EA Sports FC 24 will be the first game to feature mixed teams in the popular Ultimate Team mode.
EA Sports FC 24 It launched on September 22nd on PC and consoles, and in the past week and a half there has been no shortage of news, one of them mentioning the Ultimate Team mode, which is finally welcoming women’s soccer.
Women’s football is nothing new in football matches Electronic Artsafter it was introduced in FIFA 23with two championships at launch, the Women’s Premier League and the French section 1 feminine.
At the time, the possibilities of female players being used in Ultimate Team were ruled out, but in EA Sports FC 24 that will be a reality, with mixed squads possible.
In an interview with IGN InternationalAnd John Sheppard, an executive producer at EA, explains that this was an idea that was already in the heads of the producers. “It’s something we’ve thought about deeply,He explains.We feel we can play an important role in growing the sport and bringing it to our fans. We just have this conviction that we think we want to unite the world with football. Ultimate Team is a great place for that. It is a mode where we can create our own fantasy team with different nationalities, leagues and different clubs. And it feels like a great place to do that.. “
Unfortunately, EA Sports also knows that we don’t live in a perfect world and a lot of self-proclaimed fans have already expressed their displeasure with this news. regarding this Sam Riveraa senior producer, that”Ultimate Team is a fantasy mode. We don’t see Mbappe playing with all the code. It’s Ultimate Team – Fantasy Football, that’s what’s going on here. “
Shepherd also reflects on the approach to combating societal toxicity and comments that EA is preparing to put measures in place to stop inappropriate, racist, and sexist behavior. “It’s something we take very seriously. It’s practical. Something that requires an ongoing investment. We have a team within EA that is totally focused on toxicity and understanding what’s going on in the game. We’re moving to new systems even in this game, where we’ll be using some new name-tracking services. referring to the names of the Ultimate Team teams.
With the increasing popularity of women’s football and the growing presence of women on both real and virtual stadiums, a greater presence of women in EA Sports FC 24 makes perfect sense. And if mixed teams in the real world are still a mirage, let it be a virtual game that takes the first shots.
EA Sports FC 24 launches on PC and consoles on September 22nd.
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