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FIFPlay http://www.fifplay.com FIFA and Football Gaming Community Thu, 23 May 2013 04:24:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 EA Sports Ignite Engine http://www.fifplay.com/easports-ignite/ http://www.fifplay.com/easports-ignite/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 06:35:58 +0000 schahryar http://www.fifplay.com/?p=4163

Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that it has developed EA SPORTS IGNITE, a new game engine that will power EA SPORTS games on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation 4. Fuelled by EA SPORTS IGNITE, EA SPORTS games will be alive with players who think, move, and behave like real athletes and dynamic living worlds, transforming the way people play and experience games on next gen consoles. Created with the EA SPORTS IGNITE engine, Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, NBA LIVE 14, and EA SPORTS UFC, will each launch within the next 12 months.

EA SPORTS IGNITE blends new technology with the best rendering, run-time physics, animation, intelligence, locomotion, and online systems from across EA into one powerful, new engine. Athletes will possess human-like intelligence for advanced decision-making, players will have the agility required to change speeds and directions with true athletic motion, and living worlds will make the game experience as rich and dynamic as real-world stadiums and arenas.

“Through years of investment and innovation, we have built technology across EA SPORTS to create a game engine that will deliver stunning accuracy, realism and experiences that we previously could only dream about,” said Andrew Wilson, Executive Vice President and Head of EA SPORTS. “With EA SPORTS IGNITE and the power of next generation consoles, our games will come alive—with more authenticity, more emotion, more connectivity, and more fun.”

Athletes in EA SPORTS next gen games will be able to make intelligent decisions with human-like reaction times. EA SPORTS IGNITE computes four times more calculations per second than previous consoles, unlocking nearly infinite potential for how players think, and enabling them to make more difficult decisions faster. Players are alive with contextual awareness and instincts—thinking, anticipating, and reacting—just like real athletes, and players are conscious of their environment. In FIFA 14, for example, a player’s sense of urgency increases as the match draws on and a goal is needed, rushing to take a free kick, corner, or goal-kick if time is running down.

EA SPORTS IGNITE will deliver the dynamic movements and biomechanics of the world’s best athletes. With 10 times more animation depth and detail than previous consoles, and thousands of new sport-specific animations to drive new locomotion systems, players now plant, pivot and cut, quickly change speeds, and shift momentum with the agility and explosiveness of superstar athletes.

EA SPORTS games for the next generation will have stunning accuracy and visuals. By creating living worlds, the in-game environment is now as dynamic as real-world stadiums and arenas that change throughout a match. For the first time ever, 3D crowds and dynamic sidelines will impact the experience, and rich sports atmospheres will change organically based on the progress of a match. Player actions will change depending on the situation, and crowds will have an expectation of how a game is likely to play out, and react accordingly.

Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, EA SPORTS UFC and NBA LIVE 14, will release worldwide within the next 12 months on Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, and will be available for pre-order soon. Madden NFL 25 will release in North America on August 27 and worldwide on August 30 on the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. FIFA 14 will also be available on the Xbox 360, PlayStation3, PC and additional platforms. The release date has not yet been announced.]]> http://www.fifplay.com/easports-ignite/feed/ 0 FIFA 14 Next-Gen for Xbox One Unveiled http://www.fifplay.com/fifa14-xboxone/ http://www.fifplay.com/fifa14-xboxone/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:52:05 +0000 schahryar http://www.fifplay.com/?p=4151 FIFA 14 running on EA Sports’ new Ignite engine at Microsoft Xbox One reveal event.

Here are some pictures of FIFA 14 Next Gen captured from the event:

FIFA 14 Next Generation

FIFA 14 Next-Gen for Xbox One

Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that it has developed EA SPORTS™ IGNITE, a new game engine that will power EA SPORTS games on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation®4. Fuelled by EA SPORTS IGNITE, EA SPORTS games will be alive with players who think, move, and behave like real athletes and dynamic living worlds, transforming the way people play and experience games on next gen consoles. Created with the EA SPORTS IGNITE engine, Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, NBA LIVE 14, and EA SPORTS™ UFC, will each launch within the next 12 months.

EA SPORTS IGNITE blends new technology with the best rendering, run-time physics, animation, intelligence, locomotion, and online systems from across EA into one powerful, new engine. Athletes will possess human-like intelligence for advanced decision-making, players will have the agility required to change speeds and directions with true athletic motion, and living worlds will make the game experience as rich and dynamic as real-world stadiums and arenas. A video showcasing how EA SPORTS games will look and play on Xbox One can be viewed here.

“Through years of investment and innovation, we have built technology across EA SPORTS to create a game engine that will deliver stunning accuracy, realism and experiences that we previously could only dream about,” said Andrew Wilson, Executive Vice President and Head of EA SPORTS. “With EA SPORTS IGNITE and the power of next generation consoles, our games will come alive—with more authenticity, more emotion, more connectivity, and more fun.”

Athletes in EA SPORTS next gen games will be able to make intelligent decisions with human-like reaction times. EA SPORTS IGNITE computes four times more calculations per second than previous consoles, unlocking nearly infinite potential for how players think, and enabling them to make more difficult decisions faster. Players are alive with contextual awareness and instincts—thinking, anticipating, and reacting—just like real athletes, and players are conscious of their environment. In FIFA 14, for example, a player’s sense of urgency increases as the match draws on and a goal is needed, rushing to take a free kick, corner, or goal-kick if time is running down.

EA SPORTS IGNITE will deliver the dynamic movements and biomechanics of the world’s best athletes. With 10 times more animation depth and detail than previous consoles, and thousands of new sport-specific animations to drive new locomotion systems, players now plant, pivot and cut, quickly change speeds, and shift momentum with the agility and explosiveness of superstar athletes.

EA SPORTS games for the next generation will have stunning accuracy and visuals. By creating living worlds, the in-game environment is now as dynamic as real-world stadiums and arenas that change throughout a match. For the first time ever, 3D crowds and dynamic sidelines will impact the experience, and rich sports atmospheres will change organically based on the progress of a match. Player actions will change depending on the situation, and crowds will have an expectation of how a game is likely to play out, and react accordingly.

Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, EA SPORTS UFC and NBA LIVE 14, will release worldwide within the next 12 months on Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, and will be available for pre-order soon. Madden NFL 25 will release in North America on August 27 and worldwide on August 30 on the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. FIFA 14 will also be available on the Xbox 360, PlayStation3, PC and additional platforms. The release date has not yet been announced.]]> http://www.fifplay.com/fifa14-xboxone/feed/ 0 Xbox One Announced http://www.fifplay.com/xboxone/ http://www.fifplay.com/xboxone/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:19 +0000 schahryar http://www.fifplay.com/?p=4131

XBOXONE

Microsoft officially announced XBOX ONE
The Xbox One was formally revealed on May 21, 2013,[4] with additional information to follow at E3 on June 10th. It is scheduled for release by the end of 2013.

The main elements of the Console’s memory system are the north bridge and the GPU memory system. The Memory configuration supports coherent and non-coherent memory access, and two types of memory DRAM and ESRAM. The Console will have 8 GB of DRAM and 32 MB of ESRAM. The maximum read and write bandwidth to DRAM is 18 GB a second. The bandwidth is allocated to the CPU, GPU, display scan out, move engines and Audio system. The maximum read and write bandwidth of ESRAM is 10 GB a second. This high bandwidth with low latency makes ESRAM much more effective for the GPU. The ESRAM bandwidth is allocated to the GPU and move engines.

CPU
The CPU in the Xbox One is similar to the one found in the PS4. Both are made by AMD and include an integrated GPU, making up AMD’s definition of an APU. The console’s CPU has 8 cores (4 modules), with two cores and shared cache in each module. One module contains two x64 cores, each operating a single thread at 1.6 GHz. The cores each have a 32KB instruction cache and a 32 KB data cache, and the 4 cores in each build share a 2MB level 2 caches. As a sum the builds have 8 hardware threads and 4 MB of L2. The CPU cores are clocked at running 1.6 GHz; this is half the clock rate of the Xbox 360, which might allude that the Xbox 360’s cores could outperform the new console. But this is not true do to the fact that the new console will have out of order execution between cores. This means that the CPU can re-order the micro-operations this improves performance by allowing the console to Start loads and stores as easy as possible to avoid stalls. It allows for execution of instructions in data-dependency order. Furthermore, fetching instructions from branch destination as soon as the branch address is resolved.

GPU
The Console’s GPU uses the enhanced capabilities and performance of modern Direct3D 11 GPU to the console space. The GPU is clocked at 800MHz. All GPU memory accesses use virtual addresses that undergo translation before being resolved to physical addresses. This redundancy solves the problem of memory fragmentation in hardware. A single resource can now occupy several noncontiguous pages of physical memory with ease. The GPU has no traditional video memory VRAM, but rather has 32 MB of fast SRAM or (ESRAM). This allows for texturing through ESRAM, rendering to surfaces in main RAM, and re-rendering targets without performing a resolve. The GPU has a two stage caching system. The L2 Cache contains four separate 8-way L2 caches of 128 KB, each made up of 1024 32-byte cache lines. The L2 mainly works as a write-back cache when the GPU modifies data in a cache line. The L1 Cache has 12 shader cores, which each have a local 34-way L1 cache of 16 KB, composed of 256 64-byte cache lines. The main purpose of the L1 cache is to act as a write-through cache when the SC modifies data in the cache; the mods are then pushed back to the L2 cache without waiting until the cache line is evicted.

Display planes
The Console’s GPU will also be able to support three different display planes, in other words the displays are three separate front buffers. The displays will have an implied order. The effect will be the blending of the three planes occurs at 10-bit fixed point precision. This will allow the console to have different resolutions, different bits per channel and formats that are float or fixed. They can also have different color spaces (RGB or YCbCr, linear or sRGB). The hardware will also support various image processing components; a hardware scaler, a color space converter, a border cropper, and a data type converter. The GPU can then convert all three displays into a common out profile.

Xbox One New features

Media Inter-connectivity
The Xbox One will allow instant access to movies, live TV, music, and web browser. A live action television show, based on the game universe of Halo, has been confirmed and will be directed by Steven Spielberg.

Set-top box integration
Microsoft will introduce a feature that lets its next generation console take over a TV and set-top box in similar way to Google TV. The next gen-Xbox will take a cable box signal and pass it through to the Xbox via HDMI allowing Microsoft’s console to overlay a UI and feature on top of an existing TV channel.

Voice control
The Console will feature a voice control feature similar to Apple’s Siri. This will allow users to control Xbox functions via voice command. All voice control will be coordinated through the Kinect, and with this ability Skype will also become a function of the new Xbox.

Controller
The new controller will have a 16% longer battery life. The controller will also feature a touch sensitive area, similar to the feature on Sony’s new PS4 controller. The touch area will be used for gestures to compliment the Kinect sensor bar, and would also be clickable to function like a traditional controller pad [11]. The triggers will have built-in rumble system called “Impulse Triggers”.

Kinect
The new Kinect will have ‘wake with voice’ for the Xbox console. It will have 1080p camera compared to the VGA sensor on the original Kinect. The new motion controller would process 2GB of data per-second to accurately read environment.

Operating system
The device will run three operating systems; Xbox OS, a cut down version of Windows running the NT kernel and another OS that will allow the other two operating systems to communicate by virtualisation (as a hypervisor).

The edition of Windows on the Xbox will however not be compatible with standard Windows Apps, but Metro apps will be easily portable to the OS.
It is speculated that the consoles ability to run multiple operating systems is only marketing simplification, and that the device will simply run multiple interfaces on the Windows NT kernel.

Xbox Live The Xbox Live is scaled up to use 300,000 servers for Xbox One users from 15,000 that handle the Xbox 360 users. Cloud storage is offered to save music, movies, games and saved content and developers will be able to leverage Live servers to offer more “living and persistent worlds.”

]]> http://www.fifplay.com/xboxone/feed/ 0 FIFA 14 http://www.fifplay.com/fifa14/ http://www.fifplay.com/fifa14/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 00:56:25 +0000 schahryar http://www.fifplay.com/?p=3280

• FIFA 14 Pre-order
• FIFA 14 Screenshots
• FIFA 14 Features
• FIFA 14 Videos
• FIFA 14 Cover Stars
• FIFA 14 Demo
• FIFA 14 Wishlist
• FIFA 13

FIFA 14 Information, News, Release Date, Screenshots, Wishlist and …

Finally!!! FIFA 14 has been officially announced!
See FIFA 14 screenshots here: fifplay.com/fifa14-screenshots
Read the FIFA 14 Revealed article at fifplay.com/fifa14-reveled

FIFA 14 coming to the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC this Fall.

Here you can find the latest on FIFA 14 video-game including FIFA 14 screenshots, FIFA 14 features, FIFA 14 videos, FIFA 14 tips and tricks, FIFA 14 demo, interviews and the latest official assets from EA Sports.

FIFA 14 Screenshots

Check out FIFA 14 Screenshots for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360

FIFA 14 Release Date

24th September 2013 (Not officially confirmed)

FIFA 14 News

• FIFA 14 Next-Gen Unveiled
• EA and FIFA Extend Agreement Until 2022
• FIFA 14 Teammate Intelligence Details
• Pre-order FIFA 14
• FIFA 14 Box Art Revealed
• FIFA 14 Videos to Showcase the Key Features
• FIFA 14 Key Features
• FIFA 14 Screenshots Are Available Now!
• Women’s Football in FIFA 14?
• What songs you would like to have in FIFA 14 Soundtrack list?
• Vote for your Favorite FIFA 14 Leagues
• The Best of FIFA 14 Ideas
• Download FIFA 14 logo
• Your ideas for FIFA 14

FIFA 14 Wish-list

• Write your ideas for FIFA 14
]]> http://www.fifplay.com/fifa14/feed/ 2144 FIFA 13 http://www.fifplay.com/fifa13/ http://www.fifplay.com/fifa13/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 00:18:30 +0000 schahryar http://www.fifplay.com/?p=1298

FIFA 13

• FIFA 14
• Your Feedback for FIFA 13
• FIFA 13 Demo
• FIFA 13 Ultimate Team
• FIFA 13 @ gamescom
• FIFA 13 Videos
• FIFA 13 Trailer
• FIFA 13 Tips
• FIFA 13 Soundtrack
• FIFA 13 Screenshots
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• FIFA 13 Kinect
• FIFA 13 Reviews
• FIFA 13 Wishlist
• FIFA 13 Interviews
• FIFA 13 Logo
• FIFA 13 Wallpaper
• FIFA 13 for iPhone and iPad
• FIFA 13 Soundtrack (Wishlist)
• FIFA 13 Wii U
• FIFA 13 Manual

FIFA 13 Information, Release Date, Screenshots and …

Here you have all the latest and information about FIFA 13 video-game including FIFA 13 screenshots, FIFA 13 tips and tricks, FIFA 13 demo, interviews and the latest official assets from EA Sports … Keep checking this page for the latest on FIFA 13.

FIFA 13 News

• FIFA 13 Celebrations
• FIFA 13 Ultimate Team Web App is Live Now
• Write your suggestions for FIFA 14
• Some new FIFA 13 screenshots added [pre-release]
• FIFA 13 Classic Kits
• FIFA 13 EA SPORTS Football Club Catalogue Video
• FIFA 13 Tips and Tutorials
• FIFA 13 Attacking Intelligence [Video]
• Write your comments on FIFA 13 Demo
• Download FIFA 13 Demo
• FIFA 13 Soundtrack – All Songs Announced
• FIFA 13 Ultimate Team
• FIFA 13 Preview Event in Manchester
• FIFA 13 Official TV Ad [Pictures]
• FIFA 13 Official TV Ad [NEW]
• New FIFA 13 Official TV Ad Teaser [Video]
• New FIFA 13 iOS (iPhone / iPad) Screenshots
• FIFA 13 Ultimate Team New Features [Video]
• FIFA 13 iOS Fact Sheet
• Saudi League in FIFA 13
• “Ghosts” by The Presets, to be featured on FIFA 13 Soundtrack
• FIFA 13 UK Cover Revealed
• Another New Song from FIFA 13 Announced: Us Against the World
• FIFA 13 New Screenshots (PC and UT) from Gamescom
• FIFA 13 Stall at Gamescom (Pictures)
• All FIFA 13 Videos Are Here
• Balotelli’s Hulk Celebration to be featured in FIFA 13
• FIFA 13 Motion Capture video
• FIFA 13 Soundtrack – Three New Songs Announced
• FIFA 13 Skill Games video
• New FIFA 13 Wii U Screenshots
• Brand New FIFA 13 Screenshots Added
• EA Sports Joins Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
• Very First FIFA 13 Tips and Tricks
• FIFA 13 Soundtrack – One Song Announced
• New Arsenal’s Away Kit in FIFA 13 (Video)
• New FIFA 13 Wallpapers Available to Download
• FIFA 13 for iOS (iPhone / iPad) Screenshots
• EA Unveiled FIFA 13 Ultimate Edition and Pre-order
• FIFA 13 Pack Cover Revealed
• FIFA 13 at Gamescom
• FIFA 13 Elevates Its Role as Football’s Social Network
• FIFA 13 Will Support Kinect
• FIFA 13 – Referee Mode
• EA Sports Announced FIFA 13
• Czech National Team Will be in FIFA 13
• 4,000 Ways to Have a Better FIFA 13

FIFA 13 Wish-list

Write your suggestions for FIFA 13 using the links below:
• Your Ideas for FIFA 13
• List Your Favorite Playlist for FIFA 13

FIFA 13 Release Date

25th September 2012 (North America)
27th September 2012 (Europe)
28th September 2012 (Australia)

FIFA 13 Demo

FIFA 13 Demo is available to download since 11th September 2012 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Go to our FIFA 13 Demo page to get more details.

FIFA 13 Screenshots

]]> http://www.fifplay.com/fifa13/feed/ 1580 Bruce Grannec Won FIFA Interactive World Cup http://www.fifplay.com/fifa-interactive-world-cup-2013-winner/ http://www.fifplay.com/fifa-interactive-world-cup-2013-winner/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 13:40:10 +0000 schahryar http://www.fifplay.com/?p=4101

Mexico’s Andrei Torres Vivero was defeated 1-0 in the FIFA Interactive World Cup final by Bruce Grannec of France.

The 2013 FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) has wrapped up in dramatic fashion with Bruce Grannec of France claiming a second world title after beating Mexico’s Andrei Torres Vivero 1-0 in a tense finale in Madrid on Wednesday 8 May. Grannec, who adds to his 2009 crown, will take home a cool 20,000 USD in prize money and enjoy a trip for two to the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2013, where he will rub shoulders with the biggest stars in world football.

The victory is made all the more impressive considering the 2.5m players who participated in the FIWC 2013, making this the mostly fiercely contested online gaming tournament ever. Ralph Straus, FIFA Head of Strategy & Brand Management, says he was impressed not only with the skills on show but also the level of support from the wider FIWC community, as the three-day Grand Final streamed live via FIFA.com and FIFA on Youtube.

“It has been a thrilling competition and we congratulate all 21 grand finalists, in particular Bruce Grannec for emerging as world champion,” Straus said. “The FIWC continues to be a platform that gives fans across the globe an opportunity to participate in a FIFA World Cup event and become a true world champion. We are excited about planning for the tenth edition of the competition in 2014 with the support of presenting partners EA SPORTS™ and Sony PlayStation®.” The final showdown followed an announcement earlier in the day that FIFA and EA SPORTS™ will extend their existing licensing agreement until 2022. Oliver Hughes, International Marketing Director for EA SPORTS™, says the FIWC is an important element of that agreement.

“The success and popularity of this year’s FIWC is evidence of the close partnership between EA SPORTS™ and FIFA as we strive to reach new heights in the world of gaming,” Hughes said. “We look forward to continuing that relationship and finding innovative ways to give players the best possible virtual football experience.”

Nick Caplin, Head of Communications Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, says he was delighted to see the passion and excitement from the players, most of who qualified through the six online qualifying seasons.

“The online qualifying seasons, played through the PlayStation® Network, have become a crucial component of the FIWC,” Caplin said. “We’re delighted to provide this support and see the tournament participation numbers continue to increase exponentially since the online playing mode was introduced for the FIWC in 2009. To reach 2.5 million participants is an incredible achievement.”

See also - FIFA 13 - FIFA 14]]> http://www.fifplay.com/fifa-interactive-world-cup-2013-winner/feed/ 0 Active Soccer http://www.fifplay.com/activesoccer/ http://www.fifplay.com/activesoccer/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 08:49:48 +0000 schahryar http://www.fifplay.com/?p=4092

The Fox Software announces the release of Active Soccer, a multi-platform football game that takes inspiration by 90′s classic games like Sensible Soccer and Kick Off 2.

The game is a fast paced arcade game and it is the first online cross-platform football game ever! The legendary musician Chris Huelsbeck has been involved on producing game soundtrack. “We are proud to announce Active Soccer is now ranked at 6th place as most popular sports game on Google Play”, said Gianluca Troiano founder of The Fox Software.

Key Features
- Classic gameplay
- 360 degrees movements
- Total control of the game
- Exciting online multiplayer match
- Choose your preferred player and climb up the international ranking
- Compete in the world cup and try to prevail
- Draw the most effective tactic on the pitch and win
- Practice with free kicks and penalties
- 3D game engine
- Soundtrack created by Chris Huelsbeck (Turrican, Jim Power, The Great Giana Sisters, x-Out and many other titles)
- Extremely fun!

Screenshots

Active Soccer in-game screenshots

Download Active Soccer at Apple Store
- itunes.apple.com/gb/app/active-soccer/id581463177?l=en&mt=8

Download Active Soccer for Android on Google Play Market
- play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thefoxsoftware.activesoccer

Active Soccer will be released soon for PC Windows, Mac OS, Windows Phone 8, Playbook and BlackBerry 10 versions … Stay tuned!]]> http://www.fifplay.com/activesoccer/feed/ 0 FIFA 13 Guide http://www.fifplay.com/fifa13-guide/ http://www.fifplay.com/fifa13-guide/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 01:29:17 +0000 schahryar http://www.fifplay.com/?p=3549

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Click here to order your copy of FIFA 13 Guide ]]> http://www.fifplay.com/fifa13-guide/feed/ 0 EA and FIFA Extend Agreement Until 2022 http://www.fifplay.com/ea-fifa-extend-agreement-until-2022/ http://www.fifplay.com/ea-fifa-extend-agreement-until-2022/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 11:36:08 +0000 schahryar http://www.fifplay.com/?p=4065

EA Sports, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) have announced an extension of their existing licensing agreement until December 31, 2022.

Under the terms of the agreement, EA SPORTS maintains exclusive rights to release FIFA-branded action and management videogames. In addition, EA SPORTS also holds exclusive rights to release the official FIFA World Cup™ videogame, as well as retaining its status as a Presenting Partner of the FIFA Interactive World Cup.

“EA SPORTS released the first FIFA-branded football game in 1993, and 20 years later our partnership with FIFA continues to be very strong,” said Andrew Wilson, Executive Vice President and Head of EA SPORTS. “Our franchise has become the benchmark for quality and innovation in the sports videogame genre, and we look forward to many more years of connecting with consumers around the world with our games carrying the prestigious FIFA name.”

“Our relationship with EA SPORTS is of high importance to FIFA” said Jérôme Valcke, FIFA Secretary General. “The FIFA videogames are a key experiential component in our work to communicate the FIFA brand and its values all over the world. This is highlighted by the 2.5 million football fans that have competed in this year’s FIFA Interactive World Cup, which is just one example of the power of our partnership with EA”.

The EA SPORTS FIFA franchise, the most critically acclaimed sports videogame franchise in the world, continues to drive record consumer engagement with over 65 million games played weekly.

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EA Sports: One of the most memorable moments from the 2006 FIFA World Cup occurred when Argentina strung together 24 passes before scoring a fantastic goal against Serbia and Montenegro. The attackers knew exactly where they should be to open up the opposition and they executed flawlessly.

With Teammate Intelligence in FIFA 14, players will have better decision-making and teams will play smarter on both the attack and defense to bring the beauty of the game to life.

Open Up the Pitch
FIFA 14 introduces new run types to make goal-scoring opportunities even more exciting. Players will have the intelligence to break down defenses by creating space for themselves and separation from defenders.

You will notice that attacking players will watch the backline to avoid being caught offside before breaking free for a pass or through ball. Attackers will also now perform checked runs to confuse defenders.

Additionally, the center-forward will back into a defender to hold position and receive the ball, creating space to gain possession. Afterward, he will either release to another player or turn and shoot on goal.

Closing the Gap
In FIFA 14, defenders will be better at tracking runs without over-committing. They will recognize opportunities to support and apply pressure from anywhere on the pitch. Rather than always covering the player closest to them, AI defenders will better position themselves to reduce the chance of someone being left wide-open.

Defensive decision-making will be based on multiple frames enabling defenders to continually analyze the play to search for the most dangerous player. This will improve run tracking and man marking. Smarter, tighter marking will change the way games unfold as more action is driven to the middle of the field, leading to tighter passes and a greater emphasis on strategy.

Also introduced this year is defensive pressure—teammates will recognize good opportunities to win back possession and support with tighter marking and more pressure. Previously, once a team had a lead late into a match, they would begin to slow the pace to run down the clock. Now, Defenders will recognize this and press the attacking players in an attempt to win back possession.

When combined with Protect the Ball, Teammate Intelligence opens up the entire field. Plays will form organically as smarter decisions are made, meaning a more realistic football experience.

For additional gameplay details, check out FIFA 14 features page.

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