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Sunday12th Jun 2016
E3 2016 EA Play Hosting Charity Initiative, Play to Give
Five charities to benefit from
Hidden away among the game announcements and gameplay –or, er, behind the scenes footage – EA unveiled a new scheme entitled Play to Give. During the publisher's pre-E3 2016 event, EA Play, gamers will be able to try and complete various challenges across a handful of games, earning in-game rewards in the process...
Thursday4th Feb 2016
News Football Teams Are Signing Pro FIFA Players Now
But the transfer window's closed?
Are you any good at FIFA? You may be getting a call from Pep Guardiola, Louis Van Gaal, or Jurgen Klopp any minute, because it looks like football teams are starting to sign up top gamers. BBC Newsbeat reports that Wolverhampton-based PlayStation pro David Bytheway – that ain't a real name, surely? – has been...
Wednesday16th Sep 2015
News FIFA 16's Commercial Features Some Fancy Footwork
Play beautiful
You may want to turn your speakers down for this FIFA 16 commercial as the operatic theme is a little, shall we say, noisy. Still, this is a pretty nifty trailer featuring a vast array of famous faces, from Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero right the way through to Kobe Bryant. United States forward Alex Morgan also puts in an appearance...
Thursday10th Sep 2015
News FIFA 16 Soundtrack Is as Varied as Ever, Featuring Artists We've Never Heard Of
How many do you know?
We're not ashamed to admit that we've discovered many an enjoyable musician thanks to the varied licensed soundtracks that FIFA titles tend to employ. This year's edition, FIFA 16, boasts a total of 42 artists hailing from 15 different countries, and as always, we don't have a clue who most of them are. Still, at least Steve...
Tuesday8th Sep 2015
News The FIFA 16 Demo Is Ready for Kick Off on PS4 Right Now
12 teams, Ultimate Team Draft, 4.6GB
Ready to get into training for this year's FIFA, are you? Well you're in luck if so, because FIFA 16's playable demo is now available on the PlayStation 4. Weighing in at a hefty 4.6GB, you probably won't be taking the new model out for a spin straight after work, but at least you'll be sorted for an evening of...
Friday14th Aug 2015
EGX 2015 Play Star Wars Battlefront for the First Time in the UK
Also Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Need for Speed, and more
Star Wars Battlefront will be playable in the UK for the first time ever at this year's EGX, it's been announced. In fact, EA Games will be bringing a wad of titles to the Birmingham-based event, including Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Need for Speed, and Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. Not a bad...
Wednesday5th Aug 2015
Gamescom 2015 FIFA 16 Is All About the Banter
Different style of Pele
Sports games: the bane of most EA press conferences. FIFA 16 has always looked out of place at E3 – everyone remembers the infamous Pele interview – but in Cologne it was at home, showing off some new features and dispelling all of the "just another roster update" rumours. The new headline feature is FUT Draft, shown off...
Monday20th Jul 2015
News Women's World Cup Winner Alex Morgan Joins Lionel Messi on the Cover of FIFA 16 in the US
The trophy wasn't enough
For the first time ever, FIFA will feature women's teams, with FIFA 16 boasting twelve playable international squads. To celebrate this, EA Sports has revealed that Women's World Cup winner Alex Morgan will be joining Lionel Messi on the cover of the upcoming soccer sim in the US. Morgan helped guide the USA to victory in...
Wednesday15th Jul 2015
News This Is What FIFA 16 Brings to the Beautiful Game
Raising the bar
Oft criticised for not doing enough to warrant a new instalment every year, the FIFA franchise is always attempting to make bold claims regarding new features that it's bringing to the beautiful game. If you can look past the usual marketing guff, FIFA 16's gameplay innovations trailer breaks down what's new reasonably well, so...
Friday10th Jul 2015
News Liverpool's Jordan Henderson Is Officially FIFA 16's UK Cover Star
You'll never walk alone
Being named club captain isn't the only good news for Jordan Henderson today, as Liverpool Football Club's official Twitter account has broken the story that he's also been voted as FIFA 16's cover star. The 25-year-old will join regular Lionel Messi on the game's box in the UK. The midfielder beat out Manchester City's...
Monday1st Jun 2015
News FIFA Is Skipping a Season on PS Vita
Sacked
FIFA 16 may be keeping the ball rolling on last-gen consoles, but it'll be taking a season off as far as handhelds are concerned. The upcoming sports simulator won't be appearing on the PlayStation Vita this year, although we're not entirely sure what difference that'll actually make. Indeed, each portable iteration of the mega franchise has...
Thursday28th May 2015
News FIFA 16 Makes History by Adding Women's National Teams
She shoots, she scores
In what's arguably the biggest addition to the FIFA franchise in years, FIFA 16 will boast 12 women's national teams, which are Germany, USA, France, Sweden, England, Brazil, Canada, Australia, Spain, China, Italy, and Mexico. The sides will be playable in kick off mode, offline tournaments, and online friendlies. The...
