FIFA 20

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Genre: Sports
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Vancouver
Release Date: Sept. 27, 2019

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'EA Sports FIFA 20' (ALL) Expanded Plans For Global Esports Competitions Revealed

by Rainier on June 12, 2020 @ 9:22 a.m. PDT

FIFA 20 will bring two sides of The World's Game to life - the prestige of the professional stage and an all-new authentic street football experience in EA Sports Volta.

EA Sports Volta Football takes the game back to the streets with the authentic culture, creativity and style of the small-sided game played on streets, courts and futsal pitches around the globe. Build your player, pick your gear, and express your style in football playgrounds all over the world; from a London cage, to an Amsterdam underpass, to a Tokyo rooftop.

Play the beautiful game the way you want with various forms of 3v3, 4v4, and 5v5  both with and without walls, as well as Professional Futsal. Or, take your unique player through the VOLTA Story Mode culminating in the VOLTA World Championship in Buenos Aires.

Experience the new Football Intelligence system which unlocks an unprecedented platform of football realism, putting you at the center of every match in FIFA 20.

Authentic Game Flow gives players more awareness of time, space, and positioning, putting greater emphasis on your play. You'll also have more control over the Decisive Moments that decide the outcome of games in both attack and defense with a Set Piece Refresh, Controlled Tackling, and Composed Finishing. Finally, the Ball Physics System offers new shot trajectories, more realistic tackle interactions, and physics-driven behavior, elevating gameplay to a new level of realism.

Electronic Arts and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) announced a larger, evolved EA Sports FIFA 20 esports ecosystem, adding new competitions and returning football league tournaments, as well as online tournaments in place of the EA Sports FIFA 20 Global Series including the FIFA eWorld Cup. These extensive updates will continue to keep players and viewers connected to EA Sports FIFA competition, building upon the global success of the EA Sports FIFA Stay and Play Cup, which aired to millions in more than 100 countries, and unprecedented growth in viewership across EA Sports FIFA content from last year with 260 percent growth.

The EA Sports FIFA 20 Summer Cup Series is made up of six online regional tournaments featuring invited top players across Europe, Asia, South America, Oceania, North America, and Middle East-Africa, all competing to be crowned one of six winners. The total prize pool created for the Summer Cup Series is $228,000, with the tournaments running from July 17 - August 9. Additional EA Sports FIFA 20 Summer Cup details can be found here.

“We’ve already seen amazing fan engagement with our competitive events over the past few months. Our partnership with the top football leagues has resulted in over 100 hours of TV broadcasts alone and now we’re looking forward to offering players and viewers even more great competitions to play and watch,” said EA Sports FIFA Competitive Gaming Commissioner Brent Koning. “Although replacing fan-favorite, in-person tournaments were unavoidable as we prioritize player safety, we are thrilled to have more events this summer than ever before in FIFA esports.” 

“We are looking forward to rolling out exciting alternative events to the previous FIFA 20 Global Series events over the coming weeks, all whilst ensuring safety and the highest possible tournament standards to the competitors which could not be guaranteed for the initially scheduled events due to the current situation and online-only format limitations for global activations being in place.” said Christian Volk, Director of Gaming and eFootball at FIFA. “In these challenging times, we’re committed to supporting our stakeholders, players, fans and the wider community to stay engaged with their audience via EA Sports FIFA. We’ll also continue working together with FIFA’s member associations to host eFriendlies all around the world and to bring virtual football to fans in each country.”

Additionally, many of the world's top football leagues, including Bundesliga, LaLiga, Ligue 1, MLS and more, are resuming EA Sports FIFA 20 esports events under revised formats. Fans can also tune into the UEFA eChampions League which will transition to a special one-off online invitational event in mid-August. More information on the subsequent EA Sports FIFA 20 league partner esports announcements can be found by visiting their respective websites. 

FIFA’s member associations will also continue organizing domestic FIFA esports competition and online internationals to engage their national EA Sports FIFA communities. Further information on FIFA esports events run in each country can be found on the respective websites of the member associations.

Tournaments that will not proceed in the wake of current events include the EA Sports FIFA 20 FUT Champions Cup Stage VI, FIFA eNations Cup 2020, EA Sports FIFA 20 Global Series Playoffs and the FIFA eWorld Cup 2020. These tournaments require global, in-person events and could not be executed online.

EA will still reward competitors $200,000 in prizes for those qualified to FUT Champions Cup Stage VI and another $700,000 based on EA Sports FIFA 20 Global Series Rankings as of March 3, 2020. 

Volta - meaning 'to return' in Portuguese - takes the game back to the streets with an authentic small-sided football experience. Volta moves you from the roar of the stadium to the rhythm of the streets in football playgrounds all over the world as you build your player, pick your gear, and express your own personal style.

Express yur style in Volta with a custom-built gameplay system grounded in football realism. Inspired by the authentic small-sided form of football played in streets, cages, and futsal courts across the world; Volta gameplay immerses you in the flow of the street with new tools including simplified flicks and skill moves, new flair animations, and even the option to use the wall to your advantage.

Volta Football gives you countless ways to customize and personalize your player. From how they dress, to their hairstyle and tattoos, and new celebratory emotes, create your male or female player and showcase them across the various game modes in VOLTA Football.

Show off your style in Volta Football by equipping your player with the latest vanity items ranging from shirts, shoes, and sweaters to different tattoos and hairstyles. Unlock more vanity items as you progress through Volta by completing in-game challenges.

Volta Football brings football playgrounds from all over the globe to life. From an underpass in Amsterdam, to a neighborhood cage in London, to a Tokyo rooftop, Volta Football lets you taste the regional experience of the global game.

Customization is at the center of the way you play Volta Football. Play 3v3 Rush (No GK’s), 4v4, 4v4 Rush, 5v5 and Professional Futsal. In addition, Volta offers different sizes of arenas and environments with and without walls, giving you the freedom to play the beautiful game the way you want.

VOLTA modes:

  • VOLTA Kick-Off: Take your favorite professional teams back to the streets and compete in a number of Volta locations and match formats. Play PSG vs. Lyon in Paris, the Madrid derby in the streets of Spain, or Chelsea vs. Spurs in a London cage.
  • VOLTA World: Build up your VOLTA team by playing through Single Player Matches against community generated squads in a variety of formats and locations. After each victory, recruit a player from the opposing team and build your squad up in terms of both skill and chemistry.
  • VOLTA Story: Take your unique player through a narrative driven experience, where you face off against various legends of street football from around the world. Earn rewards, customize your player, and recruit for your squad, culminating in the VOLTA World Championship tournament in Buenos Aires.
  • VOLTA League: Play your way through promotion and relegation with the online VOLTA League. The new player versus player formats places your team against others online, where wins lead to promotion into a higher division.

FIFA 20 is available worldwide for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.


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