FIFA 14 Career Mode Gets Trailer and New Details

EA Sports have just revealed a brand new trailer for FIFA 14’s career mode, showcasing what the career mode will now feature with one of the main focuses in the trailer being scouting and building your squad with your own scouts, which is something that hasn’t been present in a FIFA title.

The trailer shows the brand new Global Transfer Network in action. Players will be able to take their of scouts and look for new talent.  You will find that bigger clubs will have a better and bigger scouting team whilst smaller sides may only have one available. All clubs can eventually hire up to six scouts to evaluate talent, and scouts themselves are rated from one to five stars depending on their influence and ability.

When looking for talent, scouts can target up to six traits to help zero in on the right fit for the squad. The search’s specificity and the quality of the scout will determine the wait for results. Typically, scouts will report back with information on players after a few days, up to a week. Scouts can be relocated at any time and will be constantly searching for talent throughout the season.

Player Details and Progression

When searching on the Global Transfer Network,  you will notice how player overall ratings for many players are no longer visible. A player must be on a club’s squad for that information to be made available, which puts a higher importance on deeper scouting to improve a club. Players will develop and deteriorate more slowly to reflect the real world of football, another reason to take scouting seriously. Most of these changes will take place at the mid-point or towards the end of a season.

The Transfer section of Career Mode houses all the latest news and rumors, including info on recent deals and moves. Eligible players can now be signed on a pre-contract agreement in FIFA 14. If a player is over the age of 23 and has less than six months remaining on their contract, they will be free to search for a new club on their own. Notifications will be made if and when a player is approaching this period of their contract.

Updated Interface and Audio

All key details (Central, Squad, Transfers, Office and Season) will be found on the new, redesigned main page and all sub-menus can be accessed with the right analog stick. Within Squad, team formations can be changed without going into the Team Management screen.

The in-game email system has also change. Now only the most important e-mails will stop the game flow and older e-mails are archived for easy access. Managers can look back when trying to determine an injured player’s return date or to identify when certain players will be leaving for international duty.

FIFA 13 included commentary which made light of current transfer rumors, player performances and other on-field instances. Commentary in FIFA 14, takes the immersion even further with mentions of recent suspensions, potential player retirements, injury updates, and will discuss previous match results with greater detail.

FIFA 14 releases at the end of September. Pre-Order today to get access to 24 Ultimate Team packs for FIFA Ultimate Team.