EA Sports have added footballing giants FC Barcelona on a three-year-deal as an official partner of the FIFA soccer series. They made the announcement via Twitter, and they’ve also released a brand new video that reveals the news.
The FIFA 14 developers have captured 3D head scans of seventeen F.C Barcelona stars that include Dani Alves, Gerard Piqué, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Cesc Fàbregas, Neymar Jr and of course Lionel Messi.
All of the 17 superstars will now appear as full digital player models in the upcoming footie game. The club are also going to host a special exclusive video game tournament, in an attempt to find out their best squad player in the latest instalment.
Barcelona’s home ground (The Camp Nou) will also be featured in the upcoming sports title. EA and Barca are going to engage and entertain fans from all around the world as part of their new partnership.
The Camp Nou will have an EA SPORTS Dugout, in which a mobile gaming trailer will be at hand for fans to play the developers games. More stadium inclusions are expected to be announced in the near future too so be on the look-out for them.
FIFA 14 will be out on Xbox 360, Windows PC, PS3 and Wii U on September 24th in North America and 27th worldwide.