News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming: • Managing the player population for more than 30 professional leagues means that when FIFA drops a post-release roster update, it’s usually a whopper. That will arrive tomorrow, per Romily Broad, the game’s community manager. The title update will address the changes that took place during the January transfer window.
When EA Sports previously did Street versions of established sports, the interpretations usually focused on creating a cartoony cousin to the experience players already knew. So, NBA Street got four-point gamebreakers, NFL Street had its wall-running and previous iterations of FIFA Street featured outrageous juggles and beat tricks.
How does EA start a press conference in Europe? With soccer football, of course. EA is bringing back their FIFA Street franchise. Announced at EA’s Gamescom conference, it will feature 25 locations, from London to Rio de Janeiro. It uses the FIFA 12 engine. Made by EA Sports’ Vancouver studio.