FANS TO DECIDE WHO FEATURES ON THE COVER
OF EA SPORTS FIFA 17
Four FIFA 17 Ambassadors Compete For the
Cover in a Fan Vote
Voting Closes July 20
Singapore – July 6
2016 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today
revealed that fans will have the power to select the cover star of EA
SPORTS™ FIFA 17. Four previously-announced ambassadors (James Rodriguez of
Real Madrid C.F., Anthony Martial of Manchester United, Eden Hazard of Chelsea
FC, or Marco Reus of Borussia Dortmund) will go head-to-head in the
official FIFA 17 Global
Cover Vote.
All voting will take
place on the official FIFA Cover
Vote Website beginning today and running
through July 19 at 11:59pm PT/ July 20 at 2:59pm SGT. Fans can vote
online once per day for their favorite player and earn extra votes by utilizing
the auto-share feature with the hashtag #FIFA17CoverReward. Fans can also show their
support by Tweeting with the athlete’s hashtag (#FIFA17Hazard, #FIFA17James,
#FIFA17Martial or #FIFA17Reus). The winner will be revealed on the
official FIFA Cover
Vote website later in July.
Watch the Cover Vote
trailer here
FIFA 17’s four cover contenders
– all individually known for their attacking style of play – are also global ambassadors for FIFA 17 and worked with EA
SPORTS to influence gameplay and bring innovation to the way players think and
move, physically interact with opponents, take set pieces, and use new
techniques in attack.
“James, Martial, Hazard,
and Reus represent exciting, attacking football and epitomize the innovative
play that fans can expect in FIFA 17,” said Nick Channon, Senior
Producer for EA SPORTS FIFA. “We’re excited to see fans rally around their
favorite players and see who they select as the cover star for the franchise,
and the footballer who will represent FIFA 17 globally.”
With innovative gameplay
features that let fans own every moment on the pitch, FIFA 17 brings
an overhaul to Physical Play, a Set Piece Rewrite, New Attacking Techniques and
a brand new Active Intelligence System. Fans can learn more about new features to FIFA 17 by visiting FIFA
17’s website, and also by becoming an EA SPORTS FIFA Insider (http://easports.com/fifa). Fans can also join the EA SPORTS FIFA community http://www.facebook.com/easportsfifa and follow us
on Twitter
@easportsfifa and, Instagram.
EA SPORTS FIFA 17 is developed by EA
Vancouver and will be available in North America on September 27 and
worldwide on September 29 on Origin™ for PC, Xbox One the all-in-one games and
entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment
system, Xbox 360® games and entertainment system and PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system. The game is not yet rated.
Fans who pre-order FIFA
17 Super Deluxe Edition can get up to 40 FIFA Ultimate Team™ Jumbo Premium Gold Packs, Team of
the Week loan players, and other FUT content. Click here to read about all our available
pre-order offers. EA Access* members on Xbox One andOrigin
Access* members on PC can play the game early with Play First Trials.
Stay tuned for more information on access timing and availability.
FIFA
17 is
powered by Frostbite™**. One of the industry’s leading game engines, Frostbite
delivers authentic, true-to-life action, takes players to new football worlds,
and introduces fans to characters full of depth and emotion.
*CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS
AND EXCLUSIONS APPLY. SEE EA.COM/EAACCESS/TERMS AND http://www.origin.com/store/origin-access FOR
DETAILS.
**Frostbite
game engine technology is available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC platform
versions only.
Join
the EA SPORTS FIFA community at Facebook and on Instagram. Follow us on Twitter @easportsfifa and
use the hashtag #FIFA17.
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