The idea was to make the players and their movements as authentic to the women’s game as possible.ĮA Sports is a digital interactive entertainment company based in Redwood City, California.
Canadian players, including Sinclair, also participated.ĮA Sports also sent its mobile head-scanning unit to tournaments and matches worldwide to capture player’s faces and hairstyles. Alex Morgan will be the first woman on the cover of a FIFA video game series in the United States when she joins Lionel Messi on the cover of FIFA 16. Morgan, as well as teammates Abby Wambach, Sydney Leroux and Megan Rapinoe, traveled to Vancouver, British Columbia, earlier this year for a motion capture session. On the Canadian version, Messi will be joined by striker Christine Sinclair. The women’s teams compete exclusively against each other in the game. Other teams represented in the game include Canada, Australia, Brazil, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain and Sweden. “And now to share the cover with today’s greatest player is surreal.” “I know people all over the world play this game and I’m really excited that FIFA 16 is putting such an important spotlight on women’s soccer,” Morgan said in a statement. team that won the Women’s World Cup earlier this month. 22, includes 12 women’s national teams for the first time. The newest edition in the popular game franchise, which will be released on Sept. Legacy versions will also be offered on older devices.Lionel Messi will be joined by Alex Morgan on the cover of EA Sports’ FIFA 16 video game. So far, EA Sports has not offered any details on the way it will improve the Ultimate Team game mode.įIFA 16 will be offered on September 22 in North America and two days later in Europe and can be played on the PC, the Xbox One from Microsoft and the PlayStation 4 from Sony. The new installment of the football sim invites gamers to Play Beautiful and to enjoy a range of changes for all core elements, from defense to offense, with a new no touch dribbling system designed based on the technique of Lionel Messi. Gamers will be able to choose their favorite team in an entirely separate mode that's designed to show the unique elements of the women's game and how competitive they can be. FIFA 16 introduces 12 women's teams, with unique gameplay and animations Sinclair adds that she is very happy that she can join Alex Morgan to promote the women's football game and to make sure that everyone knows about the solid performances they have delivered during the recently ended World Cup, which took place in Canada and was won by the United States.
And now to share the cover with today’s greatest player is surreal." I know people all over the world play this game, and I’m really excited that FIFA 16 is putting such an important spotlight on women’s soccer. There are no women featured on the other cover versions for FIFA 16.Īlex Morgan is quoted as saying that "It is an incredible honor to be one of the first women featured on the cover of EA Sports FIFA. Video game developer EA Sports is announcing that, for the first time in the history of the franchise, two female players are set to be on the cover of the North American version of FIFA 16, alongside international superstar Lionel Messi.Īlex Morgan, the captain of the United States of America team, and Christine Sinclair, who holds the same position for the Canadian team, have been chosen because of their performances and will be involved in promotional activities for the title.