14 DAY TRIAL // The development team at EA Sports is announcing an entirely new Team of the Week package for the Ultimate Team mode in FIFA 16, allowing gamers to get access to some superstars of the sport. These include Gareth Bale, who is starting to come into his own at Real Madrid, and Gonzalo Higuain, who is delivering plenty of goals for Napoli.
The studio has chosen those players who put in very good performances for their clubs over the weekend, showing off their skills and quality in order to earn a place in the custom teams that every competitive gamer creates.
The attacking line of the Team of the Week for FIFA 16 includes three men: Ben Yedder, Gareth Bale, and Gonzalo Higuain.
When it comes to the midfield, gamers who play Ultimate Team can select from Bruno Caesar, Marek Hamsik, and Pizzi.
The defensive players chosen by EA Sports are Carlos Martinez, Maxwell, Godin, and Ruben Ferreira.
The goalkeeper co-opted for the Team of the Week is Sorrentino.
The package delivered for Ultimate Team also includes the classic seven substitutes, solid players who might have failed to break into the first eleven but do offer some interesting options for those who want to shore up a certain position or improve the Chemistry in their lineup.
The Team of the Week also features other five footballers that have performed well, a new practice launched when FIFA 16 arrived, designed to offer gamers even more options when they create their teams for the Draft tournaments.
Jonas is the standout of those offered in the new Team of the Week package.
The football simulation is continuing to evolve
EA Sports has not yet announced official plans for 2016, but it did deploy an update during December that tweaks some gameplay mechanics and improves the stability of the Ultimate Team experience.
Traditionally, the studio is preparing a big set of tweaks for FIFA 16 that will be offered after the end of the January transfer window, making sure that the rosters for all the included teams reflected the big transfers and the way they influence first eleven setups.
This is also the best time to improve or to lower the stats of the various players in order to make sure that they are close as possible to their real-world performance.
FIFA 16 might get an official title update in February, but it's unclear what kind of tweaks for the core gameplay mechanics could be added.
Tournaments and regular content deliveries for Ultimate Team are used to keep interest in the simulation as high as possible for the rest of the year.
EA Sports is already working on a new installment in the long-running franchise, with the team set to offer an official announcement and first details about the improved features at some point before E3 2016.
A recent rumor is saying that Lionel Messi, the recent Balon d'Or winner and Barcelona star, will no longer be present on the FIFA 17 cover because a business agreement is expiring, and it seems that a new player will be selected for the position, possibly one from the Premier League.
He's not #TOTY but that SIF @GarethBale11... #TOTW18 #FUT pic.twitter.com/UsPF188QtM
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