EA Sports will release a free content update for existing FIFA 18 owners that will let them experience the 2018 World Cup in Russia, complete with all the teams that will be competing for the sport’s most desired trophy.
FIFA 18 players and soccer/football fans around the globe are waiting with baited breath for the game’s biggest tournament, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, to begin this summer in Russia. While EA Sports has had World Cup specific titles in the past, this year they will release a full World Cup mode as a free content update for existing FIFA 18 owners. The update will be available on May 29th and feature all 32 official teams that made the finals.
The update will be available on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, and Nintendo Switch. In addition to the 32 qualified teams, a custom tournament mode will let you take your own favorite team, no matter how lowly ranked they may be in real life, to the finals in Moscow. Of course, all 12 stadiums have been modeled with painstaking detail in order to present players with an authentic World Cup experience.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ update lets players choose one of 32 qualified nations to live out their FIFA World Cup™ dream and write their own history from the group stage to the final in Moscow in Online Friendlies and Online Tournament modes. Dive into Custom Tournament mode to select any licensed national team in FIFA 18 to create a unique tournament draw with non-qualified nations, including Italy, Chile, USA, among others. Additionally, experience the authentic stadium atmospheres in a quick Kick-Off experience, either solo or with friends.
Feel the excitement on and off the pitch through official FIFA World Cup™ elements, from immersive atmospheres that include all 12 stadiums from Russia to authentic pitch environments, and national team banners. The official 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ graphic and broadcast package provides a genuine football experience thanks to the Frostbite™ engine on the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions, which delivers cinematic scenes that continue the FIFA World Cup™ experience long after the final whistle.
Fans that prefer their footie on mobile devices will also be able to try out a special time-limited World Cup mode on their mobile platform of choice starting on June 6th.
While FIFA 18 has not yet hit the Origin Access Game Vault where you can play it for free as part of a $4.99 monthly subscription, history dictates that FIFA titles generally hit the vault sometime in April. Since this month is just about over now, there’s a good chance we’ll see FIFA 18 there before too long.
