soccer
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Virtual Ronaldo Goal Is Impressive, Even By Video Game Standards
1Sports commentators will sometimes refer to athletes having “video game stats,” numbers so impressive they seem to be produced in a virtual realm rather than the mortal. But even inside the polygon-and-pixel world of FIFA 18, some goals are purely transcendent.
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My Grandiose Quest To Play (And Love) FIFA’s Most Underappreciated Teams
Soccer connects people on a global scale, but when you play FIFA, it’s easy to only use your favourite teams. As a Mexican from Chicago, my allegiances lie with Liga MX and MLS, respectively, with some UK Premier League thrown in. Lately, though, I’ve found myself largely playing with obscure teams, and it’s made my…
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England Wins FIFA Interactive World Cup For First Time In 12 Years
Image courtesy of Spencer Ealing/Twitter Over the course of this week’s FIFA Interactive World Cup, Spencer “Gorilla” Ealing scored 46 goals across three days on his way to the grand final. In a 7-3 aggregate, Ealing not only took home $US200,000 ($252,223) in prizes, but the first FIWC win for England since 2005.
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Crafty Designer Builds Soccer Game Using Mario Maker
Just when it seems like Mario Maker creators shouldn’t be able to surprise me anymore, along comes a clever level like Get the Ball into the Goal.