Game Overview:
FIFA 22 is a football simulation game developed and published by EA Sports.
It is built on the new HyperMotion Technology for more realistic animations.
FIFA 22 also arrives for Xbox consoles and PC on June 23rd along with battle royale title Naraka: Bladepoint (also playable via the cloud).
Starting in the "near future," players across the specified platforms can compete in Online Friendlies and Online Seasons Divisions.
Though no official announcement has yet been mode, the Xbox Store pages of both games suggest that they'll be joining Game Pass soon.
Persona 5 is also slated to leave the PlayStation Plus Collection on May 11th. Subscribers can add it to their library and still play after its removal.
FIFA 22 and Tribes of Midgard will be playable on PS4 and PS5 while rogue-lite Curse of the Dead Gods is the PS4 version.
EA hasn't been shy about discussing its dissatisfaction with its FIFA licensing agreement, and could soon be making significant changes.
EA has announce that the Russian national team, along with the Russia-based clubs, will be removed from the FIFA games.
FIFA 23 will also feature both men and women's World Cups alongside major improvements to its Hyper Motion technology.
EA CEO Andrew Wilson says that the FIFA license is nothing but just four letters on a box every non-World Cup year.
FIFA 22 took the top spot in 2021's final weekly UK retail chart, while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe climbed to No. 1 for the first chart of 2022.
Meanwhile, the physical releases of Among Us and GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition both debut in the top 10 as well.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Call of Duty: Vanguard take second and third place respectively. There are no new releases in the top 10.
The dispute between EA and FIFA still seems to be raging on, and the former is looking likelier to move away from the license.
On the EU side of things, FIFA 22 was the most downloaded game on both PS5 and PS4, followed by Far Cry 6 on both platforms.
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Mario Party Superstars debuted in third place with six percent lower sales than Super Mario Party. Ubisoft's Riders Republic debuted in eighth.
Far Cry 6 also holds on to second position, while The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes debuts at No. 6.
Football gaming "needs to be a space that is occupied by more than one party controlling all rights," the organization has said in a statement.
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Learn how to outplay the competition with the different Skill Moves available. Also, find out what can be transferred from FIFA 21 to 22.
A recent New York Times report suggests that FIFA is asking a sum of $2.5 billion every World Cup cycle from EA for the next decade.
EA Sports has filed for trademarks that suggest that it might indeed be gearing up to rebrand its FIFA series of football sims.
Metroid Dread, Far Cry 6, Alan Wake Remastered, and Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania all debut in the top 10 in UK's weekly retail charts.
EA Sports also reveals launch figures for FIFA 22, confirming that the latest football sim has amassed over 9 million players already.
Along with Tifos being visible in the stadium, Squad Battles and Friendlies, the update also fixes various details not displaying correctly.
The football sim has debuted on top of the charts, though its physical launch sales are down 35% over last year's game.
A marked improvement over recent entries.
EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can play 10 hours of the full game with progress and Achievements transferring over.
FIFA 22 will feature improved implementation of haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, 3D audio, and more.
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Creating a club in Career Mode, improved progression in Player Career, some significant overhauls in Ultimate Team, and more are detailed.
"While celebrations are an important part of real world football, we know watching them can be a frustrating experience for some players," EA Sports says.
Use checkpoints for playing at your skill and win streaks to drive faster progression. Seasonal milestones also offer a chance at more rewards.
In addition to significant improvements being made to the on-pitch gameplay and the Career Mode, FIFA 22 is also making some important changes to its Player Career mode.
An extensive Pitch Notes update published by EA details club creation and customization of squads, board targets, your crest and kits, and your stadium.
An animation rewrite enabled by the new HyperMotion tech, defensive and AI improvements, and much more are shown off in this new trailer.
The developers at EA Sports go behind the scenes while talking about the biggest improvements in this year's game, while also showing plenty of new gameplay.
Minimum requirements for the game on PC would have gone up, so EA decided to just give everyone on PC an inferior product.
Microsoft Store listings for game's Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S versions mention its file size as being approximately 50 GB.
FIFA 22 has seemingly confirmed the existence of custom clubs within the game's career mode, according to a recent press release.
Those who want to upgrade from PS4 to PS5 or Xbox One to Xbox Series X/S will need to pay $100 for the Ultimate Edition.
EA Sports reveals new machine-learning animations tech for FIFA 22, promising greater realism in gameplay than ever before.
EA Sports has also confirmed that Paris Saint-Germaine forward Kylian Mbappe is going to be the cover star of this year's game.
