EA Sports Announce World Cup Expansion For FIFA 14’s Ultimate Team
EA Sports have announced that they will be introducing a World Cup Ultimate Team mode into their most popular game mode of FIFA 14 on May 29th. FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: World Cup will see players create a team full of footballers who are taking part in this summer’s premier football tournament in Brazil.
The game mode seems to work in a similar way to the existing Ultimate Team mode, which has been established as the most popular game mode in EA Sports’ hit-title, FIFA 14. Although you aren’t able to use the same players you already own in the regular Ultimate Team, a starter pack will be provided once you download the update this Thursday (29th). As an added bonus to having the chance to collect new cards, players will also be provided with a free gold pack to use in the regular Ultimate Team. As well as this incentive, EA will also be creating appropriate tournaments, both online and offline, to get you excited for the showcase football event.
EA Sports have said the following:
FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: World Cup, a separate mode within FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT), lets players build their ultimate squad of players from all 32 National Teams attending this summer’s tournament in Brazil. FUT World Cup features all 32 National Team crests, National Team kits, the official adidas® Brazuca match ball, the Estadio do Maracana, and all-new look and feel within FIFA 14 Ultimate Team.
Players can improve their team to make them tournament contenders by acquiring new players and consumables from special Packs in the FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: World Cup Store. Every FUT World Cup Pack includes a free Gold Pack available for use in the tradional FIFA 14 Ultimate Team experience.
FUT fans will also have the chance to write football history. With Online and Single Player tournament modes, players can compete through the group stage and knockout phases in order to win the FIFA World Cup. By winning matches, players will earn in-game virtual coins that can be used to acquire packs in the FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: World Cup Store to strengthen their squad. Fans can increase squad chemistry by finding and playing with players from the same country or governing confederation.
This may come as a surprise to many as it seems as though the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil game had already done well enough and reviewed quite favourably. This feature will mean that EA Sports has put even more effort into the most popular mode and will also get every FIFA fan excited for the World Cup, especially for those that only own the PS4 and Xbox One, who weren’t able to buy the official World Cup game.
The update for all FIFA 14 games which have Ultimate Team enabled will be released on Thursday May 29th.