{"id":20045,"date":"2025-09-11T09:37:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T07:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/ea-sports-fc-26-preview-new-play-styles-aim-to-tackle-fifa-challenge\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T09:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T07:37:35","slug":"ea-sports-fc-26-preview-new-play-styles-aim-to-tackle-fifa-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/ea-sports-fc-26-preview-new-play-styles-aim-to-tackle-fifa-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"EA Sports FC 26 preview \u2013 new play styles aim to tackle Fifa challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a lacklustre response to the 2025 edition, the game has gone all out to engage players and respond to user feedback<\/p>\n

In an open office space somewhere inside the vast Electronic Arts campus in Vancouver, dozens of people are gathered around multiple monitors playing EA Sports FC 26. Around them, as well as rows of football shirts from leagues all over the world, are PCs and monitors with staff watching feeds of the matches. The people playing are from EA\u2019s Design Council, a group of pro players, influencers and fans who regularly come in to play new builds, ask questions and make suggestions. These councils have been running for years, but for this third addition to the EA Sports FC series, the successor to EA\u2019s Fifa games, their input is apparently being treated more seriously than ever.<\/p>\n

The message to journalists, invited here to get a sneak look at the game, is that a lacklustre response<\/a> to EA Sports FC 25 has meant that addressing user feedback is the main focus. EA has set up a new Player Feedback Portal, as well as a dedicated Discord channel, for fans to put forward their concerns. The developer has also introduced AI-powered social listening tools to monitor EA Sports FC chatter across various platforms including X, Instagram and YouTube.<\/p>\n

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\nAfter a lacklustre response to the 2025 edition, the game has gone all out to engage players and respond to user feedback
\nIn an open office space somewhere inside the vast Electronic Arts campus in Vancouver, dozens of people are gathered around multiple monitors playing EA Sports FC 26. Around them, as well as rows of football shirts from leagues all over the world, are PCs and monitors with staff watching feeds of the matches. The people playing are from EA\u2019s Design Council, a group of pro players, influencers and fans who regularly come in to play new builds, ask questions and make suggestions. These councils have been running for years, but for this third addition to the EA Sports FC series, the successor to EA\u2019s Fifa games, their input is apparently being treated more seriously than ever.
\nThe message to journalists, invited here to get a sneak look at the game, is that a lacklustre response to EA Sports FC 25 has meant that addressing user feedback is the main focus. EA has set up a new Player Feedback Portal, as well as a dedicated Discord channel, for fans to put forward their concerns. The developer has also introduced AI-powered social listening tools to monitor EA Sports FC chatter across various platforms including X, Instagram and YouTube. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After a lacklustre response to the 2025 edition, the game has gone all out to engage players and respond to user feedback In an open office space somewhere inside the vast Electronic Arts campus in Vancouver, dozens of people are gathered around multiple monitors playing EA Sports FC 26. Around them, as well as rows …<\/p>\n

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