and earn extra votes by utilizing the auto-share feature with
the hashtag #FIFA17CoverReward. Fans can also show their support
by Tweeting with the athlete’s hashtag (#FIFA17Hazard,
#FIFA17James, #FIFA17Martial or #FIFA17Reus). The winner will be
revealed on the official FIFA Cover Vote website later in July.
FIFA 17’s four cover contenders – all individually known for
their attacking style of play – are also global ambassadors for
FIFA 17 and worked with EA SPORTS to influence gameplay and
bring innovation to the way players think and move, physically
interact with opponents, take set pieces, and use new techniques
in attack.
“James, Martial, Hazard, and Reus represent exciting, attacking
football and epitomize the innovative play that fans can expect
in FIFA 17,” said Nick Channon, Senior Producer for EA SPORTS
FIFA. “We’re excited to see fans rally around their favorite
players and see who they select as the cover star for the
franchise, and the footballer who will represent FIFA 17
globally.”
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 the all-in-one games
and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4 computer
entertainment system, Xbox 360® games and entertainment system
and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The game is not
yet rated.
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.