EA Sports FC 25 launches later this year and will feature football star Jude Bellingham on the cover
The Ultimate Edition pre-order will come with limited-time rewards
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EA Sports has revealed the official release date forEA Sports FC 25, as well as its cover star.
EA Sports FC 25is coming toXbox One,Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Nintendo Switch, and PC on September 27, 2024.
For this latest instalment, Real Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham will grace the cover of the Standard Edition, while the Ultimate Edition will feature Bellingham alongside other football stars like Aitana Bonmatí, David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Gianluigi Buffon.
Pre-orders are also available right now, but players will have until August 20 topre-orderthe Ultimate Edition and receive limited-time rewards. These rewards include an untradeable Hero or ICON Player Item inEA Sports FC 24Ultimate Team from the ‘Greats of the Game’ campaign, as well as an untradeable Hero Player Item inEA Sports FC 25Ultimate Team with an upgraded ‘Prime’ version, which will arrive in November.
EA Sports FC 25will introduce a bunch of new changes for the series. For starters, Career mode will feature women’s football for the first time ever. The game will also have several modes, which EA Sports has already provided details for.
There’s 5v5 Rush, which is described as “new way to play with friends in Football Ultimate Team, Clubs, and Kick-Off”, and will replace Volta, with “fast-paced small-sided gameplay.”
FC IQ has had an overhaul for greater strategic control and realism for team building, and will also utilize a new AI model “powered by real-world data” that will “influence player tactics through all-new Player Roles.”
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Ultimate Team is also getting changes, by introducing a way for players to employ Manager Items, customize Evolution items, and a way to duplicate items with a new duplicate storage mechanic.
DeveloperEA split withFIFAin 2022, meaning the continued use of theFIFAname in the company’s video game series had to be rebranded.FIFA 23was the final game in the thirty-year run ofFIFA-branded EA titles, beforeEA Sports FC 24was released last year, making it the first entry in the newly renamed series.
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