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Roll out the Cristiano Ronaldo-branded bunting: FIFA 19 (opens in new tab) mega-mode Ultimate Team just celebrated its tenth birthday. And as inevitably as night follows day and Premier League meta team follows Premier League meta team during your weekend league jaunts, it’s led to a ginormous content drop. New …

The FIFA 19 (opens in new tab) community is a hotbed of argument and oneupmanship – and never more so than when it comes to Ultimate Team winter upgrades. Now a longstanding FUT tradition, they see a selection of in-game players score ratings increases based on performances across the first …

Two days ago GR had a little bit of a moan about the otherwise-excellent FIFA 19 player faces (opens in new tab) update not including Ryan Sessegnon. So how’s this for efficiency? EA has just dropped a new patch which includes an updated face for Ryan Sessegnon. Sessegnon is one …

Longstanding critics of EA, look away now. Already downhearted about FIFA’s purported world domination? Then you’ll enter Douglas Costa vs Sassuolo mode (opens in new tab) at the news that 60% of football fans would rather play FIFA 19 (opens in new tab) than attend a real-life football match. The …

Confirmed for a release date of 10 August, it’s been a promising E3 for Madden 19 (opens in new tab). Devin Wade and Colt Cruise are back in returning story mode (opens in new tab) Longshot: Homecoming, and the reveal of Shaquem Griffin’s likeness had an often-cynical community smiling without …

MLB The Show 18’s release date is finally upon us – and with it ends speculation as to who Sony San Diego considers the best player in baseball. No surprise: LA Angels center-fielder Mike Trout scores that honour (opens in new tab), with an overall rating of 93. But what …

EA’s FIFA series is known for packing in a zillion players and leagues from across the globe, but it’s the fans who suffer when one of those players moves to a club that isn’t in the game – as it means their immediate removal from Ultimate Team (opens in new …

Alex Hunter is back for a second season as part of FIFA 18 (opens in new tab), with his sophomore campaign extending beyond the Premier League to Brazil, USA and a European country of your choosing. The Journey: Hunter Returns is split into six chapters, each delivering a sweet Ultimate …

Madden 18 will divide opinion among fans of the long-running football franchise. Longshot mode, essentially a fully-stocked story mode, is a much-needed welcome addition – with a genuinely interesting narrative to boot – but, away from the flagship feature, the changes are mostly skin-deep. EA has wheeled out its rinse-and-repeat …

New league announcements for either football game are a big deal – and it’s first blood to EA Canada ahead of the new season’s big licensing arms race, with the news that Germany’s third division is coming to FIFA 18 (opens in new tab). The report comes from highly reputable …