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News FIFA's Story Mode Will Return for a Second Season This Year
Don't stop believin'
Who would have thought that FIFA 17's story mode The Journey would actually turn out to be a success? The single player option which saw players assume the role of budding star Alex Hunter played a big part in the soccer simulation's marketing, and was warmly received by critics and consumers alike. Unsurprisingly, then, the...
News FIFA 17 Will Be Free-to-Play on PS4 This Weekend Only
Back of the net
Footy fans rejoice: FIFA 17 will be completely free-to-play on the PlayStation 4 this weekend – though there will be a catch. While you'll be able to gain access to the entire game, a portion of The Journey campaign mode will be blocked off, preventing you from seeing the story through. You'll obviously need to cough up if you want...
News FIFA 17 PS4 Patch Makes the Computer a Little Less Defensive
Get off the bus
We've seen complaints floating around the web for a few weeks now with regards to the defensive capabilities of FIFA 17's artificial intelligence. Supposedly, computer controlled players are pretty bloody good at winning the ball back, and in some cases, they're almost a little too good. As such, the highlight of the game's first big...
Signing of the summer
Another year, another FIFA review, although this time around, there's actually a reasonable amount of new stuff to talk about without having dig deep into the finer - and frankly quite boring - technicalities of tweaked gameplay mechanics. Taken as a whole, FIFA 17 is the biggest step forward that the sports series has seen in...
Returning to the first line
With NHL 17 being the second version of EA's hockey sim to be released since the shameful PlayStation 4 debut that was NHL 15, fans of puck-based sports were rightfully expecting the good work done in last year's edition to carry on through and be improved upon even further to really bring the franchise into the current...
News Iceland Isn't in FIFA 17 Because EA Didn't Offer Enough Money For the Rights
Ice cold
If you kept up with this summer's Euro tournament, you'll know that Iceland did incredibly well for a team made up of relative nobodies from a very sparsely populated country. One of the lowest ranked sides in the tournament, Iceland made it all the way to the quarterfinals - and they even knocked out England to get there. Naturally, the...
News FIFA 17 Gets Some Great Graphical Upgrades Thanks to New Engine on PS4
Stay frosty
FIFA 17 is in under the microscope in Digital Foundry's latest comparison video, as the publication takes a look at how the newly implemented Frostbite engine impacts the game's graphics. Now EA's primary engine, Frostbite has powered current-gen titles like Dragon Age: Inquisition, and it's being used for upcoming games such as...
News Manchester United Youth Player Fosu-Mensah Isn't Impressed with His Face in FIFA 17
Good job he hasn't played PES
Timothy Fosu-Mensah has a bright future ahead of him, breaking into Manchester United's first-team alongside fellow youth talent Marcus Rashford under the watchful eye of the flat-faced Louis Van Gaal last season. But despite Jose Mourinho sticking with the Dutch junior this term, the youngster hasn't been awarded the...
Lynch pin
Sports games: the bane of most people's E3 conferences. They're the games that people that call themselves "Serious Moe" play. It's easy to write Madden and other sports games off as "just a roster update" – and, at times, this can be true – but the long-lived American football series has been steadily evolving over the past couple of...
News FIFA 17 Becomes the Official Video Game Partner of Manchester United
#FIFA17IsRed
Love it or loathe it, Manchester United is a commercial juggernaut – that much was evidenced by the sponsor-laden red carpet that was rolled out for Paul Pogba this week. And if you wondered why fictional footballer Alex Hunter signs for the Red Devils in FIFA 17's forthcoming story mode, then this may explain a thing or two: EA...
News Marco Reus Makes a Run for the Front Cover of FIFA 17
German efficiency
FIFA 17's cover star has been revealed, no doubt prompting a cheer from Borussia Dortmund fans. After a long public voting process, you can look forward to seeing Marco Reus' mug on the upcoming footy sim's box. He beat Chelsea's Eden Hazard, Real Madrid's James Rodriguez, and Manchester United's Anthony Martial to the punch. Is...
News Players Are Apparently Smarter Than Ever in FIFA 17
Space ace
Your computer controlled teammates will supposedly be smarter than ever before in FIFA 17 - a statement that comes as no real surprise since EA Sports seems to say it almost every year. According to the footy sim's latest trailer, the artificial intelligence can manage and use space on the pitch impressively well, darting into the open and...
News Make Sure That Anthony Martial Is FIFA 17's Cover Star
He came from France
As is the case almost every year, you can vote for the face of FIFA 17 right now. Fortunately, Liverpool's bargain bin Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, is not in the running this year – with Real Madrid's James Rodriguez, Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus, Chelsea's Eden Hazard, and Manchester United's Anthony Martial in the...
E3 2016 FIFA 17 Dev Went to BioWare for Help with Footy Sim's New Story Mode
Worlds colide
FIFA 17 has its very own story mode - something completely new to the long running series. Separate from the traditional career mode, 'The Journey' will follow wannabe star Alex Hunter, who you'll play as throughout. As Alex, you'll have control both on and off the pitch, as you decide how the narrative plays out through interviews and...
E3 2016 You Can't Make Your Own Character in FIFA 17's Story Mode
You gotta be Alex Hunter
EA has officially revealed a new mode in FIFA 17 called The Journey. After spying the trailer - which you can watch through here - we had assumed that the mode would allow you to create your own character and therefore act as a new spin on the traditional player career mode. As it turns out, though, this doesn't appear to be...
News FIFA 17 Kicks-Off in September on PS4
Powered by Frostbite
A game can change, as Ray Winstone says on those irritating betting ads. But it's also true of FIFA 17 it seems, as this year's edition of the footie sim will be powered by Frostbite on the PlayStation 4 – a first for the franchise. The game's due out on 27th September in North America and 29th September in Europe, and...
Not a Rousey success
As the famous Greek philosopher Aristotle once said: "Kick, punch, it's all in the mind." Or, in the case of EA Sports UFC 2, the sequel to EA's first major MMA outing: "Kick, punch, it's all in the controls." See, while this year's adaptation of the popular bloodsport is as brutal as ever, the core fighting gameplay seems to...
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...
News EA's Cover Curse Continues with Ronda Rousey
Not so rowdy
EA Sports UFC 2 was officially announced this week, with superstar Ronda Rousey revealed as the cover athlete. Call it a coincidence, but she was knocked out for the first time by Holly Holm in last night's UFC 193 in Melbourne. This isn't the first time that the headline attraction to an EA game has suffered a dramatic fall from grace...
News EA Sports UFC 2 Will Bring Better Brawls to PS4 in Spring 2016
Ronda Rousey spearheads the next entry
After being teased last week, EA Sports UFC 2 has been revealed officially via a new trailer, which showcases new cover star Ronda Rousey - the first female fighter to be on a UFC game cover. The female Brock Lesnar doesn't talk about the actual game's features that much, though we do see some amazing hair...
News EA's Ready to Get Sweaty with New UFC Game
Cuddle up
Once upon a time, Ultimate Fighting Championship games were a big deal. We distinctly remember one entry from THQ tearing up the charts – but then the publisher went on to milk the series, and interest waned. Since then, EA Sports has become the custodian of the license, but while its previous UFC game certainly had some positives, it...
News NHL 16 Update Brings New EASHL Mode, Gameplay Tweaks
Face-off
A new NHL 16 update is live and it features EASHL club challenges as well as presentation and gameplay changes, EA has announced. The new Club Challenge in EA Sports Hockey League will let you select a specific team to go head-to-head against. Completed games in the new mode will count towards your pro's personal stats and player badge...
News New Golfers, Courses, and More Coming to Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Free golf
Last month, Rory McIlroy PGA Tour received a free course just in time for the Tour Championship. Now, EA Sports has announced that
Poll FIFA 16 Versus PES 2016 - Which Footy Sim Has Rocketed Into Your Top Corner?
What a fixture
It's been a while since FIFA and Pro Evolution Soccer have clashed on what feels like relatively equal ground, yet here we are, with many footy fans demanding that PES 2016 be recognised as this year's champion. Meanwhile, FIFA 16 enthusiasts are being quick to point out its various improvements over its predecessors. You can read...
Pace yourself
It's easy to say that with every year that passes, it gets harder and harder to review FIFA. EA Sports' annual licensed franchise loves nothing more than to stick to its guns, and with no real competition for its popularity crown, it's no surprise that this is the case. FIFA 15 was another solid, very enjoyable instalment in what's...
The icemen cometh
When EA Canada said that NHL 14 would be skipping a next generation release so that it could concentrate on making NHL 15 the best that it could possibly be, no one really batted an eyelid. It sounded like a perfectly reasonable thing and for the most part it was accepted. That is, until NHL 15 released. Hockey's first foray onto...
News Rory McIlroy PGA Tour Gets Free Course in New Update
Sandy
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour isn't exactly the best golf game. In fact, it's not a very good sports game in general. One of the main issues that we, and many other critics, had was that the game didn't have many courses or player options. Since release, EA Sports has been trying to correct the former. In the most recent update, out today, EA Sports...
Round Up FIFA 16 PS4 Reviews Attack the Last Man
On target
The battle for soccer supremacy is back on, with PES 2016: Pro Evolution Soccer wowing critics earlier in the month. FIFA 16 will, of course, outpace Konami's classic in the sales department, but can it beat it in the reviews, too? The answer, it would appear, is not quite – but this is an AGUERRRO-esque to-the-wire race. We've included...
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...
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...
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...
Take a Tebow
There are three types of people when it comes to American Football: the people that love it, the people that don't care about it, and the people who think that it's 'namby-pamby rugby'. Only the people in the first camp would usually play this year's edition of the Madden series, even more so now because of the increasing tactical...
News Puck Off! NHL 16 Scores PS4 Bundle in Canada
As cold as ice
Ice hockey's a sport that's not particularly, er, popular here in the UK, but we know that our commonwealth cohorts are big fans of the ice-based action. Sony's probably pretty smart announcing a PlayStation 4 bundle for the forthcoming NHL 16, then, which will skate its way into Canadian stores from 15th September for $449.99. The...
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...
Review EA Sports Rory McIlroy PGA Tour (PS4)
Missing the bread and putter
EA Sports Rory McIlroy PGA Tour is this year's NHL 15. Moment-to-moment, the gameplay is great, and thanks to a few solid control schemes, anyone can play it. But beyond the swinging, putting, and aesthetics is a lacklustre, depthless sports game. Period. And this really is a shame because the title gets off to a hot...
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...
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...
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...
News German Football Star Takes Amazing Action After FIFA Player Smashes PS3 Controller
Sehr gut
German international Mario Götze may have scored the winning goal for his country in the 2014 world cup final, but his luck wasn't so great on the pitch of one gamer's PlayStation 3 copy of FIFA. Mario Thissen was enraged when Götze missed a 90th minute penalty in his game - so much so that he smashed his DualShock 3 into pieces. Not...
News E3 2015: NBA Live 16 Brings Bombastic Basketball to PS4 on 29th September
Hail to the hoop god
EA's E3 conference was packed to the brim with sports this year, and one such title was basketball sim NBA Live 16. The publisher debuted a new trailer for the game, showing off its Live Motion feature, which is designed to stop matches from feeling scripted. However, most important of all was the onstage presence of the 'Hoop...
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...
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...
News Stand Under Rory McIlroy PGA Tour's Umbrella! 'Ella! 'Ella!
Ey! Ey! Ey!
We finally agree with EA Sports on something: collector's editions are getting predictable. After all, we don't think that anyone wants a statue of Northern Irish ace Rory McIlroy with their copy of, er, Rory McIlroy PGA Tour on the PlayStation 4. An umbrella, though? Well, that's not only useful, but it's allowed us to quote Rihanna,...
News Rory McIlroy PGA Tour Tees Off in New PS4 Trailer
Ever green
EA Sports Rory McIlroy PGA Tour may not have the most memorable name, but the publisher is at least attempting to make an unforgettable game. As part of the golf simulation's very first gameplay trailer, the Redwood-based organisation has offered a brief overview of the title's various control options: Arcade, Classic, and Tour. The...
News Gasp! EA Can't Muster Augusta for Rory McIlroy PGA Tour on PS4
Not-so Masterful move
Golf's most famous course, the Augusta National, will be missing in the PlayStation 4's forthcoming EA Sports Rory McIlroy PGA Tour. The iconic American club, home to the Masters tournament which has just teed off in real-life, will not put in an appearance because the publisher's license has expired. "Our license with Augusta...
News Rory McIlroy Tames Tiger Woods in PGA Tour PS4
Swings to Sony's system this summer
The eve of St. Paddy's Day seems like a perfect time to announce that Northern Irish swing king Rory McIlroy will be replacing Tiger Woods as the face of EA Sports' popular PGA Tour series. The four-time Major champion will make his PlayStation 4 debut this June in – take a deep breath – EA Sports Rory McIlroy...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 15 Still at the Top of the League
No way, José
We hope that you enjoy dreary UK sales charts updates, because we doubt that the top ten’s going to change a whole lot over the next couple of months. FIFA 15 has held onto its place atop the best sellers list this week, battling off Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Grand Theft Auto V, Far Cry 4, and
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 15 Stages a Christmas League Comeback
The Crew cruises into sixth
After a few weeks off the top of the charts, FIFA 15 has staged an impressive comeback – and dethroned its rivals to reach the summit of the UK sales charts yet again. The soccer sim got its nose in front of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Grand Theft Auto V, both of which occupied the second and third spots...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 15 Does Its Best Chelsea Impression at Top
No way, José
There’s still no unsettling FIFA 15, which has now secured six weeks at the top of the UK sales charts. Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive seemingly gave it a run for its money in second, but it looks like we’re going to have to wait for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare to knock it off its perch. Thank heavens for that, because...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 15 Fights Off Minecraft for Fifth Week at Summit
The invincibles
There’s no stopping EA Sports’ soccer simulation it seems, as FIFA 15 is currently enjoying yet another week at the summit of the UK sales charts. The footie favourite has sat at the top of the league for five weeks now, and is unlikely to budge next week either. Of course, we’re sure that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare at the...
