#GAMESCOM2014 – FIFA 15, Next Gen Goalkeepers, New Team Management System & More


EA Sports has released new details for FIFA 15, which includes new and advanced next gen goalkeepers, a new management, a live news hub and more.  The new goalkeepers on the PC, PS4 and Xbox One will have more realistic animations, improved A.I and will contribute towards your team more than ever before.

EA SPORTS™ is rewriting Next Gen Goalkeepers, bringing a new level of realism to gameplay in EA SPORTS™ FIFA 15* on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4, and PC, fuelled by EA SPORTS™ IGNITE*. Goalkeepers in FIFA 15 will now look, move, and think like their real world counterparts with new AI that allows them to anticipate shots and passes, move with positional awareness, and display an array of new animations. Next Gen Goalkeepers is just one element of this season’s gameplay innovations that make FIFA 15 more immersive and responsive so fans can Feel the Game.

The Ultimate Team mode will also have more depth than ever before, giving you more freedom to create the perfect blend and harmony within your squad and will now even allow to you loan players.

The most popular game mode in the franchise, FIFA Ultimate Team™** (FUT) adds new features to help fans build and manage a team of their football heroes. Loan Players gives fans a chance to determine if some of the most highly sought after FUT players are suitable for their squads by signing players on loan via EA SPORTS Football Club Catalogue and playing with them for a limited number of games.

A powerful new squad planning tool Concept Squads gives access to every player available in FIFA Ultimate Team so fans can view team chemistry and plan their next line-up or transfer market move. Once fans build a squad, they can play Friendly Seasons in FIFA 15 Ultimate Team – fans can challenge friends in a five match season format and track their stats in the new progress menu. FIFA 15 Ultimate Team also sees the arrival of a number of new FIFA Ultimate Team Legends, only on Xbox.

Team Management within the career mode will also give you a more tactical advantage, now allowing you to have up to six different team sheets and alternative tactics to help you plan for the games ahead.

In Career Mode, an all-new Team Management system gives fans the chance to customize up to six different team sheets and alter formations, tactics, and roles based on their next opponent – making it a seamless transition as they progress from game-to-game throughout their careers. Team Management also offers fans the chance to personalize gameplay by assigning up to five different attacking and defending player Instructions to each of the 10 outfield player positions. Instructions dictate the type of attacking runs and defensive positioning players will adopt.

A new and improved live sports Hub will also be implemented into FIFA 15, connecting you to your club, modes, and friends than ever before, and will feature an improved Match Day Live feature.

EA SPORTS Football Club is more interactive than ever before connecting fans to their club, friends, and favourite modes.  Fans can now share news, interact with friends, and redeem items all via a new contextual EA SPORTS Football Club widget that gives fans direct access to the Football Club Catalogue and news feed. Strengthening the connection to clubs and leagues around the world, FIFA 15 adds a live football news hub, Match Day Live**. Updated as news is published, and powered by Goal.com, Match Day Live will bring stories, stats, and league tables directly to the FIFA 15 menu so fans can stay up-to-date with information from the top leagues around the world.

FIFA 15 will release for the PC, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, 3DS, Wii U, Xbox 360 and Xbox One on September 23rd in North America, the 25th across Europe and the 26th in the UK.

In the mean time, checkout the huge batch of new screenshots below, featuring many of the new and enhanced additions.


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