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Wednesday15th Jun 2022
News EA Play Signs FIFA 22 on a Permanent Transfer, Debut Next Week
Playable from 23rd June
First it was given away through PS Plus, and now EA Play members will get their hands on the game: FIFA 22 is heading to the publisher's subscription service on 23rd June 2022. The football simulator had been rumoured to be releasing on EA Pl
Friday6th May 2022
News PS Plus Subscribers Can Claim a Free FIFA 22 Ultimate Team Pack
How's your pack luck?
Deep down, we all know why FIFA 22 is one of all PS Plus games this month. The reality is that the football season is ending soon, and EA Sports is trying to squeeze the last dregs of profit out of the soccer sim. Many may simply download the game and play offline, however, and the publisher would rather get you spending in...
Tuesday3rd May 2022
News EA Sports Testing FIFA 22 Crossplay on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia
PS Plus game breaking down barriers
The majority of multiplayer games support some form of crossplay these days, but FIFA has been a holdout. While Sony’s own sports series MLB The Show integrated the feature last year, EA Sports has been reluctant to enable it. However, a test in the PS5 version of FIFA 22 – this month’s PS Plus game – is...
Saturday30th Apr 2022
News PS Plus Game FIFA 22 Appears to Be Targeting EA Play with Battlefield 2042 on PS5, PS4
New signings
With the end of the football season approaching, and the frightening prospect of Liverpool winning a quadruple – save our souls, Karim Benzema! – it seems like EA Sports wants to get FIFA 22 in as many hands as humanly possible. The game, one of All PS Plus Games for May 2022, also appears to be joining EA Play’s
Thursday14th Apr 2022
News FIFA 22 Update Removes Russian Teams, Stadiums, Kits, Custom Items on PS5, PS4
Out now
Update: This FIFA 22 patch is available to download now on both PS5 and PS4. Original Story: The next big update for FIFA 22 — Title Update #9 — will remove Russian teams and stadiums from the game, following on from the real world actions of football's governing bodies, which saw Russian teams suspended from all European competitions...
Wednesday2nd Mar 2022
News EA Sports Is Removing Russian Teams from FIFA 22
Including the Russian national team
EA Sports has announced that it has "initiated processes to remove the Russian national team and all Russian clubs" from FIFA 22. This is due to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with EA Sports stating that it "stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people". The main bodies that oversee professional football...
Thursday20th Jan 2022
News FIFA 22 Team of the Year Revealed
Five Premier League players included
The votes have been counted and now the winners are revealed: EA Sports has shared the 2021 Team of the Year for FIFA 22. Revealed by England legend David Beckham, the 11 players are as follows: Goalkeeper — Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG, Italian) Defender — João Cancelo (Manchester City, Portuguese) Defender...
Thursday9th Dec 2021
News Real-Life FIFA 22 ICON Shirts Now on Sale at Sports Direct
Game recognises game
If you’ve ever wanted to wear your fandom for FIFA 22, then you may be eager to learn that high-street retail chain Sports Direct is now stocking home and away ICON kits inspired by the game. Available in both adult (£19.99) and junior (£14.99) guises, these shirts are eligible for the store’s My ID customisation program,...
Sunday21st Nov 2021
News FIFA 22 Giving Away Free Next-Gen Players in Ultimate Team on PS5, PS4
Play between 15th December and 14th January
Anyone who plays FIFA 22 between 15th December and 14th January will be rewarded with a free next-gen FIFA Ultimate Team player. The promotion – spotlighting some of the best young talent in European football right now – includes players like cover star Kylian Mbappe and Manchester City forward Phil...
Friday19th Nov 2021
News EA Sports Still at Risk of Losing the FIFA Name as 'Bitter Dispute' Rages On
Money, money, money
It came to light last month that EA Sports might have to rename its FIFA video game franchise. Basically, the actual FIFA — the Fédération Internationale de Football Association — wants EA to cough up more money for the rights to its name, and the publisher didn't seem keen on giving in to the demands. It was even...
Thursday28th Oct 2021
News Sony Recreates Real-Life Champions League Goals with PS5 Controls
This is how you do it
Sony’s really stepped up its Champions League marketing these past few weeks. You’ve probably already seen those awesome commercials, featuring characters like Kratos and Ratchet & Clank, but how about these Twitter videos where it recreates real-life goals with DualSense controls? Check this out: The concept is...
Friday15th Oct 2021
News FIFA 22's Superhero Goalkeepers Toned Down in PS5, PS4 Patch
Raft of other improvements included
The first update for FIFA 22 on PlayStation 5 and PS4 is out now, and it’s absolutely enormous in terms of alterations and improvements. Among the changes are a laundry list of gameplay enhancements, including some tweaks to the way goalkeepers work. While you’re still going to be up against prime Peter...
Tuesday12th Oct 2021
News EA Sports FC Could Be the New Name for FIFA Games
Contract negotiations
You’ve got to give credit: FIFA, as a brand, is more synonymous with EA Sports’ soccer simulation these days than the shady organisation it’s named after. But licensing that name comes at a significant cost to the publisher, and it admitted recently that it’s looking to alternatives as it renegotiates its relationship...
Thursday7th Oct 2021
News EA Sports' Future FIFA Games Might Not Be Called FIFA
EA considering rebrand of football sims going forward
Electronic Arts is reviewing its licensing agreement with FIFA that lets it use the brand for its ultra-popular football games. FIFA, or Federation Internationale de Football Association, is the organisation that governs global football (or soccer, if you want), and it's also been the name of EA...
Sunday3rd Oct 2021
News FIFA 22 Goes Full Anime with Pricey Premium Cosmetics
Weeb Wanderers
The theme, bizarrely, for the first season of FIFA 22 is neo-future sci-fi, and EA Sports has marked the occasion with a round of premium cosmetics, available from the release’s in-game store. Purchasable with Coins or FIFA Points, these unusual customisation items even have their own story, centring on a character called Mirai and...
Friday1st Oct 2021
News FIFA 22's PS5, PS4 Launch Trailer Must Have Cost a Fortune
David Beckham! Zinedine Zidane! Ryan Reynolds?
There’s star-studded, and then there’s this FIFA 22 launch trailer. Holy heck, EA Sports has seriously flashed the cheque book here: there are appearances from England legend David Beckham, French midfield maestro Zinedine Zidane, the Champions League winning Chelsea squad, and cover star Kylian...
Thursday23rd Sep 2021
News FIFA 22's Intro Sequence Is Unexpectedly Awesome
French connection
FIFA 22’s opening salvo is surprising, star-studded, and awesomely unexpected. It starts out in Paris, with David Beckham enjoying a coffee in a glitzy hotel. The scene then switches to a room on a lower floor, where you choose your avatar after being contacted by French freestyler Lisa Zimouche. The game then goes on to teach...
Monday20th Sep 2021
News FIFA 22's Soundtrack Has 122 Songs, Over Six Hours of Music
Artists from over 27 countries
FIFA 22’s soundtrack is the largest in the series’ history, packing 122 songs and over six hours of music across all of its main modes. EA Sports has selected artists from over 27 countries, and it promises that the playlist represents a number of cultures, establishing the football franchise as the “world’s...
Monday13th Sep 2021
The top 22
EA Sports has revealed the top 22 players in FIFA 22 (see what they did there?) as per this year's player ratings. All of the in-game stats are based on The Ratings Collective, which is a football scouting network, but there's no doubt that the rankings will spark a lot of discussion — as they do every year. So, who's top of the pile?...
News Cristiano Ronaldo, Jack Grealish Among the Ones to Watch in FIFA 22's Ultimate Team
Twitter transfer sensation Fabrizio Romano makes trailer
Returning Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo and new Manchester City recruit Jack Grealish are among the Ones to Watch in FIFA 22’s Ultimate Team. The Portuguese and English stars will be joined by Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku, Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konaté, and Real Madrid’s David...
News FIFA 22 Will Make Goals Feel Better Than Ever on PS5
Haptic feedback being enhanced
EA Sports is ramping up support for PlayStation 5’s innovative DualSense controller in FIFA 22, building on the concepts it introduced with the series’ inaugural next-gen outing last year. This time it’ll be leveraging haptic feedback to mimic the sensation of the ball hitting the net when you score a goal,...
Friday20th Aug 2021
News FIFA 22's Volta Football Is All About Tekkers, Adds Arcade Minigames
Flair enough
EA Sports is unlikely to ever revisit its Street series, so it’s important that it continues to invest in modes like Volta Football and The Yard in FIFA 22 and Madden NFL 22 respectively. We’re already fairly happy with what we’ve played of the latter, but now it’s time to turn our attention to the publisher’s flagship soccer...
Tuesday10th Aug 2021
News FIFA 22 Ultimate Team Tries to Make Mode More Appealing to Everyone
Progression reinvented
FIFA 22 will, of course, plot the return of the franchise’s most popular mode, Ultimate Team. While the feature set remains familiar, however, EA Sports is putting progression under the knife, as it seeks to make the game more rewarding to players of all skill levels. Division Rivals, for example, now operates using a...
Thursday5th Aug 2021
News FIFA 22 Refreshes Player Career, Adds Dressing Room Atmosphere
Also, Create a Club returns
With major sports games like NBA 2K22 and MLB The Show 21 all focusing heavily on Player Career modes, it’s no surprise to see EA Sports bolster that feature in FIFA 22. An extensive Pitch Notes blog post delves into the details of this year’s Career experience, with plenty of thoughtful additions to the flagship...
Thursday29th Jul 2021
News FIFA 22 Trailer Latches on to Buzzwords, Shows New PS5 Gameplay
It's all about HyperMotion again
We all know EA Sports loves a good buzzword, but FIFA 22’s advancements in motion capture – HyperMotion, as the publisher’s named it – does look to be a game changer. The functionality is exclusive to the next-gen version, and utilises Machine Learning based on a real-world match of football to completely...
Wednesday21st Jul 2021
News Alex Scott Becomes First Female Broadcast Voice in FIFA 22
Lee Dixon axed
Former Arsenal and England footballer Alex Scott’s meteoric rise as a pundit has seen her land a job in FIFA 22, where she’ll appear as a side-line reporter digging into events occurring off-screen. The broadcaster – who’ll become the first ever female voice in the franchise – will fulfil Alan McInally’s role, providing...
Tuesday20th Jul 2021
News FIFA 22 Showcases First Snippets of PS5's New HyperMotion Gameplay
Plenty of potential, for sure
EA’s ongoing Spotlight series – a kind of precursor to the upcoming EA Play Live press conference later this week – has showcased the first snippets of raw FIFA 22 gameplay, utilising the new HyperMotion technology the publisher has been boasting about. There are a lot of buzzwords at play here – includin
Monday12th Jul 2021
News FIFA 22 Will Allow You to Create Your Own Club in Career Mode
Push Square FC targeting the Champions League
FIFA 22 will finally allow you to create your own football club in Career mode, according to a press release shared by EA Sports. While the correspondence is light on details, it teases an “all-new Create a Club experience”. Presumably, this will enable you to design the kit and logo of your squad,...
News FIFA 22 PS4 to PS5 Upgrade Locked Behind £90 Ultimate Edition
No free upgrade this year
There will be no free PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5 upgrade for FIFA 22, EA Sports has confirmed. This means that if you buy the PS4 version with the expectation of eventually upgrading to the PS5 version free of charge, then you're out of luck. You'll have to buy the game again on PS5, unless you pay more for the Ultimate...
News FIFA 22 Sure Is Talking a Big Game on PS5
Machine learning writes new animations in real-time
You’ll be familiar with the cycle by now: EA Sports announces a new FIFA with a bunch of ambitious and eye-catching buzzwords, then the game releases and the community lambasts it. HyperMotion Technology is the latest marketing term coined by the juggernaut publisher for FIFA 22, and as usual, on...
