EA FC 25 introduces first Premium Pass with Season 7
That begs the question: why doesn't EA just make Ultimate Team free-to-play, too? As it turns out, fans have been chewing over that possibility for years, and are now debating it again with the release of the Premium Pass.
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EA FC 25 MLS TOTS and Saudi Pro League TOTS revealed as Messi and Ronaldo star
Three more EA FC 25 TOTS promo squads are now available in Ultimate Team packs, featuring some of the best players from the MLS, Saudi Pro League, and Rest of the World. The TOTS promo continues in EA FC 25 Ultimate Team this week, with EA Sports releasing the EA FC 25 MLS TOTS and the EA FC 25 Saudi Pro League TOTS with some big names included. We're now in the penultimate week of the EA FC 25 TOTS promo in Ultimate Team, with EA Sports releasing three more TOTS squads ahead of the Ultimate TOTS release next week. Alongside the Rest of the World TOTS, EA has released the EA FC 25 MLS TOTS and Saudi Pro League TOTS, and as expected, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi headline the squads as the highest-rated players. It seems EA has juiced-up some of these TOTS items as well, with some incredible MLS and Saudi Pro League TOTS cards available to earn. The EA FC 25 MLS TOTS, Saudi Pro League TOTS and Rest of the World TOTS squads are now available in Ultimate Team packs until Friday, June 6 at 10am PDT / 1 pm EDT / 6 pm BST, when the highly anticipated Ultimate TOTS squad will take its place. EA FC 25 MLS, Saudi Pro League and Rest of the World TOTS revealed A total of 42 TOTS players are available in Ultimate Team packs, with the likes of Messi, Ronaldo, Luis Suarez, Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante, and Ko Seung Beom some of the standout inclusions. Here are the TOTS squads in full, with all of these players now available in Ultimate Team packs, along with official ratings: EA FC 25 Saudi Pro League TOTS ST: Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr) - 97 OVR* CDM: N'Golo Kante (Al Ittihad) - 96 OVR* LM: Salem Al Dawsari (Al Hilal) - 96 OVR ST: Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad) - 96 OVR CB: Ibanez (Al Ahli) - 95 OVR* RM: Moussa Diaby (Al Ittihad) - 95 OVR CM: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al Hilal) - 95 OVR RB: Joao Cancelo (Al Hilal) - 94 OVR CB: Mohamed Simakan (Al Nassr) - 92 OVR LB: Nawaf Boushal (Al Nassr) - 91 OVR GK: Koen Casteels (Al Quadisiyah) - 91 OVR ST: Macros Leonardo (Al Hilal) - 94 OVR (TOTS Highlights) LM: Daniel Podence (Al Shabab) - 93 OVR (TOTS Highlights) ST: Abdullah Al Salem (Al Khaleej) - 92 OVR (TOTS Highlights) *Four PlayStyle Plus' EA FC 25 MLS TOTS RW: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) - 97 OVR* ST: Luis Suarez (Inter Miami) - 96 OVR* CAM: Evander (Cincinnati) - 96 OVR* ST: Christian Benteke (DC United) - 96 OVR CB: Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) - 96 OVR* LB: Jordi Alba (Inter Miami) - 95 OVR CAM: Nico Forsberg (New York Red Bulls) - 95 OVR CM: Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) - 95 OVR GK: Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte) - 94 OVR CB: Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders) - 94 OVR LW: Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps) - 92 OVR GK: Brad Guzan (Atlanta United) - 93 OVR (TOTS Highlights) LM: Luca Orellano (Cincinnati) - 92 OVR (TOTS Highlights) RW: Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) - 91 OVR (TOTS Highlights) *Four PlayStyle Plus' EA FC 25 Rest of the World TOTS CM: Ko Seung Beom (Ulsan Hyundai) - 96 OVR* CAM: Leonardo Fernandez (Penarol) - 96 OVR* RW: Wu Lei (Shanghai Port) - 95 OVR LW: Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo) - 95 OVR LW: Jean-Luc Dompe (Hamburg) - 95 OVR CB: Valentin Gomez (Velez Starsfield) - 95 OVR CAM: Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) - 94 OVR LB: Francis De Vries (Aukland) - 93 OVR ST: Eli Junior Kroupi (Lorient) - 92 OVR GK: Marvin Schwabe (Koln) - 92 OVR CB: Bigas (Elche) - 92 OVR CAM: Juan Fernando Quintero (America de Cali) - 95 OVR (TOTS Highlights) LM: Santiago Montiel (Independiente) - 94 OVR (TOTS Highlights) CB: Alberto (Mohun Bagan SG) - 91 OVR (TOTS Highlights) *Four PlayStyle Plus' More of these players will be released as SBCs and Objectives, while some new Evolutions are also available now in Ultimate Team.
Metro
2 days ago
- Metro
Games Inbox: Are you getting a Nintendo Switch 2 next week?
The Friday letters worries about what Elden Ring Nightreign means for The Duskbloods, as one reader fears for the future of Codemasters. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@ The big decision If this is shown on Thursday we'll be exactly a week away from the Nintendo Switch 2 launch and I still haven't decided whether I want it or not. Ignoring the problem of whether you can find one or not I'm still not decided. It's a lot of money and I'm not really interested in anything this year but Mario Kart and Metroid Prime 4. Admittedly, they probably will be two amazing games but it's always difficult with a new console, knowing when to pull the trigger and trying to be strong enough to resist the fear of missing out. My gut feeling is that I'll cave in within the next couple of days, but I guess I'll see. I do wish Nintendo would reveal more about Metroid Prime 4 though, as I feel we haven't heard much about it yet. If we had more info/footage I'd feel a bit more confident about spending all that money for a day one purchase. Spooner Bad omen I'm not surprised to see the mostly negative reviews for Elden Ring Nightreign, from the more reliable sources, and I agree that it must've started out as DLC. I can't be too angry, because it's at least not too expensive, but it does harm FromSoftware's reputation and seems to overall be a waste of time. More than that though, it makes me worry about The Duskbloods. I'm sure that's a bigger budget affair but some of the problems with Nightreign, like needing a super skilled and committed team to play with, are not things that can be fixed with more budget, they're just fundamentally bad ideas brought on by From's dedication to difficult games. That's fine when you're only wasting your own time, but I don't see how it's ever going to work in multiplayer if you're working in a team. I guess we'll see but I don't have a good feeling about it. Tacle Change of plans It's felt like EA has wanted to back out of making these Marvel games almost as soon as they got the licence. I bet the only reason they're carrying on with the Iron Man one is because it's further along, and the games industry is a big believer in the sunk cost fallacy. Although, to be fair, the Black Panther plot did sound pretty bad. T'Challa has been kidnapped by Skrulls and you have to play as a bunch of other people, including his son. But… why? Why couldn't they just do a normal story with you playing as him? It's not like the character has been removed from the comics, it's only the MCU where it's a problem. Or maybe that was a genius set-up and we'll just never know. If I was anyone at EA working on a licensed game though, I'd be polishing up my CV right about now, because the second the third Star Wars Jedi game is done they're going to jettison all those people into space too. So you can forget all your hopes about Battlefield 3. Hanson Email your comments to: gamecentral@ Disobeying orders I have received an email from GAME saying my Switch 2 order has been cancelled as payment 'was not able to complete successfully'. So initially I think, did I enter my details incorrectly? But no, I did enter the details correctly, so all a bit odd. I checked and it appears this is happening to other GAME pre-orders as well. GAME would not have been my first choice for pre-order, and I am aware of their HQ closing, but they were one of the few retailers with stock when I ordered. Silly me, yes. GAME's online help is useless, and I can't even get into my account with GAME to review the order, so assume it is now cancelled. Have any other GC readers had their pre-orders cancelled by GAME? Mawgan PS: Just an update – GAME have posted on their Facebook and Twitter feeds about the (what looks like) widespread cancellation of Switch 2 pre-orders. GC: Yep, unfortunately it's a pretty widespread problem. Second edition I am interested in getting Fantasy Life i and whilst it seems to be getting a good reception, I haven't seen any reviews from websites I trust. Will you guys be reviewing it? I find your reviews the most informative and always use them when weighing up a new gaming purchase. I am considering getting Fantast Life i as a Switch 2 launch title but was hoping to read your thoughts before committing. Separately, I can't believe it's only a week until the Switch 2 launch now. I got my pre-order in early from Amazon and I am very excited to play Mario Kart World, as well as the hopefully many other great Nintendo games to come over the next few years. Pigfish2 (PSN ID/NN ID) GC: Thank you. If we get a chance we'll try and look at the Switch 2 Edition, but it's not actually confirmed to be a launch title in the UK yet – even though we suspect it will be. Double launch I really think we have to be ultra conservative when it comes to expectations about Nintendo at Sumer Game Fest. In my opinion, the chances of them showing anything at a Geoff Keighley event when they'll probably have their own a week later is minuscule. The worst thing is that everyone is going to get worked up into imagining all these amazing new reveals and the 'secret Christmas game' and then blame Nintendo for not announcing it, even though they never promised anything. I agree that the most likely outcome will be nothing but a montage and a bit of on-stage banter. If we're really lucky we'll get a hint at a new game for next year but nothing else. They're not going to announce a big new game out of nowhere for this year because there's not the time to build up the hype for it and, most importantly, they'll still be pushing Mario Kart World by the time it gets to Christmas. June is a weird time to launch a console for a reason. Very few people are spending money on consoles at that time of the year so really this autumn is going to be the second launch of the Switch 2 and there's no need to complicate that with another big game, when most non-gamers will barely, if it all, be aware the console exists until they start thinking about presents for the year. Casper Physical treasureJust a quick message to say Metro Redux 2033 is free on Xbox until May 30th. It is not currently free on PlayStation Store, unfortunately. Andrew J. PS: Just seen recently you can pre-order Another Crab's Treasure physical version on Amazon and iam8bit. I've been waiting to pick this up on physical for PlayStation 5, after GameCentral's good review of the game a while back. I'm in danger So it sounds like Codemasters is going to shut down by EA, just a few years after they outbid Take-Two for them, for a $1.2 billion. So… what was the point of that? I imagine the Codemasters' driving games are pretty consistent in sales – they're always high quality and the audience is always there – so what was EA expecting? What it probably means is that Codies has just been sacrificed to ensure EA's graphs keep pointing up (there was already talk about 'growth' in the story) after EA Sports FC 25 and Apex Legends didn't do so well. You don't need me to tell you how shortsighted and dumb this is but what happens next year when they also need to show growth? They keep doing it and they'll soon have no one left to make any of their games. They already publish far fewer than they used to, so if something big like EA Sports FC even just underperforms the whole company is in trouble, as we see. Ubisoft are already on the edge of the cliff, EA are going to be half the size they used to be if they keep this up… the truth is the triple-A video games business is dying and it's so far gone I don't think anything can help it now. Imagine a future where the only independent publisher is Take-Two, because they've got GTA, and everyone else is either owned by someone else or is basically an indie publisher. Maybe that wouldn't be so bad in itself but just look how far we've fallen! Focus Inbox also-ransMaybe I've missed something but why is it called Pokémon Legends: Z-A? Seems a pretty bad name to me, if no one knows what it means. Ansel GC: We don't think they've ever said exactly but it seems to be to do with tournament ranking (starting at Z and going up to A) and as a reference to the legendary pokémon Zygarde. Little heads up but Hasbro are releasing a line of figures based on Marvel characters from Marvel Vs. Capcom and they look dead on. No Capcom characters but you should be able to find plenty of them in the same scale. Gorf More Trending Email your comments to: gamecentral@ The small print New Inbox updates appear every weekday morning, with special Hot Topic Inboxes at the weekend. Readers' letters are used on merit and may be edited for length and content. You can also submit your own 500 to 600-word Reader's Feature at any time via email or our Submit Stuff page, which if used will be shown in the next available weekend slot. You can also leave your comments below and don't forget to follow us on Twitter. MORE: Games Inbox: When will the new Tomb Raider be revealed? MORE: Games Inbox: What review score will Mario Kart Worlds get? MORE: Games Inbox: Are video games too expensive on console and PC?
Reuters
4 days ago
- Reuters
Star wideouts snag cover of EA Sports College Football 26
May 27 - Coming off outstanding freshman seasons, wide receivers Jeremiah Smith of Ohio State and Ryan Williams of Alabama will grace the standard edition cover of the EA Sports College Football 26 video game. It marks the first time in the video game franchise's history that the cover will feature a pair of wideouts. The game will be released on July 10. A major piece of the Buckeyes' run to the national title, Smith -- the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2024 class -- caught 76 passes for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns in 16 games in 2024. "Being on the cover of EA Sports College Football 26 is a tremendous privilege, and I'm proud to represent Ohio State alongside Coach (Ryan) Day while carrying the Buckeye legacy forward, celebrating the passion of our fans and the tradition of this incredible program," Smith said in a statement. Williams finished with 48 catches for 865 yards and eight touchdowns in 13 games for the Crimson Tide. He also rushed for two scores. "I know y'all think I'm young, but growing up, the oldest one I remember is the one with Mark Ingram," Williams told On3. "From there to 2014, just playing those games -- if I could ever be on the cover, it would mean the world to me. Just thinking back to little Ryan, that's what they called me back home. If he got to see what was going on right now, I could only imagine how excited he would be. It's a blessing. It's super exciting." Along with the standard edition cover, a deluxe cover featuring coaches, current players and former stars will be released. Ohio State's Day, Georgia's Kirby Smart and Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman are among the coaches featured and will also be in the game. Former stars Tim Tebow, Reggie Bush and Denard Robinson will also be on the deluxe cover. First released in 1998, the original EA college football video game franchise ran until 2013 before returning last season. Last year's edition racked up more than $400 million in sales. --Field Level Media
