Electronic Arts has launched FIFA 21, in which players can manage more aspects of their team’s journey with new additions to Career Mode, or immerse themselves in the soul of the streets with updates to Volta Football, which offers more ways to play with friends online. Combined with the most intelligent gameplay to date and new social experiences in FIFA Ultimate Team, fans can discover the authentic football simulation on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and on PC via Origin and Steam.
This year, far more players than before jumped into the game early, with over 2.3-million players worldwide stepping out on the virtual pitch through EA Play, the proprietary subscription service from EA. Players have also been busy creating their dream squads, with more than 3-million squads created to date.
“Playing together with friends and family is a big part of what makes playing FIFA 21 so enjoyable and this year we’ve added a number of ways to team up on the virtual pitch across Volta Football and FUT,” says Aaron McHardy, executive producer for EA Sports FIFA. “We’ve also added all-new features to Career Mode, with a focus on delivering against some of the top feedback we’ve received from our players, to build an experience that lets them manage every moment, taking their chosen team from the start of the season to football championship glory.”
This year, new innovations added to Career Mode create additional depth in matches, transfers, and training, with more ways to control team growth and make it easier for players to begin their managerial career. Features like Interactive Match Sim and Player Development are key to taking control of your season, while the enhanced opposition AI provides new systems that create more informed AI decision-making in marking, tackling, passing and dribbling.
Volta Football returns to the streets with the opportunity for players to add star power to their teams in the new Volta Featured Battles mode. Face off against football icons like FIFA 21 Cover Athlete, Kylian Mbappé, alongside global stars like award-winning producer and DJ, Diplo and heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua.
Hot on the heels of the FIFA 21 release, London-based esports organisation Tundra revealed its FIFA roster for the 2021 season, and partnerships with TikTok and sportswear brand Kappa.
The Tundra FIFA 21 roster is a star studded lineup of international champions and talent from Saudi Arabia, Poland, France and Russia:
- Musaed “Msdossary” Al-Dossary - 2018 FIFA eWorld Cup Champion, back-to-back Xbox World Champion and one of the biggest stars in FIFA with over 945,000 followers across social media.
- Anton “klenoff” Klenov - RESF Russian Interactive Football Cup Champion and member of the 2019 eNations Cup Russian National Team
- Damian “damie” Augustyniak - 2019 Gfinity Elite Series Series 4 Champion and ranked top four in the 2019 FIFA eClub World Cup
- Stepan “Funkbraza” Mikhovich – 2020 MC Vulkan FIFA Series #1 Champion and RESF Russian Interactive Football Cup Xbox runner up
- Enzo Serre (Head Coach) – Former Fnatic and AS Roma Head Coach of FIFA 18 & 19 back to back Gfinity Elite Series Champions, former personal coach of Donovan “Tekkz” Hunt- the winner of two Majors and finishing #1 in the world and currently coaching MsDossary, having already assisted him with achieving Middle East and Africa Summer Cup Series Champion
Jana Ulaite, head of brand and partnerships marketing for TikTok Europe says: “Esports has found a natural home on TikTok, with gaming content already proving to be hugely popular in our community. Our users love to share their winning gameplays, rituals and triumphs, while also watching the best in the business go head to head in international tournaments. We’re delighted to be partnering with Tundra to bring even more esports content onto TikTok.”
“We believe we’ve created a truly peerless international lineup of players for the FIFA 21 season, and this is complemented by the support of two of the most influential and esteemed brands in the world in TikTok and Kappa,” says Michael Munro, co-founder of Tundra.
To learn more about the new features and modes included in FIFA 21, visit https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/fifa-21/features. For learn more about Tundra, visit tundraesport.com