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enWed, 08 Jan 2025 12:25:39 +0000EA Sports FC 25's first post-TOTY reveal update is good news if you think your goalie's giving up too often, but bad news if you've been passing "in an unnatural way"https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-first-post-toty-reveal-update-goalies-giving-up-passing-unnatural-wayMark WarrenWed, 08 Jan 2025 12:25:39 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-first-post-toty-reveal-update-goalies-giving-up-passing-unnatural-waySingle PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

A fresh title update for EA Sports FC 25 has just dropped, with the developer saying it's still making more progress on combvatting issues which've been highlighted in player feedback.

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EA Sports FC 25 Team of the Year voting is open, so you can spend hours picking a right back, then give up and chuck middle-aged Ronaldo and Messi up fronthttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-team-of-the-year-voting-openMark WarrenTue, 07 Jan 2025 10:54:48 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-team-of-the-year-voting-openSingle PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

It's that time of year again. Voting for EA Sports FC 25's Team of the Year is now open, giving you your yearly chance to nominate the players from the men's and women's games that you think have been setting the world alight for a card that streamers will blow thousands on being able to scream at.

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Balatro Dev jokes about adding loot boxes to lower 18 age rating, highlighting the "real gambling" EA Sports FC gets away withhttps://www.vg247.com/balatro-pegi-18-ea-fc-25-microtransactionsConnor MakarMon, 16 Dec 2024 10:54:31 +0000https://www.vg247.com/balatro-pegi-18-ea-fc-25-microtransactionsLocalThunkSingle PlayerBalatroThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationPlaystackBird view / IsometricCard GamesEA SportsEA Sports FC 25IndieMultiplayer CooperativePS5StrategyPCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

Balatro, which was a runner up for The Game Awards' Game of the Year award, is certainly a popular game. However, for months now it's been plagued with a black mark of sorts on digital storefronts. This, a Pegi 18 rating indicating the game is for adults only, remains after months of pushback, despite other games with real gambling staying up at a 3+ rating. Earlier today, the solo dev of Balatro brought issue to the issue yet again.

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EA Sports FC Empires looks to take on Football Manager with weird 4X strategy that's Ultimate Team meets Clash of Clanshttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-empires-early-access-releaseJames BillcliffeThu, 12 Dec 2024 17:11:35 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-empires-early-access-releaseSingle PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SEA Sports FC EmpiresSimulationBird view / IsometricEA SportsMultiplayer CooperativeEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

EA Sports has just released the early access for FC Empires, a new football 4X Strategy game that’s kind of like Football Manager meets Clash of Clans.

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EA Sports FC 25's beefy First Frost update is here, bringing new player roles and focuses alongside a heap of tweaks based on player feedbackhttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-first-frost-update-is-here-new-player-roles-and-focuses-tweaks-player-feedbackMark WarrenWed, 04 Dec 2024 13:02:22 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-first-frost-update-is-here-new-player-roles-and-focuses-tweaks-player-feedbackSingle PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

EA Sports FC 25 just got a hefty new update dubbed First Frost, and it's brought a bunch of changes to the game as we barrel towards the festive period. There are some new additions, and a whole to lot of changes in response to stuff players haven't been happy with.

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EA Sports FC 25 Best Kits: Coolest international and club shirtshttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-best-kitsJames BillcliffeMon, 18 Nov 2024 17:18:54 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-best-kitsSingle PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

Football and fashion have grown side-by-side for decades. From the short-shorts Seventies, v-necked Eighties and dazzle camouflage Nineties to the retro-inspired styles riffing on those motifs today, a great design can make a kit stand out, but it’s the players who wear it that turn a shirt into an icon.

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EA FC 25 Division Rivals Rewardshttps://www.vg247.com/ea-fc-25-division-rivals-rewardsDion DassanayakeFri, 15 Nov 2024 15:40:37 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-fc-25-division-rivals-rewardsSingle PlayerPS4Third personXbox Series X/SXbox OneSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5Nintendo SwitchPCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

Division Rivals is one of the main ways to earn rewards in FC 25's Ultimate Team mode.

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EA FC 25 FUT Champs Rewardshttps://www.vg247.com/ea-fc-25-fut-champs-rewardsDion DassanayakeFri, 15 Nov 2024 15:22:10 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-fc-25-fut-champs-rewardsSingle PlayerPS4Third personXbox Series X/SXbox OneSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5Nintendo SwitchPCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

FUT Champs is available now in FC 25, with EA making some big changes to how the Ultimate Team mode works.

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FEAR FA 98 is a weird indie lovechild of footy and Silent Hill that’ll let you summon demons and kick about severed heads, and it looks like a terrifyingly chaotic laughhttps://www.vg247.com/fear-fa-98-indie-fifa-98-silent-hill-lovechild-looks-like-laughMark WarrenFri, 25 Oct 2024 11:27:17 +0000https://www.vg247.com/fear-fa-98-indie-fifa-98-silent-hill-lovechild-looks-like-laughSingle PlayerPS1EA Sports FC 25PS5Bloober TeamThird personSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeSilent Hill 2 RemakeMultiplayer CompetitiveXbox Series X/SBird view / IsometricAction AdventureSilent HillKonamiPuzzleEA SportsSportsPC

If you've been playing EA Sports FC 25 and the Silent Hill 2 Remake over the past couple of months, an indie game looks like it could be right up your alley. It's called FEAR FA 98 and it's a "horror arcade soccer simulator" that's just launched a Kickstarter.

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EA Sports FC 25's third title update is beefier than an old-school centre back, with over 1000 words of changes and fixes, including balancing tweaks and nerfshttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-title-update-3Mark WarrenWed, 16 Oct 2024 11:55:46 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-title-update-3Single PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

EA Sports FC 25's third title update is now available for those on PS4 and Xbox One, with other platforms set to follow "soon". What are you getting with it? Well, a lot, including some balacing tweaks and nerfs it's worth being aware of.

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EA Sports FC 25 Review - gameplay over gimmicks makes for a season to rememberhttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-reviewJames BillcliffeFri, 04 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-reviewSingle PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationReviewsMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

When Claude Makelele moved from Real Madrid to Chelsea at the height of Galacticos era, Zinedine Zidane famously said: “Why put another layer of gold paint on the Bentley when you’re losing the entire engine?”

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EA Sports FC 25's second update hits PC first, and you won't be able to get destroyed by a console player controlled league two team until they get it toohttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25s-second-update-hits-pc-firstMark WarrenTue, 01 Oct 2024 16:16:26 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25s-second-update-hits-pc-firstXbox Series X/SEA Sports FC 25PS5SportsPC

EA Sports FC 25's second title update is here, but it's only released on PC to start off with, with cross-play between that platform and consoles now being on hold until Xbox and PlayStation folks get it too.

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EA Sports FC 25 includes a pair of brothers, but only one of them's a footballer, and you might not guess how it's happened right awayhttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-includes-brothers-but-only-one-footballer-and-you-might-not-guess-howMark WarrenMon, 30 Sep 2024 15:02:10 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-includes-brothers-but-only-one-footballer-and-you-might-not-guess-howXbox Series X/SEA Sports FC 25PS5SportsPC

There are a lot of real people in EA Sports FC 25, with the vast majority being of the kicking a ball for a living, used to kick a ball for a living, or paid to tell other people who how to kick a ball variety. However, there's a set of brothers in this year's game who don't both fit into one of those categories.

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EA Sports FC 25 RttK Upgrade Trackerhttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-rttk-upgrade-trackerJames BillcliffeMon, 30 Sep 2024 10:17:55 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-rttk-upgrade-trackerSingle PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

The new Champions League format is upon us, bringing with it a new way to upgrade your Road to the Knockouts (RttK) cards in EA Sports FC 25.

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EA Sports FC 25's first title update is now live, and it should prevent your game getting unstable after you lose on penshttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-first-title-update-is-now-live-prevent-game-getting-unstable-after-pensMark WarrenWed, 25 Sep 2024 15:53:41 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-first-title-update-is-now-live-prevent-game-getting-unstable-after-pensXbox Series X/SEA Sports FC 25PS5SportsPC

EA Sports FC 25 is now out in the world and doing a thing even though it doesn't fully release until September 27, with folks already taking in the various additions and tweaks it makes to the established formula of person kick ball in net. In fact, the game's first title update just dropped today, September 25.

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EA Sports FC 25 Best Formations for Meta and Starter Teamshttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-best-formations-for-meta-and-starter-teamsJames BillcliffeMon, 23 Sep 2024 15:16:00 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-best-formations-for-meta-and-starter-teamsXbox Series X/SEA Sports FC 25PS5SportsPC

You can have all of the best players in the world, but if you can’t fit them into a stable formation then they’ll never win anything.

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Best EA Sports FC 25 Goalkeepers to sign in Career Modehttps://www.vg247.com/best-ea-sports-fc-25-goalkeepersJames BillcliffeFri, 20 Sep 2024 18:07:10 +0000https://www.vg247.com/best-ea-sports-fc-25-goalkeepersSingle PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

With new goalkeeping PlayStyles and the now the all-important PlayStyles+ available as well, the best Goalkeepers in EA Sports FC 25 are better than ever.

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Best EA Sports FC 25 Centre Backs to sign in Career Modehttps://www.vg247.com/best-ea-sports-fc-25-centre-backsJames BillcliffeFri, 20 Sep 2024 18:07:05 +0000https://www.vg247.com/best-ea-sports-fc-25-centre-backsSingle PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

The days of slow centre backs are long gone, with the best CBs in EA Sports FC 25 all boasting top speeds that rival even the quickest of attackers.

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Best EA Sports FC 25 Full-backs to sign in Career Modehttps://www.vg247.com/best-ea-sports-fc-25-left-backs-and-right-backsJames BillcliffeFri, 20 Sep 2024 18:06:57 +0000https://www.vg247.com/best-ea-sports-fc-25-left-backs-and-right-backsSingle PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

No position has changed more in modern football than the full-back. But in EA Sports FC 25, you can finally reflect this evolution in your own tactical set-up, utilizing the best left-backs and right-backs both in build-up and the attacking third, as well as in defence.

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Best EA Sports FC 25 Midfielders to sign in Career Modehttps://www.vg247.com/best-ea-sports-fc-25-midfieldersJames BillcliffeFri, 20 Sep 2024 18:06:54 +0000https://www.vg247.com/best-ea-sports-fc-25-midfieldersSingle PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

With the new features in EA Sports FC 25, the midfield has received a bigger shake-up than anywhere else on the pitch. Now, thanks to the huge amount of new Player Roles that can be performed, there’s more variety and nuance for the best midfielders in EA Sports FC 25 to exploit than ever.

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Best EA Sports FC 25 Wingers to sign in Career Modehttps://www.vg247.com/best-ea-sports-fc-25-wingersJames BillcliffeFri, 20 Sep 2024 18:06:51 +0000https://www.vg247.com/best-ea-sports-fc-25-wingersSingle PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

Whether they’re overlapping to cross or cutting inside to score, Wingers are the most versatile attackers in modern football, using pace, trickery and technical dribbling to beat opponents and create big chances.

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Best EA Sports FC 25 Strikers to sign in Career Modehttps://www.vg247.com/best-ea-sports-fc-25-strikersJames BillcliffeFri, 20 Sep 2024 18:06:45 +0000https://www.vg247.com/best-ea-sports-fc-25-strikersSingle PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

The jury is still out on whether Striker is the most important position in football, but it’s definitely the most exciting. Scoring goals grabs headlines, but it takes a specialized skill set to do it consistently. However, the best Strikers in EA Sports FC 25 can do just that.

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EA Sports FC 25 Wonderkids: Best young players in career modehttps://www.vg247.com/best-ea-sports-fc-25-wonderkidsJames BillcliffeFri, 20 Sep 2024 18:06:42 +0000https://www.vg247.com/best-ea-sports-fc-25-wonderkidsSingle PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

With a host of new features and a new class of Wonderkids, Career Mode is back with a bang in EA Sports FC 25 and there’s no greater feeling than nurturing some of the hottest young talents in world football to European domination, especially if you’ve taken your own club all the way up from the bottom of the pyramid.

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EA Sports FC 25 Tactics Codes and Best Formationshttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-tactics-codesJames BillcliffeFri, 20 Sep 2024 16:21:53 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-tactics-codesSingle PlayerThird personXbox Series X/SSimulationMultiplayer CooperativeBird view / IsometricEA SportsEA Sports FC 25PS5PCSportsMultiplayer Competitive

With these EA Sports FC 25 tactics codes, you can emulate the best formations from both the greatest managers in club football and the top eSports pros to grace the pitch.

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EA Sports FC 25's soundtrack is here, so you can join in the debate as to whether its over 100 tunes live up to the spirit of Goodbye Mr Ahttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-soundtrack-here-debate-whether-its-over-100-tunes-indie-enoughMark WarrenTue, 17 Sep 2024 11:20:53 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-soundtrack-here-debate-whether-its-over-100-tunes-indie-enoughXbox 360Single PlayerNintendo WiiEA Sports FC 25PS5Nintendo DSPS3PSPSimulationElectronic ArtsMultiplayer CooperativeMultiplayer CompetitiveXbox Series X/SEA CanadaBird view / IsometricPS2EA SportsFIFA 08SportsPC

A new year, a new list of songs that you'll listen to as you experiece the highs and lows of doing a virtual football. EA Sports FC 25's soundtrack has been revealed, with both yer das, not quite yet yer das and non-yer das all currently busy offering their two cents as to whether it features enough of what they consider indie bangers.

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Mbappe, Rodri and Haaland highest rated players in EA Sports FC 25, plus big upgrade for Bellinghamhttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-highest-rated-playersJames BillcliffeMon, 09 Sep 2024 16:26:03 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-highest-rated-playersXbox Series X/SEA Sports FC 25PS5SportsPC

Kylian Mbappe, Rodri, Erling Haaland and Aitana Bonmati share the coveted title of being the highest rated players in EA Sports FC 25.

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EA Sports FC 25 New Icons & Icon Listhttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-new-icons-listJames BillcliffeFri, 06 Sep 2024 16:38:29 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-new-icons-listXbox Series X/SEA Sports FC 25PS5SportsPC

EA Sports FC 25 features more Icons than ever, letting you fill your squads with legendary players from just about every era of football. Whether they were your Dad's idol, your Grandma's favourite player, or even yours from when you were younger, the sheer variety of Icons now in the game is a sight to behold.

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"Years ago it was very easy to add more features" - the next 5 years of EA Sports FC 25 with senior producer Sam Riverahttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-next-5-yearsJames BillcliffeFri, 06 Sep 2024 15:00:00 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-next-5-yearsXbox Series X/SEA Sports FC 25PS5SportsPC

2025 is a big year for EA Sports FC, but when isn’t it?

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EA Sports FC 25 adds Eden Hazard, Jamie Carragher, Tim Howard and 10 more as Ultimate Team Heroeshttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-new-hero-eden-hazardJames BillcliffeMon, 12 Aug 2024 15:01:19 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-new-hero-eden-hazardXbox Series X/SEA Sports FC 25PS5SportsPC

EA Sports FC 25 is adding 13 brand-new Heroes to its roster of niche and cult legends in Ultimate Team including Real Madrid hipster-favourite Guti, TV’s Jamie Carragher, and England’s all-time leader appearance maker, Fara Williams.

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"Imagine if you could play with young Messi" The biggest update to Career Mode in years is exactly what EA Sports FC 25 needshttps://www.vg247.com/biggest-career-mode-update-in-years-ea-sports-fc-25James BillcliffeWed, 24 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000https://www.vg247.com/biggest-career-mode-update-in-years-ea-sports-fc-25Xbox Series X/SEA Sports FC 25PS5SportsPC

Even as Ultimate Team in EA Sports FC 25 seems to be making strides towards becoming less frustrating with Duplicate Storage, more casual Friendlies, and stronger rewards, it also continues to get increasingly monetised - this year with a paid premium season pass on top of its packs.

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Watch the EA Sports FC 25 gameplay deep dive herehttps://www.vg247.com/watch-the-ea-sports-fc-25-gameplay-deep-dive-hereMark WarrenWed, 24 Jul 2024 14:32:23 +0000https://www.vg247.com/watch-the-ea-sports-fc-25-gameplay-deep-dive-hereXbox Series X/SEA Sports FC 25PS5SportsPC

A deep dive into the gameplay of EA Sports FC 25, the next iteration of EA's recently renamed series about kicking it in the goal, is set to arrive on July 25, and you can watch it here.

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EA Sports FC 25 hands-on preview: EAFC 25 finally gives tactics, visuals, and Career Mode a much-needed overhaul, with modernisation as a focushttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-hands-on-previewJames BillcliffeWed, 17 Jul 2024 16:00:18 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-hands-on-previewXbox Series X/SEA Sports FC 25PS5SportsPC

The rhetoric around EA Sports football games is, ironically, the same year after year. People who don’t really get it wonder why the seemingly minor modifications couldn’t have been added in an update, while die-hards, importing their tribalistic fan culture from real-life football perhaps, agonise over each new face and feature.

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EA Sports FC 25 is implementing a paid season pass for Ultimate Team, Career Mode and Pro Clubshttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-paid-season-passJames BillcliffeWed, 17 Jul 2024 16:00:16 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-paid-season-passXbox Series X/SEA Sports FC 25PS5SportsPC

EA Sports FC 25 will introduce a paid season pass alongside its free track for the first time. The Premium Tier pass will be persistent across Career Mode, Pro Clubs and Ultimate Team and dish out packs, players and cosmetic customisation items.

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EA Sports FC 25 Ultimate Team finally has duplicate storage for untradeable itemshttps://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-ultimate-team-duplicate-storageJames BillcliffeWed, 17 Jul 2024 16:00:14 +0000https://www.vg247.com/ea-sports-fc-25-ultimate-team-duplicate-storageXbox Series X/SEA Sports FC 25PS5SportsPC

EA Sports FC 25 Ultimate Team will implement a Duplicate Storage function for untradeable multiples of players pulled from packs, who can then be used in SBCs.

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Watch the EA Sports FC 25 reveal here, and enjoy the fact the Ultimate Edition cover looks like a Champions League-themed whodunnithttps://www.vg247.com/watch-the-ea-sports-fc-25-reveal-here-ultimate-edition-cover-revealMark WarrenTue, 16 Jul 2024 15:36:01 +0000https://www.vg247.com/watch-the-ea-sports-fc-25-reveal-here-ultimate-edition-cover-revealSingle PlayerEA Sports FC 24BlockbusterEA Sports FC 25PS5Third personSide viewSimulationElectronic ArtsMultiplayer CooperativeMultiplayer CompetitivePS4Full productXbox Series X/SEA CanadaBird view / IsometricXbox OneEA SportsNintendo SwitcheSports relevantSportsPC

UPDATE (17/07/24, 5:10 PM BST): EA Sports FC 25 has now been revealed, make sure you read our preview of it for plenty of info on the changes it's bringing. For example, it's implementing a paid season pass for Ultimate Team, Career Mode and Pro Clubs and will finally include duplicate storage for untradeable Ultimate Team items.

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