FIFA 16 will feature 12 Women’s National Teams, release date confirmed for September 25

FIFA 16 will introduce women’s football for the first time in the history of the EA Sports video game when it launches on September 25, EA has announced.

Women’s National Teams from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, and the United States of America will all represent their respective federations in a host of FIFA 16 game modes including Kick Off, an Offline Tournament, as well as Online Friendly Matches.

“Bringing some of the best women’s players and teams in the world to our franchise is a massive event for EA Sports, and we are equally excited about bringing millions of fans a new way to play,” said David Rutter, VP and GM, EA Sports FIFA. “We’re making sure fans get an authentic experience when playing with Women’s National Teams thanks to our innovative player capture and reference tools, as well as the sophisticated gameplay platform which we will continue to innovate on in FIFA 16.”

All new player movement has been captured in a motion capture session at EA Canada with four top players from United States Women’s National Team: Sydney Leroux, Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan, and Megan Rapinoe. New animations include walks, runs, sprints, and horizontal movement.

Soccer Canada also visited EA to provide full-player references captured using the 360 degree body scanning rig – the references were then used to develop new player models. The mobile headscanning unit travelled to a variety of tournaments and events around the world to capture facial features including hairstyles.

Sadly you won’t be able to put men against women as the 12 Women’s National Teams will only be able to compete against each other.

FIFA 16 will launch on PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Source: EA Sports