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FIFA 15 First News

The first FIFA 15 news are here! After lots of hours of research on the web we’ve gathered all the FIFA 15 related news in this post that is quite long but you’ll surely enjoy the news.

One of the most frequent asked question by the PC fans this year was: Will FIFA 15 PC feature the IGNITE Engine? Before answering this question let’s analyze the current situation of the FIFA game on PC. As you all know in November 2013 EA Sports launched the FIFA World MMO game where users can register, download the game and play it for free! The game runs on the current gen engine and it even features the Ultimate Team mode as free-to-play. If FIFA 15 PC will be released with the current gen engine then why would anyone buy it when you can get a similar game, if not better, for free? This is an identical scenario to what happened back in 2011 when the first FIFA Online game was released. FIFA Online was a free-to-play game just like FIFA World and it used the old gen engine same as FIFA 10 PC. Many players back then decided to switch to FIFA Online from FIFA 10 PC because the game was offering better and more entertaining online features for free. Needless to say, the following year FIFA 11 was released and for the first time the PC version used the same game engine (current gen) as the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. If EA Sports will follow the same steps they made back in 2011 then you will figure out the answer to the question above.

FIFA 15 will get many features from the 2014 FIFA World Cup game according to EA line producer Matthew Prior:

“The gameplay team is a central team,” said Prior when asked about the development process of both the World Cup game and the main entries to the FIFA franchise. “They carve off some of their guys to work solely on World Cup, and then some continue with FIFA. So those guys are sat together, they work together, they own the creative vision for gameplay moving forward. So they’re the same team, essentially, so everything we do, the idea is, again that it all rolls ultimately into future games. It’s an evolution of the game engine.

“Nothing we’ve done here was ever done with the intention of ‘oh, we’ll throw it away after World Cup’.”

Source: SPORTRA

So maybe we can expect features like Response Dribbling, Pinpoint Passing, Real Managers, Realistic Crowd or all the new World Cup stadiums in FIFA 15? For all the 2014 World Cup game features please check here and here.

What game features would you like to see from the 2014 World Cup game in FIFA 15? Leave your comments bellow.

For the past few years there have been many discussions regarding the addition of women footballers in the FIFA series but EA never gave any signs that they will add such a feature to their most popular game until now.

In a recent interview, Matt Prior, the producer of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, talked about the introduction of women’s football in the world’s most popular sports game:

“Ladies football in itself is something that we often discuss here. It’s definitely on the rise and it’s something that we would love to get in.”

“One of the challenges is to do it properly though, and authenticity is key for us, it is a lot of work. It’s not just a case of throwing up a female character on a male body. We do motion capture, it’s all very authentic movement that we have in the game, and obviously women move differently to men, so I think if we just throw a female character on a male body, it wouldn’t really look right.”

“If we were to do it we’d want to do it properly, and make it feel very different. Do it justice. So if you can imagine, we’ve got an absolute back catalogue from years and years of motion capture data. To do it, it shouldn’t be underestimated. That’s not to say we won’t at some point, like I say, it’s something we would look to do, but it is potentially a bigger undertaking than it might first seem, and if we want to do it we’d want to do it authentically, because authenticity is key for FIFA.”

Source: Gamereactor

Speaking about the motion capture of the female body from the interview above, bellow you can see two pics of the french journalist Elise Chassaing together with the FIFA producer Kantcho Dosko at the EA’s Motion Capture lab in Vancouver. She twitted the next message with the pics:

” That’s it, I’m in FIFA! Motion capture in progress.”

Women’s football league to make its debut in FIFA 15? The signs are pretty clear.

Next we will talk about the leagues, tournaments, teams, players and stadium licenses in FIFA 15!

It looks that EA Sports managed to secure the UEFA Champions League and Europa League licenses according to PES Brasil! Konami’s deal with UEFA expires this year and there were no signs of a contract renewal from the Japanese company. At this point UEFA decided to negotiate with EA and it looks that they reached an agreement for the next 3 seasons.

EA also acquired the license for Copa Libertadores according to Sergio Jadue, the Chilean FA president that confirmed the Chilean League in FIFA 14:

“ The Copa Libertadores will make its debut in FIFA 15 for a 4-year contract, allowing EA to explore all the competitions like Copa Libertadores and Recopa Sudamericana.”

With the certain addition of Copa Libertadores in FIFA 15 it is rumored that EA is planning to add more South American leagues such as the Uruguayan, Paraguayan or Ecuadorian leagues and even stadiums like Estadio Nacional de Chile, Estadio Municipal de Calama or Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo.

EA is currently negotiating the addition of the 2nd dutch league, called Jupiler League, according to this article from Voetbal International:
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Source: FIFAVoetbal

Another league that has high chances to feature in FIFA 15 is the Chinese Super League! EA is looking to expand its market area and China is a BIG source of income. The same strategy was used back in FIFA 13 when they added the Saudi League. If the Chinese League will be featured in FIFA 15 then you will have the chance to play again with players like Alessandro Diamanti, Elkeson, Vágner Love, Zvjezdan Misimovic, Dejan Damjanovic and many more.

Last year EA were set to add Fenerbahce in FIFA 14 but after the team was banned by UEFA from all european competition EA choose to delay its addition to FIFA 15. The news was confirmed by the team’s president Ömer Temelli on twitter when asked by a fan if Fenerbahce will be in FIFA 15 he replied with a simple “Yes“.

Source: bolumsonucanavari

La Liga fans will surely enjoy the next news! Back in 2013, the PES Community Manager, Adam Bhatti, confirmed that EA bought all La Liga exclusive stadium licenses. Here’s his statement:

“EA have been extremely aggressive with signing deals with clubs and leagues this year, and it has meant we can’t implement major European stadiums, including NO Spanish stadiums. People were getting worried when they announced exclusive deals with Spanish teams. Well it turned out it meant we couldn’t implement their stadium, amongst others.”

Since there were no new spanish stadiums in FIFA 14, except Camp Nou, it’s safe to say that FIFA 15 will feature more if not all Liga BBVA’s stadiums!
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Everton FC players got re-scanned for FIFA 15 and we know that because of this picture with Lukaku:

Thanks to the 2014 FIFA World Cup demo we know what new faces we can expect in FIFA 15. Bellow you can see the list and in-game screens of all 21 new player faces from the demo:

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Jermaine Jones
Clarence Goodson
Rodrigo Palacio
Brad Guzan
Michael Parkhurst
Fabian Johnson
Leonardo Bonucci
Luiz Gustavo
Paulinho
Danny Welbeck
Phil Jones
Tom Cleverley
Phil Jagielka
Graham Zusi
Omar Gonzalez
Matt Besler
Alejandro Bedoya
Paul Pogba
Isco
Kyle Beckerman
Eddie Johnson

Click here for the images. More faces will be revealed with the release of the full 2014 World Cup game.

We also know that FIFA 15 will have new commentaries thanks to Base Soccer Agency who posted a photo on their twitter account two months ago of Martin Tyler and Alan Smith recording new commentaries.Source: FSB

Great news for Ultimate Team fans! There are very high chances  that FUT Legends will be available on all platforms with the release of FIFA 15 next September! EA Sports signed only a 1-year deal with Microsoft for the FUT Legends exclusivity and unless they extend that deal, which is less likely, FUT Legends will feature on PlayStation and PC platforms too next season.

The last news we have for you is that EA confirmed their presence at this year’s E3 venue where they will officially present FIFA 15! The conference will take place in Los Angeles on June 9th 2014.

Also be sure to check out the next related FIFA 15 articles:

Dan’s Ultimate Team 15 Wishlist

FIFA 14: 5 Future Improvements FIFA 15 Must Have

This is how a true Story Mode could work in FIFA 15

That’s it lads! Don’t forget to like and tweet this post and of course comment it in the comments box!

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55 comments

  1. Great news, esp. CL and EL thanks again Fifa-infinity.

  2. Are there any news about czech league? 🙂

  3. Ok, first of all, PESBRASIL is NOT a reliable source. After posting that news about the CL and EL license agreement they already came with other post saying EA had lost the very same licenses. Pretty quick don´t you think? This kind of news exist only with the intent of getting audience. Every year is the same thing.

    Second; the message from Adam Bhatti is pretty much BS. PES didn´t included only the spanish stadiums in their game. Parc des Princes, two portuguese stadiums among others were also missing. Are we going to assume that all these stadiums that they failed to include in the game will appear in FIFA 15? The problem was another one: a new engine, a totally different game, and too little time to manage all. PES 2014 was the most troubled game of PES´s history. On the day EA will have all La Liga stadiums in the game it will also have ALL the BPL and Sky Bet League 1 and 2 stadiums. LOL!

    So, stop selling dreams to the fans, ok? Not everyone is stupid.

    Now, regarding the FIFAWC2014, I think the first thing that it must be in FIFA 15 is the gameplay. Starting from that gameplay, keep improving it so that FIFA 15 have an even better gameplay. Not the coaches, not the crowds, if that appear also, that´s ok, but the priority it´s the gameplay.

  4. Yeah, yeah, right. Keep dreaming.

  5. if FIFA15 is curent gen!!!ADIOS EA!!!

  6. FIFA 15 won’t have the UEFA competition licenses, Konami extended the deal for PES 2013 for 5 years up until PES 2017, at least. Nonsense.

  7. The CL and EL will not be in FIFA for quite a few years. Konami extended the deal for PES 2013 up until PES 2017 at least. This PESBrasil thing is nonsense.

  8. To bad :(, my dreams are crushed now haha.

    But can´t Fifa and PES share CL and EL license together ? Cant they come up with a deal so that they both can get something out if it.

  9. How about EA share the Premier League license with Konami, or anyone else for that matter, first? Or La Liga stadiums? EA started this.

  10. Exacly, then PES would share CL and EL licence. Its a win-win deal. Good for both

  11. I would like to see along with many other english football fans,the skrill premier,and north and south non leagues included,there was so much rumour last year that this would happen,and that ea had obtained the licences,only for fans of the english non leagues to be let down weeks before release,so come on ea get the skrill licences so career mode can be even more exciting.

  12. This is ridiculous. Greeks, Ukrainians, Turkish among other FIFA fans around the world are screaming for their leagues in the game, for more real faces, more real stadiums, and this dumbass comes here and asks for more minor leagues for his country. 4 isn´t enough, asshole? In the day that EA do that I will be gladly playing PES.

  13. Hopefully the news about the dutch 2nd division is true. The source Voetbal International is a source we can rely on, because they predicted it all right and they are the best football-magazine in the Netherlands (I live there so I know what I’m saying).

    All the stadiums of La Liga won’t be in the game, but the stadiums of the parnerships (like Barcelona, Real and Atlético) are very likely to get a update.

    I can confirm that the Vancouver Whitecaps are scanned for FIFA15, they also did motion capture with of the players of the Whitecaps.

    I can also confirm that Women’s football won’t be in the game, because she is a journalist and this was just only for fun. They didn’t capped a proffessional football player, when you look at her Twitter it makes it all very clear (when you understand French it should).

    Champions League? Forget about it, it won’t happen. Realistic managers in FIFA15? Forget about it! EA doesn’t have the licenses to create coaches from club teams (from the National teams they do because of the World Cup license).

  14. Apparently that’s not how they see things.

  15. New glitches ! xD

  16. are you serious?

  17. Yes, completely serious.

  18. THEY CANT BECAUSE FIFA WILL BE RAGING THE MARKETS AND PES WILL BE BANKRUPT

  19. One thing i would really like is something like an actual story mode. It’s nice to manage a team or play as a pro but there is no interaction. It would be great you have more media options or can even speak to players to keep them satisfied or to let them see things your way. In a be-a-pro it would be great if you could talk to your manager or even teammates. Also I am missing some team spirit. Let people who play together build some tension or relationship so that they play better when they are together or worse, based on how the relationship works out.

  20. will there be fenerbahce as it is or would it be the whole spor toto super league (turkish league) as a whole? cevap verin amk

  21. we are asking for 4 or 5 new leagues , what is so hard ? Romanian , Turkish , Greek , Ukrainan etc. Steaua Bucharest from Romania won Champions League at a moment , every league has a very popular and succesful team ! We really want those leagues in FIFA 15 !

  22. I just want tournament mode back…

  23. What about Creation Centre? i personally love it, and know others who do too, but EA has ignored it this year, will it be on FIFA 15?

  24. should have a contract system, say if i join a team like chelsea and sign a 1 year contract, depending on how good i am that season will depend on whether i get a extension

  25. I would love to play copa libertadores and the ecuadorian league, this should be the next things to add after improving the european leagues and adding german, spanish, italien and french third league .

  26. Can we see atleast more African leagues being put in the game. The CAF side has alot of potential to be amongst the best and also get realistic tournaments like Confed Cup, CAF Champs league and so on. Also get licenses for other national teams! We tired of the same lame coloured strip for unlicensed teams. Come on EA!!! pick up the slack

  27. please bring ignite to PC so i dont have to buy a ps4 🙁
    the current gen graphics are to awful to withstand any longer

  28. I doubt that SPOR TOTO SUPER LEAGUE WILL in it. probably only GALATASARAY AND FENERBAHCE WILL BE IN It 🙁

  29. 1) Add Ascenso MX(2nd division)
    2) do it for all the minor leagues (USA, Brazil, Argentina,MEXICO
    3) add CONCACAF cup so minor leagues battle it out too (champions for South America)

  30. Well if your leagues were popular enough they would already be in the game DUMBASS! British football is the best and will always be the best.

  31. My league already IS in the game since I am Portuguese. The fucking 5th division of England isn’t best than the Greek, Ukrainian or Turkish first leagues you idiot! I don´t remember ever been playing career mode and buy some player of the 4th English division moron! EA just add your minor shitty leagues to the game because they cost less money, and the fucking producers of the game are English. I rather prefer to have the leagues of the countries that play the Champions league in the game than the shitty English minor leagues.

    And If you think the British football is and always will be the best, try have a premier league without the foreign players. Yeah, no one would give a shit to the BPL on those circumstances.

  32. Add TURKISH LEAGUE, UKRAINIAN LEAGUE, GREEK LEAGUE, ROMANIAN LEAGUE.

    Don’t add fenerbahce if there’s no Turkish league. Fenerbahce were banned from UEFA because the were fixing games, and got caught doing it!

  33. boa paulo,estou completamente de acordo,a liga turca,ucraniana,japonesa,grega e até uruguaia seriam bem mais importantes no jogo k por exemplo a merda da liga irlandesa. e espero k eles voltem com o creation centre pois seria uma optima maneira de criarmos e incluirmos no jogo toda e qualquer equipa do mundo

  34. how the hell easports finished the tournament mode ? not even the japs from konami who don´t understand shit about football make a huge mistake and lack of respect for their buyers

  35. Very glad more south american stuff is added , now please some more north american , should NASL which isnt that many for US open , and a few in rest of the world for Concacaf CL

  36. nu-ti mai bate ma capul degeaba, n-o sa fie liga 1 in veci in fifa, e prea varza campionatul oricum. Mai bine ar baga Conference National, liga 5-a din Anglia.

  37. Add turkish teams please. A LOT of my favorite players play in the turkish league. Especially EMENIKE.

  38. Add more national eams like Serbia Ghana Nigeria Bosnia and Croatia

  39. Turkish. Ukrainian, Greek, Croatian, Romanian, South African, Scottish 2nd division leagues are all we need. Screw the minor south american leagues.

  40. peter (Cs U Craiova)

    yea actualy british football is the best thats the reason why u was going home from the stage of groups :)))) shitty players! british lol

  41. Turkish, Greek and Ukranian should be in. But it’ll be better if they put popular teams of mediocre leagues in the Other teams section. Like Dinamo Zagreb, Steaua Bucharest, APOEL, Hapoel Tel Aviv, etc.

  42. Mohammed Amr Mahmmoud

    We want champions league in fifa 15 and we want gifts for players as golden boot for the top scorer in the league and the golden ball for the best player in the league and the golden glove for the best goalkeeper in the league

  43. Parece q a premiere league não renovou o contrato com a EA, confirma?

  44. turkish greek and ukranian are very weak , romanian also

  45. please put ISRAEL NATIONAL TEAM and also ISRAELI PREMIER LEAUGE

  46. Why isn’t APOEL FC inside fifa 14,15? i mean the team went to the quarter finals of the champions league, and they are almost every year in the group stages of either champions league or Europa league, it should be added to the other teams selection, beside Olympiakos, Panathinaikos, PAOK, and AEK athens

  47. Same as FC Steaua Bucharest and still not in the game 🙁

  48. the lower leagues have real gems in them so i’d personally love the idea of adding the lower leagues of english football in

  49. I’d Like the J-League too.

  50. 5th Brit league better than La Liga.

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